Rowers Emma Twigg and Tom Mackintosh carry New Zealand's medal hopes tonight, as they contest their respective single sculls finals at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium.
In her fifth Olympics, Twigg is defending her gold medal from Tokyo 2020, a performance that — at the time — seemed to provide a fitting climax to a career that had seen her finish agonisingly off the podiums at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
After a brief spell away from the sport, she committed to another campaign and has looked impressive through heats, quarterfinals and semis, clocking the fastest time of 7m 17.19s en route to the final. She will have to overcome two-time defending world champion Karolien Florijn of Netherlands, if she is to reclaim the top step on the dais.
Mackintosh faces an even tougher challenge for medals, after finishing second in his semi, then watching three-time world champion Ollie Zeidler of Germany set a new Games record in the second race, where Dane Sverri Nielsen missed qualifying with a faster time than the Kiwi.
After claiming New Zealand's sixth medal at Paris — silver in the men's 49er class — sailing offers more chances of glory at Marseille, where foilers Veerle ten Have and Josh Armit face quarterfinals and semis respectively, with finals also scheduled overnight.
At the Olympic pool, Erika Fairweather contests a starstudded women's 800m freestyle final.
At the track, Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill battle the big boys in the shot put final, while Zoe Hobbs tries to make history in the women's 100m semis. No NZ woman has ever made an Olympic sprint final.
Athletics in action — Saturday, August 3
7pm
Golf: Dan Hillier in men's strokeplay at Le Golf National
Shooting: Chloe Tipple in women's skeet qualifying at Chateauroux Shooting Centre
8.18pm
Rowing: Emma Twigg in women's single sculls final at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
8.30pm
Rowing: Tom Mackintosh in men's single sculls final at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
8.44pm
Golf: Ryan Fox in men's strokeplay at Le Golf National
9pm
Cycling: Corbin Strong and Laurence Pithie in men's road race at Trocadero
10.05pm
Sailing: Greta Pilkington in women's dinghy races 4-6 at Marseille Marina
10.13pm
Sailing: Veerle ten Have in women's foiling quarterfinals at Marseille Marina
10.20pm
Sailing: Thomas Saunders in men's dinghy races 5-6 at Marseille Marina
10.35pm
Sailing: Women's foiling semifinals (ten Have) at Marseille Marina
10.50pm
Sailing: Women's foiling final (ten Have) at Marseille Marina
10.55pm
Sailing: Josh Armit in men's foiling semifinals at Marseille Marina
11.05pm
Sailing: Erica Dawson/Micah Wilkinson in mixed Nacra races 1-3 at Marseille Marina
11.23pm
Sailing: Men's foiling final (Armit) at Marseille Marina
Sunday, August 4
1.30am
Kayak slalom: Luuka Jones in women's kayak cross round 1 at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.40am
Kayak slalom: Finn Butcher in men's kayak cross round 1 at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
4.05am
Kayak slalom: Women's kayak cross repechage (Jones) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
4.45am
Kayak slalom: Men's kayak cross repechage (Butcher) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
5am
Athletics: Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill in men's shot put final at Stade de France
5.15am
Athletics: Sam Tanner in men's 1500m repechage at Stade de France
5.50am
Athletics: Zoe Hobbs in women's 100m semifinals at Stade de France
7.09am
Swimming: Erika Fairweather in women's 800m freestyle final at Paris Lad Defense Arena
7.20am
Athletics: Women's 100m final (Hobbs) at Stade de France
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