LIVE BLOG: Paris 2024 Day 7
Welcome to Day 7 of the NZ Team LIVE Blog. Another big day with medal chances in rowing, sailing, swimming, gymnastics and BMX.
Shotput: Walsh and Gill qualify for final
Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill have both qualified for the Men's Shotput final.
TOM WALSH
Attempt 1: 20.65
Attempt 2: 21.48 (Q)
JACKO GILL
Attempt 1: 21.14
Attempt 2: 21.35 (Q)
BMX Racing: Bearman narrowly misses final
Rico Bearman has finished 11th in the BMX Racing semi finals, with only the top eight progressing to the final.
Run 1: 8th (33.382)
Run 2: 5th (33.298)
Run 3: 5th (32.626)
Trampoline: Schmidt eighth in final
Dylan Schmidt has finished eighth in the Men's Trampoline final. He had set himself up well through qualifying but unfortunately lost his line and fell off the trampoline in his final jump.
Ivan Litvinovich (AIN) won the gold medal.
QUALIFYING
First Score: 59.510
Second Score: 60.810
FINAL: 19.500
Hockey: NZ Men beaten by Ireland
The New Zealand Men have been defeated 2-1 by Ireland in their final Pool B match. The Kiwis close their Olympic campaign without progressing.
NEW ZEALAND
5' Joe Morrison
IRELAND
13' Benjamin Walker
31' Jeremy Duncan
Canoe Slalom: Kiwis in KX Time Trial action
Luuka Jones and Finn Butcher are on the water in the Kayak Cross (KX) Time Trial. Results determine seedings for Round 1 tomorrow.
LUUKA JONES
Ranking: 4th
Time: 72.10
FINN BUTCHER
Ranking: 6th
Time: 67.74
Golf: Fox and Hillier complete second round
Ryan Fox and Dan Hiller have both completed their second round of individual stroke play in Paris.
Ryan Fox: Total 140 (-2)
Dan Hillier: Total 148 (+6)
SILVER for Men's Skiff (49er) crew
Our Men's Skiff (49er) crew of Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie have won the silver medal after a fantastic finish in the medal race.
GOLD: Spain
SILVER: New Zealand
BRONZE: USA
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OTHER SAILING CREWS TODAY
The Women's Skiff (49er) crew of Jo Aleh and Molly Meech finished their Olympic campaign placed seventh overall.
Windsurfing was postponed for the day, with Josh Armit and Veerle ten Have waiting to race in the medals series tomorrow.
In the Dinghy racing, Thomas Saunders is fifth after four races while Greta Pilkington is 36th after three races.
Trampoline: Davidson impressive in final
Madaline Davidson has put together a great showing in Paris, finishing seventh in the Women's Trampoline final. Bryony Page (GBR) won the gold medal.
QUALIFYING
First Score: 54.740
Second Score: 53.910
FINAL: 54.230
Rowing: Lightweight Double finish fourth
Our Women's Double Sculls team of Shannon Cox and Jackie Kiddle have finished fourth in the final, crossing the line in a time of 6:51.65. Great Britain won gold, Romania silver and Greece bronze.
Athletics: Hobbs blitzes into 100m semi finals
Zoe Hobbs has run a season best 11.08 to finish second in her heat, earning an automatic spot in the semi finals.
Swimming: Fairweather through to 800m final
Erika Fairweather has progressed to the 800m Freestyle final after finishing third in her heat (seventh overall) with a time of 8:22.22.
Eve Thomas finished fifth in her heat with a time of 8:33.25, missing out on progressing.
Athletics: Tanner faces 1500m repechage
Sam Tanner will run in tomorrow's repechage race after finishing 13th in his 1500m heat, with only the top six going directly through to the semi finals.
Swimming: Gray misses out on semi finals
Cameron Gray finished sixth in his Men's 100m Butterfly heat with a time of 53.83, finishing outside the fastest 16 (32nd overall) who progress to the semi finals.
Rowing: Men's Pair finish in winning style
The Men's Pair of Phil Wilson and Dan Williamson have finished their campaign on a positive note, winning the B Final comprehensively in a time of 6:24.55.
Judo: Andrews fights strongly in first Games
A great showing on Olympic debut from Sydnee Andrews, but unfortunately beaten with an ippon by Larisa Ceric of Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Women's +78kg Elimination Round of 32.
