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Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 6 - Opals prepare for do-or-die clash; Montag claims bronze in race walk; Disappointment as rowers fail to defend men’s four title; Chalmers denies rival’s snub claim
Jemima Montag strides to bronze in the women’s race walk, while the Opals face a must-win match and the heats continue in the pool on day six of Olympic action. Also, Tony Gustavsson and the Matildas have parted ways after Australia’s Olympic flop.
- by Billie Eder, Greg Dundas and Marnie Vinall
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The science behind why Paris’ ‘slow pool’ is affecting our swimmers
Australia are winning gold, but few world records are being set. Paris’ unusually shallow pool might be to blame.
- by Liam Mannix
As it happened: Zhanle world record turns heads as Chalmers charges to silver, heartbreak for Matildas and O’Callaghan
Kyle Chalmers powered home in the 100m and Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium on a night belonging to a young French star. The Matildas lost. Fox won gold again.
- by Billie Eder, Scott Spits, Andrew Wu and Vince Rugari
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Paris 2024
Why Australian athletes should be the last to whinge about the Olympic Village
In the pursuit of making these Games as green as possible, Paris organisers have forgotten why we’re all here.
- by Andrew Webster
Two gold in 118 minutes: The French super-fish who overshadowed Australia
To understand the noise beneath the roof of the Paris swimming stadium, you need to think back to what it was like when Ian Thorpe dived into the Sydney Olympic pool.
- by Chip Le Grand
Before the 100m final, Mollie’s hands did not tremble. Perhaps it was a sign
Mollie O’Callaghan is a swimmer possessed by intense, nervous energy. It helped her beat Ariarne Titmus. Two days later, it was gone.
- by Emma Kemp
Aussie gets the last laugh as Chinese swimmer bombs out, suddenly stops talking
China’s Qin Haiyang speaks fluent English but has avoided questions about how a performance-enhancing drug ended up in his system.
- by Tom Decent
King Kyle primed to retake crown in 100m showdown
A mere six hundredths of a second came between Kyle Chalmers and 100m gold in Tokyo, but the speedster has stormed into the final in Paris and says he is in better shape.
- by Rob Harris
Her arch-rival stole the world record. Six weeks later, McKeown got her revenge
In a showdown with world-record-holder Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown destroyed the American with an unbelievable swim.
- by Chloe Saltau
As it happened – Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 4: Kaylee McKeown wins gold, men’s relay bronze; tough losses for rugby sevens and Boomers
Kaylee McKeown is an Olympic champion once again after a blistering swim in the 100m backstroke on a joyful night of the swimming – after tough Australian losses elsewhere on Day 4 of Paris 2024.
- by Chris Paine, Rob Harris and Chloe Saltau
Is the Paris pool too shallow? Why no world records have been set at Olympics - yet
There’s a strange phenomenon becoming evident at La Défense Arena and the depth of the swimming pool could be to blame.
- by Jeremy Wilson