Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Athletics - Anna Grimaldi - T47 200m Sprint

  • In the heats, Anna ran 25.09, coming in first across all 3 heats (and setting a new Oceania record!). In the final race, she beat her own record with a time of 24.72, winning GOLD (NZ’s first gold of the 2024 Paris Paralympics) in NZ women’s final event of the Paralympics. (Talk about a storybook ending to this incredible Paralympic Games!)

• Para Swimming - Gabriella Smith - 200m Individual Medley SM10

  • Gabriella swam 2:38.82 in the heats, advancing her to the finals. In the finals, she swam 2:41.19, placing her in 7th overall! This ends Gabriella’s Paralympic journey - this was the debut Paralympics for the 19-year-old swimmer from Christchurch.

This wraps up the events of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, but make sure to catch the Closing Ceremony tomorrow:

• Monday 6am - Closing Ceremony

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 1 (Anna Grimaldi - Para Athletics - T47 200m Sprint)

Silver: 3 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics - T36 100m Sprint)

Bronze: 3 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi - Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint; Holly Robinson - Para Athletics - F46 Shot Put)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Cycling Road - Nicole Murray - C4-5 Road Race

  • Nicole had to withdraw from this race due to illness. This ends her Paralympic journey; she goes home with a bronze medal in the C5 3000m Individual Pursuit.

• Para Athletics - Anna Grimaldi - T47 Long Jump

  • Anna finished in 4th place in the long jump, just 1cm short of a podium finish. The event was highly competitive, with the winner jumping to a new Paralympic record, and the silver and bronze medalists both jumping personal bests. Anna will compete on Saturday night in the T47 200m Sprint.

• Para Athletics - Holly Robinson - F46 Javelin

  • Holly threw a (season’s best!) 39.03m, finishing in 6th place. This ends her Paralympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Saturday, September 7th) and early tomorrow morning (Sunday, September 8th) - all on TVNZ!

• 7:40pm - Para Swimming

  • Gabriella Smith - 200m Individual Medley SM10 (Heats)

    *3:38am - Final

• 10:40pm - Para Athletics

  • Anna Grimaldi - T47 200m Sprint (Heats)

    *5:43am - Final

*qualification-dependent

The events above are the final events of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, but make sure to catch the Closing Ceremony:

• Monday 6am - Closing Ceremony

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 3 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics - T36 100m Sprint)

Bronze: 3 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi - Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint; Holly Robinson - Para Athletics - F46 Shot Put)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Swimming - Lili-Fox Mason, Gabriella Smith - 400m Freestyle S10

  • Lili-Fox swam 5:00.42 and Gabriella swam 5:02.31, both just short of the time needed to advance to the finals. Gabriella will compete again on Saturday night in the 200m Individual Medley SM10. This ends Lili-Fox’s Paralympic journey - this was the debut Paralympics for the 19-year-old swimmer from Christchurch.

• Para Swimming - Tupou Neiufi - 50m Freestyle S8

  • Tupou swam 33.40, just short of the time needed to advance to the finals. This ends the Paralympic journey for this Tokyo 2021 gold medalist. To learn more about Tupou, this Instagram reel shares her story (and she’s featured in the “Grit + Glory” documentary on TVNZ+).

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Friday, September 6th) and early tomorrow morning (Saturday, September 7th) - all on TVNZ!

• 7:35pm - Para Cycling Road

  • Nicole Murray - C4-5 Road Race

• 8pm - Para Athletics

  • Anna Grimaldi - T47 Long Jump

• 5am - Para Athletics

  • Holly Robinson - F46 Javelin

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Saturday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Swimming, Para Athletics

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 3 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics - T36 100m Sprint)

Bronze: 3 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi - Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint; Holly Robinson - Para Athletics - F46 Shot Put)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Athletics - Dani Aitchison - T36 100m Sprint

  • Dani ran a 13.74, the fastest time in qualification, advancing her to the finals. In the final race, she ran a 13.43, winning silver (an upgrade from her bronze in this event in Tokyo 2021)! This ends her Paralympic journey - Dani goes home with 2 silver medals in the T36 100m Sprint and T36 200m Sprint!

• Para Athletics - Holly Robinson - F46 Shot Put

  • Holly won BRONZE in the shot put, with a throw of 11.88m! This is Holly’s 3rd Paralympic medal, but first in the shot put. Her first 2 Paralympics medals were in the javelin in 2016 and 2021, which she’ll compete in on Saturday morning!

