Glory hunters

As track-andfield events take centre stage at the Olympics, the BBC's Paula Radcliffe and Jeanette Kwakye pick their seven standout stars...

- NICK CANNON, JOHNATHON HUGHES, RICHARD MCCLURE, IAN MACEWAN

Olympics

Sat-Fri, times vary, BBC1, BBC2, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 & Discovery+

NOAH LYLES (USA)

KWAKYE: ‘Noah really tries to show off his personality by making a statement on and off the track. I love watching him run, and I love to see what crazy thing he’s going to do before a race or what colour his nails are.’

WHEN TO WATCH Men’s 100m final is on Sunday; men’s 200m final is on Thursday.

KEELY HODGKINSON (Great Britain)

RADCLIFFE: ‘Keely defended her European women’s 800m title in June and hopefully she can upgrade that on the global stage. She’s still young but we’ve got huge hopes for her. It’s going to be hard, because she’ll be up against Kenya’s world champion Mary Moraa, but it’s sure to be a fascinating race.’

WHEN TO WATCH Women’s 800m final is on Monday.