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Best bits of day 4: Kookaburras win again, McKeown gets gold, Wright goes for bronze


The Kookaburras set the tone this morning for Australia, while there was more gold in the pool.

At Tsurigasaki Beach, Owen Wright came within a whisker of making the gold medal match.

Here are the key moments from day 4 so far. 

Kookaburras down defending champs

Australia is now three from three in Tokyo after their 5-2 win over defending Olympic champions Argentina.

The Kookaburras conceded the first goal of the match but took control after that, leading 4-1 at half time.

Blake Govers scored twice for Australia, who next face New Zealand on Wednesday night.

“These first three games are shaping up really well,” Australia’s goalkeeper Andrew Charter said.

McKeown adds to swimming gold medal tally

Kaylee McKeown won her first Olympic gold medal.(

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The golden run continued in the pool with Australia’s first medal chance this morning ending in gold. 

Kaylee McKeown produced a scintillating finish in the 100 metres backstroke to pip Canada’s Kylie Masse in an Olympic record time.

“It’s definitely something that people dream of. Something I have dreamed of,” McKeown said.

“To make it a reality is … really amazing,” she said.

Mitch Larkin, meanwhile, finished seventh in the men’s 100m backstroke final.

Owen Wright edged out in surfing semifinals

Australia’s Owen Wright began the day with a convincing win over Peru’s Lucca Mesinas in the quarterfinals of the surfing.

Looking to secure a place in the gold medal match, scores were all tied late in his semifinal contest with Italo Ferreira.

The Brazilian edged ahead with a nice ride in his third-last wave and held on for a 13.17 to 12.47 victory.

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Sally Fitzgibbons was emotional after bowing out in the quarterfinals. (

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Sally Fitzgibbons was also in the quarterfinals but bowed out after a 13.27 to 11.67 loss to Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki.

Bermuda wins first Olympic gold in triathlon

Bermuda claimed its first ever Olympics gold medal when Flora Duffy won the women’s triathlon in challenging conditions at Tokyo’s Odaiba Marine Park.

“I think [the medal] is bigger than me,” Duffy said.

“It’s going to inspire the youth of Bermuda and everyone back home that competing on the world stage from a small island is really possible.”

Bermuda, a self-governing British overseas territory with a population of about 64,000, has just two athletes at these games.

Australia had three starters in the race, which was delayed by a storm, but only one finisher — Emma Jeffcoat, who was 7 minutes off the pace in 26th position.

Australia goes down but sneaks into rugby sevens quarterfinals

Maurice Longbottom steps past a defendewith the ball under his arm
Australia’s only win so far has been over South Korea.(

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The Australian men’s team was desperate for a win to ensure their place in the quarterfinals and got away to a flying start against New Zealand.

Australia had a 12-0 half time lead but failed to score again in a 14-12 loss.

Despite finishing third in their pool, the Aussies snuck into the quarterfinals where they will face Fiji on Tuesday night.



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