This is a day-by-day guide to the stand-out events at the 2016 Rio Olympics, concentrating primarily on events which could yield medals for Team GB. Athletes are GB unless stated; times are UK and subject to change.
Wednesday, August 3
17:00 First event - women’s football first round match between Sweden and South Africa
Friday, August 5
23:15 Opening ceremony begins and lasts until around 3am
Saturday, August 6
12:30 First gold medal of the Games will be won in the women’s 10m air rifle
13:30 Men’s cycling road race - likely to feature Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas
14:00 First beach volleyball games played on Copacabana Beach
02:00 Swimming: Finals include women’s 400m IM, men’s 400m IM - likely to feature Hannah Miley and Ryan Lochte (USA)
Sunday, August 7
16:15 Women’s cycling road race - likely to feature Lizzie Armitstead, Emma Pooley and Nicole Cooke
02:00 Swimming: Finals include men's 100m breaststroke, women's 400m freestyle - likely to feature Britain's Adam Peaty and Katie Ledecky (USA)
Monday, August 8
20:00 Gymnastics: Men’s artistic team final - likely to feature Great Britain’s men
20:00 Diving: Men’s 10m platform synchro - likely to feature Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow
21:30 Women’s rugby sevens final
02:00 Swimming: Finals include women’s 100m backstroke, men’s 200m freestyle - likely to feature James Guy and Missy Franklin (USA)
Tuesday, August 9
14:00 Equestrian: team eventing final - likely to feature Great Britain
17:30 Canoeing: Men’s canoe single, C1 - likely to feature David Florence
20:00 Gymnastics: Women's team final - including USA
02:00 Swimming: Finals include men’s 200m butterfly, men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, women’s 200m IM - likely to feature Michael Phelps (USA), Great Britain’s relay squad and Missy Franklin (USA)
Wednesday, August 10
12:30 Rowing: First gold medal races including men’s quadruple sculls - likely to feature Great Britain
12:30 Cycling: Men’s and women’s time trials - likely to feature Chris Froome and Emma Pooley
13:00 Shooting: Men’s double trap, including Steve Scott and Alan Kneale
20:00 Gymnastics: Men's all-round individual - could include Max Whitlock
20:00 Diving: Men's 3m synchro - likely to feature Jack Laugher/Chris Mears
02:00 Swimming: Finals include men’s 100m freestyle, women's 4x200m freestyle - likely to feature Cameron McEvoy (AUS) and USA
Thursday, August 11
11:30 Golf: First round of men’s competition
12:30 Rowing: Finals include men’s pair, men’s lightweight four
19:30 Judo: Women’s 78kg - likely to feature Kayla Harrison (USA) and Natalie Powell
20:00 Gymnastics: Women's all-round final - could include Claudia Fragapane and Simone Biles
20:00 Cycling, track: Finals include men’s team sprint - could feature Great Britain
00:30 Table tennis: Men’s singles finals
02:00 Swimming: Finals include men’s 200m IM, women’s 100m freestyle - likely to feature Michael Phelps (USA) and Missy Franklin (USA)
Friday, August 12
12:30 Rowing: Finals include men's lightweight double sculls, women's lightweight double sculls, women's pair, men's fours - likely to include Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, Kat Copeland and Charlotte Taylor and Great Britain are one of the favourites in the fours
13:35 Athletics: Women’s heptathlon begins - featuring Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson
14:00 Equestrian: Team dressage final - could feature Great Britain
16:00 Tennis: Men’s doubles final - could feature Andy and Jamie Murray
20:00 Cycling track: Finals include men’s team pursuit final - likely to feature Great Britain, including Sir Bradley Wiggins
02:00 Swimming: Finals include men’s 100m butterfly and women’s 800m freestyle - could include Michael Phelps (USA) and Jazz Carlin
Saturday, August 13
12:50 Rowing: Finals include men’s eights and women’s eights
16:00 Tennis: Women’s singles final
20:00 Cycling track: Women’s keirin and women’s team pursuit - likely to include Becky James, Anna Meares (AUS) and Great Britain's team pursuit, featuring Laura Trott
00:50 Athletics: Men’s long jump final - could feature Greg Rutherford
01:55 Athletics: Men’s 10,000m final - including Mo Farah
02:35 Athletics: Women’s 100m final - likely to include Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
