Track cycling makes its first appearance at the Paris Olympics on Day 10, and The NZ Team has an immediate shot at a medal.
The women's sprint team of Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch and Shaane Fulton, who finished fifth at the 2023 world championships, will compete in qualifying, first round and potential medal races on Monday (from 3am Tuesday NZ Time).
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The men's team pursuit of Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart, Keegan Hornblow and Tom Sexton will also ride on the first day at the Saint Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome, competing in qualifying.
New Zealand's mixed triathlon relay team - featuring Hayden Wilde, Dylan McCullough, Nicole van der Kaay and Ainsley Thorpe - will get the first chance at a medal in Paris' early morning hours (6pm NZ Time).
It will be followed by canoe slalom paddlers Finn Butcher and Luuka Jones. They are through to the quarterfinals in their respective kayak cross events (from 1.30am Tuesday NZT), and will be hoping to get through to semifinal and big final races.
Day 10 also includes the introduction of sport climbing to the Olympics, with Sarah Tetzlaff New Zealand's first representative in the new discipline. She will compete in qualification seeding at 11pm NZT, and qualification elimination at 11.40pm NZT.
Elsewhere, women's pole vaulters Eliza McCartney, Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris will be in action in qualifying on Monday (from 8.40pm NZT), while wrestler Tayla Ford will be in action for the first time (from 1.30am Tuesday NZT).
THE NZ TEAM SCHEDULE - DAY 10
(All times in NZ Time)
Monday, August 5
ATHLETICS
8.10pm: Connor Bell, men's discus, qualification
8.40pm: Imogen Ayris, Eliza McCartney, Olivia McTaggart, women's pole vault, qualifying
SAILING
10pm: Micah Wilkinson, Erica Dawson, mixed Nacra, races 7-9
10.03pm: Justina Kitchen, women's kitesurfing, races 5-8
10.13pm: Lukas Walton-Keim, men's kitesurfing, races 5-8
10.15pm: Greta Pilkington, women's dinghy, races 9-10
SPORT CLIMBING
11pm: Sarah Tetzlaff, women's speed, qualification seeding
11.40pm: Sarah Tetzlaff, women's speed, qualification elimination
TRIATHLON
6pm: Hayden Wilde, Dylan McCullough, Nicole van der Kaay, Ainsley Thorpe, mixed team relay+
Tuesday, August 6
CANOE SLALOM
1.30am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, quarterfinal
1.52am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, quarterfinal
2.15am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, semifinal*
2.28am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, semifinal*
2.43am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, small final*
2.48am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, small final*
2.55am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, big final*+
3am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, big final*+
CYCLING
3am: Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, women's team sprint, qualifying
3.27am: Campbell Stewart, Keegan Hornblow, Aaron Gate, Tom Sexton, men's team pursuit, qualifying
4.55am: Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, women's team sprint, first round
5.50am: Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, women's team sprint, 5th-6th race*
5.54am: Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, women's team sprint, bronze medal race*+
5.59am: Ellesse Andrews, Rebecca Petch, Shaane Fulton, women's team sprint, gold medal race*+
SAILING
12.40am: Tom Saunders, men's dinghy, races 9-10
WRESTLING
1.30am: Tayla Ford, women's 68kg, 1/8 elimination
2.20am: Tayla Ford, women's 68kg, 1/4 elimination*
7.40am: Tayla Ford, women's 68kg, semifinal*+
+ Medal event
* Potential event