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Minnesota athletes will be competing in basketball, volleyball and swimming on Tuesday, but because of the time difference — Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Minnesota — many of the competitions will air Monday night in Minnesota. 

, Minn., will race in the 100 meter backstroke final. The competition is set to air on KARE 11 at around 8:30 p.m. 

Smith, along with teammate Rhyan White, stand a strong chance to medal, with tough competition from Canadian Kylie Masse and Australian Kaylee McKeown, who holds the current world record at 57.45. Regan set a new  Olympic record at 57.86 during the semifinals. 

, with Minnesota Lynx players Sylvia Fowles and Napheesa Collier, will play against Nigeria to kick-off group play. You can watch the game at 11:40 p.m. on the USA Network cable channel.

, including Minnesota’s Jordan Thompson, will play China starting at 9:05 p.m. Central Time, but the broadcast will start on Tuesday, July 27 at 5 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.

Former Minnesota Gopher swimmer Bowe Becker was part of 

 for the 4x100, beating Italy and Australia with at time of 3 minutes, 8.97 seconds, the third-fastest relay in history.

The women’s gymnastic team, which includes Minnesota’s Sunisa Lee, 

 in the team qualifying competition. They’ll compete for the gold on Tuesday.

, which included Minnesota’s Shane Wiskus, finished fifth in the team final. 

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