Australia have made a glittering start to the Paris Olympics as they top the medal table after the first day of action, with more potentially to come on day two. Jessica Fox will be going for gold in the women’s kayak single, while Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan will be among the swimmers chasing at least a podium finish.
The Matildas will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in their Olympics Games opener, while the Hockeyroos start their campaign in the women’s hockey.
The bad news: Rain continues to fall on Paris. Today’s Olympics triathlon swimming training session has been cancelled after rain affected pollution levels in the Seine.
“Tests carried out in the Seine yesterday revealed water quality levels that in the view of the international federation, World Triathlon, did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held,” said a Paris 2024 spokesperson.
The good news: The forecast is for sunshine and higher temperatures over the next 48 hours, so organisers are “confident” water quality will improve before the triathlon events begin on Tuesday with the men’s race.
Here are the Australians to watch on day two at Paris 2024 – all times AEST:
Canoe slalom
11.30pm: Women’s kayak single semi-final: Jessica Fox
1:45am: Women’s kayak single final: Jessica Fox
Cycling mountain bike
10.10pm: Women’s cross-country: Rebecca Henderson
Equestrian
6.30pm: Eventing team cross-country: Australia
6.30pm: Eventing individual cross-country: Shane Rose, Kevin McNab, Christopher Burton
Football
3am: Women’s – Group B: Australia Matildas v Zambia
Hockey
8.45pm: Women’s – Pool B: Australia Hockeyroos v South Africa
Rowing
6.30pm: Women’s pair heats: Jess Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre
7pm: Men’s pair heats: Patrick Holt and Simon Keenan
8.30pm: Women’s four heats: Olympia Aldersey, Jean Mitchell, Lily Alton and Molly Goodman
8.50pm: Men’s four heats: Timothy Masters, Jack Robertson, Fergus Hamilton and Alex Hill
Rugby sevens
12am: Women’s – Pool B: Australia v South Africa
3.30am: Women’s – Pool B: Australia v Great Britain
Sailing
8.33pm: Men’s windsurfing: Grae Morris
8.35pm: Women’s skiff: Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine
9.15pm: Men’s skiff: Jim Colley and Shaun Connor
Shooting
7.15pm: Men’s 10m air rifle qualification: Dane Sampson, Jack Rossiter
Skateboarding
8pm: Women’s street prelims: Chloe Covell, Liv Lovelace, Haylie Powell
1am: Women’s street final: Chloe Covell
Surfing
3am: Men’s round two: Ethan Ewing, Jack Robinson
7.48am: Women’s round two: Molly Picklum, Tyler Wright
Swimming
7pm: Men’s 200m freestyle heats: Maximillian Giuliani, Thomas Neill
7.15pm: Men’s 400m individual medley heats: William Petric, Brendon Smith
7.27pm: Women’s 100m breaststroke heats: Jenna Strauch
7.43pm: Men’s 100m backstroke heats: Isaac Cooper, Bradley Woodward
8pm: Women’s 200m freestyle heats: Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan
4.40am: Women’s 100m butterfly final: Emma McKeon
4.46am: Men’s 200m freestyle semi-finals: Maximillian Giuliani, Thomas Neill
5.50am: Women’s 200m freestyle semi-finals: Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan
Tennis
8pm: Men’s singles first round: Alex de Minaur v Jan-Lennard Struff; Alexei Popyrin v Nocolas Jarry
8pm: Men’s doubles first round: Matthew Ebden and John Peers v Hady Habib and Benjamin Hassan
3am: Women’s singles first round: Ajla Tomljanovic v Coco Gauff
Water polo
6.30pm: Men’s preliminary round – Group B: Australia Sharks v Spain
