Summer Paris 2024 - Day 13

[Drummond]

Life has beat me.

I’ve learnt a valuable lesson. Annual leave will be take in future Olympics.

Enough about me, more about Australia.

Incredible. 18 golds. I’m speechless. I’d have more words if I had a chance to see them. I’m the process of rectifying the problem.

Day 13 tonight.

 

[Jeremias]

Aussies in action in an hour with representation in the swim.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

AOC's preview. Sorry Drummond thought I hit post button about 3 hours ag0.

Day 13 Preview: Race for medals heats up in big day for Aussies

Day 13 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is another big day for the Aussie contingent, following a stellar Day 12, which was Australia's best single day at a...

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Day 13 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is another big day for the Aussie contingent, following a stellar Day 12, which was Australia's best single day at a Games with four gold and two bronze medals won. Australian athletes will compete in 15 sports, with more medals up for grabs.

Athletics​

Seventeen Australian athletes will compete at Stade de France on Day 13, including eight relay runners in the popular men’s and women’s 4x100m relay.

Heptathlon qualifying features Camryn Newtown-Smith and Tori West in the 100m hurdles at 6:05pm AEST and the high jump from 7:05pm AEST. They are the first Australians to compete in the heptathlon since Beijing in 2008.
From 6:35pm AEST, Michelle Jenneke, Celeste Mucci and Liz Clay will race in the three 100m hurdles repechage races.
Michelle will be looking to bounce back from her fall in the heat. With Celeste and Liz looking to build on their heat runs. The first two in each race progress to the semi-finals.

Both of Australia’s 4x100m relay teams have drawn the USA in their heats. The women race at 7:10pm AEST, with the men at 7.35pm. The top three teams, and next two fastest from the heats progress to the final. Based on the season’s bests, the Australian women’s record set recently has them seeded third behind USA and Italy in their heat.
The men will chase the Australian record of 38.17s to give them a strong chance of making the final.

Peter Bol and Joseph Deng run the 800m repechage in the final event of the day session. Only first place and next two fastest in each of the four repechages will progress to join Peyton Craig in the semis.

Georgia Griffith and Jessica Hull will run the 1500m semi-finals from 3:35am AEST. Both athletes were in-form in the heats and Jess is coming off a stellar season with a 2000m world record in the Diamond League.
Camryn and Tory round out the Australians efforts with the heptathlon shot put from 3:35am AEST and the 200m at 4:55am AEST.

Boxing​

Australia is assured of two medals in the Boxing competition on Day 13 with Charlie Senior (57kg) and Caitlin Parker (75kg) fighting in semi-finals at Roland Garros.

Charlie will fight Abdumalki Khalovokov from Uzbekistan while Caitlin fights China’s Li Qian for a place in the gold medal bout on August 10.

Whatever the outcome, it will be Australia’s first medal in women’s boxing, after female bouts were added to the program at London 2012. It is the first time since Rome 1960 that Australia has claimed two boxing medals at the same Olympics.

Beach Volleyball​

Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe del Artacho Solar will take to the court for their semi-final against the Brazilian pair of Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa at 5am AEST.
Guaranteed to be playing for a medal, the Aussies fought off a Suisse onslaught to win 2-1, booking their ticket on the way to the semi-final.
They’ll be looking to carry that momentum into their game, as they aim for the gold medal match.

Canoe Sprint​

After finishing fourth in their heat, the Women’s Kayak Four return for their 500m semi-final with an eye to finish in the top two to secure their place in Final A.
Similarly, the Men’s Kayak Four are back in action for their 500m semi-final, where they will need to finish in the fastest four to lock in their Final A berth.
The women will be on the water at 7:40pm AEST, with the men at 7:50pm AEST. If they qualify to their respective Finals, they’ll return at 9:40pm and 9:50pm AEST respectively. [They have both qualified]

Cycling​

Another big night on the track in Paris is headlined by Kristina Clonan attempting to make the final of the Women’s Keirin. Kristina is set for the quarter-finals which begin at 1.18am AEST on 9 August.
Fresh from winning gold in the Men’s Team Pursuit, Sam Welsford is back on the boards in the Men’s Omnium which begins at 1am AEST.
And Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson

Age

51

Ht

195cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

3.1

3star

M

8.0

5star

T

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

7.8

5star

T

0.8

3star

is into the quarter-finals of the Men’s Sprint where he will race Japan’s Yuta Obara from 2am AEST. If he makes it through to the semi-finals, they will be held at 10.41pm AEST on 9 August.

Diving​

Kurtis Mathews will compete in the Men’s 3m Springboard final, following an 11th place finish in the semi-final, with his final dive propelling him from 14th position into the top 12, securing his qualification with a total score of 417.15.
Meanwhile Maddi Keeney and Alysha Koloi will compete in the Women’s 3m Springboard semi-final, placing second and 16th respectively in the preliminaries.
Maddi and Alysha will compete at 6pm AEST, while Kurtis will compete in his final at 11pm AEST.

