After the heroics of Ireland’s race walkers – Rob Heffernan, Alex Wright and Brendan Boyce – yesterday, it’s the turn of Ireland’s competitors in the golf, triathlon and modern pentathlon today.
Here’s when you need to be in front of the tv.
Golf
Stephanie Meadow is the first of the Irish to tee off, at 11.16am, as she starts the final round of the golf in joint 26th place at one over par.
Her round of 71 yesterday essentially scuppered her chances of a medal.
Leona Maguire also saw her podium chances slip away after her 74 in the wind yesterday, which means she starts on level par after three days of golf.
She is just above Stephanie in joint 24th and is in the next group to start at 11.27am.
Women’s Triathlon
Derry’s Aileen Reid enters her second Olympic Games today.
The 34-year-old, who finished in 43rd in London four years ago, is considered to be in the mix for a competitive place in Rio ahead of today’s 1.5km swim, 40km bike race and 10km run.
You can see how she gets on from 3pm.
Good luck to @aileenmorr in Rio, you've been an inspiration to me since you rocked up to @LisburnCitySwim pic.twitter.com/b5NFxozDpA
— Russell White (@russellwhitetri) August 20, 2016
Modern Pentathlon
Natalya Coyle came seventh for Ireland in the modern pentathlon yesterday, so Arthur Lanigan O’Keefe has a lot to live up to today in his version.
The European champion faces an uphill battle when he resumes from 25th place at 4pm.
.@GlenstalSchool represented at #Rio2016 today. Best of luck Arthur Lanigan-O' Keefe in #modernpentathlon #Irl pic.twitter.com/vEktE5OcJp
— Denise Callan (@DeniseCallan1) August 18, 2016
The Kilkenny champ lost marginally more fencing contests than he won during the intense opening day of fencing competition on Thursday.
He starts off in heat 4 of the swimming round before he heads to the bonus fencing round, the show jumping competition and the final combined running and shooting round.
Here's the #TeamIreland action you can follow today. What are you looking forward to the most? pic.twitter.com/yg897OiMKw
— Team Ireland (@olympiccouncil) August 20, 2016
