London 2012: What to watch – Monday July 30

Sportsister’s guide to what to watch and who to look out for on another busy day of competition for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

London 2012: What to watch – Monday July 30Basketball

Women’s Team

20:00 Preliminary Round Group B Great Britain V Canada

Great Britain’s second match of the Games following the defeat against world number 2 Australia on Saturday.

Canoe Slalom

14:22 Women’s Kayak (K1) Heats

Look out for Lizzie Neave, Team GB’s only female slalom canoeist at the Games.

Diving

15:00 Men’s synchro 10m platform final

Teenage superstar Tom Daley is going for gold with his partner Pete Waterfield

Equestrian

Individual Eventing

12:30 Cross Country

Team Eventing

12:30 Cross Country

The action in Greenwich Park moves on from dressage to cross-country eventing today.

Fencing

Women’s Individual Epee

11:00 Round of 64

Team GB’s Corinna Lawrence will face Caterin Bravo Aranguiz of Chile.

The Round of 16 will follow at 14:10, the Quarterfinals at 15:30 with the Semifinals at 18:00, before the Bronze Medal Match at 19:10 and the Gold Medal Match at 19:40.

Women’s Handball

14:30 Preliminaries group A Great Britain v Russia

After a defeat against Montenegro on Saturday night, Great Britain now has to tackle the might of Russia. This will be a tough one for Team GB.

Judo

Womens -57kg

09:51 Elimination round of 32 Sarah Clark will take on Automne Pavia of France.

The Round of 16 will follow at 11:01, the Quarterfinals at 11:57, before the Reperchage and Bronze Medal Match at 14:00, Semi Finals at 14:4 and the Final at 16:00.

Rowing

Women’s Quadruple Skulls

09:40 Repechages

Team GB’s women’s quad will be looking to book their spot in the final in today’s ‘second chance’ race.

Women’s Double Skulls

10:20 Heats

Don’t miss World Champions Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins in their heats. Since forming their partnership over two years ago they have never been beaten.

Sailing

Women’s Laser Radial

12:05 Race 1

13:20 Race 2

Alison Young is Team GB’s Laser Radial sailor, earlier this year she won gold at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta.

Women’s Elliott 6m

14:00 Round Robin

The Match racing crew of Lucy Macgregor, Kate Macgregor and Annie Lush will face Portugal and Australia in today’s round robin. Yesterday they notched up one win and win defeat.

Swimming

Women’s 200m freestyle

Team GB’s Rebecca Turner will be competing.

10:00 Heats

19:30 Semifinals

Women’s 200m Individual Medley

Hannah Miley will be looking to progress to the final in the 200m IM.

10:41 Heats

20:55 Semifinals

Women’s 100m backstroke

World record holder Gemma Spofforth is up for Britain.

19:51 Final

Tennis

12:00 First Round – Heather Watson faces Silvia Soner Espinosa of Spain, whilst Laura Robson is up against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

14:00 Second Round – Elena Baltacha faces Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.

15:30 Women’s Doublles – Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong up against  J Goerges and Al Gronefeld of Germany

Volleyball

Women’s Volleyball

22:00 Preliminary Round Group A Great Britain v Algeria

After a defeat to Russia in the opening round, GB will be looking to beat Algeria.

Water Polo

18:20 Preliminary Round Group B Great Britain v Russia

Team GB’s opening match in the Olympics.

Weightlifting

12:30 58kg

Can teenage sensation Zoe Smith grab an Olympic medal?

 

 

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