LIAM KILLEEN
Mountain biking. Final: 9am
The absence of Filip Meirhaeghe has thrown this event wide open, for the Belgian, who last month admitting taking EPO, would have been a warm favourite. Roel Paulissen, his team-mate, now assumes the favourite’s mantle, ahead of Julien Absalon, of France. Liam Killeen would be a shock winner, but the Malvern rider may not be too far away from the places.
ARGENTINA v PARAGUAY
Football. Final: 8am
Argentina has not won an Olympic title in any sport since 1952, but will be favourites to break the drought in the football. They also have the star of the tournament, the 20-year-old Carlos Tevez, who leads the tournament scorers with seven goals. Tevez, who plays for Boca Juniors, signed his first contract when he was just eight years old.
STEVE BACKLEY
Javelin. Final: 6.40pm
Backley only just qualified for this, his fourth and final Olympic final. Whatever happens here, he will pack up his javelin after the sixth round (or the third if he is not in the top eight at that point) and never raise it again in international competition. The chances of the 35-year-old becoming the only British athlete to win medals at four successive Games are slim, as are the chances of Jan Zelezny, his friend, becoming only the fourth person in Olympic history to win four individual titles in the same event. But you should watch, just in case either happens.
LEON TAYLOR
Diving, 10m platform Final: 7pm
Half an hour after Kelly Holmes goes in the 800 metres, Taylor also attempts an Olympic double, though at a slightly more modest level. Along with Peter Waterfield, Taylor won Britain’s first medal of these Games, a silver in the 10 metres synchro. He has the semi-final first (at 10am), but should make the final, with an outside chance of a second medal.
KELLY HOLMES
1,500m. Final: 6.30pm
Holmes talked sensibly after the 800 metres final about the adrenalin she had expended in winning the gold medal and the possibility that it could count against her in the 1,500 metres. Well, the following evening, the 34-year-old looked as fresh as ever in the first round of the 1,500 metres and, two days later, looked even better in the semi-final. Only one Briton had won the Olympic 800 metres before Holmes (Ann Packer in 1964) and none has won the longer event. For Holmes to do the double would be a monumental achievement, but it’s on the cards.