PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: Star-studded Australian swim relay team starring Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack and Ariarne Titmus going for gold
MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES ON DAY 6 AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
* Australian race walkers Jemima Montag and Declan Tingay are the nation’s biggest medal hopes in the women’s (5.20pm) and men’s (3.30pm) 20km race walk with the pressure on world no. 3 Montag to make the podium.
* It could be Australia’s strongest women’s 4x200m freestyle relay starring Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack and Ariarne Titmus as they look to break an Olympic record after smashing the world record in 2023 (heats 8.05pm, final 6.03am).
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* BMX racing star Saya Sakakibara will be fighting for a place in the women’s final as the World Cup champion looks to win her first Olympic medal (4.20am).
* The men’s waterpolo team are out to continue their strong Olympic campaign as the Sharks come up against host country France in their third group match (11pm).
* Australia will be hoping to qualify for the final of the jumping event in equestrian off the back of Christopher Burton’s silver medal (7pm).
* The Opals take on Canada in women’s basketball and need to regroup after their disappointing loss to Nigeria (9.30pm).
* Australia and New Zealand will bring the trans-Tasman rivalry to Paris they face off in men’s hockey (6.30pm).
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
* Powerhouse Simone Biles will star in the women’s artistic gymnastics all-round individual final as she looks to secure a record sixth gold medal (2.15am).
GOLD MEDALS UP FOR GRABS ON DAY 6: 18
