Paris 2024 Olympics RECAP: Matt Wearn, Nina Kennedy and Peter Bol highlight day 12
Australia is on course for its best-ever Olympics, can they keep up their golden run on day 12 while the Opals and Sharks face knock-out quarter-finals?
WA’s Minjee Lee and Hannah Green will also be in action as the women’s gold get underway while our tack cyclists will go for gold in the men’s team pursuit after their world-record effort.
Recap all the action as it happened below.
Key Events
So close!
Kennedy touches the pole and it bounces before falling off.
She had been waiting 30 minutes to jump and got a little stuck.
If she clears 4.95m it will be an Aussie record.
Moon has one jump left to beat the Aussie and keep the comp going.
Bronze medal!
Matthew Denny has avenged finishing fourth at the last two major meets to earn an Olympic bronze medal.
He was disappointed with his last throw but he gets a medal regardless.
Podium confirmed
Denny has at least got the bronze with a throw to go.
Just short
Denny’s fifth throw is just short of his best so he stays in third with a throw to come.
Denny update
The Aussie is sitting in bronze after Jamaican Roje Stona came from nowhere to throw an insane 70-metres flat.
Denny’s fourth throw was a foul and he has two more to gun for gold.
Gold favourite!
Kennedy clears 4.90m with absolute ease, and she is now the favourite for gold!
Is a world record in her sights!?
She is jumping beautifully.
Medal assured!
Kennedy is assured a medal after the Swiss girl missed her only chance at 4.90.
There are just three left and Kennedy has only missed one jump and it was very early on.
Another bites the dust
The Czechia athlete bows out of the pole vault, leaving Kennedy just three opponents to beat.
So far, there have been three national records while champion Moon has equalled her season best.
Denny second
After two throws, the Aussie is placed well in the Discus.
He threw straight down the guts and scored a distance of 69.31.
If he were to miss a medal with that score, it would be the longest throw to ever not get on the podium, which is a great omen for Denny.
Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna is in front with an Olympic record 69.97.
Pumped up!
Nina has cleared 4.85 on the first attempt!
She is the only one to do it so far with Katie Moon having missed the first attempt.
