Tom Daley starts his challenge for an Olympic medal in Rio
Last Updated: 09/08/16 6:27am
Tom Daley begins his challenge for a diving medal and Commonwealth boxing champion Anthony Fowler will have his first bout at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
The 22-year-old Daley, who claimed bronze at London 2012, will team up with Dan Goodfellow in the 10m synchro diving competition.
Fowler took gold at middleweight in last year's Commonwealth Games and is a genuine medal contender for Team GB.
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Exciting young swimmer James Guy won the 200m freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and will be seeking a repeat win in Rio.
But Guy must face Frenchman Yannick Agnel, the London 2012 champion who missed last year's event through illness, while Germany's Paul Biedermann and America's Conor Dwyer could also challenge for medals.
With the name Muhammad Ali, Team GB's flyweight should attract plenty of attention, and Fowler and welterweight Joshua Kelly will complete the trio of British boxers in action.
The sailing team have their first day of competition and there will be high hopes for Nick Thompson in the laser after he collected two past world titles.
Two more medal hopefuls will take part in the windsurfing as Bryony Shaw is a three-time world silver medallist, while Nick Dempsey claimed Olympic silver in 2012.
Going For Gold
Daley's Olympic bronze came in the 10m platform four years ago, but he has also impressed alongside Goodfellow, winning European silver in May, and the Brit duo will be targeting a medal in the 10m synchro.
Ed Ling, a world silver medallist in 2014, features in the men's trap shooting and European bronze medallist Patrick Huston and Naomi Folkard compete in the men's and women's archery events.
As the judo tournament continues, Commonwealth champion Nekoda Smythe-Davis is part of the -57kg class.
Medals can also be earned for men's teams in the gymnastics, women's teams in the rugby sevens, and the weightlifting.
What Not To Miss
Missy Franklin emerged as one of the stars of London 2012, winning four gold medals as a 17-year-old, and should make her first appearance in the pool for the women's 200m freestyle heats.
Franklin has been outshone by fellow US star Katie Ledecky, who clocked faster times last year, and will be determined to prove she can still hold her own with the world's best.
In Case You Missed It
Team GB captured their first medal of the Games, and it was gold.....in world record time.
It won't surprise you to learn that Adam Peaty was the man to deliver in the men's 100m breaststroke, and he was followed moments later by a brilliant silver for Jazz Carlin in the women's 400m freestyle.
Also there was mixed news for Britain's tennis hopes, Andy Murray and Johanna Konta through in the singles but Andy and brother Jamie crashed out of the doubles.
