PARIS OLYMPICS: Aussie boxing duo aiming to make Olympic history as Lebron James takes on Nikola Jokic for gold medal shot
MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES ON DAY 13 AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
* Caitlin Parker is already guaranteed Australia’s first Olympic medal in women’s boxing, but a win in her 75kg semi-final clash against China’s Li Qian (6.02am) will give her a chance to turn bronze to gold.
* Charlie Senior fights Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov for a place in the 57kg final (5.30am) and a chance to win boxing gold.
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* If they advance through the semifinals (7.40pm & 7.50pm), Australian kayak crews in the men’s and women’s K4 500m will back up and race for gold.
* Kurtis Mathews produced a clutch last dive to sneak into the men’s 3m springboard final (11pm), opening up a chance of a medal.
OTHER AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION
* The Stingers will be out for revenge in their women’s water polo semi-final against the United States after Team USA’s men took out the Aussie Sharks in the quarter-finals (3.35am).
* Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have another Brazilian road block in the form of veterans Ana Patricia and Duda, with a place in the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match up for grabs (5am).
* Jessica Hull will headline the athletics charge, along with Georgia Griffiths in the women’s 1500m semi-finals (3.35am).
* Minjee Lee will look to continue her charge up the leaderboard in round two (5pm) of the women’s golf after moving into seventh with a late flourish on the opening day.
* Maddison Keeney finished as the second-ranked diver in the women’s 3m springboard, advancing to Thursday’s semi-final along with Alysha Koloi (6pm).
* Sam Welsford will back up from his team pursuit gold in the omnium (1am) while fellow track cyclist Kristina Clonan (1.18am) will go around in keirin and Matt Richardson continues in the sprint (3.38am).
* Victorian climber Oceania Mackenzie was ranked fourth in the bouldering heading into the women’s lead semi-final (6pm).
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
* The United States will face a strong Serbian side as they look to advance into the gold-medal match in the men’s basketball and defend their Olympic gold (5am).
* Egypt and Morocco will battle it out in an African showdown for the men’s football bronze medal (1am), with both countries looking to cap their remarkable Olympic campaign with a historic podium finish.
GOLD MEDALS UP FOR GRABS: 27
