Who are Team GB s athletes to watch
Team GB will be represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes set to compete across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012.
For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB will also be taking more women than men to a summer Olympic Games.
Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB is taking 201 female (53.5%) and 175 male athletes (46.5%) to Tokyo thanks to impressive qualification performances from British female athletes across sports and an increased number of female events at the Games.
Team GB 2021: who are the British athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
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was still there forjapan in the softball this morning, despite the empty stadium. that will be a recurring theme. parris. .. great britain s women were also off to a 2 0 winning start in the football. and white! yes! brilliant. but with only staff to cheer them on. for the athletes still waiting their turn, though, being here is a relief, regardless of the obstacles. we re lucky we are here. | no audience or audience, we re here to kind of do. the very bestjob we can. that s what we ve prepared for and to be honest, - it ll still be amazing being in the arena, | it s an olympic games at the end of the day, | it s the biggest sporting event in the world. - the pandemic has changed everything. tokyo is in a state of emergency. this has been the longest thing ever. athletes like british sprinter asha philip faced huge waits at the airport. konnichiwa. tracking and health apps had to be installed onto phones and a negative test returned before they could leave hours later. covid has alread