With three years to run before the Tokyo Olympics, patience is the watchword as the line-up of Irish sailors in formation start their arduous journey of training and competition against a backdrop of Annalise Murphy’s silver medal success in Rio.

Ireland’s Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern finished their second Olympic appearance in 10th place overall yesterday as the medal race final was sailed in brisk conditions at the Rio Games.

You've nothing else to do today, have you?

Day Seven of the Olympic Games produced even more history from an Irish point of view, with the medals table reached finally at the end of the opening week.

Every four years, the eyes of the world are fixed on the five-ring Olympic circus. In my sport of sailing, the Games can be the culmination of four, eight or even 12 long years of hard competing.

Your one-stop guide to all the Olympic action featuring Irish athletes.

The expectations of Ireland’s sailors have been raised by Annalise Murphy’s fourth-place finish at the 2012 Olympics but the Irish Sailing Association’s performance director has described medal hopes at Rio next month as an outside shot.

Conor Phelan’s Jump Juice of the Royal Cork Yacht Club goes into action at Howth YC this afternoon as the eight event Irish Cruiser Racing Association National Championships gets underway.

The three 2012 Olympic veterans all qualified for Rio 2016 at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander yesterday.

Ireland qualified for the Laser Radial event for the Rio 2016 Olympics after Annalise Murphy finished the ISAF Sailing World Championship at Santander yesterday.

Ireland’s silver medallist pairing of Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern are still coming to terms with their display the ISAF World Cup in Hyeres, France on Saturday.

Welcome to your Monday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Irish Olympic sailors Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern from Providence Team IRL are in contention for a medal at the final day of the French ISAF World Cup regatta tomorrow, 26 April.

Less than a year after the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Irish Sailing Association yesterday announced a title sponsor for the high-performance squad currently preparing for the next Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro.

‘You are only as good as your last race,’ is the popular maxim in sailing and it is that which Ireland’s 470 pair Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan will be keeping foremost in their mind after bowing out of the 2012 Olympic regatta with a creditable fifth place yesterday.

Team Ireland can win their first medal at the Olympic games tonight when John Joe Nevin fights Oscar Valdez Fierro of Mexico in their bantamweight quarter-final.

There were mixed fortunes for Ireland’s boxers last night on a day when the track and field team also got a chance to taste the Olympic atmosphere.

Ireland’s best remaining hope of a sailing medal, Annalise Murphy, goes into her final two Laser Radial fleet races today in second place.

There will be three Irish athletes involved in the first day of track action at the Olympic Games in London today.

Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and David Burrows needed a strong start to the second half of their Olympic regatta off Weymouth, but instead find themselves fighting to stay inside the top 10 after being disqualified from their first race.

It has been a largely disappointing day for Team Ireland at the London Olympics today.

Team Ireland continued the good work at Weymouth today in their hunt for Olympic medals.

In breezes which were lighter than forecast, Annalise Murphy may have had her bubble of supremacy pricked but the Irish sailor still leads the Laser Radial class at the 2012 Olympic regatta off Weymouth and Portland in Dorset.

Annalise Murphy continues to lead the standings in the Women's Laser Radial class, despite struggling with the more variable conditions today in Weymouth.

After four races on Weymouth Bay, Annalise Murphy remains the only unbeaten sailor at the 2012 Olympic Regatta.

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy put herself firmly in the frame for Olympic sailing gold in the Laser Radial class by stretching her dream start to four straight victories.

Ireland's Olympians are producing some phenomenal performances today at London 2012.

Team Ireland's Peter O'Leary and David Burrows finished 11th in their latest race of the Men's star class today, taking them to sixth place overall.

Annalise Murphy is out to keep her good start going today in races 3 and 4 of the women's Laser Radial class.

Ireland’s Annalise Murphy made a dream start to her first Olympic regatta when she delivered a confident pair of race wins in the Laser Radial class, sailing in the brisk wind conditions which she prefers.

Hannah Craig has qualified for the women's kayak slalom Olympic semi-finals today.

Ireland's sailors have had an impressive day so far at the London Olympics.

Ireland’s Ryan Seaton and Matthew McGovern impressed and finished fourth in today's 49er class sailing at Weymouth.

Annalise Murphy was always encouraged to be independent.

Those who said it could never last were right. Having nothing at all in common, particularly when it comes to religion, does not a fruitful partnership make and the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes liaison was doomed from the off.