The Olympic Games triathlon action gets under way early on Monday in Tokyo with the men battling for gold in the Japanese capital.
More than 50 stars will line up in a bid to become the 2020 champion (or 2021, whatever you prefer), with Jonathan Brownlee and Alex Yee representing Great Britain.
They have a tough test in what looks a wide open race with a number of athletes going in with genuine podium prospects.
With no fans allowed at Tokyo events due to the ongoing pandemic, it is TV viewers only and here is your guide to who will line up Sunday/Monday (depending on where you are in the world), and what number they will wear.
Official start list and bib numbers – Men
| BIB NUMBER | ATHLETE | NATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayler Reid | NZL |
| 2 | Hayden Wilde | NZL |
| 3 | Justus Nieschlag | GER |
| 4 | Jonas Schomburg | GER |
| 5 | Léo Bergere | FRA |
| 6 | Dorian Coninx | FRA |
| 7 | Vincent Luis | FRA |
| 8 | Dmitry Polyanskiy | ROC |
| 9 | Igor Polyanskiy | ROC |
| 10 | Jacob Birtwhistle | AUS |
| 11 | Matthew Hauser | AUS |
| 12 | Aaron Royle | AUS |
| 14 | Stefan Zachäus | LUX |
| 15 | Tyler Mislawchuk | CAN |
| 16 | Matthew Sharpe | CAN |
| 17 | Russell White | IRL |
| 18 | Bence Bicsák | HUN |
| 19 | Tamás Tóth | HUN |
| 20 | Fernando Alarza | ESP |
| 21 | Javier Gomez Noya | ESP |
| 22 | Mario Mola | ESP |
| 23 | Felix Duchampt | ROU |
| 24 | Joao Pereira | POR |
| 25 | Joao Silva | POR |
| 26 | Jelle Geens | BEL |
| 27 | Marten Van Riel | BEL |
| 28 | Lukas Hollaus | AUT |
| 29 | Alois Knabl | AUT |
| 30 | Kenji Nener | JPN |
| 31 | Makoto Odakura | JPN |
| 32 | Mehdi Essadiq | MAR |
| 33 | Rostislav Pevtsov | AZE |
| 34 | Manoel Messias | BRA |
| 35 | Gianluca Pozzatti | ITA |
| 36 | Delian Stateff | ITA |
| 37 | Ran Sagiv | ISR |
| 38 | Shachar Sagiv | ISR |
| 39 | Diego Moya | CHI |
| 40 | Crisanto Grajales | MEX |
| 41 | Irving Perez | MEX |
| 42 | Mohamad Maso | SYR |
| 43 | Kristian Blummenfelt | NOR |
| 44 | Gustav Iden | NOR |
| 45 | Casper Stornes | NOR |
| 46 | Andrea Salvisberg | SUI |
| 47 | Max Studer | SUI |
| 48 | Marco Van Der Stel | NED |
| 49 | Jorik Van Egdom | NED |
| 50 | Richard Murray | RSA |
| 51 | Henri Schoeman | RSA |
| 52 | Kevin McDowell | USA |
| 53 | Morgan Pearson | USA |
| 54 | Jonathan Brownlee | GBR |
| 55 | Alex Yee | GBR |
| 56 | Oscar Coggins | HKG |
Who will win the men’s Olympic triathlon?
Ah, the burning question, and a pretty tough one to answer.
Our guru John Levison analysed all of the leading contenders (and some live outsiders) in his big-race preview.
Men’s Olympic triathlon start time
The race starts at 0630 local time on Monday July 26. That’s 2230 BST on Sunday July 25 if you are in the UK. If you’re in the U.S the race goes off at 1730 Eastern, 1430 Pacific Time on Sunday. For all the Olympic triathlon details you need – including TV details – check out our full guide.
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