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Aussie Day eyes podium finish; Opals fighting to keep Olympic dream alive — LIVE

Aussie Day eyes podium finish; Opals fighting to keep Olympic dream alive — LIVE

The Olympics swimming meets wraps up at Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday, with the Dolphins hoping to secure a couple more medals before attention shifts to the track and field events.

Jason Day will be eyeing a podium finish as the men’s golf enters its final round, while the Kookaburras face Netherlands in a must-win quarterfinal in the men’s hockey.

Australian high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson headline a packed day at Stade de France, while the Fox sisters are poised to lock horns in the kayak cross heats.

The Stingers looks to continued their red-hot form against Hungary in the men’s water polo, while the Opals are hoping to keep their Olympic campaign alive when they face hosts France in the women’s basketball.

And if that’s not enough for you, Australians will also feature in the boxing, beach volleyball, sailing and cycling.

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AUSSIES IN ACTION — DAY 9 HIGHLIGHTS

All times AEST

5pm — Men’s Golf: Round 4 (Min Woo Lee, Jason Day)

6.05pm — Athletics: Women’s 3000m Steeplechase, Round 1 (Amy Cashin, Cara Feain-Ryan)

6.20pm — Athletics: Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification (Stephanie Ratcliffe)

6.55pm — Athletics: Women’s 200m, Round 1 (Torrie Lewis, Mia Gross)

7pm — Athletics: Men’s Long Jump Qualification (Christopher Mitrevski, Liam Adcock)

7.48pm — Women’s Boxing: 75kg Quarterfinals, Australia vs Morocco (Caitlin Parker)

7.50pm — Athletics: Men’s 110m Hurdles, Round 1 (Tayleb Willis)

8.35pm — Athletics: Women’s 400m Hurdles, Round 1 (Sarah Carli, Alanah Yukich)

10pm — Women’s Cycling: Road Race (Grace Brown, Lauretta Hanson, Ruby Roseman-Gannon)

10pm — Women’s Water Polo: Australia vs Hungary (Stingers)

11.30pm — Men’s Canoe Slalom: Kayak Cross Heats (Timothy Anderson, Tristan Carter)

12.45am — Women’s Canoe Slalom: Kayak Cross Heats (Jess Fox, Noemie Fox)

1am — Women’s Beach Volleyball: Round of 16, Australia vs Brazil (Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy)

1.30am — Men’s Hockey Quarterfinal, Australia vs Netherlands (Kookaburras)

2.30am — Swimming: Women’s 50m Freestyle Final (Shayna Jack, Meg Harris)

3.05am — Athletics: Men’s 400m, Round 1 (Reece Holder)

3.12am — Swimming: Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final (Australia)

3.35am — Swimming: Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final (Australia)

3.55am — Swimming: Women’s High Jump Final (Nicola Olyslagers, Eleanor Patterson)

4.35am — Athletics: Women’s 800m Semifinal (Abbey Caldwell, Claudia Hollingsworth)

5am — Women’s Basketball: Australia vs France (Opals)