DAY 10 PREVIEW
​AUGUST 5-6

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​​Experts: Stephanie Rice, Craig Foster, Stuart O'Grady, Jamie Dwyer and Geoff Ogilvy with John Steffensen, Maurice Greene and Liz Scott in Paris.
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​Highlights & expert opinions from today's shows:

Former 100m Gold Medallist American Maurice Greene on the blue ribbon event of the morning, the Men's 100m Final.
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"I think the greatest 100m final was the one I won [in Sydney], but that race [this morning] was great. It played out with everything - the drama, the delay, the finish, it all came together. That is when you have to pay attention to your stuff and not really worry about what’s going on around you and really focus in." ​
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​"Noah was the very last one out of the blocks... I didn’t know if he could come back from that. His last 20 metres, they started tightening up and he made a move that was just so good he came back on them. It was theirs to lose and he brought it out. 0.005 of a second – you can’t even blink that fast. You have to hold your race and your composure until the finish, and they weren’t able to do that, he was coming on so strong. And that might have played into it a little bit because they know him, and they know he is going to be coming up and they’re trying to press and hurry and get to the finish line. You can’t press, you must stay relaxed and let the race finish itself, you can’t make the race finish before. The race was theirs to lose and that's what happened."

Olympic Gold Medallist Nova Peris on Australia achieving a rare double podium in the Women's High Jump.

"The Ukrainian world record holder, Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke a 37-year-old world record only a month before [Paris], so she was clearly going to be the one to beat. The Australian girls [Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson] – there was a lot of confidence that they would take the Silver and the Bronze. What was amazing was Nicola and Yaroslava both jumped over 1.98, both cleared two metres and it was on the count back that the Ukrainian beat our Nicola. It’s the first time that two Australians have been on the podium since the 1956 Olympics so it’s great for Australian sport and great for our Aussie kids out there to see our two Aussie girls do it."

Stephanie Rice on the final morning of the swimming in Paris with Australia's Meg Harris storming home to take out the Silver Medal in the Women's 50m Freestyle.

"What impressed me so much was our Meg Harris. I was blown away to see her come through for second. It was her only individual race here in Paris and she had such a great touch on the wall. You can see in the reaction she had, she was as shocked as everyone else to get the Silver. Such a beautiful moment for Australia."
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​"The swimmers did a great job of dealing with the pressure across the entire competition. I have been impressed with what the Dolphins Team have probably done internally in terms of handling the expectations. We put so much weight of expectation on our swimmers to clean up in the Gold medals. I was impressed with both the men and women stepping up when it counts."

Six-time Olympian and Gold Medallist Stuart O'Grady on all the action coming up in the velodrome and Australia's chances in the Track Cycling program.

"It's a great track, the longer the track has been around the harder the wood in the velodrome. Each velodrome is unique in its own way with the steepness of the bank, normally between 43 and 45 degrees, so when you’re on the tight angles it’s super steep, a lot of G-forces. The track cyclists are doing in excess of 70km an hour into a bend."
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​"Australia has a new bike that has been under wraps which we will see shortly. The investment that has gone into this machine is top notch. The Australian team know they are on the best equipment available and then it just comes down to the athlete, their power and containing those nerves. All the countries are pushing the boundaries, they’re looking for the tiny little, not 1% - in track cycling they're looking for the 0.1000%, because its fractions of seconds in a 4000m Final which often can turn Silver into Gold."
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​"Great Britain and Holland are dominating the sprinting with Germany and the European powerhouses. I think in those first years of Covid where they could continue racing against each other probably helped. Australia is doing very well. We have some great possibilities for medals but not right up there with the European powerhouses. One of our best medal potentials is the Men’s Team Sprint going up against the Dutch, who’ve won the last five out of six World Championships. They have a big challenge ahead of them, but we could create some greatness out of this."

Two-time Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist John Steffensen previews the upcoming track and field action with Kurtis Marschall in the Men's Pole Vault Final, Rose Davies in the Women's 5000m Final and Nina Kennedy and Matt Denny kicking off their Pole Vault and Discus campaigns.

"Kurtis is a cool character. He does what he needs to do to make the Final and then he goes bang and gets us a medal. I am hoping he does what he did in Budapest last year and find himself in that medal position towards the end. As we saw in the Women’s High Jump, you just have to be there and put pressure on your competitors, and they can drop off quickly in the jumping events. Kurtis has done it before, he has the pedigree and can be right in there."
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​"I love how Rose runs. She’s been running well all year, and she goes under the radar, she doesn’t do the Australian scene so much, big on the international scene and now finding herself in the Final of the 5km. I do believe Faith Kipyegon (KEN) will be so hard to beat. She is the World Record holder and has been blitzing it all year and unfortunately, I think daylight will be second when it comes to the women’s 5000m. Nonetheless we have an Australian in the Final and the more we see Aussies in Finals the more it inspires."
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​"It’s almost like the Heats are harder than the Final. Wind changes, pole stiffness, order of jumping, rain, the environment, there are so many things that can happen in the Heat that can have you out of the Final just by sheer accident. Once Nina [Kennedy] can get through the Heats it will see a lot of pressure taken off her and she can go to business in the Final like she did last year at World Champs. Hopefully she can grab a medal in the event, technically it should be hers to lose."
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​"Matt Denny, he is always fourth and just misses out. He is Commonwealth Champion, it would just be great to see him with an Olympic Medal. He is coming into the September of his career but he has the pedigree to do it."

