{"id":2020,"date":"2021-07-23T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1278666"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:19:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:19:02","slug":"team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Team GB athletes at the Olympics today \u2013 British stars to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Your complete guide to Brits at the Olympics live on TV today with several highlighted stars to look out for. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Michael Potts\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 23 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Team GB have arrived in Tokyo ready to bring home a bulging medal haul from the 2020 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Seasoned stalwarts are ready for more, rising stars are ready to shine, and household names are ready to be born throughout the competition.<\/p>\n<p>With so much going on, with a staggering 339 medal events to keep track of across 33 sports, totalling 50 disciplines, we\u2019re on hand to help you follow the British hopefuls throughout their journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you highlighted British stars in action at the Olympics today, including how to watch them and the events they are striving to bring home the gold medals in.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be rounding up a number of highlighted stars each day, but make sure to keep track across all of our Olympics coverage to ensure you don\u2019t miss a moment of Team GB success.<\/p> <h2>Team GB athletes at the Olympics today (Saturday 24th July)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Seonaid McIntosh \u2013 Shooting: 10m Air Rifle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>From 2:45am on BBC One \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scottish star Mcintosh holds the world record in 300m rifle prone, but she will be getting relatively up close and personal with the stationary target in this event. This is her first Olympic Games and she could be a strong medal shout after picking up silver in this event at the 2019 World Cup.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Geraint Thomas, Simon Yates, Adam Yates, Tao Geoghegan Hart \u2013 Cycling: Men\u2019s Road Race<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>From 3am on BBC One \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A clutch of famous names will go into battle for glory in the men\u2019s road race. There\u2019s barely anything to separate the British riders, with all four expected to be in and around medal contention.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andy Murray\/Joe Salisbury \u2013 Tennis: Men\u2019s Doubles First Round<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>From 3am on BBC \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We all saw a sight we\u2019d longed to see at Wimbledon this year: Andy Murray simply playing tennis again. Less than a month after his exit from SW19, he\u2019s back in action in both the Men\u2019s Singles and Doubles tennis competitions in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Team GB v Japan \u2013 Football: Women\u2019s Group Stage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>From 11:30am on BBC One \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following a 2-0 win over Chile in their opening game, Team GB will be determined to press home their early advantage with a victory over the host nation Japan. Team GB will fancy their chances at going all the way in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Adam Peaty \u2013 Swimming: Men\u2019s 100m Breaststroke Heats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>From 11am on BBC One \/ discovery+<\/p>\n<p>Simply, Adam Peaty doesn\u2019t receive the mainstream attention Adam Peaty deserves. The 26-year-old boasts an extraordinary 41 medals across a variety of championships. He has one gold and one silver Olympic medal to his name, while he only boasts one colour medal at the European Championships \u2013 16 goal medals, to be precise. Expect him to breeze the heats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Your complete guide to Brits at the Olympics live on TV today with several highlighted stars to look out for. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2021,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch.jpg",1024,683,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch.jpg",1024,683,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/team-gb-athletes-at-the-olympics-today-british-stars-to-watch.jpg",1024,683,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Your complete guide to Brits at the Olympics live on TV today with several highlighted stars to look out for.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}