Some of Team GB’s biggest stars were limbering up for action on the first full day of competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Picture of the dayQian Yang won the first gold medal of the Games in the women’s 10m air rifle (Danny Lawson/PA)What’s happened so far today? On a mixed day at the rowing, Team GB also qualified second in the lightweight double skulls, and fourth in their women’s four heat, but the men’s eight must now fight through the repechage. Whitlock and his men’s gymnastics team-mates were taking part in qualification rounds to determine the qualifiers for the men’s team final and also the individual events. Following their opening win over Chile, the GB women’s football team were due in action against hosts Japan in Sapporo at 1130 UK, while the GB men’s hockey team were set to play South Africa at 1030 UK.

Source: Express July 24, 2021 06:33 UTC