London 2012 Olympics: sport-by-sport guide
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Archery
Location: Lord's Cricket Ground
GB medal chances: One medal is a realistic prospect.
Athletics
Location: Olympic Stadium
GB medal chances: UK Athletics has set the bar for 2012 at 10 medals.
Badminton
Location: Wembley Arena
GB medal chances: One medal in both men's and mixed doubles.
Basketball
Location: Basketball Arena
GB medal chances: The goal is to reach the quarter-finals of both the men's and women's competition.
Boxing
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: Two minimum, although five are possible.
Canoe sprint
Location: Eton Dorney
GB medal chances: 11 medals are targeted.
Canoe slalom
Location: Lee Valley White Water Centre
GB medal chances: Four medals are targeted.
Track cycling
Location: Velodrome
GB medal chances: Performance Director Dave Brailsford aims to have a medal 'shout' in all 18 events.
Road cycling
Location: London and Surrey
GB medal chances: Team GB has a major chance in all disciplines.
BMX cycling
Location: BMX circuit next to Velodrome
GB medal chances: Shanaze Reade, at her best, could challenge.
Mountain bike cycling
Location: Hadleigh Farm, Essex
GB medal chances: At present there are no obvious medal contenders in the mountain bike.
Diving
Location: Aquatics Centre
GB medal chances: There are chances in men’s platform, both individual and synchro.
Equestrianism
Location: Greenwich Park
GB medal chances: Team GB are aiming to get medals in all the disciplines; eventing, dressage and show jumping and Paralympic dressage.
Fencing
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: One medal.
Football
Location: Wembley Stadium
GB medal chances: A goal of medals in both men’s and women’s football might be highly ambitious.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Location: Wembley Arena
GB medal chances: None
Artistic gymnastics
Location: North Greenwich Arena (O2)
GB medal chances: A minimum of two medals are targeted
Trampoline gymnastics
Location: North Greenwich Arena (O2)
GB medal chances: An Olympic medal is still a long-shot, but home advantage could make all the difference.
Handball
Location: Basketball Arena
GB medal chances: The aim is to reach the knockout stages (last eight), but a medal seems unlikely.
Hockey
Location: Hockey Centre
GB medal chances: One medal each for the both the men's and women's teams are being targeted.
Judo
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: Two medals are being targeted.
Modern Pentathlon
Location: Aquatics Centre, Greenwich Park, Handball Arena
GB medal chances: Primary target is to claim a medal in both the men's and the women's event.
Rowing
Location: Eton Dorney
GB medal chances: The GB rowing team are targeting three medals in 2012.
Sailing
Location: Weymouth and Portland
GB medal chances: Four to five medals have been targeted.
Shooting
Location: The Royal Artillery Barracks
GB medal chances: Two shooting medals are targeted after falling just short in Beijing.
Synchronised Swimming
Location: Aquatics Centre
GB medal chances: The focus is top six for duet, so medals seem unlikely.
Swimming
Location: Aquatics Centre
GB medal chances: The target is for better performances than Beijing where Britain won six medals with 21 finalists.
Table Tennis
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: Even one would be a major success.
Taekwondo
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: Two medals are being targeted.
Tennis
Location: Wimbledon
GB medal chances: Two are being targeted and there is every chance Andy Murray could deliver.
Triathlon
Location: Hyde Park
GB medal chances: One medal is being targeted and Alistair Brownlee is current world and European triathlon.
Indoor Volleyball
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: Highly unlikely and have only qualified through host status.
Beach Volleyball
Location: Horse Guards Parade
GB medal chances: Team GB are a wild outside hope of getting a medal.
Water Polo
Location: Aquatics Centre
GB medal chances: Outside chance for one at best.
Weightlifting
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: The aim is to get 'lifters into the finals so medals are not on the agenda.
Wrestling
Location: ExCeL
GB medal chances: The hope is to qualify at least five wrestlers competing, with one or two achieving a top eight finish.
