Tokyo Olympics, day 15: Who to watch today

10:44 am on 7 August 2021

New Zealanders are today in the final round of the women's golf, the men's madison final in cycling, the 10,000m final in athletics and back on the water with gold winning canoeists Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal chasing another medal.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko watches her drive from the 1st tee in round 1 of the women’s golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on August 4, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Lydia Ko will be playing round four of the women's golf tournament. Photo: AFP

Here's who to watch on Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics:

Golf

Lydia Ko yesterday stormed up the leaderboard in the third round of the Olympic golf tournament to a share of third.

She shot the second-best round of the day, turning in a bogey-free 5-under par 66. Ko now sits five shots off the lead held by American Nelly Korda and two strokes shy of second-placed Aditi Ashok of India.

She will be playing in the final round 4 of the women's individual strokeplay at 11.18am.

Canoe sprint

Gold winners Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal, along with Alicia Hoskin and Teneale Hatton yesterday came second in their women's K-4 500m canoe sprint heat.

Today they will race in the semi-final at 1.14pm, where they will be looking for a place in the final at 3.19pm.

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal, Canoe sprint heats, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Monday 02 August 2021. Mandatory credit: © John Cowpland / www.photosport.nz

Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal will be looking for another medal in the women's K-4 500m canoe sprint. Photo: Photosport Ltd 2021 / John Cowpland

Cycling

Silver medal winner Ellesse Andrews is in heat 2 of the women's sprint at Izu Velodrome at 6.33pm and she will advance to the quarterfinals if she wins.

Sam Webster will be cycling in heat 1 of the Men's Keirin First Round at 6.48pm and Callum Saunders is in the Men's Keirin First Round heat 5 at 9.08pm.

Stewart Campbell and Corbin Strong are in the men's madison final at 7.55pm.

Athletics

Camille Buscomb is in the women's 10,000m final is at 10.45pm.

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