Team GB athletes are set to become overnight superstars with their exploits at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with the likes of Tom Daley, Adam Peaty, Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny chasing gold medals. It was five years ago in Rio 2016 when Team GB enjoyed their most successful Olympics in over 100 years after they finished with 67 medals, enough for second in the overall table.
They won 27 gold medals with six coming from track cycling and three more coming in rowing.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, expectations of exceeding their performance in Rio has been dropped.
But there are still hopes of another successful Games for Team GB with a host of athletes expected to challenge for gold.
UK Sport, who fund British Olympic sport, have set a target of between 45 to 70 medals for their athletes.
Gracenote said: “The reduction in medals for Britain is partially due to lower expectations in cycling, gymnastics and rowing amongst other competitions.
“In 2016, those three sports accounted for nearly one third of British medals (22). In 2021 however, these sports could produce as few as five podium places.”
Every Team GB Tokyo Olympics medal won so far
Sunday 25 July: Chelsie Giles – bronze – women’s judo -58kg
Sunday 25 July: Bradly Sinden – silver – men’s taekwondo -68kg
Monday 26 July: Alex Yee – silver – men’s triathlon
Monday 26 July: Adam Peaty – gold – 100m breaststroke
Monday 26 July: Tom Daley and Matt Lee – gold – men’s synchronized 10m platform diving
Monday 26 July: Tom Pidcock – gold – men’s mountain bike cross country
Monday 26 July: Lauren Williams – silver – taekwondo -67kg
Tuesday 27 July: Georgia Taylor-Brown – silver – women’s triathlon
Tuesday 27 July: Tom Dean – gold – men’s 200m freestyle
Tuesday 27 July: Duncan Scott – silver – men’s 200m freestyle
Tuesday 27 July: Bianca Walkden – bronze – women’s taekwondo +67kg
Tuesday 27 July: Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan – bronze – women’s team final
Tuesday 27 July: Carl Hester, Charlotte Fry, Charlotte Dujardin – bronze – dressage team
Wednesday 28 July: Tom Dean, Duncan Scott, James Guy, Matthew Richards – gold – 4x200m freestyle relay
Wednesday 28 July: Harry Leask, Angus Groom, Tom Barras, Jack Beaumont – silver – men’s quadruple sculls
Wednesday 28 July: Charlotte Dujardin – bronze – dressage individual
Thursday 29 July: Matt Coward-Holley – bronze – men’s trap shooting
Thursday 29 July: Mallory Franklin – silver – women’s canoe slalom
Express Sport provides a full breakdown of all the medals won in Tokyo so far below
Friday 30 July: Luke Greenbank – bronze – men’s 200m backstroke
Friday 30 July: Team GB – bronze – rowing men’s eight
Friday 30 July: Duncan Scott – silver – men’s 200m medley
Friday 30 July: Bryony Page – bronze – women’s trampoline
Friday 30 July: Bethany Shriever – gold – BMX women’s race
Friday 30 July: Kye Whyte – silver – BMX men’s race
Saturday July 31: Emma Wilson – bronze – RS:X windsurfing
Saturday July 31: Learmonth, Brownlee, Taylor-Brown, Yee – gold – mixed triathlon relay
Saturday July 31: Peaty, Guy, Dawson, Hopkin – gold – mixed 4x100m medley relay
Saturday July 31: Karriss Artinstall – bronze – Women’s featherweight boxing
Sunday August 1: Charlotte Worthington – gold – BMX freestyle
Sunday August 1: Team GB – silver – Swimming medley relay
Sunday August 1: Declan Brooks – bronze – BMX freestyle
Sunday August 1: Max Whitlock – gold – men’s pommel
Monday August 2: Oliver Townend, Tom McEwen, Laura Collett – gold – equestrian eventing
Monday August 2: Tom McEwen – silver – equestrian eventing
Monday August 2: Emily Campbell – silver – +87kg weightlifting
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