Golf​

World No.13 Minjee Lee will seek to carry forward the momentum from her brilliant finish in her opening round when day two of the Women’s Golf competition tees off at Le Golf National on Thursday.
Minjee will begin Round 2 in a tie for seventh after making four birdies in her final five holes in a round of 1-under 71 on Wednesday.
She trails Frenchwoman Celine Boutier by six strokes but was one of only 12 players to break par in Round 1.
Minjee tees off at 9:44am on Thursday morning with fellow West Australian Hannah Green out to claw her way back into medal contention from 11:44am after opening with a round of 5-over 77.

Marathon Swimming​

Marathon swimming is a gruelling endurance sport where athletes compete in open water, covering 10km. Officially added to the Olympic program at the Beijing 2008 Games, Australia’s first medal win was in Tokyo with Kareena Lee securing bronze.
Diving into the Seine representing Australia are Dolphins Chelsea Gubecka, who secured her spot by winning a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships, and pool swimmer turned open water convert Moesha Johnson.

This will be both athletes’s Olympic debuts and will face tough competition from Tokyo gold medallist Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) silver medallist Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED). Competition starts at 3:30am AEST.

Modern Pentathlon​

Genevieve van Rensburg will make her Olympic debut on day 13 as the Modern Pentathlon competition gets underway.
The 20-year-old from Singleton will take to the North Paris Arena for the fencing ranking round in the women’s Individual event.
She will fence against 34 other competitors individually in a single 60 second bout, with the winner the first person to land a successful hit within the time limit. If a hit is not landed by either competitor in 60 seconds, no victor is declared.
If a competitor wins 25 out of the 35 bouts, they will be awarded 250 points towards their overall total.
Modern Pentathlon has five disciplines to master; swimming, show jumping, shooting, running and fencing. The fencing ranking round has each athlete
The fencing ranking round begins at 10.30pm AEST.

Rhythmic Gymnastics​

The Rhythmic Gymnastics begins when Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva competes in the Individual All-Around qualification. Having secured her place via the Oceania Continental Championships and a five-time Australian representative at the World Championships, she will be aiming to qualify through to the Individual All-Around final.
Part one of qualification begins at 6pm AEST while part two begins at 11pm AEST, with the top 10 gymnasts to qualify through to the final.

Sailing​

Our sailors continue to excel following Matt Wearn’s gold medal performance in Marseille with a hot day forecast and winds increasing to 20 knots.

Townsville’s Breiana Whitehead will push hard in the final series of the Women’s Kite in the semi final rounds starting 9pm AEST. Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas are out to improve their overall standing in the Mixed Dinghy medal race. The crew are presently placed in ninth position but with an opportunity to rise in the overall rankings to fifth.
The Mixed Multihull crew of of Brin Linddell and Rhianna Brown missed the medal rounds despite a valiant effort finishing 13th overall. Sailing will begin from 8pm AEST wind permitting.

Sport Climbing​

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s lead portion of the Boulder & Lead semi-final, Oceania Mackenzie is set to take the stage, building on her impressive performance so far. Currently placed fourth with a combined score of 79.6 from the boulder round.
The semi-final will test her ability to navigate the challenging 15-meter wall within the six-minute time frame. It will be a tst of strength seeing if she can secure a spot in the top eight and progress to finals, continuing Australia’s promising legacy in sport climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Competition gets underway at 6pm AEST.

Taekwondo​

Stacey Hymer will take to the stunning Grand Palais to get her Paris Olympic campaign underway in the Women’s -57kg division. The 25-year-old from Melbourne comes into her second Olympics in strong form, having won gold at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands, the Australian National Championships and the Australia Presidents Cup.
She also took silver at the 2023 Australian Open, the Kimunyong Cup in South Korea and bronze at the Korea Open.
Stacey takes on Maria Clara Pacheco from Brazil at 5.58pm AEST.

Water Polo​

The Aussie Stingers are having one almighty moment at these Games, showing they are a team ready for the pressure of an Olympic semi-final – a place they haven’t been since London 2012.
Australia defeated Greece 9-6 on their way to this match, while the USA had a tougher fight to defeat Hungary 5-4, setting up what is sure to be a scintillating matchup up in the pool.
The Australian Women’s Water Polo Team will take on the USA in the semi-finals for a spot in the gold medal match at 3:25am AEST.

Wrestling​

After getting so close on three previous attempts, Jayden Lawrence will finally make his Olympic debut as he hits the mat in the men’s 86kg Freestyle. The 29-year-old narrowly missed qualification for London, Rio and Tokyo, and secured his ticket for Paris by going undefeated at the 2024 African and Oceania Olympic Game Qualifier in Egypt earlier this year.
He comes into the Olympics ranked 31st in the world having seven wins and one defeat in 2024.

He takes on Iranian Hassan Yazdanicharati, with action taking place at the Champ-de-Mars Arena from 7pm AEST.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Netherlands vs Spain in the women’s waterpolo

My goodness would rather play either one than the US

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Take a shot every time Sam Fricker mentions an Olympic Final would not be going well

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

This Brasil v USA women's volleyball match is a cracker. mid 2nd set USA up 1 set,