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.

Team GB and Team USA already have a slew of medals under their belt, but as these adorable photographs show, each and every one of our Olympians had to start somewhere.

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.

Britain's golden girls Jessica Ennis-Hill (left) and Katarina Johnson-Thompson (right) yesterday began their battle for the women’s heptathlon title in Rio de Janeiro.

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

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The heated marketing row that casts a shadow over Team GB's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics is expected to be resolved next week.

Nicki Minaj showed off her curvaceous figure in a set of sultry Instagram photos. The rapper and singer wore a body contouring brown Fendi dress and also posed with ex-con boyfriend Kenneth Petty.

On Sunday, Nicki Minaj announced her new collaboration alongside luxury label Fendi in a new Instagram video. The rapper-turned-designer, 36, served a fierce look as she struck a few poses.

Nastya Nass - a self proclaimed 'twerk icon' with nearly 7million followers - shared video of one of her boisterous classes at the Miami Beach Senior High School gym on February 28.

The actress, 43, teased that Linda could be killed off during the BBC soap's 35th anniversary special as one of Albert Square's residents meet their fate in the deadly episode.

The former EastEnders star, 27, proved family comes first as she enjoyed some quality time with her youngest child in a sweet clip uploaded to her Instagram account on Monday morning.

Emmerdale newcomer Mark Womack has revealed his soap star wife Samantha 'takes the mick' out of his line-learning style.

Our Girl series 4: First look as Michelle Keegan, 32, teased new series ahead of her final scenes as Georgie Lane after quitting the role.

Dressed as her character Corporal Georgie Lane, the actress, 32, beamed to cameras as she posed in her army gear.

In heartbreaking scenes, Georgie continued to see visions of her late husband-to-be as she attended her beloved sister's wedding, with viewers sharing their own emotional reaction.

The actress shone in a dramatic scene on Tuesday's episode of Our Girl which saw her character break down in tears over the death of Fingers.

Michael Phelps has wished his USA team-mate Ryan Lochte happy birthday as they both prepare for the Olympic Games in Rio.

Brazilian police say Lochte and other swimmers who claimed they were robbed had in fact destroyed a gas station toilet and refused to pay for the damage until a security guard waved a gun.

Bentz and Conger had drunk so much alcohol on the night of their gas station fracas they couldn't remember much about the now-infamous incident, police documents reveal.

Shamed Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte welled up on Monday as he recalled getting bum-rushed by protesters on his first night on Dancing With The Stars.

Everybody was crying on Monday night's DWTS, on the always emotional Most Memorable Year week, with dances dedicated to loves and loves lost, births and almost deaths, and personal triumphs.

Donald McAvoy, 28, who shares a father with the X-Men actor, allegedly stole the car in April from outside a house in Scotland and is behind bars another three weeks until he appears in court.

Newly-wed Stacey and Brian Paterson, from Falkirk, Scotland only realised they had been upstaged by son Jay, 8, days later when watching the video back.

A surgeon has been accused of removing a tear-duct instead of a brain tumour, before then trying to cover up the botched surgery, which took place at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - or of Rothesay as they are known in Scotland - paid a visit to the Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street, which date back to 1903, on Friday.

The 37-year-old mother-of-two locks her daughter Delta in her room at bedtime

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Jose Mourinho was revisiting his decision around Paul Pogba and the captaincy. He said it took him weeks to figure out he wasn't a captain.

WORLD OF GOLF: I blame Colin Montgomerie. It's a decade since the Scot marked the start of Ryder Cup qualifying by writing down the 12 players who he thought would make his team.

Made In Chelsea fans were left delighted when Binky Felstead announced she was returning to the show for its imminent 19th season.

Forget Caggie, Spencer and Toff - the real star of Made In Chelsea, Binky's mum, makes her grand return to the show on Monday night.

Binky Felstead shared a sweet video of daughter India and boyfriend Max Fredrik Darnton doing yoga together on Instagram on Friday.

Made In Chelsea's resident mum Jane Felstead has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to her treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

Binky Felstead might have been missing her family during the coronavirus pandemic, but she was determined to make the best of things on Saturday.

Taking to her garden, the Made In Chelsea star, 29, joked that she nearly broke her 'neck and fence' while partaking in the #upsidedownchallenge to raise money for charity Mask Our Heroes.

The Made In Chelsea star, 29, shared the sped-up video of her taking the clippers to her beau's head along with a snap of the finished style.

She works hard to maintain her figure. And Binky Felstead showed off the fruits of her labour as she shared a sizzling selfie in her lingerie on Friday.

Binky Felstead will open up about her home-life with boyfriend Max and daughter India on the Made In Chelsea series finale on Monday night.

The sweet moment was captured by the reality star, 29, who is currently isolating away from her mum Jane, otherwise known as 'mummy Felstead', like many of us during lockdown  

Looking radiant as ever, Kimberley, 29, let her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders as she showed off one of her latest designs.

With Made In Chelsea series 19 reduced to only six episodes thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the next six weeks sees old episodes being re-watched by remaining cast members.

The Made in Chelsea star, 29, posed in the light pink satin effect two piece to the delight of her 1.4 million followers.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: Coronavirus fears have prompted ITV to abandon plans to send commentators and pundits out to Rome for England's game against Italy on March 14.

Whittingham died as a result of the head injuries he suffered after falling down the stairs at a pub in Barry on March 7 having watched Wales' Six Nations clash with England.

The Spinning Around hitmaker, 51, will take to the Pyramid Stage on Sunday for the 'legends slot' and the star has already hinted that it will be emotional.

Joe Blain, 29, popped the question to his 27-year-old girlfriend Sarah Adams by arranging a plane streaming the proposal message to fly over the Somerset farm site.

England coach Jones cast a watchful eye over a training session on Wednesday as his forwards were put through their paces ahead of the weekend's Six Nations finale with Scotland.

Finn Russell was dropped from Scotland's Six Nations opener after refusing to stop drinking at the team's hotel bar and then skipping training the following morning.

The Edinburgh flanker missed last week's Six Nations opener with Ireland in Dublin due to a thigh strain and his recall to Gregor Townsend's team is the only change from that defeat.

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Women's Rugby player being treated for coronavirus spent days training near to Team GB Olympians at their base in Loughborough before she was diagnosed.

De Toekomst training complex in Amsterdam was like a scene from Armageddon as Ajax fans let their players know what the fixture means to them while there were similar scenes in Rotterdam.