The first full day of Olympic action takes place on August 6. Sportsmail has put together a guide to the seven to follow throughout the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Sir Bradley Wiggins has become the most decorated British Olympian in history after winning his eighth individual medal, as part of the men's team pursuit squad.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s rivalry with fellow British poster girl Jessica Ennis-Hill has been one of the big stories of the Games so far, but little has been heard about her father.

DALEY THOMPSON: The achievement of Jessica Ennis-Hill in winning back-to-back medals in the Olympic heptathlon places her alongside the best British athletes in history.

It's HOT OR NOT time once again, as IAN LADYMAN runs the rule over the good and bad from the world of sport this week, including Glenn Hoddle, Gary Neville and Mark Cavendish.

The Scottish runner has been in fine form and she leads a team packed with medal prospects. Performance director Neil Black said he is 'pleased with the blend of the team' for the championships.

With the World Championships in London just around the corner, the excitement levels are slowly starting to build. WILL KELLEHER takes a look at the athletes that fans should watch out for.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Johnson-Thompson, there was a degree of redemption, considering it was this discipline that wrecked her chances in the heptathlon.

UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos has defended Britain's performance at the World Championship by claiming an athletics medal is the hardest prize to win in sport.

The 25-year-old is favourite for the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships, which were getting under way on Thursday but has played down her chances of winning.

In the space of a pentathlon on Friday, Johnson-Thompson ran, jumped and threw her way out of the realm of perennial underachiever and into one reserved for world champions.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson insists she has no plans to switch away from heptathlon to jumping events - but has indicated she is open to contesting a decathlon before the close of her career.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits top of the leaderboard after the opening morning of the heptathlon at the European Championships.

Her haul of 4,138 points puts her 96 clear of the Olympic champion from Belgium, which is not unusual - the configuration of this event is such that she usually has the best of day one.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: After all the squirming and falling and doubting and fouling, the Kat finally let herself out of the bag. The 26-year-old can now officially call herself the world's best.

The comeback story of Katarina Johnson-Thompson (pictured with Jodie Comer) left her on the brink of tears last night and comes after several years of heartbreak on the track.

The 26-year-old broke Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record to post 6,981 points and take the title at the World Championships on Thursday. She beat defending champion Nafi Thiam by 304 points.

Johnson-Thompson could break the 12-year-old European heptathlon record, according to the former champion who played a major role in the transformation of her career.

The heptathlete, 26, shared a sun-drenched snap of herself to Instagram on Monday posing on an idyllic sea swing.

Leading athletes from Team GB have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association over 'ridiculous' marketing rules.

From the moment Andy Murray announced his premature 'retirement' from tennis in early January, it has proved to be a rollercoaster of emotions in the sporting world throughout 2019.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: I'll tell you one that surprised me - it was a message from my language tutor,' says Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece's Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still go ahead.

Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey had been hospitalized since November and was in and out of a coma from pneumonia before his death

In her complaint, Cindy Frey (nee Millican) accused Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan of negligence for failing to properly treat her late husband Glenn Frey's ulcerative colitis.

Dupri said he was simply adding on to an ongoing discussion in regards to the image and content of contemporary female rap artists.

FENDI has collaborated with world renowned artist Nicki Minaj. The collaboration is the next chapter of FENDI's FF series, entitled FENDI PRINTS ON, named after Nicki's lyrics.

Paris Jackson reached back to her inner Hippie style in a retro-suede fringe jacket and flared blue jeans for Nicki Minaj's Fendi Prints On x Nicki Minaj launch party on Tuesday.

The 37-year-old singer showcased her curvy figure in a skin-tight top with matching bottoms while heading into Mr. Jones with new hubby, Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty.

Matthew 'Matty J' Johnson, his fiancée Laura Byrne and their nine-month-old daughter Marlie-Mae are currently in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The soap star, 48, cut a casual figure as she was seen hugging her companion in the street outside a restaurant and bar in London.

Next Monday the BBC are broadcasting a special anniversary episode that will see several of the characters attend a boat party on the Thames.

The actress, who played Sonia Fowler, cut a stylish figure in a white teddy bear coat as she discussed what was in store on the soap on Zoe Ball's Breakfast show on Thursday.

Stacey Solomon left Joe Swash horrified when he returned home to find her using her whole body to mop the kitchen floor.

The former EastEnders actress, 49, was told to 'practice what you preach' by a disgruntled Twitter follower who slammed her suggestion to have one or two workmen out to pave slabs in her garden.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace slipped into a lace-trimmed black mini to pick up some shopping after being 'suspended' from the show.

Just like the rest of the nation, EastEnders star Dean Gaffney is self-isolating at home with his family. 

Ross Kemp will join NHS staff treating patients inside the 'warzone' intensive care unit at Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust for his two-part show Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline on ITV.

EastEnders fans were baffled when they believed a crew member accidentally appeared in the scene where Stuart Highway proposed to his girlfriend. 

The iconic pub had previously been shrouded in plastic sheeting and scaffolding as work on the building was underway, but the brand new pale brick exterior of the Queen Vic is now visible.

Jessie Wallace was taking extra safety precautions as she popped out for some essential shopping near her home on Thursday.

The actress, 32, gave a glimpse of behind-the-scenes life on the show as she shared a sweet Instagram snap of herself and her co-stars on Thursday.

The actress, 32, flashed a wide smile as she arrived at Global radio studios in London for an appearance on Capital breakfast show, on Thursday, to promote her new drama Brassic

With temperatures in London soaring this bank holiday weekend, Michelle Keegan was sure to lap up the August sunshine on Saturday.

The former Corrie star, 32, who married her husband Mark Wright, also 32, hit the set alongside her co-stars, including the show's writer Joe Gilgun

The actress, 32, looked radiant as ever as she modelled her latest collection for very.co.uk in a stunning photoshoot.

The former Coronation Street, 32, looked radiant in a pretty floral dress with voluminous sleeves and paired with trainers

The Our Girl actress, 32, enjoyed trying on items from her new range on Tuesday, documenting all in a video posted to Instagram

Michelle Keegan, 32, posted the pictures, which showcased her favourite memories from her Dubai hen do,  to her Instagram account on Saturday.

It seems Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte is a big fan of toilet humour. For the US swimming champion released a video in which he explains he can only pass water in the swimming pool.