PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: Matt Wearn to fight for gold in men's dinghy as Melissa Wu and Ellie Cole in diving medal hunt
MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES ON DAY 11 AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
* Tokyo champion Australia’s Matt Wearn is guaranteed a gold or silver medal in the men’s dinghy competition at the Paris Olympics after the final races were scrapped due to poor weather conditions (11.43pm).
* The Australian men’s team sprint feel they have more in the tank after qualifying for Tuesday’s cycling action with the third fastest time (3.09am).
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* Five-time Olympic diver Melissa Wu and Sydney teenager Ellie Cole are out for a podium finish in the women’s 10m platform final (11pm).
OTHER MAJOR AUSTRALIAN ACTION
* Led by Jessica Hull, Georgia Griffiths and Linden Hall hit the track in the women’s 1500m (8.45pm).
* Eyeing successive Olympic medals after breakthrough Tokyo bronze, the Boomers’ campaign goes on the line against Serbia in the men’s basketball quarter-finals (10.30am).
* Australia’s Stingers will be looking to continue their stellar Olympic form and book a women’s water polo final four berth when they face Greece (3am).
* Star beach volleyball duo Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy play off against Switzerland in the quarter-final (5am) as the Australian women seek to build on their silver medal in Tokyo.
* The women’s team pursuit will be looking to match the track-topping feats of the Aussie male cyclists when they line up for qualifying (9.52pm).
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
* Bronze medallists in Tokyo, the United States have higher ambitions in 2024 but must first take down German in their women’s football semifinal (2am).
* The athletics program continues with five gold medals up for grabs including in the final of the women’s 200m where 100m Paris champion Julien Alfred is back in action.
GOLD MEDALS UP FOR GRABS: 16
