Australians will compete in 19 sports across Tokyo, with medals up for grabs in eight sports that the green and gold will contest, including - archery, canoe slalom, cycling mountain bike, shooting, skateboard, swimming, taekwondo and triathlon. 

It is a huge day for the Australia’s men’s rugby sevens team and the men’s triathletes as their sports get underway.  

Archery 

Australian Archers will be shooting for gold in the Men’s Team event on Day 3 at Yumenoshima Final Field. The Aussie Team of David Barnes, Ryan Tyack and Taylor Worth will match up in their first elimination round against a strong Chinese Taipei trio. At the Rio 2016 Games, Australia secured a bronze medal in this event with a team that included both Tyack and Worth. Australian archery action begins at 11:30 (AEST). 

Badminton 

Three Australian badminton players take to will take the court in what is set to be a thrilling day at Musashino Forest Plaza. Simon Lueng will partner with Gronya Somerville in their Group C match up against Denmark in the Mixed Doubles. Somerville will line up again in the Women’s Doubles with partner Setyana Mapasa against powerhouse China. Australian badminton action begins at 2:20pm (AEST). 

Softball 

Following their extra innings fourth match loss to the United States, The Aussie Spirit will look to bounce back with their match against Mexico in Yokohama. The Aussies sit with a 1-3 record from the tournament. A win over Mexico could put the Aussies in contention for the bronze medal match. Australian softball action begins at 9:00pm (AEST). 

Beach Volleyball 

Fresh off their nail-biting Saturday night match-up against world number one Norway, Damien Schumann and Christopher McHugh will match up against the Russian Olympic Committee’s Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov. The ROC team topped Spain in two sets in their opener at Shiokaze Park. Australian Beach Volleyball action begins at 5:00pm (AEST). 

Boxing 

Alex Winwood and Skye Nicolson will officially gain their suffix OLY as they step into the ring at Kokugikan Areana. Winwood faces Zambian Patrick Chinyemba in his round of 32 bout in the Men’s Fly. Nicolson, who claimed gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, will come up against Aeji Im of Korea in the Women’s Feather round of 16. Australian boxing action begins at 6:00pm (AEST). 

Canoe Slalom 

Daniel Watkins is back racing at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in the Men’s C1 semi-final. Watkins secured his position in the semis after an impressive second heat run on Sunday finishing eighth. He will need to put up a strong showing to make the Monday night’s final, as the field is cut from 15 to 10. Australian Canoe Slalom action begins at 3:00pm (AEST). 

Cycling 

Aussie cyclists move from the road to the mountain on Day 3 with the Men’s Mountain Bike gold medal up for grabs. The sole Australian in the event is Daniel McConnell, who will become the first Aussie to compete at four Olympic Games in the event. McConnell has seen steady improvement in his Olympic appearances finishing 39th in Beijing, 21st in London and 16th in Rio. He will look to move up the standings yet again in Tokyo. Australian cycling action begins at 4:00pm (AEST). 

Hockey 

The Hockeyroos hit the field for their second Pool B match against China at Oi Hockey Stadium. On Sunday in their Olympic opener, the Australians downed Spain 3-1 with goals from Stewart, Chalker and Malone. China comes into the match fresh off a 4-3 victory over hosts Japan. Australian hockey action begins at 1:15pm (AEST) 

Rugby Sevens 

Captained by Nick Malouf, the Australian men will take the field for the first time in their Tokyo 2020 campaign. Wallaby Samu Kerevi will make his first appearance in an Australian Sevens jersey in the Pool A match-up with Argentina. The second Game of the day will be against Korea in the evening. The Aussies will have their eye on the podium after falling to South Africa in the quarter-finals at the Rio 2016 Games. Australian rugby sevens action begins at 11:30am (AEST). 

