LIVE BLOG: Paris 2024 Day 4

The New Zealand Men have been outmuscled 3-0 by hosts France in their third Group A match.

FRANCE
19' Jean-Phillipe Mateta
71' Desire Doue
74' Arnaud Kalimuendo

The New Zealand Women's Rugby Sevens team have won GOLD in Paris after a thrilling 19-12 win over Canada in the final.

It's the team's second successive Olympic gold having also been crowned champions in Tokyo.

NEW ZEALAND
Tries: Risi Pouri-Lane, Michaela Blyde, Stacey Waaka
Conversion: Risi Pouri-Lane

CANADA
Tries: Chloe Daniels, Alysha Corrigan
Conversion: Chloe Daniels

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The New Zealand Men have been defeated 2-0 by Argentina in their third pool match in Paris. Argentina were able to defend their 24th minute goal for the rest of the match before knocking home a second into an empty goal with just seconds remaining.

ARGENTINA
24' Tomas Domene
60' Lucas Martinez

Finn Butcher put together a great first run in the Men's K1 Slalom heats with a time of 86.35. Despite a slow second run, his opening paddle saw him finish seventh with the top 20 progressing through.

The Women's Rugby Sevens will play for a gold medal in Paris after an impressive 24-12 win over USA in the semi finals.

New Zealand will go up against Canada in the gold medal match at 5:45am (NZT).

NEW ZEALAND
Tries: Stacey Waaka (2), Michaela Blyde (2)
Conversions: Risi Pouri-Lane, Tyla King

USA
Tries: Alev Kelter, Kristie Kirshe
Conversion: Alena Olsen

The Men's Skiff (49er) crew of Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie currently sit in third place overall after nine races.

The Women's Skiff (49er) of Jo Aleh and Molly Meech have climbed to eighth after nine races.

In the Windsurfing, Josh Armit sits in 10th place after six races while Veerle ten Have is 16th after seven races.

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Two faultless rounds on day two has seen Owen Robison miss out on progressing to the final by just one place in the Men's Trap.

Round 1: 23/25
Round 2: 25/25
Round 3: 23/25
Round 4: 25/25
Round 5: 25/25

Total: 121

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Eve Thomas has completed her 1500m Freestyle, finishing sixth in her heat with a time of 16:13.74. She finishes 12th overall with the fastest eight swimmers going through to the final.

Cameron Gray has finished sixth in his Men's 100m Freestyle heat with a time of 49.24. He misses out on progressing to the semi finals in his Olympic debut.

The Men's Double Sculls of Robbie Manson and Jordan Parry move through to the final after finishing third in their semi final.

500m: 1:33.765
1000m: 3:09.384
1500m: 4:42.834
Finish: 6:14.30

Lewis Clareburt has finished seventh in his Men's 200m Butterfly heat in a time of 1:57.12. The result sees him miss out on progressing to the semi finals.

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The Women's Double Sculls of Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors have booked a spot in the final after winning their semi final.

500m: 1:41.972
1000m: 3:25.031
1500m: 5:07.931
Finish: 6:49.49

Tom Mackintosh has secured a spot in the Men's Single Sculls semi final, leading from start to finish to win his quarter final.

500m: 1:38.431
1000m: 3:22.001
1500m: 5:04.571
Finish: 6:48.01

Emma Twigg has progressed to the Women's Single Sculls semi finals after comfortably winning her quarter final.

500m: 1:49.502
1000m: 3:41.881
1500m: 5:33.761
Finish: 7:26.89

The Men's Triathlon has been postponed until tomorrow due to water quality issues. The event has been rescheduled until 8.45pm on Wednesday (NZT), following the Women's Triathlon.