Archery: Sydney archer Peter Boukouvalas gave it his all in the men’s individual archery competition, bowing out in the first elimination round against Korean world number three Lee Wooseok.

Making his Olympic debut at the Esplanade des Invalides, Peter recovered from a seven on his first arrow to fire a nine and a ten to lose the first set to Lee by only three points.

A strong start in the second set with a ten and a nine saw Peter level on points with the Korean, before only managing a seven on his last arrow to drop the set by two points.

Despite a strong third set, in which Peter fired two nines and a 10, he was unable to overcome Lee, with the 25-year-old falling short by a point to end his Olympic campaign in a 6-0 defeat.

Artistic Gymnastics: Australia’s Jesse Moore has finished 21st in the Men’s All-Around Final for Artistic Gymnastics.

The 21-year-old, who made his Olympic debut in Paris, was the first Aussie to qualify for the final since Josh Jeffries in London 12 years ago.

The experience has made him hungry for success.

“It’s the Olympics and you try and treat it like another competition, but it’s not; it’s a real experience,” Jesse said. 

3x3 Basketball: “Anything can happen.”

They were the words Marena Whittle uttered when she looked ahead to playing a strong Germany team after the Aussies conceded a blowout loss to Canada.

Marena and the Gangurrus proceeded to pull off a 21-19 upset of Germany, off the back of a tie-breaking and match-winning long distance basket from Ally Wilson.

Boxing: Caitlin Parker and Charlie Senior are Olympic quarter-finalists after winning their opening round bouts at the North Paris Arena.

Caitlin controlled her 75kg preliminary round of 16 bout against Mexican Citlalli Vanessa Ortiz to reach the quarter-finals at the Olympics for the first time.

In the men’s 57kg, Charlie looked confident across all three rounds, defeating Belgian Vasile Usturoi.

After a tense opening round, the 22-year-old hit his stride in the second and third, winning the bout four to one on points.

The Perth boxer celebrated his win with a spectacular backflip, impressing the vocal contingent of Aussie supporters even further.

Shannan Davey also took to the ring on day five in the men’s 71kg preliminary round of 16 against Rami Mofid Kiwan from Bulgaria. 

The 24-year-old battled hard across three rounds, but ultimately lost out to the Bulgarian.

Canoe Slalom: Australia’s Jessica Fox won her second gold medal at the Paris Games, defending her Olympic title in the Canoe-Slalom C1, and in the process has become the most successful individual medalist in Australian Olympic history.

In her trademark cool and calm manner, Jess carved through the tricky white-water course at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to clock a time of 101.06 seconds, 2 mins 58 ahead of her nearest rival, silver medalist Germany’s Elena Lilek.

The sixth individual medal for Jess surpasses Ian Thorpe, Leisel Jones, Shirley Strickland, Shane Gould, Anna Meares and Ariarne Titmus all with five apiece.

Jess’s adds the C-1 gold to her K1 earlier this week in Paris, gold in the C-1 in Tokyo silver in the K-1 in London, and two K-1 bronze from Rio and Tokyo.

Cycling - BMX Freestyle: Natalya Diehm has won Australia’s first ever women’s BMX medal in any discipline with bronze in the Freestyle final at La Concorde.

Having overcome five ACL injuries just to make it to Paris, Natalya delivered under pressure by posting a score of 88.80 in her first of two runs which was enough to secure a spot on the podium.

In the men’s event, Logan Martin said he was proud of his efforts but disappointed with his execution after slipping in both runs to finish in ninth place.

Equestrian: The second day of the Dressage Grand Prix competition at Versailles saw the remaining two Australian team combinations complete their tests.

Will Matthew made his Olympic debut aboard Mysterious Star, scoring 69.953 per cent and finishing seventh in Group F. Simone Pearce rode the black stallion Destano, whom she was also paired with in Tokyo, and scored 70.171 per cent finishing sixth in Group G.

At the conclusion of the Grand Prix qualification round, Australia finished in 10th place with a total score of 209.115, securing a spot in the team final on Saturday. 

“That was cool. That was very cool. He was amazing. He was so with me. It’s a life dream. I’m happy with everything. We’ve achieved what we set out to do,” Will said.

Football: There was heartbreak in Marseille as the Matildas bow out of the Games.

The Matildas were beaten 2-1 by the powerful US Women’s National Team in their final group match of the 2024 Olympics. 

The Australians needed a win or a draw to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals, following an earlier loss to Germany and the dramatic win over Zambia.

The Matildas faced more heartbreak after the loss, with other results in the notably tough pool not going their way. This means they miss the quarter-finals and their Olympic campaign is over.   

Despite the scorching conditions in Marseille, the Australians fought back hard in the second half with strong attacking runs to almost clinch a draw in injury time.

Hockey: The Australian Women’s Hockey team are charging ahead in their Olympic campaign, holding the USA scoreless in a dominant 3-0 encounter ahead of a hotly-anticipated South American clash in Paris.

The Hockeyroos sit on top of the Pool B standings with eight points, all but ensuring them a favourable quarter-final berth after three wins from five.

Australia didn’t let late injury replacements affect their approach, as Hobart’s Maddison Brooks and Naracoote’s Hattie Shand, on Olympic debut, came in for co-captain Jane Claxton and Tatum Stewart.

Maddison Brooks’ late winner, with a sensational strike off a crafty period of team play, saw the Hockeyroos charge ahead to claim a 3-0 lead in the fourth, scoring her first Olympic goal in her maiden campaign.

