Australia duo Jess Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre have qualified for the rowing women’s pairs final after winning their semi-final in Paris on Wednesday.
After crusing past America’s Azja Czajkowski and Jess Thoennes with about 300m remaining, the Australians registered a time of 7:14.14.
However, in the other semi-final, the world champion Dutch pair of Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester notched the fastest time with 7:10.16.
The final takes place on Friday at 6.54pm AEST.
AUSSIE NO. 1 SEED SUFFERS SHOCK LOSS
Australian boxer Shannan Davey’s has suffered a unanimous decision loss to Bulgaria’s Rami Mofid Kiwan in the men’s 71 kilogram round of 16 at North Paris Arena.
The No. 1 seed’s Olympic campaign is over after losing 30-27 on all five cards.
Davey is the sixth Australian boxer to be knocked out of the Paris Games, joining the lieks of Tokyo medallist Harry Garside.
Super heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana Jnr remains the only Australian to have registered a win in Paris this week.
DAY 5 PREVIEW
There’s plenty of potential Aussie success in tonight’s Olympics action, with paddler Jess Fox looking to add more gold to her cabinet, BMX Freestyle rider Logan Martin hoping to defend his crown and the Matilda’s back in action against the United States.
Australian golden girl Jess Fox is set to try and add another medal to her cabinet when she looks to defend her C1 canoe slalom crown.
Fox, who carried the Australian flag at the Opening Ceremony, cruised into the semi-final of the C1 with the second-fastest time in qualifying, despite an error in her second heat run.
Gate seven was where she made a minor error, but she was still only 0.61 seconds behind Czechia’s Gabriela Satkova.
Her father Richard said on Channel 9 that it was “a good run” that “she’ll have enjoyed”.
Fox finally won her first K1 title after medalling in the past three Olympic campaigns.
‘You’ve got Patty hot or not’ | 00:45
Australian BMX Freestyle rider Logan Martin is looking to defend his Tokyo title later tonight after another superb qualifying performance, finishing third.
He posted an average score of 89.39 from his two runs, narrowly qualifying behind Brit Kieran Reilly and American Marcus Christopher.
“I’m definitely stoked, the main goal today was to pull two runs and make it through to tomorrow where it’s only one run counts, so I’m pretty happy with the way I rode,” Martin said.
“This day I probably have more nerves because it’s two runs and two count.
“You don’t really get that safety run, although tomorrow I have to step up my tricks.
“I do enjoy the heat and riding in the heat, I enjoy sweating and all that sort of stuff. It’s very warm but I can manage OK. Just trying to stay in the shade to be honest, drinking lots of water, and stay out of the sun.”
Matty & the Missile: Full episode, Day 4 | 22:24
The Matildas are looking to keep their Olympic dream alive when they take on global football powerhouse the United States from 3am AEST.
The Matildas have beaten America just once in 33 attempts, with the USA winning four of the seven gold medals since women’s football joined the Olympics in ‘96 and beating Australia in the bronze medal match in Tokyo.
The Tillies were torched by Germany in their opening game 3-0, before coming from the clouds to edge out Zambia 6-5 in their recent clash.
It means the Matildas sit third in their group on three points, behind the USA (6 points), Germany (3, but with better goal difference than Aus), and ahead of Zambia (0).
Tony Gustavsson’s side will be hoping to put in a solid performance and there’s a variety of different scenarios that can play out depending on the result.
Biles buries demons with unreal routine | 00:55
It’s set to be another bumper day for the Aussies in the pool as well, with plenty of medal hopefuls set to do their thing.
Kyle Chalmers, Mollie O’Callaghan and Zac Stubblety-Cook headline our best medal hopes.
NOTABLE AUSSIE EVENTS SCHEDULE (All times AEST)
18:45 Men’s Triathlon [Medal Event] (Luke William and Matthew Hauser)
21:10 Cycling BMX Freestyle Women’s Park Final [Medal Event] (Natalya Diehm)
21:15 Women’s Hockey AUSTRALIA vs USA
22:00 Women’s Water Polo Netherlands vs AUSTRALIA
22:45 Cycling BMX Freestyle Men’s Park Final [Medal Event] (Logan Martin)
23:30 Canoe Slalom Women’s Canoe Single Semifinal (Jessica Fox)
23:30 Shooting Trap Women’s Final [Medal Event] (Catherine Skinner, Penny Smith TBC)
01:25 Canoe Slalom Women’s Canoe Single Final [Medal Event] (Jessica Fox)
01:30 Women’s Basketball 3×3 AUSTRALIA vs Germany
01:30 Artistic Gymnastics Men’s All-Around Final [Medal Event] (Jesse Moore)
03:00 Women’s Football AUSTRALIA vs United States
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