Paris Olympics 2024: Australia’s Opals face powerhouse United States, WA’s Matthew Richardson races for gold
WA’s Maddison Keeney has claimed a silver medal in the women’s diving 3m springboard final, producing her best dive under immense pressure to secure a second-placed finish.
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Gold and rose gold
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen could not quite defend their Tokyo gold medal in the men’s canoe sprint K2 final.
WA golfers going well
Minjee Lee and Hannah Green are both moving up the leaderboard on day three at Le Golf National.
Green has shot two under par through 12 holes to get up into a five-way tie for 19th, while Lee is one under today and about to start her back nine tied for 17th.
What's next?
WA’s medal chances now have a brief pause but they will kick off again shortly.
Matthew Richardson will take to the velodrome in about an hour for his semifinals in the track cycling men’s individual sprint.
At 9pm, Maddison Keeney will be in the final of the women’s diving 3m springboard.
Photo finish
Australia have won the bronze medal in the men’s K2 canoe sprint final.
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen looked to close the gap on gold medallists Germany in the final 250m but they held on, before Hungary pipped us for silver in a photo finish on the line.
And they’re off
The men’s K2 canoe sprint final is under way.
Australia’s pair of Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen have started well from lane four.
Nothing lost
Plenty of smiles from our women’s K2 canoe sprint final pair of Ella Beere and Aly Bull after the race.
“We just had fun out there, we lapped up the crowd,” Bull told Channel Nine.
Green light
Our attention now turns to the men’s K2 canoe sprint final, where Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen shape as a serious chance of winning gold medal number 19 for Australia.
Spain and Germany present as our major challengers.
Not to be
Australia finished sixth from lane one in the final of the women’s K2 canoe sprint.
Our pair of Ella Beere and Aly Bull held their own in lane one but were never a chance of reeling in dominant New Zealand duo Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin.
Here we go
Ella Beere and Aly Bull are about to hit the water for the women’s canoe sprint K2 final.
The starting horn will sound at 7.10pm.
Throw Tori throw
Tori West has completed her three javelin throws in the women’s heptathlon.
With a best effort of 48.79m, she currently sits fourth in her group.
