It’s the first full day at Rio 2016 with action taking place across a slew of sports and arenas in the four regions of the Games. Here are some highlights to look out for.
The first medals won at Rio 2016 will be in shooting. The first gold will be won at the Olympic Shooting Centre in the final of the women’s 10m air rifle (scheduled for 10:30). In contention are Serbian Andrea Arsovic and China's Yi Siling.
The competition gets under way at the Mecca of beach volleyball, the iconic Copacabana Beach. Australia and Costa Rica will both make history when they open the women's competition in a pool F match at the Beach Volleyball Arena. Taliqua Clancy, 24, is Australia's first indigenous Olympian in beach volley, while Natalia Alafaro and Cope Charles will be the shortest team to play at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at 1.65 metres and 1.73m respectively
Olympic judo champion at London 2012, Sarah Menezes can win the championship in Rio 2016 in front of her home crowd. The 48kg category begins at 10:00 at Carioca Arena 2 with finals scheduled for the late afternoon. Her biggest rivals on the mat should be Urantsetseg Munkhbat of Mongolia, and Ami Kondo of Japan, who are ranked first and second in the world.
On the first day of competition, the women will be in action at Deodoro Stadium from 11:00 to 19:00. New Zealand will take on the minnows from Kenya, with hosts Brazil up against a strong Great Britain side. In keeping with the sport, the atmosphere at the games will be fun, so come prepared!
