| GILL | Jacko ___, New Zealand shotputter, finalist at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics (4) |
| PEATY | Adam, British swimmer who won gold in the 100 metres breaststroke at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics (5) |
| PAKISTAN | Runner-up and losing finalist at the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| KIAS | Cars such as the Rio and Soul |
| ANTIPODES | Rio and Tokyo, approximately |
| GEOFFCAPES | Late shotputter, strongman and Highland Games champion born in 1949 (5,5) |
| ATHLETE | Hurdler or shotputter |
| EKKA | Identify the surname of this 2022 Arjuna Awardee for hockey, who was part of the Indian team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and won medals at the 2014, 2018 and 2023 Asian Games. |
| FIJI | Which country won gold in the men's rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics? (4) |
| RISE | 2016 Katy Perry hit prominently featured at the Rio Olympics |
| NICK | _ Kyrgios, Australian tennis player; finalist at Wimbledon in 2022 (4) |
| KARL | _ Howman, EastEnders' Buster who played Jacko in the Brush Strokes (4) |
| ZIKA | Viral concern at the Rio Olympics |
| JANA | ___ Novotna: losing finalist at Wimbledon in 1993 against Steffi Graf? |
| FIVE | Before Jacko went solo he was part of this pop group, The Jackson ... |
| HAJI | Giri/_, BBC drama set in London and Tokyo (4) |
| MUIR | Laura, Scottish athlete who won silver in the women's 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (4) |
| ADAM | Team GB swimmer who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (4,5) |
| RAND | Mary ---, British gold, silver and bronze medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| SAMU | Australia and Tokyo Sungoliath centre (4) |
