Nine highlights to not miss at urban center 2016 on weekday eleven August

Golf makes its Olympic comeback, football game sevens involves an in depth and Phelps swims for a piece of music honor

South Korea's Ki aiming for a lot of gold

 Following triumph within the team event, the country's excellent record in women's Olympic sport isn't expected to lose any of its lustre at urban center 2016 with Ki Bobae, ruling Olympic and world champion, leading the manner. Team-mate Choi Misun are going to be a rival, but and Tan Ya-Ting of Chinese Taipei will be in honor competition, as can India's Dipika Kumari.

Badminton afoot with Marin, carver and Wei tipped for medals

China faces stiff competition if it's to repeat its London 2012 clean sweep of all 5 court game gold medals at urban center 2016. Chief amongst the threats they face are not any.1 seed Lee Chong Wei of Asian country within the men’s individual, trying to unseat cheat on Olympic champion carver Dan, and Spanish world and European champion geographical area Marin within the women's singles. Men’s, women’s and mixed doubles will get afoot.

Team GB chasing glory within the mean's team pursuit

 nice kingdom area unit thought-about favourites within the athletics event, with a fine pedigree and a few of the world's biggest stars to their name. “Anything lower than a gold are going to be a large disappointment, the manner we’re going at the instant,” aforementioned Team GB’s Bradley Wiggins.

Biles has her eyes on the prize

Three-time world champion Simone Biles is predicted to dominate the women's individual all-round final given her performances to date at urban center 2016, although Aliya Mustafina of Russia and team-mate Alexandra Raisman may give competition, and Brazil's Rebeca Andrade can have the house crowd's support.

South Africa hoping to strike initial football game sevens gold

The first Olympic football game sevens competition attracts to an in depth these days, with associate befittingly international slate of semi-finalists – state can meet Japan, whereas nice kingdom battle African nation. The South Africans might are crushed by Australia in one in every of the sides' 2 conferences on Wed, however area unit favourites all the same.

Men's Ping-Pong final may pit team-mates against one another

The urban center 2016 men’s Ping-Pong title can attend one in every of four men, 2 of whom area unit Chinese. it's even potential that the ultimate are going to be associate all-Chinese affair, because the country’s Ma Long faces Japan’s Jun Mizutani on one facet of the draw, whereas national Jike Zhang can battle Vladimir Samsonov of Byelorussia.

Busy day within the pool may see Phelps boost his tally

 Four finals can feature on Thursday: the convenience 200m backstroke and 200m individual piece of music, whereas the ladies can contest the 100m race and 200m breaststroke. Michael Phelps can look to feature to his honor haul within the piece of music.

Rowers hoping for fine weather

Though the competition was deferred on Wed (10 August) thanks to adverse conditions, nice Britain’s Katherine Percy Aldridge Grainger are going to be going for her fifth Olympic honor, weather allowing, in conjunction with partner Vicky Thornley within the final of the double sculls.