• Para Cycling Road: Nicole Murray - C5 Individual Time Trial; Anna Taylor - C4 Individual Time Trial

  • Nicole finished 4th, with a time of 21:46.26, narrowly missing out on a podium spot. She will compete again on Friday in the C4-5 Road Race.

  • Anna finished 7th, with a time of 23:48.67. This ends Anna’s Paralympic journey - she goes home with a silver medal in the C4 3000m Individual Pursuit, and a new NZ record!

• Para Equestrian - Louise Duncan - Individual Event - Grade IV - PGP Test

  • Louise (and horse Showcase!) scored 64.945, finishing in 13th place, but just short of the score required to advance to the Individual Freestyle Event. This ends her Paralympic journey

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Thursday, September 5th) and early tomorrow morning (Friday, September 6th) - all on TVNZ!

• 7:54pm - Para Swimming

  • Lili-Fox Mason, Gabriella Smith - 400m Freestyle S10 (Heats)

    *3:50am - Final

• 9:15pm - Para Swimming

  • Tupou Neiufi - 50m Freestyle S8 (Heats)

    *5:56am - Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Friday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Cycling Road, Para Athletics

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 3 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics - T36 100m Sprint)

Bronze: 3 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi - Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint; Holly Robinson - Para Athletics - F46 Shot Put)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Athletics - Anna Grimaldi - T47 100m Sprint

  • Anna ran a (new Oceania record!) 12.23s in qualification, advancing her to the finals. She then beat her Oceania record AGAIN in the finals, running 12.20s and winning BRONZE! She competes again on Friday in the Long Jump T47, and Saturday in the 200m T47 Sprint. (p.s. have you listened to her podcast episode yet??)

• Para Swimming - Lili-Fox Mason - 100m Butterfly S10

  • Lili-Fox swam a time of 1:12.44, just short of the time needed to advance to the finals. (Dame Sophie Pascoe still holds the World Record and Paralympic Record in this event!) Lili-Fox will compete again on Thursday in the 400m Freestyle S10.

• Para Athletics - Anna Steven- T64 200m Sprint

  • Anna ran a (season’s best!) 29.13s in qualification, advancing her to the finals. In the final, she ran 29.37, placing her 8th overall! This ends her Paralympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Wednesday, September 4th) and early tomorrow morning (Thursday, September 5th) - all on TVNZ!

• 6pm - Para Cycling Road

  • 6:04pm - Nicole Murray (Bib #175) - C5 Individual Time Trial

  • 6:15pm - Anna Taylor (Bib #163) - C4 Individual Time Trial

• 9:22pm - Para Equestrian

  • Louise Duncan - Individual Event - Grade IV - PGP Test

• 9:47pm - Para Athletics

  • Holly Robinson - F46 Shot Put

• 10:26pm - Para Athletics

  • Dani Aitchison - T36 100m Sprint (Heats)

    *5:04am - Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Thursday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Swimming

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 2 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint)

Bronze: 2 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi- Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• No NZ women athletes competed Monday night/Tuesday morning.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Tuesday, September 3rd) and early tomorrow morning (Wednesday, September 4th) - all on TVNZ!

• 8:30pm - Para Athletics

  • Anna Steven- T64 200m Sprint (Heats)

    *5:55am - Final

• 9:33pm - Para Swimming

  • Lili-Fox Mason - 100m Butterfly S10 (Heats)

    *6:35am - Final

• 10:52pm - Para Athletics

  • Anna Grimaldi (did you listen to her podcast episode?) - T47 100m Sprint (Heats)

    *6:19am - Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Wednesday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Cyling Road, Para Equestrian (podcast guest Louise Duncan!), Para Athletics

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 2 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint)

Bronze: 1 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Athletics - Dani Aitchison - T36 200m Sprint

  • Dani won SILVER in the T36 200m Sprint, just milliseconds behind China’s Yiting Shi. This is the 2nd medal for New Zealand at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and Dani’s 3rd Paralympic medal of her career.

• Para Cycling Track - Nicole Murray - C5 3000m Individual Pursuit

  • Nicole won BRONZE in the C5 3000m Individual Pursuit with a (new NZ record) time of 3:36.206! At the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, Nicole finished 4th in this race, narrowly missing out on a medal - massive congrats to her on claiming her 1st Paralympic medal, and NZ’s 3rd medal of the 2024 Paris Paralympics!

• Shooting Para Sport - Neelam O'Neill - R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1

  • Neelam scored 629.9pts in the Air Rifle, just short of the score needed to advance to the final, and placing her in 21st place overall. This ends her Paralympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Monday, September 2nd) and early tomorrow morning (Tuesday, September 3rd) - all on TVNZ!

