Some of the highlights include: 

• The first medals in Rowing, with the Aussie crews in great form.  
• Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky race again in the 200m Freestyle final and the Men’s 4x200m Relay will be in the mix for gold.  
• Our road cyclists will be in the mix for the Time Trial  
• Five of our teams (Boomers, Hockeyroos, Kookaburras, Olyroos and Rugby Sevens) have tough games 
• We have must win competitions in Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Judo and Tennis to keep the excitement high! 

Basketball 

The Boomers are back in Pool B action following their 84-67 thrashing of Nigeria on Sunday night. That game saw Aussie flag bearer Patty Mills put forward 25 points and six assists for the green and gold at Saitama Stadium. They now turn their attention to world number 10 Italy, who most recently downed Germany 92-82. The Boomers take on Italy at 6:20pm (AEST). 

Beach Volleyball 

Both our Aussie beach volleyball teams take to the sand on Day 5 at Shiokaze Park. McHugh and Schumann are currently two games down in Pool A as must win their match against the experienced Herrera and Gavira of Spain. Looking to keep their winning form, Artacho Del Solar and Clancy play Italians Menegatti and Orsi Toth who fell in their opener to the Russian Olympic Committee. The men take to the sand at 6:00pm (AEST) with the women set for a 10:00pm (AEST) start. 

Boxing 

It’s the Australian women who step into the ring on Wednesday with Caitlin Parker set for her first bout and Skye Nicolson prepped for her quarter final. Parker faces Panama’s Atheyna Bylon who fights in her second Olympic Games. Nicolson will fight Karriss Artingstall of Great Britain, after the Australian beat Korea’s Aeji Im on Monday night. A win would move Nicolson into the medal round. Parker is scheduled for 12:45pm (AEST), with Nicolson following at 6:00pm (AEST). 

Canoe Slalom 

The work isn’t over for Jess Fox after her bronze medal winning performance on Tuesday as the Sydneysider kicks off her C1 competition with Wednesday’s heats. In the Men’s K1, Oceania Champion and current world number five, Lucien Delfour, competes in his second Olympic Games. Fox will hit the course at Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre at 1:50pm (AEST) with Delfour set for his first run at 2:50pm (AEST). 

Cycling 

It’s Time Trial time at the Fuji International Speedway with both men and women on the course in Day 5 competition. Two Olympic debutants in Grace Brown and Sarah Gigante ride for the Aussies in the Women’s Time Trial over 22.1Km. Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis are in the saddle for the men over 44.2Km. Dennis, who was 5th in Rio, missed the Road Race to keep himself fresh for the TT. The women get underway at 12:30pm (AEST) with the men following at 3pm (AEST). 

Football 

The Olyroos sit second in Group C of the Men’s football tournament as they head into their third game of Tokyo 2020 against a formidable Egyptian side. Australia will look to bounce back following a close loss to Spain on Sunday, following their first match win over Argentina. Egypt comes into the game with one win and one draw to date in their Tokyo campaign. Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00pm (AEST) at Miyahi Stadium. 

Hockey 

The Hockeyroos play their third-round match against host nation Japan, with the Aussies aiming to notch their third victory of the tournament, while the Kookaburras look to continue their winning-streak against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand. Both matches will be played in the cool of the evening, allowing the teams some respite in what is a gruelling back-to-back pool game schedule. The Hockeyroos get underway at 7:30pm (AEST) with the Kookaburras up at 10:15pm (AEST). 

Judo 

Aoife Coughlan is the sole Australian judoka to take the mat at the Nippon Budokan on what will be the final day of competition for Australia in Judo. Coughlan who will make her Olympic debut, faces Kinaua Biribo in her first fight of the day in the 70kg tournament. Biribo is one of only three athletes representing the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Fights at the Nippon Budokan begin at 12:00pm (AEST). 

Rowing 

After a two-day hiatus, rowing competition continues at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway. Four Australian boats will be gunning for gold in the Quadruple Sculls and Four’s for both men and women. Both boats in the Fours come in as favourites, qualifying with the fastest times from Saturday’s heats. First up in medal races for the Aussies is the Women’s Four at 10:50am (AEST). 

Rugby Sevens 

The Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens Team is out of medal contention after falling to Fiji in the quarterfinal on Tuesday night 17-0. However, the Aussies will still be in action on what will be the final day of men's rugby at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Australia will face South Africa for a potential berth to the 5-6 placing game which is scheduled for 6:00pm (AEST). The Australians take on the Springbok Sevens at 11:30am (AEST) at Tokyo Stadium. 

Sailing 

Wednesday looks to be another big day of sailing for the Australians with six crews scheduled to race. Keep an eye out for the men’s 470 class where World Champions Will Ryan and Mat Belcher set sail and Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries race in the women’s.  

The Nacra 17 mixed multihull where the crew of Lisa Darmanin and Jason Waterhouse commence their Tokyo 2020 Games. Sailing gets underway at 1:00pm (AEST). 

Shooting 

Four Australian shooters will take to the Asaka Shooting Range with the Trap qualifications for men and women. In the Women’s Trap, Olympic debutant Penny Smith and Oceania Champion Laetisha Scanlan – who was fifth in Rio. For the men, James Willett lines up at this second Olympic Games, having switched from the Double Trap - alongside World Champion Thomas Grice. Australian shooting action begins at 10:00am (AEST). 

Swimming 

The gold rush is well and truly underway at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre and it doesn’t show any sign of slowing down on Day 5. The newly crowned Olympic 400m Freestyle Champion Ariarne Titmus is back in the pool in the Women’s 200m Freestyle Final alongside teammate Madison Wilson. The Aussies will have to take on reigning Olympic gold medallist in the event Katie Ledecky, who swims from lane three. Maddy Gough and Kian Melverton will be swimming in the final of the Women’s 1500m Freestyle, also against Ledecky. And then thee final event of the night will be the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay where the key challenges for gold will be Great Britain and USA. There are also several semi-finals and heats in the evening with Dolphins featuring heavily. Swimming finals are set to begin at 11:30am (AEST) and the heat session at 8pm (AEST). 

Tennis 

Our Doubles teams are still flying the flag strongly in Tokyo and there will be plenty of action at the Ariake Tennis Centre on Day 5. Three teams are in action with nothing less than a win needed to progress. Two teams take to the Women’s Doubles quarterfinals in Barty and Sanders, and Perez and Stosur. Barty will also back-up in Mixed Doubles with Peers in the first-round match against Argentina. Play is due to begin at 12:00pm (AEST). 

Weightlifting 

It’s Brandon Wakeling’s time to shine in Tokyo as he lifts in the 73kg category at his first Olympic Games. The Commonwealth Games representative and 2019 Pacific Games Champion will become the second Indigenous Australian to compete in weightlifting at the Olympic Games. Wakeling came to the sport of weightlifting from a rugby league background. The Aussie takes to the platform at the Tokyo International Forum at 2:50pm (AEST). 

Matthew Barnard