FOR THE NEXT 16 mornings, 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
Ellis O’Reilly will be looking to make up for Kieran Behan’s disappointing result last night as she is up in the gymnastic qualifiers at 13.45 today.
Meanwhile, it’s day two of the Eventing from 14.00 onwards, with Clare Abbot, Jonty Evans, Mark Kyle and Padraig McCarthy all set to feature in the Equestrian Centre.
Following Sanita Puspura’s display yesterday, more Irish rowers will have their first taste of Rio action, with both the brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan and Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe set to compete in the lightweight double sculls heats for men (15.20) and women (15.00) respectively.
In the boxing, the first Irishman in action is Steven Donnelly — he takes on Algeria’s Zohir Kedache in the Men’s welter 69 kg at 16.15. Later on, at 21.30, David Oliver Joyce faces Andrique Allisop of Seychelles in the Men’s light 60 kg
At approximately 18.03 and 18.17, in the swimming — after Nicholas Quinn competed yesterday – Fiona Doyle and Shane Ryan are set to make their Rio 2016 bows in the Women’s 100m breaststroke heats and the Men’s 100m backstroke heats respectively.
Finally, following their agonising loss against India yesterday, the Irish hockey team are in action again against the Netherlands at 22.00.
The best of the rest
There will be much interest in the women’s road race, which begins at 16.15, with controversial British World champion Lizzie Armitstead set to compete.
In swimming, Britain’s Adam Peaty will be looking to build on his astonishing world record feat yesterday in the men’s 100m breaststroke final, one of several swimming events taking place at 02.53 on Monday, while US teenage prodigy Katie Ledecky is among the other stars in action — she competes in the Women’s 400m freestyle heats at 18.28.
Brazil and Neymar will have a chance to make up for their disappointing opening game. as they take on Iraq at 02.00 Monday in one of eight upcoming soccer matches.
In tennis, Andy and Jamie Murray are in action, as they take on Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci and André Sá in men’s doubles tennis at 21.00, while before that, Andy also competes in the singles at 17.45 against Viktor Troicki of Serbia.
This should be good too…
Shooting is one of the less high-profile events, but it’s not necessarily less entertaining. The Trap Women’s Gold Medal Match at 19.45 should be worth a watch
And finally, in case you missed it, here’s what happened yesterday
- Kieran Behan dislocated his knee on first tumble of routine, carried on and finished anyway
- Horrific scenes as French gymnastics’ main medal hope suffers gruesome leg break
- ‘It is hot out there but there are no excuses’: An agonising Olympic start for Ireland’s hockey men
- Dan Martin equals Ireland’s best-ever result in gruelling Olympic road race
- No joy for Nicholas Quinn in the pool as Great Britain’s Peaty sets new World Record
- Bullet hits Olympic equestrian media centre in troubled start for Rio Games
- Michael O’Reilly lodges appeal against provisional suspension for failed doping test
- International Paralympic Committee set to ban Russian athletes outright from this month’s Games
- Ireland’s Sanita Puspure produces strong performance to qualify for Olympic quarter-final
- Comedy genius Paddy Barnes taunts McIlroy with Wozniacki selfie