I think this comes down to Calderano, Harimoto, Jorgic, Lebrun, Qiu and Yun-ju. I think the pressure will be too much for young Lebrun

Teddy Riner (France) will attempt to add a third Olympic title to his resume at home. He could only win bronze in Tokyo though

Basically, this division is one of the more open; with even the favourite having some question marks around her that don’t exist elsewhere.

Keirin is the sprint event that most lends itself to a shock. It showed itself to be a hard track to overtake with its long turns.

The best riders usually congregate in France every year for the Tour De France. This will come not long after the 2024 event

A few months ago, predicting anyone but Korda to win a female event would have seemed silly. However, her form has taken a real dip.

Germany has a particular hold over this event, having won nine of the last ten renewals and eleven of the last thirteen World Championships.

McIntosh is maybe the form shooter of 2024 in any discipline whilst Duestad has been so consistently strong over the last few years.

This feels like a big four of Errigo, Kiefer, Thibus and Volpi. Fencing is not necessarily an event where the favourites prevail.

The final should be one of the anticipated matchups of the Olympics as Yifan/Qingchen take on Baek/Lee.

Egypt, Hungary and South Korea all have two potential contenders whilst Prades can surely do well at home.

Netherlands have dominated, winning three of the last four, losing the other by penalty shootout and winning the last three World Cups.

There is a possibility that Japan can score a clean sweep on the podium here. However, it does feel unlikely.

This discipline will make its debut at the Olympics as its own entity. Poland and Indonesia are dominating this event

United States have won medals at every edition of this event since 2000 and they have a strong hand.

South Korea has won five of the last six Olympic competitions. They have the most strength in depth

This is mainly a battle of names that Olympic fans recognise. The top four from Tokyo could find themselves in those positions again

Perhaps their own challenge is against history and the legacy that this team creates moving forward. 

This feels destined to be a France v Denmark final. It has been at the last two Olympics. However, they are playing in the same group

France will line up with strong chances here in the form of the last two world champions. Dorian Coninx (France) won the title in 2023.