The gold rush dries up – but there are still feel-good Aussie wins

Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios

Aug 9, 2024 – 5.54am

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Welcome to day 13 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, when Team Australia fell agonisingly short of keeping the river of gold flowing, but our women’s water polo team made quite the splash.

The big story | After the glut of gold medals on Wednesday, Australians were doubtless expecting to wake up to another generous helping on Friday morning (AEST). But our men’s kayak sprint team missed out by an extraordinary 0.4 of a second, and swimmer Moe Johnson surrendered her lead in the dying moments of the women’s marathon in the Seine. Still, that pair of silvers – and a couple of boxing bronzes – will keep the medal tally ticking over.