Where will Brisbane athletes be flying the Aussie flag in Rio tonight and tomorrow?
BRISBANE athletes will continue to fight for medals when the Rio Olympics continues overnight. Take a look below to find out when your local athlete is competing.
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OPALS versus BELARUS — Sunday, 1.15am
AUSTRALIA will look to finalise preparations for the quarterfinals when they take on Belarus tomorrow morning.
The Opals have already secured top spot in their group but have struggled to find consistency on both ends of the floor so far in Rio, something coach Brendan Joyce will address.
Australia are undefeated and the combination of Penny Taylor, Liz Cambage and Leilani Mitchell has proved too much for opposition teams in Brazil and should be again against Belarus.
The Opals feature former Kedron State School student Cayla George and former SEQ Stars WNBL players Erin Phillips and Rachel Jarry.
HOCKEY
A HOCKEYROOS side featuring local stars Madonna Blyth, Jodie Kenny, Gabi Nance and Karri McMahon has found form at the right time to reignite its medal hopes.
The Australians looked down and out after losses to Great Britain and USA in their first two games, but have bounced back with wins over India and Argentina.
Friday’s 1-0 triumph over world no. 2 Argentina was particularly impressive, and all but wrapped up a quarter-final berth ahead of Sunday morning’s final pool game against Japan.
The Japanese are yet to taste victory, with a 2-2 draw against India their best result.
Hockeyroos goalkeeper Rachael Lynch admitted it was a crucial win over Argentina.
“We’ve been building since game one and what the girls put out there was pretty special. It was really important we had a good performance,” Lynch said.
: There are still plenty of things to work on but a win’s a win. We’ll take the one-nil. I’m really proud of the girls.”
The clash with Japan begins at 8.30am on Sunday.
SWIMMING
CATE and Bronte Campbell will get one last shot at individual glory on the final day in the pool, with the Commercial Swim Club siblings cruising into the final of the 50m freestyle.
With both girls finishing off the podium in the 100m event they were expected to dominate, their road to redemption began with promising swims in Saturday morning’s semi finals.
Bronte (24.43) was second to Great Britain’s Francesca Halsall (24.41) in semi final 1 to enter the final as the fifth-fastest qualifier.
Not to be outdone, big sister Cate clocked 24.32 in the second semi final, finishing second behind Denmark’s Pernille Blume (24.28) and overall.
The final is at 11.03am on Sunday.
Cate is also expected to anchor the women’s 4x100m medley relay team in the 11.49am final, after the local quartet of Madi Wilson, Taylor McKeown, Madeline Groves and Brittany Elmslie posted the fifth-fastest qualifying time in the heats.
They clocked 3:57.80 in heat 2 as the US (3:54.67) claimed victory.
Australia posted the fourth-fastest time (3:32.57) in the men’s 4x100m medley relay heats, with St Peters Western Swim Club’s Mitch Larkin teaming with Jake Packard, David Morgan and Cameron McEvoy to finish second in heat 1.
The final is at 12.04pm.
Nudgee College product Jack McLoughlin is the first reserve for the men’s 1500m freestyle final at 11.11am.
The 21-year-old was third in heat 6 in a time of 14:56.02, missing the final by just 0.62 seconds.
SHOOTING — August 14, 10pm
Will it be a case of third time lucky for marksman Dane Sampson?
The 29-year-old, from the Belmont Shooting Complex, has his third and last chance at a medal at the Rio Olympic Games, with the 50m rifle three-position on Sunday, August 14 at 10pm.
Sampson placed 37th in the event at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Sampson competed in his second event, the 50m rifle prone on Friday night; he placed 31st with a score of 620.6.
The former Arana Hills resident, coached by Petr Kurker, placed 37th in the 10m air rifle event with a score of 619.3 on Tuesday night.
WATER POLO
THE Aussie Stingers will look to rebound from their loss to Italy when they take on Brazil in the early hours of Sunday.
The Stingers went down to Italy 8-7 in their second group game following a dominant 14-4 opening victory over Russia.
While all eight competing women’s teams will qualify for the quarterfinals, seeding is important as it will set up the rest of the draw.
First place from Group A will play fourth place from Group B, leaving second to play third in the opposite group.
If Australia beat the winless hosts, they should secure second in Group A over Russia, theoretically setting up an easier path to a medal.
The match starts at 12.40am AEST Sunday morning.
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