LIVE BLOG: Paris 2024 Day 5
Welcome to Day 5 of the NZ Team LIVE Blog! A big day for our kiwis in multiple sports today starting with the triathlon!
Women's Football: NZ defeated by France
The New Zealand Women have been defeated 2-1 by hosts France in their final Group A match in Lyon.
NEW ZEALAND
42' Kate Taylor
FRANCE
22', 49' Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Sailing: 49er crews qualify for medal race
The Men's Skiff (49er) crew of Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie currently sit in third place overall after 12 races, and will race for a medal tomorrow.
The Women's Skiff (49er) of Jo Aleh and Molly Meech are seventh after 12 races, having also qualified for the medal race.
In the Windsurfing, Josh Armit sits in fifth place after 10 races while Veerle ten Have is eighth after 11 races.
Galloway seals new NZ Olympic record
Melissa Galloway has etched a new NZ Olympic record in the Dressage Grand Prix on Windermere J'Obei, seventh in Group G with 68.913% in her Olympic debut.
Hayden Wilde wins Silver in Men's Triathlon
Hayden Wilde has won the silver medal for New Zealand in the Men's Triathlon!
Dylan McCullough put together a great performance in his first Olympics to finish 19th overall.
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How It Unfolded:
First Transition:
McCullough 15th - 21:27
Wilde 29th - 22:03
Bike Update:
Wilde and McCullough are chasing down the front cycle group to try and narrow the gap.
Bike Update:
McCullough and Wilde and currently sitting in 19th and 20th respectively
Chase group is closing in! Wilde leading the charge.
The gap is closed and both kiwis now in the lead group!
Second Transition:
Wilde and McCullough in the front group
Wilde 18th 1:13:50
McCullough 20th 1:13:51
Wilde immediately gets into 2nd position on the run!
It's a Wilde v Yee battle up front!
Wilde in the lead with Yee hot on his tail!
We need to make mention of the incredible effort of McCullough, what a bike ride from him and a final placing of 19th at his first Olympic Games.
SILVER FOR WILDE!
Sportsmanship at it's finest
Hayden Wilde congratulates Alex Yee
Swimming update
200m Backstroke Men
Kane Follows 2nd in heat - Just misses out on qualification
Time 1:58.63
Rowing Update - Women
The Women's Lightweight crew of Jackie Kiddle and Shannon Cox have progressed to the A Final after a blistering semi, placing 2nd,
Time: 7:02:86
Rowing Update - Men
Ready to go in the A/B semi finals! Let's go New Zealand!
Men's Pair of Daniel Williamson and Phillip Wilson have placed 4th in their semi-final with a time of 6:32.77. Not quite enough to make the A final and will compete in the B Final.
Women's Triathlon Updates
And they are off! Nicole Van de Kaay and Ainsley Thorpe have started the swim leg. We will update this section for the entire race.
910m swim mark:
Thorpe: 22nd
Van Der Kaay: 31st
Swim transition into bike:
Thorpe: 25th
Van Der Kaay: 38th
A spill on the bike for Thorpe unsettles her but she is back on the bike and charging on!
Bike transition into run
Thorpe: 40th
Van Der Kaay: 29th
Final placings:
Van Der Kaay: 31st - 2:01:33
Thorpe: 44th - 2:03:48
