Rio 2016 Olympics: Your day-by-day guide to the best of the action (original) (raw)

Rio 2016 Olympic Games schedule and timetable for the day-to-day action

With so much sport packed into just over two weeks in Rio de Janeiro, how will you know what to watch, and when with the UK time difference? Mirror Sport has you covered

Who should you watch and on which day?

We've waited four years but the Olympics are finally back with the Games being held in Rio de Janeiro.

The Rio Games officially started on August 5 with the opening ceremony, although Olympic football matches began earlier on August 3.

But with so much sport packed into just over two weeks, how will you know what to watch and when?

Here, Mirror Sport picks out the best of the action from each day at the Rio de Janeiro games and have put together this handy Olympics schedule so you won't miss the best bits.

Rio Olympics dates and schedule

August 21

The latest edition of the "Dream Team" will be expected to claim basketball gold for the United States for the sixth time in the last seven Olympics, with Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony the only players with previous Games experience after a flurry of withdrawals.

Rio Olympics timetable

For the full day-by-day Olympics timetable check our Olympics schedule here. It gives you all the information and timings you need for each game, tournament and final as well as which countries will be competting.