Sydney 2000 Gold Medallist Liz Scott on the Australian Men's Water Polo Team's final Pool Game and their domination of some of the world's best in the earlier rounds of their Paris campaign.

"The Sharks have been amazing. I am just so happy for the boys because they’ve often played second fiddle to the girls, and they’ve really come into this competition like a new team. You can clearly see they are working as a team. Tim Hamill is a really calm coach; they have worked on their defence and it’s paying off. I don’t believe we’ve seen the best of them yet, they seem to be improving every single game, their defence is phenomenal, everyone in that team is stepping up and shooting and because the blocks are so great, our crazy goalie Nick Porter is able to do his job and save those goals. They’ve played Japan quite a bit so hopefully they will come through tomorrow and continue that upward spiral."

Former Kookaburra and Olympic Gold Medallist Jamie Dwyer on the Hockeyroos chances as they move into the Quarter-Finals stage. ​
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"The Hockeyroos put themselves in a good position finishing first in their pool, so they play fourth in the other pool which is China. They played them over in Perth earlier in the year and they’re definitely beatable. We’re playing well, I’ve been really impressed with the Hockeyroos, they’re really taking the game on, playing without fear, great flow on their attack and defending strongly. Let’s hope they play well tonight; anything can happen in the Quarter-Finals. I think a couple of the games will go to shoot-outs then it’s a bit of a toss of the coin, but the Hockeyroos are looking good. If we win tonight we don't have to face the Dutch in the Semi-Final so here's hoping."

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DAY 10: AUGUST 5-6

Triathlon
​4:00pm AEST - Mixed Relay ​
​- Aussies to watch: Luke Willian, Natalie van Coevorden, Matthew Hauser & Sophie Linn
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​Surfing
​3:00am AEST - Men's Semi-Finals
​- Stars to watch: Jack Robinson (AUS) v Gabriel Medina (BRA)
​5:24am AEST - Men's Bronze Medal Match
​6:46am AEST - Men's Gold Medal Match ​
​4:12am AEST - Women's Semi-Finals
​6:05am AEST - Women's Bronze Medal Match
​7:27am AEST - Women's Gold Medal Match

Athletics - LIVE in 4K
​3:00am AEST - Men's Pole Vault Final
​- Aussie to watch: Kurtis Marschall
​4:30am AEST - Women's Discus Throw Final
​5:15am AEST - Women's 5000m Final
​- Aussie to watch: Rose Davies
​5:47am AEST - Women's 800m Final
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​Canoe Slalom
​11:30pm AEST - Women's Kayak Cross Quarter-Finals
​- Aussie to watch: Noemie Fox
​11:52pm AEST - Men's Kayak Cross Quarter-Finals
​- Aussie to watch: Tim Anderson
​12:15am AEST - Women's Kayak Cross Semi-Finals
​12:28am AEST - Men's Kayak Cross Semi-Finals
​12:43am AEST - Women's Kayak Cross Final
​12:48am AEST - Men's Kayak Cross Final
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​Cycling
​3:46am AEST - Women's Team Sprint Finals
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​Gymnastics
​7:45pm AEST - Men's Parallel Bars Final
​8:38pm AEST - Women's Balance Beam Final
​9:33pm AEST - Men's Horizontal Bar Final
​10:23pm AEST - Women's Floor Exercise Final
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​3x3 Basketball
​6:00am AEST - Women's Gold Medal Match
​6:30am AEST - Men's Gold Medal Match

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DAY 10: AUGUST 5-6

Diving
​6:00pm AEST - Women's 10m Platform Preliminary
​11:00pm AEST - Women's 10m Platform Semi-Final
​- Aussie to watch: Melissa Wu
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​Water Polo
​9:35pm AEST - Men's Preliminary Round: Australia v Japan

Hockey
​Women's Quarter-Finals:
​6:00pm AEST - Australia v China
​8:30pm AEST - Argentina v Germany
​1:30am AEST - Netherlands v Great Britain
​4:00am AEST - Belgium v Spain
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​Basketball ​
​Men's Quarter-Finals:
​7:00pm AEST - Germany v Greece
​10:30pm AEST - Australia v Serbia
​2:00am AEST - France v Canada
​5:30am AEST - Brazil v USA
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​Artistic Swimming ​
​3:30am AEST: Team Technical Routine

Athletics - 3000m Steeplechase ​
​6:05pm AEST - Men's Round 1
​- Aussies to watch: Ben Buckingham & Matthew Clarke

Athletics - 200m
​6.55pm AEST - Women's Repechage Round
​4:45am AEST - Women's Semi-Finals
​- Aussies to watch: Torrie Lewis & Mia Cross
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​Athletics - 400m
​7:20pm AEST - Men's Repechage Round
​7:55pm AEST - Women's Round 1
​- Aussie to watch: Ellie Beer
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​Athletics - Discus Throw
​6:10pm AEST - Men's Qualifications - Group A
​7:35pm AEST - Men's Qualifications - Group B
​- Aussie to watch: Matt Denny
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​Athletics - Pole Vault
​7:40pm AEST - Women's Qualifications
​- Aussie to watch: Nina Kennedy
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​Athletics - 400m Hurdles
​6:05pm AEST - Men's Round 1
​6:50pm AEST - Women's Repechage Round ​
​- Aussie to watch: Sarah Carli
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​Cycling
​1:00am AEST - Women's Team Sprint Qualifying ​
​1:27am AEST - Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying
​2:55am AEST - Women's Team Sprint First Round
​3:09am AEST - Men's Team Sprint Qualifying ​
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