Paris 2024: Rowers prosper, swimmers falter, sevens snare gold in mixed Day 4 for New Zealand

It will likely come as no surprise for many that the men's triathlon has been postponed following concerns of water quality in the River Seine.

New Zealand supporters will need to wait a little bit longer to watch Hayden Wilde and Dylan McCullough, but there is more on offer throughout Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

The Black Ferns Sevens will need to get through USA in their semi-final to continue their gold medal defence from Tokyo 2020 - if they win, NZ will face either Canada or Australia for the gold medal match at Stade de France early morning (NZ time).

Owen Robinson will aim for a medal in the men's trap shooting, the rowers and sailing team continue their quests on the water, plus more, including a tough test for the Oly Whites up against hosts France in the men's football.

And here's one for the Aussies living on the NZ side of the ditch - the Boomers go up against Canada at 11.30pm Tuesday (NZT). With both sides featuring NBA talent, it's a crucial Group A matchup that could determine seeding for the knockout rounds.

Be sure to check in with senzradio.nz each day for your Olympic fix over the next fortnight, with fixtures, results, plus on the ground reaction from Paris with guests joining both Scotty & Izzy and The Run Home with Kirst & Beav at opposite ends of the day.

Day 4: July 30-31 (NZT)

Triathlon
Men's individual race (Hayden Wilde, Dylan McCullough) - postponed to Wednesday

Shooting
7pm: Men's trap qualification - day two (Owen Robinson)
1.30am: Men's trap final (Owen Robinson)

Rowing
7.30pm: Women's single scull quarter-final (Emma Twigg)
8.10pm: Men's single scull quarter-final (Tom Mackintosh)
8.50pm: Women's double scull semi-final (Lucy Spoors, Brooke Francis)
9.10pm: Rowing - men's double scull semi-final (Robbie Manson, Jordan Parry)

Swimming
9pm: Men's 200m butterfly heats (Lewis Clareburt)
9pm: Men's 100m freestyle heats (Cameron Gray)
9pm: Women's 1500m freestyle heats (Eve Thomas)

Equestrian
9pm: Dressage - individual open, Grand Prix day one (Melissa Galloway)

Sailing
10.05pm: Women's 49er FX races 7-9 (Jo Aleh and Molly Meech)
10.15pm: Men's windfoil races 2-6 (Josh Armit)
10.33pm: Women's windfoil races 2-7 (Veerle ten Have)
12.35am: Men's 49er races 7-9 (Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie)

Rugby Sevens
1.30am: Women's semifinals - Black Ferns Sevens v USA
5am: Women's bronze medal match
5.45am: Women's gold medal match

Canoe - Slalom
2am: Canoe slalom - K1 men, run 1 (Finn Butcher)
4.10am: Canoe slalom - K1 men, run 2 (Finn Butcher)

Hockey
3am: Hockey - men's pool play (Black Sticks men v Argentina)

Football
5am: Men's group stage (Oly Whites v France)

Swimming
6.30am: Men's 100m freestyle semi-finals (Cameron Gray - if qualified)
6.41am: Men's 200m butterfly semifinals (Lewis Clareburt - if qualified)

Main photo: Steve McArthur, Photosport

RESULTS

Shooting
Owen Robinson finished 11th in the men's trap qualification and did not advance through to the final.

Rowing
Emma Twigg set the pace with a time of 7:26.89, finishing 1st in her quarter-final of the women's single scull to reach the semi-final. Tom Mackintosh (6:48.01) won his men's single scull quarter-final to advance. Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors won their semi-final in the women's double scull with a time of 6:49.49 to now row for a medal. Robbie Manson and Jordan Parry were third in their men's double scull semi-final to qualify for the final.

Swimming
A tough night in the pool, Lewis Clareburt was 7th in his heat of the men's 200m butterfly, Cameron Gray finished 6th in his men's 100m freestyle heat, and Eve Thomas was 8th in her women's 1500m freestyle heat - all three were eliminated from further contention.

Sailing
In the 49er class, Isaac McHaride and Will McKenzie placed 11th in race 7, 18th in race 8, and 17th in race 9 to be 3rd overall with three races remaining, dropping back from 1st.

In the 49erFX, Jo Aleh and Molly Meech were 3rd in race 7, 2nd in race 8, and 1st in race 9 to improve to 7th overall with three races left.

In a monster day of windsurfing competition, Josh Armit was 18th in race 2 of the men's event, 1st in race 3, 14th in race 4, 8th in race 5, before being disqualified in race 6 for a collision with another racer, to now be 10th overall with a further nine races to go.

In the women's windsurfing, Veerle ten Have placed 16th in race 3, 8th in race 4, 18th in race 5, 5th in race 6, plus 12th in race 7 to be 16th overall.

Rugby Sevens
Semi-final: Black Ferns Sevens 24-12 USA
Gold medal match: Black Ferns Sevens 19-12 Canada

Canoe - Slalom Finn Butcher's 142.08 in the second run of his men's K-1 heat sees him advance through to the semi-final.

Hockey
Men's pool play: Black Sticks men 0-2 Argentina

Football
Men's group stage: Oly Whites 0-3 France

Photo: Michael Steele, Getty Images

PODCASTS

Skateboarding became an Olympic sport for Tokyo 2020 - on The Run Home, Skateboarding NZ board member Amber Clyde spoke with Kirst and Beav about being showcased at the Olympics, and how young Kiwis can get involved.

Sky Sport's Andrew Mulligan is a die-hard Golden State Warriors fan, well before the years of Steph Curry and Kevin Durant bringing in NBA Championships.

But Mulligan, the voice of basketball in New Zealand, was able to achieve his dream of interviewing Curry and Durant during a recent Team USA press conference - he spoke with Kirst & Beav about the experience.

With the men's triathlon delayed to Wednesday night (NZT), Paris 2024 organisers have been left embarrassed over the water quality conditions in the River Seine - Scotty & Izzy delved into the issue in their latest deep dive.