Robbie Manson, left, and Jordan Parry came second in their heat earlier this week. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY
More medals could be on the cards on day six of the Olympic Games as some of New Zealand's strongest rowers take their marks in the finals.
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Due to the time difference, day six begins on Thursday evening NZT and stretches into Friday morning.
Here's who to look out for. All times are in NZT.
Brooke Francis, left, and Lucy Spoors on their way to a semifinal win. Photo: OLIVIER MORIN / AFP
Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis, women's double scull final, 9.18pm
Francis and Spoors won both their opening heat and their semifinal race and will be ones to watch in the final.
This is the second Olympics for the pair. Francis won silver in the double sculls at Tokyo 2020 with then-teammate Hannah Osborne.
Spoors also won silver in Tokyo as a member of the women's eight - the first time New Zealand ever claimed a medal in the sport.
Robbie Manson and Jordan Parry, men's double scull final, 9.30pm
Manson and Parry clinched their place in the finals with a second in their heat and a third in their semifinal.
This is Parry's second Olympics and Manson's third, but they haven't yet ended up on the podium - can they do it this time?
Kerri Williams (nee Gowler, left), won gold at the Tokyo Olympics alongside Ella Prendergast. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Davina Waddy, Phoebe Spoors, Kerri Williams and Jackie Gowler, women's four finals, 9.50pm Thursday
The New Zealand women's four progressed straight to the final after coming second in their heat earlier this week.
They were beaten only by Great Britain, the favourite for the gold.
Williams is a double Olympic medallist. She won gold in the women's pair at Tokyo 2020 and was also a member of the silver medal-winning women's eight alongside her sister, Gowler.
This is Waddy and Spoors' first time competing at the Olympics, although Spoors went to Tokyo as a travelling reserve.
Matt Macdonald, Tom Murray, Ollie Maclean and Logan Ullrich, men's four finals, 10.10pm Thursday
The men's four flew through their heat on Sunday night to win more than two seconds ahead of the second-place getter.
The team led the entire way, to finish with a time of 6:03.08.
The athletes have a definite shot at the podium on Thursday night.
