Olympics: What to expect on day two

Andrew Nicholson, left, and Mark Todd will both compete in their seventh Olympics tonight. Photo / AP.

A look ahead towards the day two of the 2012 London Olympics and which New Zealand athletes will be competing.

Kiwis in action - schedule

Hockey:
The New Zealand women's team open their campaign with a tough first-up match against Australia. The Black Caps are out for revenge after falling to the Aussies in the final at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Rowing:
Two more of New Zealand's medal hopes hit the water for the first with the men's and women's lightweight double scull boats in action.

Louise Ayling and Julia Edward take part in their heat at 9.40pm followed by Peter Taylor and Storm Uru at 10.10pm.

Equestrian:
Mark Todd and Andrew Nicholson will both appear in their seventh Olympics when they enter the dressage course tonight on day two of eventing. Caroline Powell is also in action after Jonelle Richards and Jonathan Paget competed on day one.

Swimming:
The New Zealand swim team failed to reach a final on the opening day but will look to make amends with five swimmers taking to the blocks from 10pm. Commonwealth Games silver medalists Lauren Boyle (400m freestyle) and Gareth Kean (100m backstroke) are New Zealand's best hopes to advance in their heats with Boyle set for a possible final appearance on Monday morning (NZT).

Cycling:
New Zealand's sole female road rider Linda Villumsen joins the start line at 11pm. She might find it tough without any teammates and is rated more highly in the time trial.

Football:
The Olywhites face a must-win clash against Egypt at 11pm after losing their opening encounter 1-0 to Belarus. They will look to end a goal-scoring drought for New Zealand at the Games which has extended to 270 minutes with the Football Ferns failing to score in their two matches so far.

Tennis:
Marina Erakovic takes on Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak at Wimbledon. Wozniak is ranked 10 places below the kiwi so the New Zealand number one heads into the match as the favourite. Erakovic is expected to take the court after midnight.

Sailing:
The sailing begins in Weymouth from 11pm where Dan Slater will line up in the Finn class. Hamish Pepper and Jim Turner will compete in the men's Star at 12.35am, at the same time the women's Elliott team of Jenna Hansen, Stephanie Hazard and Susannah Pyatt also begin their Olympic campaign.

Canoe Slalom:
Rotorua canoeist Mike Dawson makes his Olympic debut in the K1 heats. His first run begins at 1.31am followed by his second run just over two hours later.

- HERALD ONLINE