Artistic Swimming

Rayna Buckle and Kiera Gazzard, delivered a performance brimming with grace and determination In the Duet Technical Artistic Swimming competition.

Their routine, inspired by the iconic Charlie’s Angels, exuded empowerment and excitement. The dynamic beats and catchy tunes set the stage for an engaging routine, filled with expressive movements and choreography that captivated the audience.

Scoring 210.0782 (elements: 128.4282, Artistic Impression: 81.6500) the pair are placed 14th with the Duet Free routine to go. With hopes to surpass previous Games results, the duo dive on August 11 at 3:30am AEST. 

Athletics 

At the Stade de France evening session, Connor Murphy leapt a best mark of 16.30m to finish in 12th place on Olympic debut in the Triple Jump. Connor, aged 22, becomes the first Australian to make an Olympic triple jump final since his father and coach, three-time Olympian Andrew Murphy at the Sydney Games.

Lauren Ryan finished a gusty 13th in the Women’s 10,000m, the second-best result at an Olympic Games for an Australian woman. Lauren clocked 31:13.25 in the race won by Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet in 30:43:25.

The first women to compete for Australia in heptathlon since Beijing 2008 have finished their Paris campaigns with respectable results. Camryn Newton-Smith finished 19th on 5982 points while Tori West was 20th with 5848 points with the long jump, javelin and 800m closing out the event on Day 14 in Paris.

In the morning session, 19-year-old Peyton Craig lived up to the Olympic occasion, with a personal best in the semi-finals of the 800m, recording 1:44:11 to narrowly miss a place in the final.

Basketball 

The Opals have gone down 85-64 to a United States of America team playing like a side on track for their eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal.

“We had to play a perfect game today,” Australian coach Sandy Brondello said.

“We came out really flat. We had too many turnovers and shot selection wasn’t great.”

But all is not lost for the Opals, who after losing the semi-final have one more game to play on Sunday where a win would secure them their first Olympic medal since London 2012.

The bronze medal match will take place at 7:30pm AEST on Sunday 11 August against Belgium or France.

Beach Volleyball 

Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have ended their Paris 2024 campaign in heartbreak, falling just short of a bronze medal against the Swiss.

Giving absolutely everything, the Aussie pair put together an incredible performance in front of a capacity crowd, but couldn’t match the intensity of the Suisse and lost in straight sets 2-0 (21-17, 21-15).

Despite the result, both Mariafe and Taliqua were incredibly grateful and thankful for the opportunity they had had to play in Paris, and most in such an iconic setting with amazing crowds.

“It was amazing, honestly. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to play in this iconic beautiful venue.” Mariafe said.

“In front of that amazing crowd, the energy and the vibe, every game was phenomenal, and it was so fun to play there.

“It was always a dream to play in front of the Eiffel Tower. Paris is one of my favourite cities. It lived up to expectations. It was definitely the best experience." 

Breaking 

Breaking has made its Olympic debut at Paris Games at the stunning Place de la Concorde, with Aussie Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn hitting the floor as Australia’s first ever Olympic breaker.

With four groups of four B-Girls, each competitor had three battles against opponents drawn against them in their group, with the top two from each group progressing through to the quarter-finals.

Drawn against Logistx (USA), Syssy (FRA) and Nicka (LTU), Raygun threw a variety of spectacular throwdowns to take it up to each of her opponents, sending the crowd into raptures throughout several key moves.

Despite her best efforts, Raygun was unable to take a win from the group stage, and was eliminated before the knockout stage.

Canoe - Sprint

Australians Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen took out bronze in a stunning three-boat photo finish in the Kayak Double 500m A Final at Stade Nautical - Flat water.

The final was a tight race right from the start, with the German crew of Jacob Schoph and Max Lemke taking the lead, but the Australians and the rest of the field right on their stern.

The Aussies stayed in contention and were one of three boats to finish behind gold medalists Germany (1:26:87) in a photo finish to determine silver, bronze and fourth.

It was an anxious wait, but Tom and Jean pinched bronze (1:27:29) behind Bence Nadas and Sandor Totka of Hungry (1:27:15).

“Winning an Olympic medal is so special. We're so stoked with that.” Jean said.

Aussie women’s K2 crew of Ella Beere and Aly Bull were also out on the water for their final.

Starting in lane one, the Aussies gave everything they had in the race, coming in seventh behind gold medal winners New Zealand, followed by Hungry and then an incredible photo finish tie between Germany and a second Hungarian crew for bronze.

Cycling - Track

Matthew Richardson was the toast of Australian cycling after his silver medal in the Men’s Sprint became the track cycling team’s 50th medal in Olympic history.

The 25-year-old pushed Dutch superstar Harrie Lavreysen all the way in their showdown at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome and added a silver medal to his Team Sprint bronze from earlier in the week.

In other events on Day 14, Kristina Clonan fought through the repechage of the Women’s Sprint to race Great Britain’s Emma Finucane in the round of eight tomorrow, while Georgia Baker and Alex Manly combined to finish ninth in the Women’s Madison.

Diving 

Maddi Keeney has delivered the Australian team its first diving medal for Paris 2024, placing second in the Women’s 3m Springboard.

