TOKYO - For three current and former NM State student-athletes and coaches, the quest for Olympic gold has officially begun.

With the opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially in the books, a trio of women affiliated with NM State athletics - women's track & field volunteer assistant coach Rachel Dincoff, swimming & diving student-athlete Lina Khiyara and former women's golf student-athlete Alena Sharp - have their sights set on Olympic medals in their respective events in Japan.

For Dincoff (women's discus, competing for the USA) and Khiyra (women's swimming, competing for Morocco), they will have to compete in qualifying rounds for each of their respective events in order to advance to the medal round. Sharp (competing for Canada), meanwhile, will take part in the four-day women's golf individual stroke play event.

Aggie fans around the globe can follow along. A complete listing of events, competition dates and competition times for each competing NM State participant can be located below. Links to the specific Olympic venue for each event are also located below. Housed within those links are links to schedules and results for each event at the specific venue. The NBC family of networks will broadcast over 5,000 hours of Olympic event coverage and a complete coverage schedule of all events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can by found by visiting this link.

Note: Tokyo, Japan's time zone (JST) is 15 hours ahead of MST.

Rachel Dincoff (USA) | Women's Track & Field Volunteer Assistant Coach
Olympic Event | Women's Discus (Group A qualifying rounds) or Women's Discus (Group B qualifying rounds)
Date/Time | Friday, July 30 • 6:30 p.m. MT (Group A) | Friday, July 30 • 7:55 p.m. MT (Group B)
Location/Venue | Olympic Stadium
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

Olympic Event (if qualified for) | Women's Discus (finals/medal round)
Date/Time | Monday, August 2 • 5:00 a.m. MT
Location/Venue | Olympic Stadium
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

Alena Sharp (Canada) | NM State Women's Golf student-athlete (1999-03)
Olympic Event | Women's Golf (opening round)
Date/Time | Tuesday, August 3 | 4:30 p.m. MT
Location/Venue | Kasumigaseki Country Club
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

Lina Khiyara (Morocco) | NM State Women's Swimming & Diving student-athlete (2021-pres.)
Olympic Event | 200m freestyle (heats)
Date/Time | Monday, July 26 | 4:02 a.m. MT
Location/Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

Olympic Event (if qualified for) | 200m freestyle (semifinals)
Date/Time | Monday, July 26 | 7:30 p.m. MT
Location/Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

Olympic Event (if qualified for) | 200m freesytle (finals/medal round)
Date/Time | Tuesday, July 27 | 7:41 p.m. MT
Location/Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre
How/Where to Watch | NBC Olympics

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