The first full day of competition at the Rio Olympics gets underway Saturday with a slew of events. Here’s a few sports to watch as Team Canada enters Day 1.
BASKETBALL: Team Canada takes on China in women’s basketball preliminary Group B action. (1:15 p.m. ET)
SWIMMING: Both men’s and women’s swimming events begin Saturday afternoon with medal hopefuls Emily Overholt and Ryan Cochrane looking to strike gold early. Events begin at 12:30 p.m. ET. Medals in the Men’s 400m individual medley, men’s 400m freestyle, women’s 400m individual medley and women’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay begin around 9 p.m. ET.
SOCCER: Women’s soccer is back in action as Canada faces Zimbabwe in Group F action. Canada blanked Australia 2-0 on Wednesday.
TENNIS: Eugenie Bouchard makes her Olympic debut when she takes the court to face American Sloane Stephens in the first round of women’s singles action at 2:30 p.m. In men’s singles, Vasek Pospisil faces off against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France just before 10 a.m. ET.
RUGBY SEVENS: Rugby sevens makes its debut as Team Canada faces off against Japan in women’s Pool C action at 11:30 a.m. and against Brazil at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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