Artistic Swimming

The Australian Artistic Swimming team is set to make waves when they take to the pool in the Team Technical routine. 

With a historic performance at the recent World Cup, where they secured silver, and a strong showing at the World Championships in eighth place, the Australians are primed for a strong performance in Paris.

While Australia boasts numerous Olympic appearances in artistic swimming, the sport has not won a medal. With two returning Olympians and seven debutants under the guidance of acclaimed coach Paula Klamburg Roque, the Aussies are set to dazzle in the pool. 

Athletics

World championship bronze medallist Kurtis Marschall jumps in the Men’s Pole Vault Final at 3am. At 5:10am Australian record holder Rose Davies will race in the 5000m final 5:10am. Kurtis qualified comfortably for the final and Rose was very impressive in her heat.

In the morning session in Paris starting at 6pm AEST, Pole Vault world champion Nina Kennedy jumps in qualifying, Matthew Denny throws in Discus qualifying, Ellie Beer races the 400m heats, Alanah Yukich and Saral Carli race the 400m Hurdles repechage, Reece Holder runs the 400m semi-final, and Torrie Lewis with Mia Gross race the 200m repechage.   

In the evening session in Paris (3-6am AEST) Matthew Clarke and Ben Buckingham in the 3000m Steeplechase and Calab Law in the 200m start their Paris campaigns. If Torrie and Mia run well in the repechage they will race the 200m semi-finals.  

Canoe Slalom

Three Aussies will be in action in the Kayak Cross quarter finals.

A new favourite with spectators for its speed and excitement, the new discipline of Canoe Slalom will feature Timothy Anderson and Tristan Carter in the men’s competition, as well as Noemie Fox in the women’s event. 

Noemie will be supported by sister Jessica, who was unable to progress to the next stage of competition after finishing fourth in the same heat. 

The top two competitors from each quarter final to the semi, with athletes progressing to the medal race or small final to confirm final rankings.

The quarter finals will begin at 11:30pm with the medal match scheduled to commence from 12:55am on Tuesday.  

Cycling Track

The long wait for Australia’s Track Cycling Team to hit the velodrome in Paris is over with the Men’s Team Pursuit and Men's Team Sprint both in action on the opening day of competition.

Three years after their Tokyo campaign was marred by a crash in qualifying, the Team Pursuit, led by experienced campaigners Sam Welsford and Kelland O’Brien, are back along with Olympic debutants Conor Leahy and Oliver Bleddyn from 1:27am AEST on Monday.

The Men's Team sprint consists of Matthew Richardson, Matthew Glaetzer and Leigh Hoffman and they will be on the boards from 3:09am AEST.

The track holds special memories for them given it is where they won their Team Sprint world title in 2022.

Diving 

The diving action resumes when the Women’s 10m Platform competition begins with five-time Olympian Melissa Wu and debutant Ellie Cole opening their Olympic campaigns.

Ellie secured her qualification after placing second in the qualification to diving stalwart Melissa. 

Melissa will be hoping to add a third Olympic medal to her collection, having won silver at Beijing 2008 (10m Synchronised) and bronze in Tokyo (10m Platform).

Competition begins with the preliminary session at 6pm AEST, with the top 18 divers to qualify through to the semi-finals starting at 11pm AEST.

Equestrian 

All three Australian jumping combinations are back in the arena at Versailles for the qualification round of the individual competition.

Hilary Scott on Milky Way, Thaisa Erwin on Hialita B, and Edwina Tops-Alexander on Fellow Castlefield will face off against 71 combinations all vying for a shot at an individual medal.

The scoreboard is reset, and the athletes will be tested over a new course of 12–15 obstacles to be jumped against the clock. The top 30 ranked athletes will go through to the individual final on Tuesday. 
The competition starts at 10pm AEST.

Hockey

The Hockeyroos play China in the quarter-finals after topping Pool B ahead of Argentina on goal differential.

