DAY 15 PREVIEW
​AUGUST 10-11

AUSTRALIA LOOKING TO SURPASS ATHENS MEDAL TALLY

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​​Experts: Craig Foster, Stuart O'Grady, Jamie Dwyer and Geoff Ogilvy with John Steffensen and Steve Foley in Paris.
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​Highlights & expert opinions from today's shows:

Taniele Gofers, former Stingers player and sister of current player Keesja, on the Stingers progressing to the Gold medal match after a series of penalty shoot-outs.

"In the quarter-final I think it was more nerve-wracking in a way [than the semi-final against USA] because this has been the stage that has unfortunately ended the campaign a couple of times recently, so to get over that hump, then it just felt like the rest of the road was paved for us, and it turned out that way yesterday as well."

Former Boomer and two-time Olympian Shane Heal on the Opals going down to powerhouse USA in the Women's Basketball Semi-Final with a Bronze Medal now the focus.

"It was expected. America haven't lost a game in 28 years so you'd have to be an extreme optimist to think they were actually in there, the Aussies. But they fought hard. It wasn't a good start, they turned the ball over and it was a lay up for America at the start of the game - they were up 14 points at one stage in the first quarter but they found a way to hang in there. They played all 12 players which I think was good as they will be playing off for Bronze. When you know you're not going to win the game, you're better off resting some of the key players."
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​"A big game coming up for them and coming up against Belgium, I think it's winnable. I think we have more talent than Belgium, I think we have more depth and I think we'll get it done."

After Australian diver Maddie Keeney making history with Silver in the Women's 3m Springboard earlier today, three-time Gold Medallist Steve Foley previews the upcoming Men's 10m Platform Semi-Final coming up tonight with two Aussie men - Jaxon Bowshire and Cassiel Rousseau.

"It's great news for Australia. Jaxon Bowshire just 18-years of age, we weren't sure how he would handle the moment and the pressure and expectation, is he going to be a deer in the headlights but my goodness he dived terrific and really stepped up and has made the Semi-Final. He has had such an impact and is diving so well that he has had American colleges chasing him and he will be going to Texas later this year. That is world acknowledgement and they like his talent. "
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​"Cassiel Rousseau did exactly what he had to do, finished around the top seven and the most important thing is he is through to the Semi-Final. The big thing for Cass tomorrow will be just minimise any mistakes. Consistent divers will get through in the top 12 and then in the Final you just go for broke. Nothing to lose and go for it. Main thing you don't want to make any big glaring mistakes in the Semi-Final. The thing I like about Cass, he often gets better as the competition goes on."

​2004 Silver Medallist John Steffensen on the Men's 4 x 100m Relay and the Gold Medal win by France.

"The relays come down to technique and there is a lot of practice that goes into the relays. For some reason Canada have done it, they were brilliant from lane eight. I was really surprised with America with the change, they have enough leg speed to pull it back a little and be a bit more safe. When you look at the calibre of America, you cannot come to World Championships or Olympic Games and do a poor performance like that when you have that much foot speed and that much talent. Whether Noah [Lyles] was in the team or not, the result wouldn't change." ​
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​"Andrew De Grasse, he held off the Americans at World Champs and he did it again. He did what he had to do and he does it every time. I shouldn't just give him credit, his three teammates get the baton to him safely every time for him to do his job. I thought they were magnificent and they got the Gold Medal."
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​"The American women also got Sha'Carri [Richardson] the baton carefully and they got it done. They needed to after the men not doing it."

John Steffensen on Connor Murphy who is the first Australian to make the Men's Olympic Triple Jump final since his coach and dad Andrew Murphy at Sydney 2000.

"When you're that young and it's your first Olympic Games you want to get the experience from it. There's only so much you can do with the class of the Spanish and even the young Jamaican; Connor has a long career ahead of him. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't emulate his dad and make 2032 and three Olympic Games. I am careful about how I talk about young athletes. We do punch above our weight here in Australia and this is one of the events we need more exposure and I think having his old man with him, he'll grow from this."

Six-time Olympian and Gold Medallist Stuart O’Grady on the Kristina Clonan’s chances in the Women’s Sprint against Emma Finucane who is hoping to find Team GB some glory at the velodrome.

"She’s up against Finucane who’s in red-hot form so it’s going be tricky one for her. She’s just really going to have to come up with a good strategy to try and make her way through."
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​"It’s probably not been [Great Britain’s] best Olympic campaign, to be honest. They’ve always been on the golden side of any close calls in the last three or four Olympics so it’s a little bit of a changing of the guard. Australia coming through in the Team Pursuit’s a good example, but [they’re] missing Jason Kenny, some big superstars, Chris Hoy - the Poms really dominated the velodrome pretty much since about 2008 in the their build-up for London which they really dominated. It’s not like they’re dropping off; it is a cycle and obviously the engines and the athletes change as time goes on.”

Stuart O’Grady on Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer’s chances in the Men’s Keirin

"We’re up against [Harrie] Lavreysen, [Jeffrey] Hoogland, Jack Carlin’s going to be out for revenge - the Keirin’s just such an fast and exciting event to watch and this is the last opportunity for the sprinters so it’s going to be all-in.”

