For the next two weeks the sporting focus of the world will be on the Tokyo Olympic Games - and it all starts on Wednesday.
More than 400 athletes, some living in or with strong links to the Moreton Bay Region, will be representing Australia. They are:
Football - Teagan Micah
Golf – Cameron Smith
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Rugby 7s – Evania Pelite
Skeet Shooting – Paul Adams
Softball – Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Here’s your guide to when they will be competing and click on their names above to read their sporting story.
Football – Teagan Micah
Australia v New Zealand (Group G) 9.30pm
Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Australia v Japan (Opening Round) 10am
Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Australia v Italy (Opening Round) 4pm
Football – Teagan Micah
Australia v Sweden (Group G) 6.30pm
Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Australia v Canada (Opening Round) 11am
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Australia v Canada (Pool A) 4.30pm
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Australia v Spain (Pool B) 11am
Skeet Shooting – Paul Adams
Men’s Qualification Day 1 10.30am
Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Australia v US (Opening Round) 11am
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
100m Backstroke heats from 8.02pm
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Australia v China (Pool B) 1.15pm
Skeet Shooting – Paul Adams
Men’s Qualification Day 2 11am
Men’s final 4.50pm
Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall
Australia v Mexico (Opening Round) 9pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
100m Backstroke semi-finals from 12.53pm
(Possible) 200m Individual Medley heats from 8.56pm
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Australia v Netherlands (Pool A) 7.20pm
Football - Teagan Micah
Australia v US (Group G) 6pm
Softball (Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall)
Bronze medal match 2pm
Gold medal match 9pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
100m Backstroke final at 11.51am
(Possible) 200m Individual Medley semi-finals from 12.58pm
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Australia v Japan (Pool B) 7.30pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
(Possible) 200m Individual Medley final 12.45pm
Golf – Cameron Smith
Men’s Competition (First round strokeplay) from 8.30am
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Australia v New Zealand (Pool B) 10.15pm
Rugby 7s – Evania Pelite
Australia v Japan (Pool C) 11.30am
Australia v China (Pool C) 6.30pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
200m Backstroke heats from 9.08pm
Golf – Cameron Smith
Men’s Competition (Second round strokeplay) from 8.30am
Football – Teagan Micah
Women’s quarterfinals from 6pm
Rugby 7s – Evania Pelite
Australia v US (Pool C) 11.30am
Women’s quarterfinals from 6.30pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
200m Backstroke semi-finals from 12.35pm
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Australia v Spain (Pool A) 8.50pm
Golf – Cameron Smith
Men’s Competition (Third round strokeplay) from 8.30am
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Australia v Argentina (Pool B) 12.45pm
Rugby 7s – Evania Pelite
Women’s Semifinals from noon
Women’s Bronze medal match 6.30pm
Women’s Gold medal match 7pm
Swimming – Kaylee McKeown
200m Backstroke final 11.37pm
Golf – Cameron Smith
Men’s Competition (Final round strokeplay) from 8.30am
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Australia v South Africa (Pool A) 8.50pm
Football – Teagan Micah
Women’s semi-finals from 6pm
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Women’s quarterfinals from 10.30am
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Women’s quarterfinals from 3pm
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Women’s semi-finals from 11.30am
Football – Teagan Micah
Women’s Bronze medal match 6pm
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Women’s Semi-finals from 4.30pm
Football – Teagan Micah
Women’s Gold medal match noon
Hockey – Renee Taylor
Women’s Bronze medal match 11.30am
Women’s Gold medal match 8pm
Water Polo – Bronwen Knox
Women’s Bronze medal match 2.40pm
Women’s Gold medal match 5.30pm
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