Coached by Hockeyroos legend Alyson Annan, China scraped into the quarters after recording three losses from five games. 

However, they’ve been a challenging opponent for Australia this year.

China won the Perth International Festival of Hockey Series in April, which included a win and a draw with Australia, as well as finishing a place higher in the FIH Pro League. 

The Hockeyroos will play China in the quarter-finals at 6pm AEST, with the winner progressing to the semi-final.

Sailing 

Sailors can anticipate more challenging conditions in Marseille, with light and variable winds expected to test their skills as the sailing competition approaches its final stages.

Australia will compete in five fleets on Day 10: Women's, Men's, and Mixed Dinghy, Mixed Multihull, and Women's Kitesurfing, with races continuing until 8 August.

Racing begins at 8pm AEST, featuring defending gold medallist Matt Wearn, who enters his penultimate day of racing with the aim of solidifying his position at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the Medal Race on Tuesday.

Shooting

The Australian shooting team will be out on the range after a strong week of competition.
On day 10, and the final day of competition shooters will combine for the the mixed , Aislin Jones and Joshua Bell will compete in the Skeet Mixed Teams event.
The dynamic duo hope their prowess in the qualifying rounds will secure them a place in the afternoon final. Competition begins at 5pm AEST.

Sport Climbing

Olympic debutant Campbell Harrison will compete in the men's boulder event at Le Bourget Climbing. 

The boulder competition, held on a 4.5m wall, challenges athletes to solve four bouldering problems within a set time—five minutes per boulder in the semifinals and four minutes in the finals.

Athletes earn points by reaching designated scoring holds: 25 for the top, 10 for the high zone, and 5 for the low zone. Points decrease slightly with each failed attempt. 

Campbell, known for his strength and technique, will aim to maximise his score by efficiently completing each problem. His performance in the semifinals will determine if he advances to the finals, where the top eight athletes compete for the medals.

Competition gets underway 6:00pm AEST

Table Tennis 

Australia’s Men’s Table Tennis team is expected to face an uphill battle in tomorrow’s round of 16 teams match against Japan, who are seeded in the competition’s top four.

The Aussie underdogs, 19-year-olds Nicholas Lum, Finn Luu, and Hwan Bae, have prepared well for the challenge against the team that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The trio will enter the match with the firm belief all of the pressure is on the highly favoured Japanese. The match begins at 11.30pm AEST.

Triathlon 

Australia’s Triathlon team are healthy and poised to push their rivals in Paris, aiming to bring home the country’s first medal in the Mixed Relay event.

Matt Hauser, Luke Willian, Sophie Linn and Natalie Van Coevorden are all healthy following the individual races and like other athletes competing, bring the experience of racing in the strong River Seine current, as well as familiarity with the cycle and run course.

The Australian athletes relish the Mixed Relay format and team camaraderie. Each athlete swims 300m, cycles 7km and runs 1.8km before handing over to their teammate. 

The event made its Olympic debut at Tokyo three years ago, where the Australians finished ninth. At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, Natalie, Matt and Sophie won bronze together with Jake Birtwhistle.

The event is subject to the forthcoming water tests (around 3.30am race morning) complying with the established World Triathlon thresholds for swimming, as per the individual event. 
Should water quality fail to meet the required thresholds, Paris 2024, in conjunction with World Triathlon, will postpone the Olympic mixed relay triathlon 24 hours to Tuesday at 4pm AEST.

Water Polo

The Aussie Sharks are one win away from a historic feat. A victory against Japan from 9:35pm AEST on Monday 5 August would see the Sharks finish second in their group for the first time in Olympic history.

Their best-ever placing at an Olympic Games is fifth, but so far in Paris they’ve shown they can upset some of the world’s best including the two-time defending Olympic champions Serbia, hosts France and Hungary.

They last met Japan in a three-match test series in January 2024 in Brisbane, where they won the series 2-1.