Paris Olympics 2024: Mackenzie Little, Jessica Hull among Aussies in medal hunt for track and field events

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Jessica Hull, of Australia, is congratulated by Susan Lokayo Ejore, right, of Kenya, and Nikki Hiltz, of the United States, after her second place finish in the women's 1500-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Jessica Hull, of Australia, is congratulated by Susan Lokayo Ejore, right, of Kenya, and Nikki Hiltz, of the United States, after her second place finish in the women's 1500-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Credit: Matthias Schrader/AP

Jessica Hull lived up to the hype as she produced a rare Aussie track medal on the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics.

Recap all the action from the penultimate day in Paris in our live blog.

Josh Kempton

Minjee on par

Getting into the medal mix is going to prove tough for Minjee Lee, who is still on par both through 11 holes today and for the tournament.

Hannah Green now has sole ownership of the bronze medal spot.

Josh Kempton

Green into the medal places!

Hannah Green is on absolute fire!

She has just notched her third straight birdie, moving her up into the medal places, one shot behind China’s Ruoning Yin and two off leader Lydia Ko.

Meanwhile, Morgane Metraux of Switzerland — who came into today as the leader — is melting under the pressure, with a triple bogey and two bogeys among her five holes today.

Josh Kempton

Canoe sprint B finals

Earlier tonight, there was not much joy for Australia in the B finals of the canoe sprint K1.

Alyce Wood finished eighth and Tom Green finished ninth.

Josh Kempton

Green on the charge

Hannah Green is making a serious move at Le Golf National.

On hole seven, a crisp iron shot made her life easy on the green, where she holed out for her third birdie of the day.

She is now just three shots off the current leader, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, and two outside the medal places.

Josh Kempton

A funny old day for Minjee

Minjee Lee’s card through nine holes makes for perculiar reading.

She is on par for the day but has taken a circuitous to get there, having shot bogeys on holes four, six and seven, a birdie on three and and an eagle on nine.

Josh Kempton

Hannah coming hard

Hannah Green has just recorded another birdie on hole six, moving her to two under for the day and up to a tie for eighth on the leaderboard.

Compatriot Minjee Lee has found the going tougher but has just pulled off an eagle and will turn for the back nine at par for the tournament.

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Hannah Green of Team Australia plays a shot on the third hole during Day Four of the Women's Individual Stroke Play on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Hannah Green plays a shot on day four. Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Josh Kempton

Plenty of pressure

Strange things can happen on the final day of golf tournaments and the pressure is already beginning to show at the top of the leaderboard.

Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux started the final round on top but has surrendered the lead with bogeys on her first two holes.

Japan’s Miyu Yatashima and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko currently share the lead at eight under par.

Josh Kempton

Mackenzie misses medal

Sport climber Oceania Mackenzie has dropped out of the medal places in the sport climbing final after registering a score of 45.1 in the lead leg, putting her total score at 104.5.

She currently sits fifth with two climbers to come.

Josh Kempton

Hannah making her move

A birdie on hole three has helped Hannah Green get up into ninth on the golf leaderboard.

Earlier on the same hole, Minjee Lee also only needed four strokes on the par five but has dropped into a tie for 23rd after bogeys on four and six.

Josh Kempton

Serbia win basketball bronze

Serbia have taken out the basketball bronze medal by beating Germany 93-83 in their third place playoff.

Nikola Jokic showed why he is one of the best players in the world in the win with a 19-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist triple-double.

They are no strangers to the podium, having won silver at the 2016 Games.

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