• No NZ women athletes are scheduled to compete Monday night/Tuesday morning.

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Tuesday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Athletics, Para Swimming

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 2 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint)

Bronze: 1 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit)

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HAPPENING NOW:

• 7:34am - Para Athletics

  • Dani Aitchison - T36 200m Sprint (Heats)

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Swimming - Tupou Neiufi - 100m Backstroke S8

  • Tupou swam with a time of 1:23.49, unfortunately just behind the qualifying time to advance to the finals. She will compete again on Thursday in the 50m Freestyle S8.

• Shooting Para Sport - Neelam O'Neill - P2 10m Air Pistol SH1

  • Neelam scored 551pts in qualifying, just shy of the score needed to advance to the finals, but placing her in 10th overall. She is the first woman to represent NZ in air pistol at the Paralympic Games, and will compete again on Sunday in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 (with teammate Greg Reid).

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Sunday, September 1st) and early tomorrow morning (Monday, September 2nd) - all on TVNZ!

• 7:30pm - Shooting Para Sport

  • Neelam O'Neill (w/ teammate Greg Reid) - R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 (Qualifications)

    *11pm - Final

• *10:23pm - Para Athletics

  • Dani Aitchison - T36 200m Sprint (Final)

• 10:24pm - Para Cycling Track

  • Nicole Murray - C5 3000m Individual Pursuit (Qual)

    *1:22am - Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Monday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• No NZ women athletes are scheduled to compete Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 1 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit)

Bronze: None yet

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Para Cycling Track - Anna Taylor- C4 3000m Individual Pursuit

  • Anna won SILVER in the C4 3000m Individual Pursuit, securing New Zealand’s first medal of the 2024 Paris Paralympics! Her qualification time also smashed her own national record by more than 6 seconds! Anna will compete again on Wednesday in the C4 Individual Time Trial (road race).

• Para Swimming - Gabriella Smith - 100m Breaststroke SB9

  • Gabriella qualified for the final with a time of 1:20.40, and finished 7th in the final race with a time of 1:20.72. She will compete again on Thursday in the 400m Freestyle S10, and Saturday in the 200m Individual Medley SM10.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Saturday, August 31st) and early tomorrow morning (Sunday, September 1st) - all on TVNZ!

• 8:14pm - Para Swimming

  • Tupou Neiufi - 100m Backstroke S8 (Heats)

• 10pm - Shooting Para Sport

  • Neelam O'Neill - P2 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Qualifications)

• *12:45am - Shooting Para Sport

  • Neelam O'Neill - P2 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Final)

• *4:06am - Para Swimming

  • Tupou Neiufi - 100m Backstroke S8 (Final)

• 7:34am - Para Athletics

  • Dani Aitchison - T36 200m Sprint (Heats)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Sunday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Shooting Para Sport, Para Cycling Track, Para Athletics

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 1 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit)

Bronze: None yet

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track - C4-5 500m Time Trial

  • Nicole finished 5th in C4-5 500m time trial with a time of 37.425! This is one better than her finish in the same event at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, and her qualification time set a New Zealand national record. Nicole competes again on Sunday in the C5 3000m Individual Pursuit (Track Cycling), Wednesday in the C5 Individual Time Trial (Road Cycling), and Friday in the C4-5 Road Race.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Friday, August 30th) and early tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 31st) - all on TVNZ!

• 8:54pm - Para Swimming

  • Gabriella Smith - 100m Breaststroke SB9 (Heats)

• 10:15pm - Para Cycling Track

  • Anna Taylor- C4 3000m Individual Pursuit (Qualifications)

• *1:17am - Para Cycling Track

  • Anna Taylor- C4 3000m Individual Pursuit (Final)

• *5:21am - Para Swimming

  • Gabriella Smith - 100m Breaststroke SB9 (Final)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Saturday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Swimming, Shooting Para Sport, Para Athletics

Medal Tracker:

None yet

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How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Thursday, August 29th) and early tomorrow morning (Friday, August 30th)

• 10pm - Para Cyling Track - TVNZ 1

  • Nicole Murray - C4-5 500m Time Trial (Qualification)

• *1:45am - Para Cyling Track - TVNZ 1

  • Nicole Murray - C4-5 500m Time Trial (Final)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Friday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Para Cycling Track, Para Swimming

Medal Tracker:

None yet

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It’s Wednesday, August 28th…which means the 2024 Paris Paralympics begin tomorrow!

