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He's now the third-fastest American ever in the event behind only Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps. Michael Andrew gave the 200m IM world record a scare at Olympic Trials and could chase it again in Tokyo. Caeleb Dressel has a shot at his first Olympic individual gold medal with the men’s 100m freestyle final, an event in which he is the two-time reigning world champion. Simone Biles is the heavy favorite in the women’s all-around gymnastics final as she looks to defend her title. Elsewhere, medal matches are held for the first-ever Olympic tournament in basketball 3x3 for both men and women. If all goes to plan, she will be racing in two finals (200m and 1500m freestyle) in the same session. won three straight gold medals in softball before losing to Japan in 2008 when the sport was last on the Olympic program. The U.S., led by Simone Biles, looks to win its third straight gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team event, and the softball tournament wraps up with the gold medal game. Skateboarding continues with the women’s street competition. team in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. In another key swimming race, rising star Caeleb Dressel is expected to feature for the U.S. Katie Ledecky potentially has her first chance at a medal in Tokyo with the women’s 400m freestyle final, but will face a real challenge from Australian rival Ariarne Titmus. American Nyjah Huston is one of the top skaters in that discipline. Skateboarding makes its Olympic debut with the men’s street contest. men’s basketball team takes to the court for the first time to face France, a team which includes star Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. American Ginny Thrasher won that event in 2016 but won’t defend her title in Tokyo. The first medals of these Olympic Games are awarded in women’s air rifle shooting. The USWNT plays New Zealand in its second group-stage match of the women’s soccer tournament, and the U.S. This highly anticipated event will be the first major global gathering since the start of the pandemic, and NBC will have a live morning broadcast of it for the first time ever. The Games of the XXXII Olympiad officially begin with the Opening Ceremony. plays Canada in its second softball match. Germany in a rematch of the 2016 gold medal final. The men’s soccer tournament gets underway with all 16 teams in action, including Brazil vs. Women's National Team begins its drive for Olympic gold with its first match of group-stage play in the women’s soccer tournament, a matchup against the Sweden team that knocked the U.S. Two years after winning the World Cup, the U.S. Host nation Japan plays Australia in the opener, then two-time Olympian Cat Osterman leads the United States against Italy.

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The first Olympic competition takes place in Fukushima, an area still recovering from a 2011 nuclear disaster, with a series of softball matches. With over 300 medal events being contested, your viewing options are practically endless, but these are the headline attractions you definitely won't want to miss. Below is an overview of the biggest storylines expected for each day of the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympic daily schedule