On the second last day of the Games there is still plenty of Australian athletes looking to finish Tokyo 2020 on a high. The green and gold athletes will contest 10 sports.
Highlights include
- Boomers fighting for bronze and Australia’s first Olympic basketball medal
- Women’s marathon and four more chances in final night of athletics
- Final round for Aussie golfers with Hannah Green in reach of the podium
- Australian kayakers looking to progress to the finals in the afternoon
- Men’s Madison final and Matthew Glaetzer in action in the Keirin
- The Aussie Stingers have their last Olympic game
Artistic Swimming
With the technical routine completed with a score 75.6351, the Australians will now turn to their free routine in the final day of Artistic Swimming competition in Tokyo. The Aussies are currently sitting in ninth heading into their free routine, which will use music and choreography inspired by the hit TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Australian squad is made up of eight Olympians, six of which are competing in their first Olympic Games. Our artistic swimmers dive in at 8:30pm AEST at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre.
Athletics
In Sapporo, the women’s marathon features four-time Olympian Lisa Weightman alongside Sinead Diver and Ellie Pashley. The race start has been brought forward an hour to 7am AEST due to weather forecast.
The final day of competition at the Olympic Stadium features both Nicola McDermott and Eleanor Patterson in the final of the women’s high jump from 8:35pm AEST. Stewart McSweyn and Ollie Hoare duel for medals in the final of the men’s 1500m at 9:40pm. The quartet will look to add to Australia’s track and field medal tally of two bronze, from Ash Moloney in the decathlon and Kelsey-Lee Barber in the javelin.
Basketball
The Boomers are back on the court as they take on Slovenia in the Bronze medal game. A win for the Australians would bring home the first ever Olympic medal in men’s basketball. Slovenia found themselves in the game after an 89-90 loss to France on Thursday, with the Australians falling 78-97 in their semi-final meeting with the United States. In that game, Patty Mills put up 15 points and eight assists. The Boomers take on the reigning European champions at 9:00pm AEST at Saitama Super Arena.
Canoe Sprint
Three Australian boats will be in action on Saturday from 12:00 AEST, the final day of the Tokyo 2020 Canoe Sprint competition, at Sea Forest Waterway with Australia's men's and women's kayak fours in the semi-finals and on track to secure a spot in the medal races later in the day.
Cycling Track
Racing continues at the Izu Velodrome on Saturday with sprinters Matthew Glaetzer and Matthew Richardson lining up in the Men’s Keirin from 16:30 AEST. The track schedule also includes the Men’s Madison Final, a dramatic track cycling event over 50km, featuring Kelland O’Brien and Leigh Howard from 17:55 AEST.
Diving
Cassiel Rousseau will be competing in the 18-diver Men’s 10m Platform semi-final, with the goal to finish in the top 12 and punch his ticket to the final in the afternoon. Australians will remember the event from 2008 when Matthew Mitcham secured gold in Beijing with the highest scoring dive in Olympic history. Now Rousseau will look to write his name in the history books. The semi-final is scheduled for 11:00am AEST with the final following at 4:00pm AEST.
Golf
It’s the final day of action at Kasumigaseki Country Club and Hannah Green is in a great position to challenge for medals in the women’s tournament. Green is currently tied third after three rounds of play having shot 203 for 10 under par. Leading the pack is Nelly Korda from the United States, who is sitting 15 under par. The other Aussie in play is Minjee Lee, who is sitting tied for 34th. Play gets underway at 7:30am AEST.
Modern Pentathlon
Ed Fernon will compete in the Men’s Individual event from 3:30pm AEST. Looking to improve his position following the fencing ranking round on Thursday, Fernon is aiming to finish better than his 27th at the London Olympics in 2012. Competition commences with Swimming (200m), then the Fencing bonus round, the Show Jumping (equestrian) and the medals will be decided in the Laser-Run event. The event is a showcase for the ultimate athlete being able to adapt for not only the five disciplines but also manage the hot and humid conditions in Tokyo.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Rhythmic Gymnastics continues with the Group qualification round. Australia has one group competing consisting of Emily Abbot, Alexandra Aristoteli, Alannah Mathews, Himeka Onoda and Felicity White and the group will perform two routines. One with all athletes utilising the Ball apparatus, their second routine with two athletes using Clubs and three utilising Hoops. 14 groups, all from different nations will compete across both rotations with the two routine scores added together for an overall score. The top eight ranked teams at the end of competition will qualify for the final. The Australian’s begin competition at 11am AEST at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Water Polo
This Aussie Stingers will look to put a win on the board in their last match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they come up against the Netherlands. The winner of the game will take the fifth place standing of the tournament. Australia most recently topped Canada 14-12, with the Netherlands defeating China 13-6 in their last game. The Stingers meet the Netherlands at 12:00pm AEST at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.
Matthew Barnard & Andrew Reid
