Paris Olympics: Day 13 recap
Paris Olympics: Day 13 recap
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00:00Another day done at the Paris Olympic Games and among the highlights for Australia, certainly
00:08the Stingers. Our women's water polo team into the gold medal game after defying the
00:13odds to dethrone the USA, who won gold in this tournament in London, Rio and Tokyo.
00:20They beat them in a shootout to move into the gold medal game against Spain and down
00:235-2 at one point, they were absolutely shot. Abbie Andrews scores four times, the game
00:29eventually goes to a shootout and Gabriella Palm saves the day in a thriller.
00:33Moisha Johnson is now Australia's most successful Olympic marathon swimmer after winning silver
00:39in a tense finish while Australia's K4 crew clinched an Olympic silver medal, edged out
00:44by sprint kayak powerhouse Germany by the tightest of margins.
00:48Now in the squared circle, Charlie Senior and Caitlin Parker both claim bronze medals
00:53in boxing. It means Australia's 120-year wait for a gold medal inside the boxing ring
00:59goes on, but Parker vows they'll be as big a powerhouse as our nation's swimming team
01:04come the LA Games in four years. Now that is some call.
01:08In the men's 200m final, Noah Lyles, he was the favourite, but he finishes third and leaves
01:12in a wheelchair after coming down with COVID and it was Letizia Tabogo claiming Botswana's
01:18first gold in Olympic history.
01:21Things to look forward to on the last couple of days, the Opals take on the US in a semi-final
01:25overnight and Jess Hull runs for gold.