What’s coming up:

• Thursday 6am - Opening Ceremony - TVNZ 1

• Thursday 10pm is when the events begin for our wāhine, so watch for our daily schedule emails (and Instagram posts) starting tomorrow!

Medal Tracker:

None yet

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Happening this morning:

• 7-9:30am - Closing Ceremony - Paris 2

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Athletics - Camille French - Marathon

  • Camille finished the marathon in 60th with a time of 2:37:21 (14:26 behind the leader). This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ally Wollaston - Omnium

  • Ally won BRONZE in the Omnium, one of the final events of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a multi-part track cycling event that combines scores from 4 different races. She came in 5th in the Scratch Race, 9th in the Tempo Race, 12th in the Elimination Race, and 2nd in the Points Race, with a total score of 125. She’ll also go home with her silver medal from the team pursuit. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews - Individual Sprint (Semifinal & Final)

  • Ellesse won GOLD in the individual sprint, adding to her gold in the keirin and silver in the team sprint! In the semifinal, Ellesse won both of her races versus the 2023 World Champion from Great Britain. This ends her Olympic journey; she is now one of New Zealand’s most decorated Olympians of all time.

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 8 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - Canoe Sprint, K4 500m; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Keirin; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K2 500m; Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K1 500m; Lydia Ko - Golf, Individual Stroke Play; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Individual Sprint)

Silver: 4 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit; Maddi Wesche - Athletics, Shotput)

Bronze: 3 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four; Erica Dawson w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson - Sailing, Mixed Multihull; Ally Wollaston - Track Cycling, Omnium)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Athletics - Maddi Wesche - Shotput (Final)

  • Maddi won SILVER with a personal best throw of 19.86m! She stepped out-of-bounds on her first attempt, threw a 19.58m on her second attempt, 18.54m on her third attempt, 19.10m on her fourth attempt, 19.86m (personal best) on her fifth attempt, and 19.68m on her final attempt. She continues the legacy from Valerie Adams of NZ women medaling in the shotput since 2008. This ends Maddi’s Olympic journey.

• Canoe Sprint - Aimee Fisher, Lisa Carrington - K1 500m (Semifinal & Final)

  • Lisa won back-to-back GOLD in the K1 500m with an Olympic best time of 1:47.36, bringing her gold medal count to 3 at this Olympics (matching what she achieved in Tokyo). Aimee finished just short of the podium (by milliseconds) with a time of 1:49.91. In the semifinals, Aimee won her heat with a time of 1:49.54, and Lisa won her heat with a time of 1:48.10. This ends both of their Olympic journeys.

• Golf - Lydia Ko - Round 4

  • After winning silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2021, Lydia Ko rounded out her collection with a GOLD at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a score of 278. She was 10-under-par across 4 rounds. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews, Shaane Fulton - Individual Sprint (Round of 8 & QF)

  • In the Round of 8, Ellesse won her race against Canada, advancing her to the quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal, she won her race against Germany in Race 1 and again in Race 2, advancing to tonight’s semifinals. Shaane lost to Great Britain (by a difference of FOUR 1/1000ths of a second), moving her to the repechage where she came in 3rd. This ends Shaane’s Olympic journey.

• Artistic Swimming - Eva Morris & Nina Brown - Duet Free Routine

  • Eva & Nina scored 166.5105 in their free routine, bringing their total across two routines to 354.6006. While they will not medal, Eva & Nina make history as the 3rd ever artistic swimming duo to represent NZ at the Olympics. This ends their Olympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Sunday, August 11th) and early tomorrow morning (Monday, August 12th)

• 6pm - Athletics - Paris 2

  • Camille French - Marathon

• 9pm - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ally Wollaston - Omnium (Scratch Race)
    9:57pm - Tempo Race | 10:53pm - Elimination Race | 11:56pm - Points Race

• 9:22pm - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ellesse Andrews - Individual Sprint (Semifinals)

    *10:45pm - Finals

(Monday, August 12th)

• 7-9:30am - Closing Ceremony - Paris 2

*qualification-dependent

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 7 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - Canoe Sprint, K4 500m; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Keirin; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K2 500m; Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K1 500m; Lydia Ko - Golf, Individual Stroke Play)

Silver: 4 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit; Maddi Wesche - Athletics, Shotput)

Bronze: 2 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four; Erica Dawson w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson - Sailing, Mixed Multihull)

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Happening now:

• Athletics - Maddi Wesche - Shotput (Final)

  • Maddi stepped out-of-bounds on her first of 6 possible attempts, threw a 19.58m on her second attempt, and threw a 18.54m on her third attempt. Competition is happening now on Paris 9!

