Ireland’s Chloe Magee and Scott Evans both face strong opponents in the opening round of the Olympic badminton competition.
Magee, from Raphoe Co Donegal, will take on Estonia’s Katie Tolmoff. At 46th in the world, Tolmoff is ranked 28 places above the Irish number one.
Evans will meet Germany’s Marc Zweibler, who defeated Evans in the semi-finals of the Irish Championships in Lisburn last December, and is ranked 23 places higher in the world rankings.