London Olympic Games begin in 27th July( some competitions start early).
Five athletes related to Niigata participate in the games
Here are  a list of the athletes.

Sailing(Men's RS-X)
Makoto Tomizawa
Born in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Pref.
Toyota Motor East Japan 

RaceSchedule
31 July Race 1, 2
1 August Race 3,4
2 August Race 5,6
4 August Race 7,8
5 August Race 9,10
7 Ausust Medal Race

After ten races, the ten best athletes progress to the medal race.

Football(Men's Competion)
Gotoku Sakai
Born in Sanjo, Niigata Pref.VfB Sttutgart

Daisuke Suzuki
Born in Tokyo
Albirex Niigata

Game Schedule
First Round, Group
26 July(14:45BST) vs Spain
29 July(17:00BST) vs Morocco
1 August(17:00BST) vs Hondurus
Two best teams of each group progress to knockout stage.

Athletics Women's 400M Hurdles
Satomi Kubokura
Born in Hokkadio
Niigata Albirex Running Club

Round1
5 August(19:00BST)
Semi Final
6 August(20:15BST)
Final
8 August(20:45BST)
All the races are held at the Olympic Satdium


Megumi Kamionobe
*Back-Up player
She could register to the team if someone couldn't play due to an injury.
She will stay with the team during the competition.  

Born in Kanagawa Pref.
Albirex Niigata Ladies

First Round, Group F
25 July(17:00BST) vs Canada at City of Coventry Stadium
28 July(12:00BST) vs Sweden at City of Coventry Stadium
31 July((14:30BST) vs South Africa at Millennium Stadium
Top two teams of the group go through to the knockout stage and two best third placed teams of all the three groups also progress.