MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES ON DAY 8 AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
* Kaylee McKeown can become the first Australian since the great Shane Gould to win three individual gold medals in a single Olympics when she looks to add the 200m IM to her two backstroke titles.
* Ariarne Titmus will seek to deny American great Katie Ledecky her fourth consecutive Olympic title in the 800m freestyle.
* Australia’s 4x100m mix medley relay are also among the favourites to snare another gold.
* Tennis veterans Matt Ebden and John Peers take on Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram for gold in the men’s doubles.
* Jack Robinson can win Australia’s second surfing medal after Owen Wright’s Tokyo bronze, through to the semi-finals in Teahupo’o.
* After a day’s delay due to a lack of wind, Sydney windsurfer Grae Morris is guaranteed a medal, with the final in Marseille to decide what colour.
* With a mentor in Rio single sculls champion Kim Brennan, Tara Rigney is primed for a podium position in Paris while the men’s and women’s eight are also in the medal races.
* Cycling trio Michael Matthews, Simon Clarke and Ben O’Connor, who replaced the injured Lucas Plapp are Australian hopefuls in the men’s road race.
OTHER MAJOR AUSTRALIANS ACTION
* The Hockeyroos are back in action, taking on Spain as they look to maintain their unbeaten record and remain top of their pool.
* Australia and Hungary are tied for second spot in their men’s water polo pool as they line up in a crunch clash.
* Finding their groove, Australia’s 3×3 women’s basketball team are now eyeing the scalp of France.
* Charlie Senior (57kg men’s) will fly the flag for the Aussie boxing team, all competing in the round of 16.
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
* China’s Zheng Qinwen and Croatian Donna Vekic will meet in the final of the women’s singles at Roland Garros.
*The women’s 100m final will be run and won with double sprint world champion Sha’Carri Richardson huntin her first gold.
GOLD MEDALS UP FOR GRABS ON DAY 8: 31
Source Agencies
