From athletic to rowing to shooting, there are more than 50 Scots hoping to make a name for themselves at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
We’ve picked out 12 including Andy Murray, Jemma Reekie, Duncan Scott, and Seonaid McIntosh who we think you should keep an eye on as the Games get under way.
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Polly Swann, Seonaid McIntosh, and Duncan Scott are all hoping to make an impression in Tokyo Photo: Getty Images
. Polly Swann - rowing
An Olympic silver medallist as part of the women’s eight in Rio before returning to the University of Edinburgh to complete her medical degree. Balanced her training for Tokyo with working for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic as an interim foundation year doctor Photo: Justin Setterfield
. Kathleen Dawson - swimming
Will target the 100m in Tokyo and aim to become the first British female swimmer to win an Olympic medal since 1960. Kirkcaldy-born swimmer had to battle back from a serious knee injury in 2018 and is now aiming to be the first Scottish woman to win an Olympic swimming medal in almost 70 years Photo: Getty Images
. Jemma Reekie - athletics
One of the stars of Scottish Athletics’ “Tokyo 12”, Reekie will run the 800m. Recently set a new PB, clocking 1min 56.96sec at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco where she was edged into second place by Laura Muir. It was, nevertheless, the third-fastest 800m time by British woman. Photo: Ian MacNicol
. Callum Hawkins - marathon
British all-time number three marathon runner behind Mo Farah and Steve Jones, Hawkins’ dramatic collapse near the finishing line at the 2018 Commonwealth Games made headlines around the world. Ninth at Rio, Hawkins finished fourth at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019. Men’s marathon will bring the curtain down on the Tokyo Games on August 8. Photo: GIUSEPPE CACACE
5. Grace Reid - diving
Edinburgh diver made a splash at Rio 2016 before winning silver at the 2017 World Championships. Made history as the first woman ever to win a Commonwealth Games diving gold for Scotland when she triumphed in the one-metre springboard in Gold Coast in 2018 Photo: Alex Broadway
6. Andy Murray - tennis
Already an Olympic history-maker as the only player to retain a tennis singles title at the Games. Won in 2012 and 2016 and is equally ambitious about Tokyo. “My goal is to try and win a medal – ideally a gold one,” he said. The 34-year-old will be joined in Team GB by brother Jamie who will compete in the doubles. Photo: Julian Finney
7. Katie Archibald - cycling
A gold medallist at Rio in the women's team pursuit, Archibald is one of five Scots in the British cycling team for Tokyo. Alongside team pursuit, Archibald is set to go for gold in the inaugural women's Olympic Madison in Tokyo, a two-rider event that is one of the oldest disciplines in track cycling. Photo: Barrington Coombs
8. Laura Muir - athletics
European champion will focus solely on 1500m in Tokyo, despite breaking the Scottish 800m record in Monaco earlier this month. Finished seventh in the 1500m Olympic final in Rio and an agonising fourth at the World Championships in London in 2017. Since then she has become a European champion and burnished her collection of Diamond League victories. Photo: Ian MacNicol