Paris Olympics 2024: Recap all the action from day seven of the Games

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Saya Sakakibara.
Saya Sakakibara. Credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images

The Aussies are on the hunt for more gold as we enter day seven of the Olympic Games.

Follow all of the action with our live blog!

Harry Grigson

SHOT!

Jason Day and Min Woo Lee are enjoying a better day on the greens and have each moved up in the standings on day two.

Four holes through, Day is two under par and up four spots into equal 17th while The Chef is enjoying a gloriously different outing shooting four under par through the first six holes to climb nine spots.

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Jason Day of Team Australia tees off on the first hole during Day Two of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Jason Day of Team Australia tees off on the first hole during Day Two of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images
Harry Grigson

Gangurrus go down

It took something special to end the Gangurrus red-hot five win streak, and the Spaniards had the answer.

Spain held on for the 21-17 victory, meaning Australia surrendered top of the ladder, falling to third with one game remaining.

Harry Grigson

GANGA GANGA GANGA

The Gangurrus are looking to make Spain the latest of their long list of scalps and advance directly through to the semifinals.

Having won their past five matches, the Aussies trail 11-14 with less than five minuts left on the clock.

Harry Grigson

HORRIFIC SCENES

Harry Grigson

SERIOUS HOPS

Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson flew high, and are in very good form leading up to Monday’s high jump final.

Patterson achieved a season best result and finished tied for first in Group A, while Olyslagers finished top of Group B, the pair each clearing 1.95m.

Australia's Eleanor Patterson competes during the women's high jump qualifying rounds athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day seven of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 4, 2022. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)
Australia's Eleanor Patterson competes during the women's high jump qualifying rounds athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day seven of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 4, 2022. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) Credit: BEN STANSALL/AFP
Harry Grigson

Aussies in medal mix for mixed medley

Australia have won their heat and qualified second fastest for the mixed 4x100m medley relay final.

Kyle Chalmers took charge in the final leg, thrashing home his freestyle to touch the wall first and book a finals berth for Australia.

Harry Grigson

Aussies break rowing medal drought

Australia’s lean run at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium has finally come to an end as WA’s Annabelle McIntyre and Jess Morrison secured bronze in a sterling effort in the women’s pairs finals.

Despite Australia’s dominance in the pool, their efforts on top of the water have been poor as the men failed to defend their fours title finishing last in their A final while the women didn’t even make the medal race after winning gold in Tokyo.

Jake Santa Maria

Ledecky lays an early marker

Titmus v Ledecky again but it’s the American the clear winner this time.

She smashed her 800m heat to win comfortably more than three seconds ahead of Titmus who settled for third.

Still, she is comfortably through to the final as the third fastest qualifier with Pallister also going through in fourth.

Aaron Kirby

Pallister’s back!

After being forced out of the 1500m with COVID, Lani Pallister is back in the 800m.

She paced herself at the front of the pack before taking over the lead just before the halfway mark.

And as the laps went on her lead grow, steadily growing towards a second.

However, German Gose mounted a very late charge to finish second.

Aaron Kirby

McKeown through

Kaylee McKeown has managed their fastest in her medley heat.

Her time was ninth fastest which is enough for a semi with Ramsay going through as sixth fastest.

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