Judo: For the second-straight Olympic Games Aoife Coughlan advanced to Judo’s round of 16 in the women’s -70kg division. Starting her day with a golden score win against Szabina Gercsák (HUN) in the round of 32, Aoife then came up against world number eight Miriam Butkereit (GER) in the round of 16.

The 28-year-old Aussie started in control of the contest despite registering no score, but after more than two minutes of golden score something had to give, and Butkereit’s crafty footwork led to ippon being given and the two competitors sharing in a heartfelt sportswoman embrace.

Rowing: The Rowsellas Women’s Pair of Annabelle McIntyre and Jess Morrison will race for gold after another standout performance in their pressure-packed semi-final at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

The duo have put together a strong regatta and will rest and recover for Final A after taking out the second semifinal in 7:14.14, with the United States close behind in 7:15.59. The Dutch crew, Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester, were the fastest through to the final after winning the opening semi in 7:10.16.

The only other boat in action for the Rowsellas was the Quad Scull of Ria Thompson, Rowena Meredith, Laura Gourley and Caitlin Cronin. They finished second to Romania in Final B in 6:30.85 to record an eighth place overall.

Sailing: Grae Morris excelled under challenging conditions in Marseille, securing a race win, two second places, and a ninth place to move into first overall in the Men’s Windsurfing Event.

If he maintains his position at the top of the leaderboard he could guarantee a medal for Australia. 

The Men’s and Women’s Skiff move into their medal race tomorrow after what has been a testing conditions for the world’s most elite sailors. 

Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine qualified for the final in ninth place. Though they can't medal, they can potentially move up to fifth place if they race well - and the pair remain as determined as ever. 

Jim Colley and Shaun Connor concluded their first Olympic Games in the Men’s Skiff event, finishing 14th overall. Despite hoping to rank higher, they remain proud. 

“It's a tough week, but we’re unbelievably grateful for this opportunity to be representing Australia and the Australian Olympic Team,” Jim said. “This is an amazing opportunity and I'm really grateful to Shaun who really showed up this week and supported me.” 

Shooting: Australia has its first shooting medal of the Paris Olympics, with Penny Smith claiming bronze in the Women’s Trap.

Penny maintained her composure throughout the six-woman final, reaching as high as second in the early going before finishing in an impressive third place with a score of 32.

A run of 14 consecutive hits across the opening four rounds, including a perfect second and third round, set up the medal win.

It was her second consecutive Olympic final, and she improved on her sixth- place finish in Tokyo three years ago.

The bronze medal is the first shooting medal for Australia since Catherine Skinner took gold in the same event in Rio 2016, and the third medal in Women’s Trap alongside Catherine’s Rio gold and Suzanne Balogh’s gold in Athens 2004.

“I’m really pleased to come away with the bronze, and thanks heaps to everyone that supported me along the way.” Penny said.

Swimming: King of the pool Kyle Chalmers claimed the silver medal in the men’s 100m Freestyle behind China's Pan Zhanle who obliterated his own 100 metres freestyle by 0.4s with a swim of 46.40 seconds. The Australian touched 1.08 seconds behind for second.

His teammate Zac Stubblety-Cook took silver in the men’s 200m Breaststroke behind French hometown hero Leon Marchand, who claimed his second gold medal of the night and third of the Olympics in an Olympic Record time of 2:05.85. Zac finished 0.94 seconds behind.

Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack were fourth and fifth respectively in the 100m Freestyle final that generated one of the feel-good stories of the pool as Swedish veteran Sarah Sjostrom surged to an upset gold medal.

American Torri Huske took silver and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey bronze, with Mollie in fourth and Shayna in fifth.

Moesha Johnson was the other Australian woman in finals action, finishing sixth in the 1500m Freestyle. The gold medal result was no surprise as American great Katie Ledecky added a seventh individual gold medal to her collection.

Tennis: World number three Matt Ebden and John Peers are through to the men’s doubles semifinals after defeating Germany’s Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(2) 7-6(4) at Roland Garros today. 

The Aussie pair are in contention for an Olympic tennis medal. 

The pair will have a day off and will return to compete in the semifinals. They play the winner of American number three  seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul and British duo Andy Murray and Daniel Evans. 

In the mixed doubles quarterfinals, China’s Zhizhen Zhang and Xinyu Wang defeated Ellen Perez and Matt Ebden in a three-set thriller, 6-7(8) 7-6(8) [10-5]. 

“Definitely a heartbreaker. I think we did a lot of things right, we put ourselves in positions to win. One point away. That’s tennis,” Perez said. 

Triathlon: Matt Hauser has raced brilliantly in Paris to finish seventh, with his result the third-best by an Australian male at the Olympics in 20 years. Teammate Luke Willian found the conditions tough and finished 42nd in the Men’s Triathlon.

Earlier in the day, Sophie Linn and Natalie Van Coevorden successfully navigated the technical course and pushed through adverse weather conditions to record strong performances in the Women’s Triathlon. Sophie was consistently placed across all three disciplines to finish 21st in 1:58.52, while Natalie was 42nd in 2:03.01.

The four athletes will now recover and keep themselves healthy before the Mixed Relay on Monday.

Water Polo: Australia’s Women’s Water Polo goalie Gabi Palm needed just one word to describe the secret to winning a penalty shoot-out against 2023 world champion The Netherlands in Paris - “belief”.

The 26-year-old Queenslander said the calm and poise the Australians showed after scores were locked at 7-7 at full-time was due to their trust in each other.

The win puts the Aussies, who have played just one game in the Olympic tournament so far beating China, in a strong position in Pool A.

Gabi teamed up with fellow keeper Genevieve Longman for the shoot-out which the Australians won 8-7.