Olympics 2024 in pictures: The best photos from day 13 of the Paris Games

7:57 am on 9 August 2024

New Zealand's gold medallists Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan celebrate their victory in the women's kayak four 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

Dame Lisa Carrington reacts after her K4 crew crossed the line to take the gold medal in the 500m. Photo: AFP/OLIVIER MORIN

The women's kayak fours powered to a win on day 13 of the Paris Games, while sailors Erica Dawson and Micah Wilkinson bagged a bronze and golfer Lydia Ko surged up the leaderboard.

Here are the best photos from the day.

(From L) New Zealand's Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan cross the finish in first place followed by Germany and Hungary's boats in the women's kayak four 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

The women's K4 team crosses the line to claim the gold medal in the 500m. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

(L-R) New Zealand's gold medallists Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan celebrate their victory in the women's kayak four 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

While it was Carrington's seventh medal, it was the first for boatmates Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan. Photo: AFP/OLIVIER MORIN

(From R) New Zealand's gold medallists Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's kayak four 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Tara Vaughan, left, Olivia Brett, Alicia Hoskin and Dame Lisa Carrington celebrate on the podium. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

New Zealand's gold medallists Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's kayak four 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

The women embrace on the winners' podium. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews celebrates winning the women's track cycling keirin final for gold of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Ellesse Andrews celebrates winning the women's track cycling keirin final. Photo: SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP

(FROM L) New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500m semifinal of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500m semifinal. Photo: AFP/OLIVIER MORIN

New Zealand's duo Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson compete in the medal race of the mixed Nacra 17 multihull event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

Nacra mixed multihull sailors Erica Dawson and Micah Wilkinson on their way to the bronze in Marseille. Photo: AFP/CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Bronze medallists New Zealand's Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson celebrate after the medal race of the mixed Nacra 17 multihull event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 8, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

The sailors share a hug after their race. Photo: AFP/NICOLAS TUCAT

Erica Dawson and Micah Wilkinson leap into the water to celebrate their bronze medal. Photo: AFP/CHRISTOPHE SIMON

US' Sam Watson (L) and New Zealand's Julian David compete in a men's sport climbing speed quarter-final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Julian David, right, puts up a valiant fight against world record-holder Sam Watson in the men's speed climbing quarterfinals. Photo: AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI

New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche competes in the women's shot put qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Maddi Wesche qualifies for the women's shot put finals. Photo: AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV

New Zealand's Lydia Ko competes in round 2 of the women’s golf individual stroke play of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, south-west of Paris on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)

Lydia Ko surged up the leaderboard on the second day of the women's golf competition. Photo: AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

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