By Will Castle

The return to the big stage of a legend and the continued threat to Chinese dominance are the major headlines on Day 4.

The women’s team gymnastics final will attract worldwide attention with Simone Biles leading Team USA on her return to the Games.

Having won four golds and a silver in Rio, she left Tokyo without a gold and with mental health issues to work through, but two years away from competition revitalised the 27-year-old and she is back to go for more history. 

Triathlon starts an action-packed day and brings with it a great chance of a medal for Team GB with Tokyo silver medallist Alex Yee looking to upgrade that result.

He has had a fascinating rivalry with Hayden Wilde of New Zealand, Yee got the better of the Kiwi at the Commonwealth Games and the result could well come down to a sprint finish. 

The next medals will come in shooting with the mixed team 10m air pistol final before Matthew Coward-Holley will look to add to his bronze from Tokyo in the men’s trap final at 2.30pm. 

Mima Ito is known as the greatest threat to the Chinese squad, who traditionally have a stranglehold over this event, and she will hope to continue to fuel the fire in the mixed doubles. 

Alongside the now-retired Jun Mizutani, Ito became the first Japanese Olympic champion in the sport defeating Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen of China and her crown is on the line on Day 4. 

The women take over the Stade de France for the final day of the rugby sevens with Australia on the warpath. 

The side led by Charlotte Caslick won gold in Rio but finished fifth in Tokyo. They bounced back in sensational style, dominating the 2022 World Cup Sevens circuit and Commonwealth Games. 

They finished second to their old enemies New Zealand in the 2022-23 edition, with the same result this season, while Great Britain will need an upturn in fortunes to improve on their fourth-place finishes at both Rio and Tokyo.

The swimming pool is the place to see records broken on Day 4 with Kaylee McKeown defending her 100m backstroke title.

The Australian already holds the world and Olympic record, with the latter broken at every stage of the competition in Tokyo.

Britain’s swimmers will hope to etch their names into history in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay as the defending champions Tom Dean, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott and James Guy go in search of the world record. 

The quartet missed the time set by Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, David Walters and Ricky Berens of the USA by just 0.03 seconds in Tokyo but have been threatening to take the record over the past Olympic cycle.

Gold medals will also be awarded in fencing and judo while Great Britain’s men will battle the Netherlands in a titanic group stage battle in hockey.

Do Not Miss: The Women’s Team Final will see the return of Simone Biles to the final of the Olympic competition she withdrew from three years ago in Tokyo due to a mental health issue. 

The seven-time Olympic medallist, and four-time Olympic champion, is looking back to her best as Team USA look to reclaim their crown after silver last time. 

Star of the Day: Alex Yee burst on to the scene with silver in Tokyo last time out and he now has a real chance to claim a maiden individual Olympic gold in a British triathlon squad which doesn’t feature a Brownlee for the first time since Beijing 2008. Expect him to be challenged by rival Hayden Wilde. 

Best Brit(s): All eyes will be on the clock as Great Britain look to defend their 4x200m freestyle gold in the pool just before 9pm. The quartet of Tom Dean, James Guy, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott could all line up for Team GB again as they chase down the world record they missed by just 0.03 seconds in Tokyo. 

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