Former Kookaburra and Olympian Jamie Dwyer on hockey shoot outs.
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"When you play Argentina it always seems to be that you get into a big fight. There's a lot of video referrals and even the umpires get a little bit anxious. For me personally I don't like winning or losing on shoot outs. I would prefer extra time in the big tournaments and Olympics. It's not just me, I know a lot of other players would prefer to play extra time like they do in the football."

Former Matilda Elise Kellond-Knight on the 8 goal epic Men's Gold Medal Football Match between Spain and France.

"It was as an absolute bonanza. Eight goals so an absolute treat. Usually Finals are a funny game, a bit cagey, no one wants to make a move. Not this Final, the game got opened up early with France scoring first which was amazing as Spain was the better team in this game and maybe the weaker opponent scoring first made it a better match."
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​"Spain didn't back down and within ten minutes there were three goals. Then France come back and it was 3-2 and the game completely opened up. In the last few minutes it was a disaster where a Spanish player did a rugby tackle in the box and committed a foul. I don't know what he was thinking, there is VNR, everyone can see it. Once it went to extra time and Spain went 4-3 up I knew Spain would win."

35-time Tour de France Stage Winner Great Britain Mark Cavendish on competing at the Olympics.

"To represent your country is the best honour you can have and the Olympics is the pinnacle of that so you feel not just the pressure from yourself but from an entire nation. Good pressure, you feel everyone behind you and you feel the support but you also feel like you're doing something for them. I loved it. Both of my Olympics I was the favourite, but an Olympic Medal was the only one I hadn't got and I finally won it in Rio on the track."
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​"I am loving it here. There is no one that wouldn't have been in awe of that World Record by Australia on the track."

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DAY 15: AUGUST 10-11

Marathon ​
​4:00pm AEST: Men's Marathon
​- Aussies to watch: Andrew Buchanan, Liam Adams & Patrick Tiernan

Diving
​6:00pm AEST: Men's 10m Platform Semi-Final
​11:00pm AEST: Men's 10m Platform Final
​- Aussie to watch: Cassiel Rousseau

Water Polo
​6:35pm AEST: Women's Bronze Medal Match (USA v Netherlands)
​11:35pm AEST: Women's Gold Medal Match (Australia v Spain)
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​Golf
​5:00pm AEST: Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 4
​- Aussies to watch: Minjee Lee & Hannah Green
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​Basketball
​7:00pm AEST: Men's Bronze Medal Match (Germany v Serbia)
​5:30am AEST: Men's Gold Medal Match (France v USA)

Canoe Sprint
​6:30pm AEST: Women's Kayak Single 500m Semi-Finals
​7:10pm AEST: Men's Kayak Single 1000m Semi-Finals
​7:40pm AEST: Women's Canoe Single 200m Semi-Finals
​8:40pm AEST: Women's Kayak Single 500m Finals
​9:10pm AEST: Men's Kayak Single 1000m Finals
​9:40pm AEST: Women's Canoe Single 200m Finals
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​Rhythmic Gymnastics ​
​10:00pm AEST: Group All Around Final
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​Cycling Track
​1:00am AEST: Women's Sprint, 1/8 Finals
​1:59am AEST: Men's Madison, Final
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​Modern Pentathlon
​1:30am AEST: Men's Individual Final
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​Athletics
​3:00am AEST: Men's High Jump Final
​7:30pm AEST - Men's 800m Semi-Final
​3:05am AEST: Men's 800m Final
​3:30am AEST: Women's Javelin Throw Final
​8:05pm AEST - Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final
​3:35am AEST: Women's 100m Hurdles Final
​3:50am AEST: Men's 5000m Final
​4:15am AEST: Women's 1500m Final
​5:14am AEST: Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final
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​Sport Climbing
​8:35pm AEST: Women's Boulder & Lead Final
​Aussie to watch: Oceania Mackenzie

Artistic Swimming
​3:30am AEST: Duet Free Routine
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AUGUST 10-11 - LOOK AHEAD

Modern Pentathlon
​10 August - 5:30pm AEST: Women's Individual Semi-Finals
​10 August - 9:30pm AEST: Women's Individual Semi-Finals
​11 August - 7:00pm AEST: Women's Individual Final

Athletics
​11 August - 4:00pm AEST: Women's Marathon
​- Aussies to watch: Genevieve Gregson, Jessica Stenson & Sinead Diver
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​Water Polo
​11 August - 6:35pm AEST: Men's Bronze Medal Match
​11 August - 10:00pm AEST: Men's Gold Medal Match
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​Basketball
​11 August - 7:30pm AEST: Women's Bronze Medal Match
​11 August - 11.30pm AEST: Women's Gold Medal Match
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​Track Cycling
​7:22pm AEST: Women's Sprint Semi-Finals
​8:29pm AEST: Men's Keirin Semi-Finals
​8:45pm AEST: Women's Sprint Finals
​8:53pm AEST: Women's Omnium Points Race 3/4
​9:23pm AEST - Men's Keirin Finals
​9:56pm AEST - Women's Omnium Points Race 4/4

CLOSING CEREMONY
​12 August - 5:00am AEST
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