- Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus begins her Olympic campaign
- Canoeist Jessica Fox and the Boomers basketball team also in action
- Officially the first day of the competition after the opening ceremony
With the opening ceremony in Paris behind us, attention turns to the athletes and their hunt for medals, including swimmer Ariarne Titmus and world canoe champion Jessica Fox.
A number of Australians will be in action on Saturday, the official first day of the competition.
Below are our local stars who will be chasing their sporting dreams on the ultimate stage, with all times AEST:
The complete Olympic Games viewing guide can be found here.
Swimming, from 7:00 PM
Emma McKeon is the favourite to excel in the women’s 100m butterfly heats, partnering Alexandria Perkins, before Ariarne Titmus readies her sights for the women’s 400m freestyle heats, partnering Jamie Perkins.
The men’s 100m breaststroke heats feature Sam Williamson and Josh Yong. The men’s 400m freestyle heats feature Elijah Winnington and Sam Short.
Further into the water will be the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay and the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay (Australia).
Basketball, 7:00 PM
The Boomers are in form and take the field in Group A, where they play Spain.
Brian Goorjian’s men won bronze in Tokyo three years ago and after pushing Team USA to the limit in a recent exhibition match, they still expect to have a medal shot.
Now that the opening ceremony in Paris is behind us, the focus turns to the athletes, including Australian swimming superstar Ariarne Titmus (pictured)
Jessica Fox (pictured as the opening ceremony flag bearer) will compete in the women’s kayak series from midnight on Saturday (AEST).
Tennis, 8:00 p.m.
At Roland Garros, the location of Roland Garros, Australian veteran Matthew Ebden faces the tough task of taking on Novak Djokovic in the first round.
And if Ebden manages to surprise the Serb, Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal will likely be his next opponent on the clay.
In the doubles, Ellen Perez and Daria Saville face a tough task as they first take on American duos Coco Gauff and Jess Pegula.
Hockey, 9:15 p.m.
In the men’s pool B, the Kookaburras will play Argentina. Australia were unlucky to win silver in Tokyo after losing to Belgium in a penalty shootout, and will be looking to start their campaign well in Paris.
The other sports featuring Australian Olympic athletes on Saturday evening AEST are as follows:
Horse riding, 5:30 pm
Team dressage and individual dressage: Shane Rose, Kevin McNab, Christopher Burton.
Judo, 6:00 p.m.
Men’s 60kg Elimination Round of 32: Joshua Katz.
Diving, 7:00 PM
Women’s 3m synchro plank final: Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith.
Australian stars Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy (right) won silver in Tokyo – their quest for beach volleyball gold begins at 11pm on Saturday
Cycle route, from 10:30 PM
Women’s individual time trial: Grace Brown and 12.32 hours Men’s individual time trial: Lucas Plapp.
Beach volleyball, 11:00 PM
Men’s preliminary round – Pool A: Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis.
02:00: Women’s preliminary round – Pool B: Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar.
Canoe slalom, 11:00 PM
Men’s singles canoe race: Tristan Carter.
00:00, 02:10: Women’s kayak, individual heats: Jessica Fox.
Sevens Rugby, 11:30pm
Men’s semi-final against Fiji, after France against South Africa.
Artistic gymnastics, 11:30 p.m.
Men’s Qualifier: Jesse Moore.
Badminton, 3:30 am
Women’s Singles: Tiffany Ho.
4:20 am: Women’s doubles: Angela Yu and Setyana Mapasa.
