Chris Froome, Rebekah Tiler, Max Whitlock and more at the Olympic Games
Last Updated: 10/08/16 6:12pm
Chris Froome will again race for gold on Wednesday as the men’s cycling time trials take centre stage at the Olympic Games.
The Tour de France winner has already taken part in the road race at Rio 2016 but will now swiftly turn his attentions to an event that is expected to favour climbers. Froome claimed a bronze medal in the London 2012 time trial as Bradley Wiggins won gold.
An outside bet for a GB gold medal on Wednesday could be Rebekah Tiler - a 17-year-old competing in the women's weightlifting (69kgs).
Brit watch
Max Whitlock and Nile Wilson are Great Britain's main hopes in the gymnastics all-around event although the 2014 world silver medallist will have his work cut out to top Japan's Kohei Uchimara, who has won every world title in this discipline since 2009.
Tim Kneale is expected to represent GB in the men's shooting, while Jack Laugher and Chris Mears will go for gold in the diving (men's diving synchro 3m). Swimmer Duncan Scott and Benjamin Proud compete in the heats before Wednesday's men's 100m freestyle final while Andrew Willis and Craig Benson are involved in the 200m breaststroke.
GB's men's rugby sevens team have a daunting day's work against New Zealand before the knock-out phase of that competition begins. The women's rugby sevens are also in group stage action against Argentina, the world's No 2 side. The men's hockey team aim for revenge against Australia for their defeat in the London 2012 bronze medal match.
Going for gold
As well as peerless gymnast Kohei Uchimara of Japan who is vying for a gold medal in his second consecutive Olympics, we will see the first rowing final of these Games (men's and women's quadruple sculls).
Four gold medallists will be crowned in the swimming - men's 100m freestyle, men's 200m breaststroke, women's 200m butterfly and women's 4x200m free relay. Watch out for the battle between Australia's Cameron McEvoy and the United States' Nathan Adrian in the 100m free.
Fencing will dish out top prizes in the men's sabre and women's foil, there is a men's canoe slalom final, and judo finals in the men's -90kg and women's -60kg.
What not to miss
The final of the women's singles table tennis could throw up some fascinating story-lines. Historically, China dominate the sport having claimed all four available gold medals in Beijing and London.
Li Xiaoxia, the reigning Olympic champion, and team-mate Ding Ning, the world champion, are on course to meet in another all-Chinese final and a rematch from four years ago.
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