THROUGHOUT THE GAMES we’ll bring you all the info you need to set you up for the Olympic day ahead.
Think of this slot as your balanced nutritional start to propel you through an intense sporting day ahead.
(All times are Irish, no gloating about your exotic location allowed)
Flying the Irish Flag
Tori Pena’s Rio campaign gets under way today with the women’s pole fault qualifying round kicking off at 13.45.
Oliver Dingley is back in action today in the semi-final of the men’s 3m springboard diving after he progressed from the preliminary round yesterday. The semi is scheduled for 14.00 and if he progresses from that, the final is on tonight at 22.00.
Greg Broderick is also in action today aboard MHS Going Global in the second round of the individual showjumping event from 14.00. The Tipp native qualified in 53rd position, 60 advanced from the first round, but will need to move up the standings with just 45 spots in tomorrow’s third qualifier and 35 places up for grabs in Friday’s final.
Michael Conlan can guarantee himself a medal and deliver a much needed shot in the arm for Irish boxing after a disappointing Olympic Games so far for Zaur Antia’s squad. The world champion will face off with Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in the quarter-finals of the men’s bantamweight (56kg) division at 15.30.
Annalise Murphy will hope to challenge for a medal after wind issues yesterday first saw the Laser medal race delayed and eventually postponed until today. The Dubliner is in third position overall and if they can’t get any racing done today, Murphy will take the bronze as the current results will stand. The medal race is scheduled to get going at 5.05pm.
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern are back on the water again from 5.05pm in the men’s 49er class for races 10, 11 and 12. The pair are currently in seventh position overall and will be looking to move up the standings ahead of Thursday’s medal race.
Saskia Tidey and Andrea Brewster are also due to get going in races 10, 11 and 12 of the women’s 49er FX. They are currently in 12th position overall. That action is due to get going from 5.05pm.
After impressing in running a season’s best time (48.93) yesterday, Thomas Barr returns to the track in the early hours of tomorrow morning for the semi-final of the men’s 400m hurdles. Barr has been drawn in the third of the three semi-finals which is scheduled for 01.49am on Wednesday morning.
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The best of the rest
The men’s triple jump final is on this afternoon (13.50 start) and Christian Taylor is the man to beat, having jumped more than 10cm longer than anyone else in the world this year.
Some of the other highlights today include round 1 of the women’s 5000m (13.30), the semi-finals in women’s football (Brazil v Sweden at 17.00 and Germany v Canada at 20.00) and the men’s keirin final (22.20).
This should be good too…
United States gymnastics sensation Simone Biles will also be looking to add to the gold medals she has already won at the Games when she competes in the women’s floor event from 18.47.
And, in case you missed it, here’s what happened yesterday
David Rudisha delivers 800m masterclass to defend his Olympic crown in Rio
Shaunae Miller snatches Olympic glory from Allyson Felix by diving over the line
Diver Oliver Dingley advances to semi-final of men’s 3m springboard
Ireland’s Scott Evans bows out of Rio Olympics after creating history
‘I think we hit a homerun with Billy’ – Walsh’s influence already felt in US boxing
IABA clarify whereabouts of Michael O’Reilly in lead up to Rio Olympics
‘This is a surprise but not a total surprise’ – We got the view from Finland on Katie Taylor’s defeat
‘She’s still number one to us’: Katie will get a warm welcome home in Bray, locals say
Annalise Murphy’s medal race in doubt as lack of wind forces sailing postponement
British flyweight Muhammad Ali fails to live up to name as he exits Olympics in round of 16
‘Beating Taylor is not my greatest moment – that’s still to come’
’It wasn’t close. It was a shocking decision’ – Katie Taylor’s camp are absolutely raging
Thai schoolkids have a song about Ireland’s Olympic heroes the O’Donovan brothers
Treacy caps off stellar year with performance to be proud of in Olympic final
Thomas Barr puts up season’s best time as he qualifies for 400m hurdle semi-final
Brazilian Paralympian kicked out of Games for doping
Heartbroken Katie Taylor: I should be beating those girls, I don’t know what to say about it
Bitter disappointment for Ireland as Katie Taylor crashes out of Rio Olympics
‘The world and their mother are happy for them’: O’Donovan family on historic Olympic win
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