Her score of 343.10 was more than enough to claim the silver medal, as she split the podium for the Chinese Team with Chen Yiwen scoring 376.00 to win gold and Chang Yani taking bronze with 318.75.

In the Men’s 10m Platform, both Cassiel Rousseau and Jaxon Bowshire have secured their spot in the semi-final. Cassiel, the 2023 World Champion in the event, qualified in seventh while debutant Jaxon finished in 14th.

Golf

Hannah Green has produced the round of the day to resurrect her hopes of a historic medal for Australia in the Women’s Golf competition at Le Golf National.

Hannah rose 18 spots and into a tie for 11th on the back of the day’s best round of six-under 66, the highlight coming when she holed her seven-iron from 143m for eagle at the challenging par-four 17th.

After two days of frustration on the greens, Hannah showed why she is the number six player in the world on a day in which only 11 players broke 70.

Seeking to complete the Olympic set, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko shot four-under 68 on Friday to reach nine-under through 54 holes, Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux making eagle on the par-5 18th to equal that mark with a round of one-under 71.

Minjee Lee could have also been right in the medal hunt if not for a costly miss late her in round.

Two-under on her round after birdies at five, nine and 15, Minjee hit her tee shot on 16 into the water and made a double-bogey to be one under for the day, sitting on par after the three rounds.

Marathon swimming 

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Australian swimmers Nick Sloman and Kyle Lee made their Olympic debuts in the men's 10km Marathon Swim, finishing 11th and 13th, respectively.

Despite challenging conditions on the Seine River, including strong currents and cool waters, both athletes showed determination and resilience. Sloman improved on Australia's previous Olympic result, while Lee gained valuable experience.

The race was won by Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky, with Germany's Oliver Klemet and Hungary's David Betlehem taking silver and bronze. Both Aussies look forward to building on this experience for future competitions, including Los Angeles 2028.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

The Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group has put on a glittering display of artistry and skill in the All-Around Qualification to finish in 11th.

The group, comprised of two-time Olympian Lidiia Iakovleva, alongside debutantes Phoebe Learmont, Saskia Broedelet, Emmanouela Frroku and Jessica Weintraub recorded the best result for an Australian Team in the event with their final score of 58.450.

Their efforts close the gymnastic program for Australia at the Paris Olympic Games.

Taekwondo

Leon Sejranovic has fought bravely in his repechage defeat in the men’s -80kg Taekwondo, going down to Edi Hrnic of Denmark.

Under the stunning backdrop of the Grand Palais, Leon took it up to his opponent through a series of fast flurries of kicks and punches.

His opponent was able to match each strike however, scoring vital points early in the contest to take an early lead.

A spin kick to the body by Leon closed the gap to one point deep in the first round, before a series of blows by the Danish competitor took the opening round 8-5.

After a fast start by Leon in the second, he was unable to keep up with the flurry of attacks by Hrnic, with the Dane taking the round by reaching 12 points, and took the bout 2-0.

Earlier in the day, lost his round of 16 bout to Tunisian Firas Katoussi, 2-0.

Water Polo

The Aussie Sharks fought hard in their placement match against Greece at the Paris La Defense Arena but were unable to pull off the win, falling 15-9 in their 5th-8th classification match.

The loss means that they will now play Italy for seventh place

The game against the Italians takes place on August 11th at 3.35am AEST.

Weightlifting

In the weightlifting, Sydney’s Kyle Bruce finished 10th in the men’s 86kg division.

He lifted 330kg in an event that was won by Bulgarian Karlos May Nasar with a world record lift of 404kg.

“It was an incredible session. Congratulations to all the other athletes,” he said.

“They absolutely smashed it and it was great to be a part of it as an Australian athlete here on the biggest stage with all the other countries. 

“Karlos is incredible. He's the best in the weight category in the world for obvious reasons. He went out there and absolutely smoked it. Awesome. Being a part of that.”

In Women's 71kg division Jacqueline Nichele finished 10th with a lift of 209kg.

The event was won by American Olivia Reeves with an Olympic record lift of 262kg.

"I've always been a hard worker when it comes to sport, and I just think if I keep doing that, then you never know you never know what opportunities pop up," she said.

"It wasn't as scary and as intimidating as what I thought it would be.

"Yeah. I thought it would just be incredibly intense and way way too overwhelming for me to know how to handle it. But, again, I've had the most fun here."

Wrestling

Australian wrestler Jayden Lawrence has lost in the repechage to Greece’s Dauren Kurugliev in the Men’s Freestyle 86kg class at Champ de Mars Arena.

Making his Olympic debut, Jayden lost 10-0 to Iranian Hassan Yazdanicharati in the opening round then faced Kurugliev in the repechage where he also lost 10-0.

“I got caught with those leg laces and when it’s that right it’s hard to defend. I tried to defend but there comes a point where if you defend too much you can blow your knee out,” he said.

“It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. It’s such a different beast at the Olympics. It’s different to World Championships, different to Commonwealth Games. It’s an amazing experience to be part of. 

“I need to get better. I am getting better but I need to close the gap with these top tier guys.”