Tokyo Olympics: Kiwis in action, Thursday, July 29

  • 01/01/2021

Thursday, July 29

BMX

Women's racing quarter-finals - Rebecca Petch, 5th, 3rd & 2nd (into semi-finals on July 30)

CANOEING

Women's C1 slalom semis - Luuka Jones, 130.39s 13th (did not progress)

GOLF

Men's individual stroke play, round 1 - Ryan Fox, 31st= 70

HOCKEY

Women's Pool B - Black Sticks lost to Australia 1-0

ROWING

Men's pair final B - Brook Robertson & Stephen Jones, 6th 6m 38.30s

Women's pair final A - Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler, 1st 6m 50.19s (gold medal)

Women's single sculls semi-finals A/B - Emma Twigg, 1st 7m 20.70s (into final on July 30)

Men's single sculls semi-final C/D - Jordan Parry, 1st 6m 57.70s (into C final on July 30)

SAILING

Men's Laser, Races 7 & 8 - Sam Meech, 2nd & 13th (14th overall)

Mixed Nacra 17, Races 4, 5, & 6 - Erica Dawson & Micah Wilkinson, 11th, 8th & 12th (12th overall)

Men's 49er, Races 5 & 6 - Peter Burling & Blair Tuke, 12th & 2nd (4th overall)  

Men's Finn, Races 5 & 6 - Josh Junior, 8th & 5th (7th overall)

Men's 470, Races 3 & 4 - Paul Snow-Hansen & Daniel Willcox, 7th & 7th (fifth overall) 

SEVENS RUGBY

Women's pool round - Black Ferns Sevens beat Kenya 29-7

Women's pool round - Black Ferns Sevens beat Great Britain 26-21

SHOOTING

Women's trap qualifying 2 - Natalie Rooney, 10th 117 (did not progress)

SWIMMING

Men's 200m individual semi-finals - Lewis Clareburt, 4th 1m 57.55s (progressed into final on July 30)

Women's 800m freestyle heats - Eve Thomas, 1st  8m 32.51s (did not progress)

Women's 200m backstroke heats - Ali Galyer, 8th 2m 15.16s (did not progress)

TENNIS

Men's doubles semi-finals - Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus lost to Cilic/Dodig (Croatia) 6-2 6-2 (into bronze medal playoff)