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When to watch our Olympic stars

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. 

Olympic timetable

(Qld time - one hour ahead of Tokyo)

Wednesday July 21

Football – Teagan Micah

Australia v New Zealand (Group G) 9.30pm

Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall

Australia v Japan (Opening Round) 10am

Thursday July 22

Softball - Chelsea Forkin and Jade Wall

Australia v Italy (Opening Round) 4pm

Redcliffe-born Kaylee McKeown. Picture Delly Carr Swimming Australia

Saturday July 24

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

Sunday July 25

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

Teagan Micah who went to Redcliffe State High School, who made her international debut for the Matildas last month.

Monday July 26

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

Tuesday July 27

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

Paul Adams, who lives in North Lakes and works at Kippa-Ring,aiming for top in Tokyo. Picture: Shooting Australia

Wednesday July 28

Hockey – Renee Taylor

Australia v Japan (Pool B) 7.30pm

Swimming – Kaylee McKeown

(Possible) 200m Individual Medley final 12.45pm

Thursday July 29

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

Cameron Smith, who is still a member at Wantima Country Club, Brendale

Friday July 30

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

Saturday July 31

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

Renee Taylor who played as a junior at Redcliffe Leagues Hockey Club, who is at her first Olympic Games

Sunday August 1

Golf – Cameron Smith

Men’s Competition (Final round strokeplay) from 8.30am

Water Polo – Bronwen Knox

Australia v South Africa (Pool A) 8.50pm

Monday August 2

Football – Teagan Micah

Women’s semi-finals from 6pm

Hockey – Renee Taylor

Women’s quarterfinals from 10.30am

Evania Pelite, who played for Deception Bay Raiders, is off to her second Olympics. Picture RugbyAU Media

Tuesday August 3

Water Polo – Bronwen Knox

Women’s quarterfinals from 3pm

Wednesday August 4

Hockey – Renee Taylor

Women’s semi-finals from 11.30am

Thursday August 5

Football – Teagan Micah

Women’s Bronze medal match 6pm

Water Polo – Bronwen Knox

Women’s Semi-finals from 4.30pm

Bronwen Knox, who is still playing for North Brisbane Polo Bears at Albany Creek, will set an Australian record in Tokyo.

Friday August 6

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

Saturday August 7

Water Polo – Bronwen Knox

Women’s Bronze medal match 2.40pm

Women’s Gold medal match 5.30pm