Sprint star Ellesse Andrews will make her first appearance at the Paris Olympics, as the track cycling programme kicks off at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome.
Since her keirin silver at Tokyo three years ago, Andrews has emerged as one of the world’s top speedsters and tonight spearheads the NZ sprint team, alongside Rebecca Petch and Shaane Fulton. Her best medal chances will again be the keirin, where she is reigning world champion.
The men’s team pursuit of Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart, Tom Sexton and Keegan Hornblow also face qualifying rounds — they finished third at last year’s world championships, behind Denmark and Italy.
Slalom kayakers Luuka Jones and Finn Butcher have made promising starts to their kayak cross events, and will contest knockout rounds at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium, culminating in finals tomorrow morning.
The Kiwi moves on to the knockout rounds at Paris (Source: SKY)
Speed climbing makes its Olympics debut, with Sarah Tetzlaff taking on the early rounds of the women’s event.
Our triathletes compete in the mixed team relay, with men’s individual silver medallist Hayden Wilde anchoring a foursome that may challenge for the podium.
At Stade de France, pole vaulters Eliza McCartney, Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris face qualifying, while discus thrower Connor Bell and steeplechaser George Beamish also making their first appearances.
Athletes in action — Monday, August 5
6pm
Triathlon: Van der Kaay/Thorpe/McCullough/Wilde in mixed team relay at Pont Alexandre III
8.10pm
Athletics: Connor Bell in men’s discus qualifying at Stade de France
8.40pm
Athletics: Eliza McCartney, Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris in women’s pole vault qualifying at Stade de France
10pm
Sailing: Erica Dawson/Michah Wilkinson in mixed Nacra races 7-9 at Marseille Marina
10.03pm
Sailing: Justina Kitchen in men’s kitesurfing races 5-8 at Marseille Marina
10.13pm
Sailing: Lukas Walton-Keim in men’s kitseurfing races 5-8 at Marseille Marina
10.15pm
Sailing: Greta Pilkington in women’s dinghy races 9-10 at Marseille Marina
11pm
Speed climbing: Sarah Tetzlaff in women’s qualification seeding at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue
11.40pm
Speed climbing: Sarah Tetzlaff ine women’s qualification elimination at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue
Tuesday, August 6
12.40am
Sailing: Thomas Saunders in men’s dinghy races 9-10 at Marseille Marina
1.30am
Wrestling: Tayla Ford in women’s freestyle 68kg 1/8 elimination at Champs-de-Mars Arena
Kayak slalom: Luuka Jones in women’s kayak cross quarterfinal at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
1.52am
Kayak slalom: Finn Butcher in men’s kayak cross quarterfinal at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.15am
Kayak slalom: Women’s kayak cross semifinals (Jones) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.20am
Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 68kg 1/4 elimination (Ford) at Champs-de-Mars Arena
2.28am
Kayak slalom: Men’s kayak cross semifinals (Butcher) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.43am
Kayak slalom: Women’s kayak cross small final (Jones) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.48am
Kayak slalom: Men’s kayak cross small final (Butcher) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
2.55am
Kayak slalom: Women’s kayak cross big final (Jones) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
3am
Kayak slalom: Men’s kayak cross big final (Butcher) at Vaires sur Marne Nautical Stadium
Track cycling: Andrews/Petch/Fulton in women’s team sprint qualifying at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
3.27am
Track cycling: Gate/Stewart/Sexton/Hornblow in men’s team pursuit qualifying at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
4.55am
Track cycling: Women’s team sprint first round (Andrews/Petch/Fulton) at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
5.04am
Athletics: George Beamish in men’s 3000m steeplechase heats at Stade de France
5.50am
Track cycling: Women’s 5th-6th final (Andrews/Petch/Fulton) at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
5.54am
Track cycling: Women’s bronze medal final (Andrews/Petch/Fulton) at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
5.59am
Track cycling: Women’s gold medal final (Andrews/Petch/Fulton) at at Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome
7.40am
Wrestling: Women’s freestyle 68kg semifinal (Ford) at Champs-de-Mars Arena
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