LIVE BLOG: Paris 2024 Day 6

New Zealand's Rico Bearman has clinched a spot in the BMX Racing semi finals after winning the men's last chance race with a fast run of 32.736.

Leila Walker narrowly missed out on a spot in the semis after finishing sixth in the women's last chance race.

RICO BEARMAN
Run 1: 7th (33.090)
Run 2: 6th (33.058)
Run 3: 3rd (32.093)
Quarter final ranking - 14th

LEILA WALKER
Run 1: 3rd (36.974)
Run 2: 6th (36.288)
Run 3: 8th (38.347)
Quarter final ranking - 17th

Our Women's 4x 200m Freestyle Relay team has finished eighth in the final with a time of 7:55.89.

Lewis Clareburt finished seventh in his Men's 200m Individual Medley semi final (14th overall) with a time of 2:00.06. The result means he does not progress to the final.

The Men's and Women's Skiff (49er) medal races have both been abandoned for the day due to lack of wind.

In the Windsurfing, Josh Armit sits in third place after 13 races while Veerle ten Have is ninth after 13 races.

In the Dinghy, Greta Pilkington has started her campaign and is 21st after the first race while Tom Saunders sits in 12th place after two races.

Ryan Fox has completed a -4 first round (67), and is tied for sixth at Le Golf National. Dan Hillier finished his first round +4 (75).

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Tough luck for Finn Butcher who has missed out on the K1 Slalom final after 56 penalty seconds in the semi final saw him finish outside the top 12 with a total of 146.40.

The Women's 4x 200m Freestyle Relay team have qualified for the final, swimming 7:54.37 to finish eighth overall in the heats.

Lewis Clareburt finished second in his Men's 200m Individual Medley heat in a time of 1:58.84, qualifying for the semi finals.

Taiko Torepe-Ormsby has finished 19th overall in the Men's 50m Freestyle heats with a time of 22.01, narrowly missing out on progressing.

It's been a medal rush for the New Zealand rowers on the water at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

The Women's Double Sculls team of Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors won the gold medal, edging out Romania with a time of 6:50.45.

The Men's Four, led by Ollie Maclean, Logan Ullrich, Tom Murray and Matt Macdonald powered to the finish line in a time of 5:49.88 to win the silver medal.

The Women's Four, guided by Jackie Gowler, Phoebe Spoors, Davina Waddy and Jackie Williams, crossed the line in a sprint finish with Romania to secure the bronze medal (6:29.08).

The Men's Double Sculls of Robbie Manson and Jordan Parry finished sixth in their final with a time of 6:21.44.

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New Zealand have been well beaten 5-0 by trans-Tasman rivals Australia in their Pool B match. The result means the Kiwis are now unable to advance to the quarter finals.

AUSTRALIA
25' 52' 57' Blake Govers
22' Tom Wickham
42' Ky Willot

Moira de Villiers has been defeated 10-0 in her Round of 32 bout against Marie Branser of Guinea.

Tom Mackintosh will race for a medal after finishing second in his Single Sculls semi final with a time of 6:44.49, securing a spot in the A Final.

Defending Olympic champion Emma Twigg has a chance at another medal after dominating her semi final with a time of 7:17.19 to progress to the Single Sculls A Final.