Tokyo Olympics: Kiwis in action - Tuesday, July 27

  • 01/01/2021

Tuesday, July 27

BOXING

Men's heavyweight round of 16 - David Nyika beat Youness Baalla (Morocco) on points (into quarter-finals on July 30)

CANOEING

Women's K1 slalom semis & final - Luuka Jones, 5th 106.97s & 6th 110.67s

FOOTBALL

Women's first round - Football Ferns lost to Sweden 2-0 (did not progress)

HOCKEY

Men's Pool A - Black Sticks drew with Japan 2-2

SAILING

Women's 49er FX, Races 1, 2 & 3 - Alex Maloney & Molly Meech, 16th, disqualified & 5th (13th overall)

Men's Laser, Races 4, 5 & 6 - Sam Meech 16th, 14th & 3rd (15th overall)

Men's Finn, Races 1 & 2 - Josh Junior 12th & 10th (14th overall)

Men's 49er, Races 1, 2 & 3 - Peter Burling & Blair Tuke 12th

SEVENS RUGBY

Men's pool round - All Blacks Sevens beat Australia 14-12 (into quarter-finals)

Men's quarter-finals - All Blacks Sevens beat Canada 21-10 (into semi-finals on July 28)

SWIMMING

Women's 200m freestyle semi-finals - Erika Fairweather, 8th 1m 59.14s (did not progress) 

Men's 800m freestyle heats - Zac Reid, 1st 7m 53.06s (did not progress)

TRIATHLON

Women's individual - Ainsley Thorpe did not finish & Nicole van der Kaay, 29th 2h 03m 26s