Australia's Day 2 Olympic updates from Paris

ABC NEWS (Australia)

ABC Sports reporter Amanda Shalala provides the latest updates on Australia's Olympic performance and upcoming events from Paris, France, at the close of the second official day.

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00:00And Amanda joins us now from Paris.

00:04Amanda, we've got some more big names in action tonight.

00:06Can Australia actually keep this momentum going?

00:09Well, Jess, Jess Fox certainly hopes so.

00:13She'll be competing in the women's kayak semifinals and then the final.

00:18She's the fastest qualifier after yesterday's heats.

00:21She won bronze in this event in Tokyo, but she's in sublime form at the moment and is

00:26ready to strike for gold.

00:29We also have the women's skateboarding street final.

00:31There'll be three Australians in this one, headlined by 14-year-old Chloe Cavell, who's

00:37the world number six and is an X Games gold medalist.

00:42In the pool tonight, there'll be three finals, the men's 400 IM, the men's 100 breaststroke

00:48and the women's 100 butterfly featuring Emma McKeon.

00:52And in tennis, unfortunately, Alex Dimenor has had to withdraw from the men's singles

00:57due to a hip injury, but he will still play in the doubles alongside Alexei Poprin.

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