WHAT’S ON WHEN

As at the London Games in 2012,

gets the stage to itself for the first two days with hosts Brazil’s match against China the highlight of the women’s group games on day one.

football

Brazil’s men take on South Africa in

Group A, while defending champions Mexico kick off their campaign against Germany.

football’s opening ceremony

The takes place in the Maracana Stadium at midnight UK time, while the individual ranking rounds begin in archery. Hannah Miley gets her Games under way in the as the swimming programme begins at 5pm. In cycling, Chris Froome looks to add gold in the to his Tour de France titles and the tennis also begins.

race 400m individual medley men’s road race

World champion Lizzie Armitstead goes for gold in cycling’s

while Britain could also see a medal in the pool as world record-holder Adam Peaty is expected to contest the

along

200m freestyle. women’s road men’s 100m breaststroke final,

with Scotland’s Ross Murdoch. Britain’s James Guy will be hoping to add Olympic gold to the swimming world title he won in 2015 in the

men’s

Ohuruogu is set to battle American Allyson Felix in the

keirin sprint 200m, omnium taekwondo women’s 400m.

Britain could claim three medals on the final day of action at the velodrome, with the (Trott), (Jason Kenny) and (Becky James) all coming to a conclusion. In defending champion Nicola Adams will expect to have reached the quarter-finals in the

division.

boxing, women’s flyweight women’s long jump triathlon men’s women’s

Britain’s Shara Proctor should be a strong contender for a medal in the

final, while team-mate Tiffany Porter will have similar aspirations in the The gets under way with Britain’s Jade Jones out to defend her title in the

100m hurdles. 57kg category.

The Brownlee brothers will carry Britain’s hopes in the with Alistair defending his title and Jonny also expected to battle for a place on the podium. Injury permitting, Bolt will be a massive favourite to win the

in which Britain’s Adam Gemili will look to give the Jamaican a run for his money.

men’s

Former world champion Liam Phillips 21

Swimming Saturday and August 7 The Englishman will head to Rio as the world record holder and reigning world champion in the 100m breaststroke, making him a huge favourite to claim Great Britain’s first men’s Olympic swimming title since Adrian Moorhouse in 1988. 33

Boxing From August 12 All-conquering Adams recently added the world title to her ever-growing collection of honours at the fourth time of trying. The flyweight is bidding to become the first Briton to retain an Olympic boxing title since Harry Mallin in 1924.