Were crowds allowed in the Games arenas then Horigome may well have been installed as favourite with the home ground advantage.

Even so, on the second line of betting behind American Nyjah Huston he represents phenomenal value, especially with the favourite already slamming conditions in the athlete’s village.

The Tokyo native has finished in the top two in both of his street warm up events, coming second in the Dew Tour in Des Moines before taking out the World Championships gold in Rome last month.

I am happy to follow back him in to take out overall honours in his home country.

BET: Yuta Horigome to Win at $3.00