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Canoe Sprint - Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - K2 500m (Semifinal & Final)

  • Alicia & Lisa won their second gold medal of the Paris Olympics in the K2 500m final with a time of 1:37.28, a full 2 seconds faster than their closest opponents! This ends the Olympic journey for Alicia. Lisa will race in the K1 500m tonight.

• Golf - Lydia Ko - Round 3

  • Lydia moved up to 1st place (currently tied with Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux) after scoring a 68 in Round 3. She will tee off in the final round tonight.

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews, Shaane Fulton - Individual Sprint (Qual & Round of 32 & Round of 16)

  • Ellesse qualified with a time of 10.108, closely followed by Shaane’s 10.281, advancing them both to the Round of 32, where they both won their respective head-to-head races. In the Round of 16, Ellesse won her race versus France. Shaane lost her race versus Netherlands by one 1/1000th of a second (!!!) which moved her into the repechage, where she won her race versus Canada. They’ll both race in the Round of 8 on Sunday morning.

• Track Cycling - Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman - Madison

  • Bryony & Emily finished 8th in the 30km Madison race. This ends their Olympic journey. They’ll both head home with the silver medal in team pursuit.

• Artistic Swimming - Eva Morris & Nina Brown - Duet Technical Routine

  • Eva & Nina scored a 188.0901 in their duet technical routine, which will not be enough to medal. They’ll compete Sunday morning in the duet free routine.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Saturday, August 10th) and early tomorrow morning (Sunday, August 11th)

• 8:30pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 3

  • Aimee Fisher (Semifinal 1), Lisa Carrington (Semifinal 2) - K1 500m Semifinals

    *11pm - Final

• 10:39pm - Golf - Paris 4

  • Lydia Ko - Round 4

(Sunday, August 11th)

• 3am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ellesse Andrews, Shaane Fulton - Individual Sprint (Round of 8)

    *5:07am - QF Race 1 | *5:49am - QF Race 2 | *6:14am - QF Decider

• 5:30am - Artistic Swimming - Paris 6

  • Eva Morris & Nina Brown - Duet Free Routine

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Sunday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Marathon, Track Cycling, Closing Ceremony (Monday 7am)

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 5 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - Canoe Sprint, K4 500m; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Keirin; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - Canoe Spring, K2 500m)

Silver: 3 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit)

Bronze: 2 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four; Erica Dawson w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson - Sailing, Mixed Multihull)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Sailing - Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull (Medal Race)

  • Erica (& teammate Micah) claimed the bronze medal in the mixed multihull, a massive accomplishment after the duo placed 12th at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics! This ends their Olympic journey.

• Canoe Sprint - Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - K4 500m Final

  • Alicia, Lisa, Olivia and Tara have done it! Putting some incredible power in the last stretch saw them win GOLD. This is the end of the Olympic journey for first time Olympians Olivia and Tara. Alicia continues on to the K2 semifinal tonight. Lisa will also race in the K2 semifinal tonight and the K1 semifinal tomorrow night. 

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch - Keirin (QF, SF, Finals)

  • Ellesse wins GOLD in the Keirin with a time of 10.744 (0.062 and 0.092 seconds in front of 2nd and 3rd place!). In their respective quarterfinal heats, Ellesse ranked 2nd and Rebecca ranked 3rd. In the semifinal, Ellesse finished 1st with Rebecca finishing 5th, putting Ellesse in the finals and Rebecca through to the 7-12 placing race. Rebecca placed in 12th overall with her 6th place finish in her race. This ends Rebecca’s Olympic journey; she will head home with a silver medal from the team sprint. Ellesse continues on to the qualifying rounds of the individual sprint tomorrow morning.

• Athletics - Eliza McCartney, Imogen Ayris, Olivia McTaggart - Pole Vault (Final)

  • Eliza, Imogen & Olivia all cleared 4.60m (Imogen achieved a personal best!). Imogen & Olivia were unable to clear 4.70m, but Eliza cleared it on her first vault. Eliza was unable to clear 4.80m which saw her ranked 6th overall, with Imogen and Olivia ranking 12th and 13th, respectively. This ends their Olympic journeys. This was the first time NZ has ever had 3 athletes qualify for an Olympic final, in any discipline!

• Golf - Lydia Ko - Round 2

  • Lydia has jumped up 10 places and is now sitting 3rd after Round 2. She will compete in Round 3 tonight.

• Athletics - Maddi Wesche - Shotput Qualification (Group A)

  • Throwing a distance of 19.25s, Maddi has guaranteed herself a spot in the Saturday morning’s final.