Sailing 

The sailors are back on the water at the picturesque island of Enoshima on Day 3. Western Australian Matt Wearn will be looking for a strong day of racing in the Men’s One Person Dinghy Laser, after placing 17th in his opening race. Also on debut, 22-year-old Mara Stransky will continue in the Laser Radial class. She raced twice on day one placing 12th and 26th in her two outings. Australian sailing action begins at 1:00pm (AEST). 

Shooting 

With three rounds already under their belts, the Australian Skeet shooters will have another 25 shots to complete the final round of qualification in the morning. Laura Coles will be first up with Paul Adams following in the Men’s. The top 10 shooters from qualification rounds will progress to the Final and Adams is in the hunt having shot 73 from 75 on Sunday. Coles shot 68 from 75 and will be looking for a clear round to finish qualification. Australian shooting action beings at 10:00am (AEST). 

Skateboarding 

Following a spectacular Olympic debut on Sunday with the Men’s Street, Skateboarding will welcome in its first class of female Olympians in the same event. For the green and gold, 19-year-old Hayley Wilson will jump into competition with an already impressive list of accomplishments, including multiple national championships and a top 10 world ranking. Australian skateboarding action begins at 9:30am (AEST). 

Surfing 

After a huge first day of surfing on debut at the Olympic Games, in which every Australian advanced through qualification rounds, surfers will line up for head-to-head competition on the second day of surfing action. Stephanie Gilmore comes up against South African Bianca Buitendag, Sally Fitzgibbons takes on France’s Pauline Ado, Julian Wilson has been paired with Brazilian Gabriel Medina, and Owen Wright meets Frenchman Jeremy Flores. Winners of these matchups advance to quarterfinals. Australian surfing action begins at 8:00am (AEST). 

Swimming 

Another huge day is in store for the Australian Dolphins at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. Australians will feature in medal races on Monday morning for the Women’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 400m Freestyle, and Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus and the men’s relay team all qualified third fastest from qualifying. Australian swimming action begins at 11:30am (AEST) with the evening heats session commencing at 8pm (AEST) with many Aussies in action. 

Table Tennis 

Jian Fang Lay and David Powell will return to the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the second round of their respective singles events. Lay is fresh off her 4-1 win over Italian Viarelli and will face Poland’s Qian Li. Powell will take to his first match of the Tokyo Games against Wang Yang of Slovakia. Australian table tennis action begins at 11:00am (AEST). 

Taekwondo 

Jack Marton starts his run for the podium in his 80kg round of 16 match-up against Egypt’s Seif Eissa. Taekwondo success runs in the Marton family with sisters Caroline and Carmen both Olympians. On Day 3 Marton will look to forge his own Taekwondo legacy in his Olympic debut. Australian Taekwondo action begins at 11:45am (AEST). 

Tennis 

Australian tennis is set for another packed day at Ariake Tennis Park with five matches slated for the day. In the Women’s Singles Tomljanovic faces Ukranian Elina Svitolina. Coming off his upset win over Auger-Aliassime, Purcell takes on Germany’s Koepfer in the Men’s Singles. In the same event, Millman meets Spaniard Davidovich Fokina. Two matches are in store for our Women’s Doubles teams with Barty and Sanders taking on China’s Xu and Yang, Perez and Stosur are up against Niculescu and Olaru of Romania  

Triathlon 

Three Australians will swim, ride and run their way towards the podium on the first day of triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Battling the Tokyo summer heat, the Men’s Individual Olympic distance race is a 1.5km swim, 40km bike, and 10km run. Matthew Hauser, Jacob Birtwhistle and Aaron Royle will represent the green and gold. Royle competed at Rio 2016 while the other men make their Olympic debut. Triathlon action begins at 7:30am (AEST). 

Water Polo 

The Aussie Stingers fresh off their 8-5 victory over Canada shift their gaze to the next Group A game against the Netherlands. In their first game of Tokyo 2020, Halligan led the Australians shooting goals in each of the first three quarters. The Stingers will face tough competition against the Netherlands on Monday who are currently ranked as world number three. Australian water polo action begins at 7:20pm (AEST). 

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Matthew Barnard