Ireland's Olympic sailors get their campaigns under way off Enoshima Island in the early hours of Sunday morning, with Annalise Murphy marking her third Games in the women’s single-handed event.
Having narrowly missed the podium at London 2012 and then taken silver at Rio 2016, the National Yacht Club competitor has once again set her sights firmly on medalling for Ireland.
Murphy lines up in the Laser Radial – now known as the ILCA 6 – a 10-race series to decide the top 10 places for a medal race final on Sunday, 1 August.
Ireland’s second boat features the Olympic debut of Rob Dickson and Sean Waddilove in the men’s skiff event. Their series is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, with a medal race on Monday, 2 August.
The pair qualified Ireland earlier this year at the Lanzarote Spring Championship, where they also won bronze.
"The facilities and arrangements in place are set to make this an outstanding Olympic sailing venue," commented Irish Sailing performance director James O’Callaghan.
"Apart from the necessary Covid-19 restrictions, we couldn’t be happier, and our only regret is not being able to mix with the Japanese people who have been super-welcoming, even at a distance."
The three Irish sailors and support staff have been on-site for two weeks and are fully acclimatised to the extreme heat and humidity.
