What’s on today then…
Archery*
/> Badminton
/> Basketball
/> Beach Volleyball
/> Boxing
/> Canoe Slalom*
/> Cycling (track)*
/> Equestrian (dressage)
/> Fencing*
/> Gymnastics (artistic)*
/> Handball
/> Hockey
/> Judo*
/> Rowing*
/> Sailing
/> Shooting*
/> Swimming*
/> Table Tennis*
/> Tennis
/> Volleyball
/> Water Polo
*medals up for grabs
So what Irish are in action…
Rowing Sanita Puspure Women’s Single Sculls 02-Aug 09:30 Classification, Semi
/> Swimming Grainne Murphy 800m 02-Aug 10:00 Heats
/> Swimming Melanie Nocher 200M Backstroke 02-Aug 10:00 Heat
/> Equestrian Anna Merveldt Individual 02-Aug 11:00 Day 1
/> Equestrian Anna Merveldt Dressage 02-Aug 11:00 Day 1
/> Sailing Peter O’Leary / David Burrows Star 02-Aug 12:00 Preliminary Races
/> Sailing Ryan Seaton /Matt McGovern 49er 02-Aug 12:00 Preliminary Races
/> Sailing Ger Owens / Scott Flanigan 470 02-Aug 12:00 Preliminary Races
/> Badminton Chloe Magee Women’s Singles 02-Aug 12:30 Quarter Finals
/> Canoeing Hannah Craig Women’s Kayak Slalom 02-Aug 13:30 Semi, Final
/> Badminton Scott Evans Men’s Singles 02-Aug 17:00 Quarter Finals
/> Swimming Melanie Nocher 200M Backstroke 02-Aug 19:30 Semi
/> Boxing Darren O’Neill 75Kg 02-Aug 13:30 or 20:30 Round of 16
What else should I keep an eye…
Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny go up against formidable French and German opposition in the men’s team sprint at the velodrome. Can Chris Hoy possibly repeat his blinding success of four years ago?
Men’s table tennis medals will be up for grabs at the ExCel arena and in one of those circumstances where sterotypes are actually true, the Chinese will be favourites.
Bluffers Guide
The table tennis ball can travel at nearly 100mph during exchanges and the sport was actually banned in the USSR from 1930 to 1950 because they believed it was harmful to the eyes.
Track cycling was dreamt up in the UK in the 1870’s after cycling race organisers wanted to find an easier way to charge spectators and to race during the winter.