• Athletics - Maia Ramsden - 1500m Semifinal

  • With a time of 4:02:20, Maia has set a national record! Unfortunately, this was not enough for her to advance to the finals, as she placed 8th in the semifinal. Great results from this first time Olympian!

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Friday, August 9th) and early tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 10th)

• 7pm - Golf - Paris 4

  • Lydia Ko - Round 3

• 9pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 5

  • Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - K2 500m Semifinal (Heat 2)

    *11:10pm - Final*

(Saturday, August 10th)

• 12am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ellesse Andrews, Shaane Fulton - Individual Sprint (Qualifications)

    *12:48am - Round of 32 | *5:10am - Round of 16

• 4:09am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman - Madison

• 5:30am - Artistic Swimming - Paris 12

  • Eva Morris & Nina Brown - Duet Technical Routine

• 5:40am - Athletics - Paris 4

  • Maddi Wesche - Shotput (Final)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Saturday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Golf, Canoe Sprint, Track Cycling, Artistic Swimming

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 4 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - Canoe Sprint, K4 500m; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Keirin)

Silver: 3 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit)

Bronze: 2 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four; Erica Dawson w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson - Sailing, Mixed Multihull)

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Happening NOW:

• Athletics - Eliza McCartney, Imogen Ayris, Olivia McTaggart - Pole Vault (Final)

  • Eliza, Imogen & Olivia have all cleared 4.60m (Imogen achieved a personal best!). Tune in NOW to cheer them on!

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Track Cycling - Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Team Pursuit (Finals)

  • Ally & Bryony & Emily & Nicole win SILVER in team pursuit track cycling with a time of 4:04.927! They finished first in qualifying with a time of 4:04.679, advancing them to Round 1. In Round 1, they beat Italy with a time of 4:04.818, which advanced them to the gold medal race against USA. Ally, Bryony & Emily will race in additional events in the coming days.

• Golf - Lydia Ko - Round 1

  • Lydia is tied for 13th after scoring 72 in Round 1. She’ll compete in Round 2 tonight.

• Canoe Sprint - Aimee Fisher, Lisa Carrington - K1 500m Heats

  • Aimee finished first in her heat with a time of 1:49.16. Lisa finished first in her heat with a time of 1:48.51. They both advance to Saturday night’s semifinal.

• Athletics - Tori Peeters - Javelin (Group A)

  • Tori threw a 59.78m, short of the 61m needed to qualify for the finals. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Sailing - Justina Kitchen - Kite

  • Justina finished 17th overall. She is the first woman to represent New Zealand in kitefoil. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch - Keirin Round 1

  • Ellesse finished first in her heat with a time of 10.979, advancing her to the quarterfinal. Rebecca finished 5th in her heat, moving her to the repechage round, where she raced a 10.905 and qualified for the quarterfinal. They will both race on Friday night.

• Sailing - Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull (Medal Race)

  • The medal race was postponed to tonight due to weather.

• Diving - Lizzie Roussel - 3m Springboard Preliminary Round

  • Lizzie finished 26th overall, with a score of 233.70. This ends her Olympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Thursday, August 8th) and early tomorrow morning (Friday, August 9th)

• 7pm - Golf - Paris 4

  • Lydia Ko - Round 2

• 8:25pm - Athletics - Paris 6

  • Maddi Wesche - Shotput Qualification (Group A)

• 11:40pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 3

  • Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - K4 500m Final

(Friday, August 9th)

• 12:43am (TBD) - Sailing - Paris 6

  • Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull (Medal Race)

• 3:18am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ellesse Andrews (Heat 1), Rebecca Petch (Heat 2) - Keirin (Quarterfinals)*

    4:15am - Semifinals* | 5:01am - Finals*

• 5:35am - Athletics - Paris 2

  • Maia Ramsden - 1500m Semifinal

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Friday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Golf, Canoe Sprint, Track Cycling, Artistic Swimming, Shotput*

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 2 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls)

Silver: 3 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit)

Bronze: 1 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Canoe Sprint - Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - K4 500m Heats

  • Alicia & Lisa & Olivia & Tara finished first in their heat with a time of 1:32:40, advancing them directly to Thursday night’s final.

• Athletics - Maia Ramsden - 1500m (Round 1)

  • Maia finished her Round 1 run with an incredible sprint in the final 60m, running a 4:02:83 to land in 6th, which qualified her for Friday morning’s semifinal.

• Canoe Sprint - Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher & Lucy Matehaere - K2 500m

  • Alicia & Lisa finished first in their heat, advancing them to Friday night’s semifinal.

