Artistic Swimming

Australia’s Rayna Buckle and Kiera Gazzard delivered a captivating performance in the Duet Free routine, scoring 198.0271 points. Their routine, inspired by the *Kung Fu Panda* soundtrack, highlighted their blend of athleticism and artistry. Combined with their Duet Technical score, Rayna and Kiera achieved a total score of 408.1053, placing 16th overall in the competition.

Athletics

The final night session at the track has resulted in an historic medal for Australia with Jessica Hull taking silver in the women’s 1500m final.

Posting an incredible time of 3:52:56, Jessica put up a stellar performance to secure the silver medal behind Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon (3:51:29) setting an Olympic record and winning her third consecutive Olympic 1500m title. Brit Georgia Bell (3:52:61) claimed bronze.

This medal was not only a shining moment for Jessica, but secured Australia’s 50th medal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Stewart McSweyn took to the track for the men’s 5000m and placed 18th with a time of 13:31:38.

In her fourth Olympic final, Kathryn Mitchell came in seventh with a season-best 62.63 throw in the Javelin final, while Mackenzie Little had a tough night out against strong competitors and came in 12th with 60.32.

Earlier, Patrick Tiernan shone alongside the iconic landmarks of Paris, clocking 2:10:34 in the men’s Marathon to become the fastest Australian across the distance at the Olympic Games, coming in 24th. Teammates Andrew Buchanan came in 45th and Liam Adams 49th.

Breaking

Jeff ‘J-Attack’ Dunne has created history as Australia’s first ever male Olympic breaker in the breaking B-Boy competition, taking to the Place de la Concorde and throwing it down against some of the best breakers in the world.

The 16-year-old had a tough draw in his group against 2022 world champion Phil Wizard (CAN), 2023 European Games gold medallist Dany Dann (FRA), but showed no fear.

The youngest competitor in the field, J-Attack had the crowd heavily involved in several battles, but it wasn’t enough to see him progress to the knockout stages.

Canoe Sprint

Australia’s Canoe Sprint Team has put the finishing touches on their Paris 2024 campaign, with Alyce Wood and Tom Green placing 16th in the women’s K1 500m and 17th in the men’s K1 1000m respectively.

Eighth place in the B Final ends Alyce’s 10-year international career, with her two-year-old Florence and her husband Jordan watching on from the stands in Paris.

Just a day after securing a bronze medal in the K2 500m, Tom challenged himself with the double duty of the K1 1000m. He placed ninth in his B Final and hopes to continue onto Los Angeles 2028 after a post-Paris break.

Track Cycling

Matthew Glaetzer and Matthew Richardson are through to the quarter-finals of the Men’s Keirin and will be back in action on the final day from 7.30pm AEST.

Both won their heats comfortably to progress to the next round where Matthew Richardson is looking to go one better than his silver medal in the Men’s Sprint 24 hours earlier.

Kelland O’Brien and Sam Welsford capped a big week by finishing 13th in the Men’s Madison which was won by Portugal. The pair were both part of the Men’s Team Pursuit that won gold and broke the world record in Paris.

After setting a national record in qualifying, Kristina Clonan moved to the round of eight in the Women’s Sprint but did not progress after losing both heats overnight.

Diving

An incredibly tight competition in the Men’s 10m Platform final has seen Cassiel Rousseau finish in fourth place.

Despite only just missing out on the podium, Cassiel noted that he was “incredibly happy” with his performance, one which was an improvement on his eighth-place finish at Tokyo 2020.

Cassiel, the 2023 World Champion and the first Australian male to achieve the feat, scored 481.00 in the last event of the diving competition.

Earlier in the day, debutant Jaxon Bowshire finished his tilt at the Men’s 10m Platform in 16th.

Golf

Hannah Green’s tie for fourth was a best finish for Australia in Olympic golf competition yet the wait for a maiden medal will extend for a further four years.

Twelve strokes off the lead after round one, Hannah fought back gamely to be in the mix for a medal with nine holes to play. She was left to rue a number of missed chances in the final round as New Zealand’s Lydia Ko claimed gold, Esther Henseleit of Germany silver and China’s Xiyu Lin the bronze.

Minjee Lee finished tied 22nd after a tough Paris campaign.

Modern Pentathlon

Genevieve Janse van Rensburg delivered an impressive performance today in the women’s Individual Modern Pentathlon semi-finals, held against the breathtaking backdrop of the Château de Versailles.

The competition began with the riding phase, marking the final time this discipline will be featured in Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games.

Despite some unfortunate rails and time penalties, Genevieve quickly gained ground over the next phases, earning four points by landing two hits in the fencing bonus round and showcasing her strength in the swimming phase, setting a lightning-fast pace to secure the top spot in her heat.

The final event, the laser run, tested both stamina and precision in a thrilling conclusion that determined the rankings.

Ultimately, when the points from all phases were tallied, Genevieve finished just outside the qualifying spots, securing 13th place.

Sport Climbing

Oceania Mackenzie placed 7th in her first Olympic final in the Women’s Boulder & Lead competition.

The 22-year-old made a remarkable impression on the international stage at these games. With several perfect scores in the boulder events, she flashed the problems and fully embraced her second Games campaign.

In the Boulder portion of the final, Oceania scored 59.7 (1: 25.0, 2: 24.8, 3: 4.9, 5: 5.0) for third place in the event. Followed by a 45.1 in the Lead, seventh place, to give a combined score of 104.8 and seventh place overall.

This marked a significant improvement from her 19th-place finish in the combined format at the Tokyo 2020 Games, highlighting her growth and determination over the past four years.

With this performance, Oceania solidified her status as Australia's most successful sport climber.

Water Polo

The Australian Women’s Water Polo Team has claimed the Olympic silver medal going down 11-9 to world number one Spain in a match where they never lost the “Aussie fighting spirit”.

The performance rockets the Stingers into history as the sport’s second most successful team, eclipsed only by the gold medal-winning side from the Sydney 2000 Games.

For Spain, it was a matter of third-time lucky after being beaten for gold at both the London 2012 and Tokyo 2020 Games.

Captain Zoe Arancici had mixed emotions after the match; disappointment of missing gold, but elation for taking the historic silver.

“This team has worked so hard for this, and I couldn't be prouder of them,” Zoe said.

“They've embodied the Aussie spirit of fighting till the end, and I'm so proud of this group.”

The men rounded out their Olympic campaign finishing 8th, going down to Italy 6-10, in the classification match

Weightlifting

Aussie weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana did her country proud when she took to the floor for the women’s 81kg competition.

Facing an incredibly challenging final, Eileen came in fourth, 262 points after successfully lifting 145kg, but falling just short of her 149kg lift after two attempts, with Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda of Norway (275) taking out the gold, followed by Sara Ahmed from Egypt (268) in silver and Equador’s Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera (267) in bronze.

Wrestling

Georgii Okorokov has gone down 2-12 to Sebastien Rivera (PUR) in the 1/8 final of the men's freestyle wrestling 65kg division.

Georgii is the reigning Oceania champion, secured the Olympic quota for the Paris 2024 Games by making the top two in the men’s freestyle 65kg division at the African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Egypt.

This is the first time since Rio 2016 that Australia has been represented in wrestling at the Olympic Games.

Day 15 Wrap: Silver Saturday with two Aussie medals