Your complete guide to what’s on at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games today, including a full schedule of events and exclusive analysis from some of the biggest names in sport. <\/p>
The Olympic Games have started, the opening ceremony is over and we\u2019ve got a whole lot of sporting drama headed our way over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Tennis, cycling and swimming represent three incredibly popular events at the Games, and they will all kick off this Saturday with a host of big names in action.<\/p>\n
You can check out details about Andy Murray at the Olympics<\/a> as he begins his adventure in the Men\u2019s Singles and Doubles contests, while Adam Peaty kicks off his bid to win 100m Breaststroke gold and Geraint Thomas is among the pack of Team GB cyclists going for gold in the Men\u2019s Road Race.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the full schedule of Olympic events coming up live on TV today as well as exclusive analysis from some of the biggest names in Team GB history including Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Jess Ennis-Hill, Matthew Pinsent, Rebecca Adlington and many more!<\/p>\n We will bring you extensive, up-to-date timings on events listed below, though the list is not exhaustive, with 339 medals to be won across the course of the Games.<\/p>\n Keep an eye out during TV coverage for timing changes, schedule reshuffles and for more events, disciplines and categories to enjoy. Every event will be shown live on Eurosport and discovery+ or across BBC TV and online platforms.<\/p>\n You can soak up 3500 hours of Olympics action across the entire tournament live on discovery+<\/a> \u2013 the \u2018streaming home of the Olympic Games\u2019.<\/p>\n They will offer the full range of Eurosport channels as well as 55 live feeds bringing you every moment of the Games live, from the most niche handball qualifiers to the most iconic athletics moments.<\/p>\n You will also be able to soak up the Olympics via BBC platforms including BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.<\/p>\n From 3am \u2013 BBC \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n Andy Murray is going to his fourth Olympics, having won individual gold medals at the past two. The Olympics really matter to him and tennis being at the Games is something he believes in strongly. He\u2019s arguably the greatest British athlete who has ever lived, for what he has achieved and for what he\u2019s trying to still achieve. Going through surgery and playing with a metal hip, he teaches us about resilience.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll be playing singles and doubles, alongside Joe Salisbury. Dan Evans will also play singles and doubles (partnering with Neal Skupski), as will Heather Watson. CLARE BALDING<\/p>\n From 3am \u2013 BBC One \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n The course is 244km with some demanding climbs, and conditions will play a massive part. I was in Tokyo a few years ago and the temperature and humidity were off the scale \u2014 I was only outside for ten minutes, but the sweat was pouring off me. It could get dangerous for the riders, so I\u2019m pleased the organisers haven\u2019t ruled out reducing the length of the race if conditions are bad.<\/p>\n Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas is in a strong British team with twins Adam and Simon Yates and Tao Geoghegan Hart. All four could be up there at the finish but Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel is capable of a stunning one-day performance. CHRIS HOY<\/p>\n From 11am \u2013 BBC One \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n The heats will take place in the evening, which will be a little different for the swimmers as they usually swim heats in the morning and finals in the evening. Knowing Adam Peaty, he\u2019ll dive in with all guns blazing. Adam doesn\u2019t ever fully hold back.<\/p>\n Even though he is one of the few people in these Games that could probably back off and cruise through the heats, he won\u2019t be doing that. Adam likes to go through each round qualifying first. He\u2019ll be wanting to lay down that marker very early by swimming a really fast heat and getting into the middle lane. REBECCA ADLINGTON<\/p>\n From 11:30am \u2013 BBC One and iPlayer \/ discovery+<\/em><\/p>\n Team GB face hosts Japan in their second group game \u2014 the other teams in the group are Canada and Chile. I\u2019m so glad we\u2019ve got a squad in Tokyo. I was in the side that qualified for the 2008 Games, but politics meant we didn\u2019t go and Sweden took our place and they went on to win it.<\/p>\n To then participate in London in 2012 was one of the highlights of my career, because you go from being in a football team to being in Team GB, which is mega. The players will be proud to be in Tokyo, and they can go far. ALEX SCOTT<\/p>\n Also coming up\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Artistic Gymnastics: competition starts<\/p>\n Badminton: group stage starts, singles and doubles<\/p>\n Basketball (3\u00d73): group stage starts<\/p>\n Beach volleyball: preliminary round starts<\/p>\n Boxing: competitions start<\/p>\n Equestrian: dressage team and individual starts<\/p>\n Fencing: sabre (men) and epee (women) competitions<\/p>\n Handball: preliminaries start (men)<\/p>\n Hockey: group stage starts<\/p>\n Weightlifting: start of competitions<\/p>\n Judo: -48kg (women), -60kg (men)<\/p>\n Shooting: 10m air rifle (women), 10m air pistol (men)<\/p>\n Table tennis: preliminary round starts<\/p>\n Taekwondo: -49kg (women), -58kg (men)<\/p>\n Volleyball: preliminary round starts (men)<\/p>\n Water polo: preliminary round starts (women)<\/p>\n Weightlifting: 49kg (women)<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Your complete guide to what’s on at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games today, including a full schedule of events and exclusive analysis from some of the biggest names in sport. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2031,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling.jpg",1024,683,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling.jpg",1024,683,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/whats-on-at-the-olympics-today-saturday-24th-july-tennis-swimming-and-cycling.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 what's on at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games today, including a full schedule of events and exclusive analysis from some of the biggest names in sport.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2030"}],"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\/2031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What channel is the Olympics on?<\/h2>\n
Olympics on TV \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday 24th July<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Tennis at the Olympics<\/a>: First round<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Cycling<\/a>: Men\u2019s road race<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Swimming<\/a>: 100m Breaststroke heats<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Football at the Olympics<\/a>: Women\u2019s group stage<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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