  • Aimee & Lucy finished fourth in their heat, so they had to race again overnight in the quarterfinal, but were unable to advance to the semifinal. This ends the Olympic journey for Lucy; Aimee will race again in the K1 500m canoe sprint tonight.

• Sailing - Justina Kitchen - Kite (Race 9-12)

  • Justina is in 17th after six races. She’ll race again tonight.

• Sailing - Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull

  • Erica (& Micah) have qualified for tonight’s medal race after ranking 4th in the 12-race opening series!

• Track Cycling - Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Team Pursuit (Qualifying)

  • Ally & Bryony & Emily & Nicole finished first in qualification (with a new national record time of 4:04.679!). They will race Italy tonight.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Wednesday, August 7th) and early tomorrow morning (Thursday, August 8th)

• 7pm - Golf - Paris 4

  • Lydia Ko - Round 1

• 7:30pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 3

  • Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher - K1 500m Heats

• 8:25pm - Athletics - Paris 2

  • Tori Peeters - Javelin (Group A)

• 10:13pm - Sailing - Paris 9

  • Justina Kitchen - Kite

• 11:26pm - Track Cycling - Paris 5

  • Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch - Keirin Round 1

• 11:30pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 3

  • Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher - K1 500m Quarterfinals*

• 11:52pm - Track Cycling - Paris 5

  • Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Team Pursuit Round 1 (Heat 4)

(Thursday, August 8th)

• 12:43am - Sailing - Paris 9

  • Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull (Medal Race)

• 1am - Diving - Paris 6

  • Lizzie Roussel - 3m Springboard Preliminary Round

• 1:10am - Track Cycling - Paris 5

  • Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch - Keirin Repechage*

• 4:57am - Track Cycling - Paris 5

  • Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Team Pursuit Finals*

• 5am - Athletics - Paris 4

  • Eliza McCartney, Imogen Ayris, Olivia McTaggart - Pole Vault Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Thursday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Golf, Diving*, Shotput, Canoe Sprint*, Sailing*, Track Cycling, 1500m*

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 2 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls)

Silver: 2 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint)

Bronze: 1 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Team Sprint (Qual)

  • Ellesse & Rebecca & Shaane won SILVER in the final that saw Great Britain break a world record! New Zealand women have never before medaled in this race! (They finished 2nd in qualifying, then won against Poland in their Round 1 heat to advance them to the gold medal race.) Ellesse, Rebecca, and Shaane will all cycle in additional races in the coming days.

• Triathlon - Nicole van der Kaay & Ainsley Thorpe (& teammates McCullough & Wilde) - Mixed Relay

  • Nicole and Ainsley (& teammates McCullough and Wilde) placed 14th overall, after Wilde had a heartbreaking bike crash in the first round. This ends their Olympic journey.

• Athletics - Eliza McCartney, Imogen Ayris, Olivia McTaggart - Pole Vault (Qual)

  • Eliza cleared 4.55 metres in qualification. Imogen and Olivia both cleared 4.4m, but neither could clear 4.55m. However, because not enough pole vaulters could clear 4.55m, there was a countback that resulted in all 3 NZ pole vaulters qualifying for the final on Thursday morning!

• Sailing - Justina Kitchen - Kite (Race 5-8)

  • Justina is currently in 16th place after finishing 18th in race 5 before the following races were postponed due to weather. She will continue racing tonight.

• Sailing - Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull

  • Erica (& teammate Micah) are currently sitting in 3rd place after race 9. Finishing 2nd (race 7), 4th (race 8) and 9th (race 9). They will continue racing tonight.

• Sailing - Greta Pilkington - Dinghy (Race 9-10)

  • Greta has placed 34th overall after finishing 39th in race 9. She will not advance to the medal race. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Sport Climbing - Sarah Tetzlaff - Speed

  • Sarah had times of 8.64 and 8.39 (a new Oceania record and personal best!) in qualification, and a time of 8.41 in the elimination heat, which unfortunately was not fast enough to advance. Sarah is the first woman to represent New Zealand in speed climbing at the Olympics. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Wrestling - Tayla Ford - 68kg

  • Tayla had a close match against France’s Koumba Larroque, but lost 0-6. Tayla is the first woman to represent New Zealand in wrestling at the Olympics. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Canoe Slalom - Luuka Jones - Kayak Cross (Quarterfinal, Semifinal, Final)

  • Luuka placed 2nd in her quarterfinal, advancing her to the semifinal. Unfortunately, she scored a fault in her semifinal run, dashing her chances for a medal. She moved forward into the small final, where she finished first, ranking her 5th overall. This ends her Olympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Tuesday, August 6th) and early tomorrow morning (Wednesday, August 7th)