02:45 Athletics: Women’s heptathlon finishes - featuring Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Sunday, August 14
11:00 Golf: Men’s final round - Danny Willett and Justin Rose in action for Great Britain
16:00 Tennis: Men’s singles final - could include Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (SERB)
17:00 Sailing: Men's and women’s RS:X finals - could include Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw
18:00 Gymnastics: Men’s pommel horse and women's vault - including Max Whitlock and Louis Smith, and Claudia Fragapane
20:00 Cycling track: Men’s sprint - could include Jason Kenny
00:55 Athletics: Women’s triple jump final
02:00 Athletics: Men’s 400m final
02:25 Athletics: 100m final - could include Usain Bolt (JAM)
Monday, August 15
13:00 Swimming: Women’s open water - including Keri-Anne Payne
14:00 Equestrian: Individual dressage - including Charlotte Dujardin
18:00 Gymnastics: Women's balance beam - including Simone Biles (USA)
17:00 Sailing: Men's laser final - including Nick Thompson
20:00 Cycling track: Men’s omnium final - including Mark Cavendish
02:25 Athletics: Men’s 800m final - could include David Rudisha (KEN)
02:45 Athletics: Women’s 400m final - could include Christine Ohuruogu
Tuesday, August 16
17:00 Sailing: Men’s finn final - including Giles Scott
18:00 Gymnastics: Women's floor final - could include Claudia Fragapane
20:00 Cycling track: Finals include women’s omnium, women’s sprint and men’s keirin - could include Laura Trott, Becky James and Jason Kenny
22:00 Diving: Men’s 3m springboard - could include Jack Laugher
23:00 Weightlifting: Men’s +105kg final
00:30 Athletics: Men’s high jump final - could include Robbie Grabarz
Wednesday, August 17
14:00 Equestrian: Team jumping final - could include Great Britain
17:00 Sailing: Women’s and men’s 470 - could include Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills
01:15 Athletics: Women’s long jump final - could include Shara Proctor
02:30 Athletics: Women’s 200m final - could include Dina Asher-Smith
02:55 Athletics: Women’s 100m hurdles
Thursday, August 18
15:00 Triathlon: Men's race - including Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee
00:00 Taekwondo: Women's -57kg final - could feature Jade Jones
02:15 Beach volleyball: Men's final
02:30 Athletics: Men's 200m final - including Usain Bolt
Friday, August 19
14:00 Equestrian: Individual jumping final
16:00 Synchronised swimming: Free routine
16:00 Modern pentathlon: Women's final event - could include Samantha Murray
17:30 Cycling BMX: Men and women's final - could include Liam Phillips
18:00 Boxing: Women's 60kg final - could include Katie Taylor (IRE)
21:00 Hockey: Women's gold medal match - could include Great Britain
21:30 Football: Women's gold medal match
00:00 Taekwondo: Men's -80kg - could include Lutalo Muhammad
02:15 Athletics: Women's 4x100m relay - could include Great Britain and Jamaica
02:35 Athletics: Men's 4x100m relay - could include Great Britain and Jamaica, featuring Usain Bolt
Saturday, August 20
11:00 Golf: Women's final round
15:00 Triathlon: Women's race - including Jodie Stimpson
16:30 Cycling, mountain bike: Women's final
18:00 Boxing: Women's 51kg - could feature Nicola Adams
21:30 Football: Men's gold medal match
00:00 Taekwondo: Women's +67kg - could feature Bianca Walkden
01:15 Athletics: Women's 800m
01:30 Athletics: Men's 5,000m - including Mo Farah
02:00 Women's 4x400m relay
02:35 Men's 4x400m relay
Sunday, August 21
13:30 Athletics: Men's marathon
19:45 Basketball: Men's gold medal match
23:15 Closing ceremony
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To say our Athletes are not that good and it's down to advanced technology is pathetic. And we're no good in other sports? So what advances were Jess Ennis, Rutherford etc using when they won Gold? Wh
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Guys actually a dumb fuck tbh... Didnt even say the athletes are not better... But its a known fact the more you invest the better you do...
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£350m spent since 2012 BBC just did a feature praising how advanced the aerodynamics on the equipments are that team GB use for cycling The better the sport does in the olympics the more lot
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