Paris Olympics 2024: Recap day six of Games as Aussies strike gold again in the pool
It was another action-packed day at the Paris Olympics, with Australia making a huge splash in the pool and on the podium. RECAP all the action from day six.
AUSSIES WIN!!!
Australia has claimed GOLD in the 4x200m freestyle final.
Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus have done it in 7:38.08 - just shy of the world record.
CONGRATS GIRLS!!!!
RED CARD
Sharks’ Luke Edwards will sit out for the remainder of the match after being shown a red card while Emil Bjorch pegs the margin back to two goals on the stroke of three quarter time.
Early marker in the K1 semifinal
Felix Oschmautz from Austria has posted a 91.83.
There are still another 10 competitors before Australia’s Timothy Anderson is up.
Like the women the top 12 will race for the final.
Another one
Blake Edwards threads through his second from a tight angle to make it three unanswered goals and a lead of four before France’s Ugo Crousillat replied soon after for a much needed major.
Sharks circle wounded hosts
Jacob Mercep and Milos Maksimovic combine in quick succession to extend the Sharks’ lead out to three goals early in the third quarter.
Sharks lead 6-3 with five minutes left in the third term.
Can Aussies do the K1 double
Australia’s Timothy Anderson will be hoping to replicate Jess Fox’s successes down the rapids when he paddles through the gates in the men’s K1 final shortly.
HALF TIME
Much to the fans disgust, the Sharks enter the main break with a one-goal advantage.
A three-goal second term, including one in the final minute elvated the Sharks to the 4-3 halftime lead.
Instant response
The two sides are trading goals, this time it’s Blake Edwards who hurls one home from a tough angle to give the Sharks the lead once more.
France respond
Emil Bjorch converts from close range to level the scores and give the home fans something to cheer about.
Sharks hit the lead
Matthew Byrnes makes it two for the Sharks in quick succession to grapple back the lead from the French during the second quarter.
Opals keep their Olympics alive
A clumsy Opals side have done enough to keep their Olympics campaign alive, defeating a fast-finishing Canada by five points.
Both desperate for a victory in their second match, the Opals applied the clamps to their opponents while discovering their shooting rhythm in the second half to power to a 70-65 win.
Turnovers were costly to the Aussies in the first half but WA’s Sami Whitcomb was sublime with a game-high 19 points, while Marianna Tolo, Cayla George and Steph Talbot were consistent contributors with 11 points each.
They will now turn their attention to a huge clash with host nation France early Monday morning.