• 8pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 4 

  • Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - K4 500m Heats (Heat 1)

• 8:05pm - Athletics - Paris 2

  • Maia Ramsden - 1500m (Round 1) 

• 10:10pm - Canoe Sprint - Paris 4 

  • Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - K2 500m (Heat 2)

  • Aimee Fisher & Lucy Matehaere -  K2 500m (Heat 3)

• 10:13pm - Sailing - Paris 5

  • Justina Kitchen - Kite (Race 9-12)

(Wednesday, August 7th)

• 12:10am - Canoe Sprint - Paris 4

  • Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - K2 500m Quarterfinal*

  • Aimee Fisher & Lucy Matehaere -  K2 500m Quarterfinal*

• 1:05am - Sailing - Paris 5

  • Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull (Race 10-12) 

• 3:30am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Team Pursuit (Qualifying)

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Wednesday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Canoe Sprint, Golf, Javelin, Sailing, 1500m*, Pole Vault, Track Cycling, Diving

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 2 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls)

Silver: 2 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint)

Bronze: 1 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four)

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Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Swimming - Erika Fairweather - 800m Freestyle (FINAL)

  • Erika finished with a time of 8:23.27, placing her in 8th overall in the 800m! This ends her Olympic journey.

• Shooting - Chloe Tipple - Skeet Qualification (Day 2)

  • Chloe finished up the qualification rounds in 28th place after a 20/25 (round 4) and 23/25 (round 5). Chloe is the first female to represent New Zealand in Skeet at the Olympic Games (Rio 2016). This ends her Olympic journey.

• Athletics - Lauren Bruce - Hammer Throw Qualification (Group A)

  • Lauren had a top throw of 68.93 metres, placing her 20th overall. She will not advance from the qualification stage. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Sailing - Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull

  • Erica (& teammate Micah) are currently sitting in 2nd place after Race 6. Finishing 2nd (race 4), 2nd (race 5), and 3rd (race 6). They will race again tonight.

• Sailing - Justina Kitchen - Kite (Race 1-4)

  • Justina is currently in 15th place after Race 4, finishing 9th (race 1), 11th (race 2), 21st (DNF) (race 3) and 16th (race 4). She’ll continue racing tonight.

• Road Cycling - Kim Cadzow, Niamh Fisher-Black - Road Race

  • Niamh crossed the line in 31st place. Kim crossed the line in 56th place (after her impressive 7th place finish in the individual time trial on Sunday last week!). This ends their Olympic journey.

• Sailing - Greta Pilkington - Dinghy

  • Greta is currently in 28th place after race 8. Finishing 17th (race 7), and 21st  (race 8). Greta will race again tonight. 

• Canoe Slalom - Luuka Jones - Kayak Cross Heats (Heat 4)

  • Luuka finished first in her heat, advancing her to the quarterfinal. She will race again on Tuesday morning.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Monday, August 5th) and early tomorrow morning (Tuesday, August 6th)

• 6pm - Triathlon - Paris 3

  • Nicole van der Kaay & Ainsley Thorpe (& teammates McCullough & Wilde) - Mixed Relay

• 8:40pm - Athletics - Paris 4

  • Eliza McCartney, Imogen Ayris, Olivia McTaggart - Pole Vault (Qual)

    Group A - Olivia, Group B - Eliza & Imogen

• 10:03pm - Sailing - Paris 9

  • Justina Kitchen - Kite (Race 5-8)

• 10:05pm - Sailing - Paris 9

  • Erica Dawson (w/ teammate Wilkinson) - Mixed Multihull

• 10:15pm - Sailing - Paris 9

  • Greta Pilkington - Dinghy (Race 9-10)

• 11pm - Sport Climbing - Paris 7

  • Sarah Tetzlaff - Speed

(Tuesday, August 6th)

• 1am - Wrestling - Paris 10

  • Tayla Ford - 68kg
    *2:20am - Quarterfinal | *7am - Semifinal

• 1:30am - Canoe Slalom - Paris 2

  • Luuka Jones - Kayak Cross (Quarterfinal, Semifinal, Final)*

• 3am - Track Cycling - Paris 3

  • Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Team Sprint (Qual)
    *4:55am - Round 1 | *5:46am - Finals

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Tuesday night (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

• Canoe Sprint, 1500m, Wrestling*, Sailing, Track Cycling

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 2 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls)

Silver: 1 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls)

Bronze: 1 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four)

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