The Olympic cauldron has been lit, and the sporting competitions will begin on Saturday. 13 gold medals are up for grabs, including in rugby sevens, judo, and shooting.

Due to rain, the men's street skating competition has been postponed. It will now take place on July 29.

What you need to Know about the Olympics this Saturday

'RACE of the Century'

The Games start off with a bang in the women's 400m freestyle swimming showdown, dubbed the "race for the century".

Ariarne Titmus, Australia's Olympic Champion, will be defending her title in Rio against American Katie Ledecky and Canadian Summer McIntosh.

WIND INCLEMENTS

Rain fell on the flamboyant Paris 2020 Opening Ceremony, which saw an Olympic river parade through Paris' heart and performances by Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura and Celine Dion.

The skateboarding was postponed and the stands were empty on Saturday in La Concorde. This is the largest square of the French capital, where Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.

Misidentification

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has apologized to South Korea for introducing the delegation as coming from North Korea at Friday's Opening Ceremony.

The announcer made the same introduction as the boat that carried the North Korean competitors passed. Seoul has asked the IOC to assure them that this mistake won't be repeated.

Shooting for Gold

The mixed team event at 10 metre air rifle was the first event in which China won a gold medal.

Chinese shooters won their first gold medal of the Games in more sports than any other athletes.

'DRONEGATE" HANGS OVER WOMEN’S SOCCER

Canada's female soccer players have struggled to overcome a spying controversy that saw their head coach Bev priestman expelled from the Paris Games.

New Zealand claimed that Canada staff had flown drones above their training session before their first match at the Olympics which they won.

Christine Sinclair, a former Canada soccer player who played for the national team over two decades, has claimed that players never saw drone footage. (Compiled by Richard Lough, edited by Ed Osmond.