In pictures: NZ's Olympic athletes in action on day six of the Paris Games

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New Zealand's Thomas Saunders competes in race 1 of the men’s ILCA 7 single-handed dinghy event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

Thomas Saunders competes in race one of the men's ILCA 7 single-handed dinghy event in Marseille. Photo: AFP/CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Rowing dominated the competition on the sixth day of the Paris Olympics, but there were plenty of other highlights too.

Here are some of the best photos.

(TOP L-R) New Zealand's Brooke Francis and New Zealand's Lucy Spoors croos the finish line ahead of Romania's Ancuta Bodnar (L) and Romania's Simona Radis in the women's double sculls final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis cross the finish line to win the women's double sculls final. Photo: BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

New Zealand's Brooke Francis (R) and New Zealand's Lucy Spoors celebrate winning in the women's double sculls final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

An emotional Spoors and Francis celebrate after winning the gold. Photo: OLIVIER MORIN / AFP

New Zealand's gold medallists Brooke Francis (R) and Lucy Spoors celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's double sculls final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Spoors and Francis on the winners' podium after winning the women's double sculls final. Photo: BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

New Zealand's gold medallists Brooke Francis (R) and Lucy Spoors react as they celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's double sculls final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Both Spoors and Francis wept as they accepted their medals. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

New Zealand's Emma Twigg (L) competes in the women's single sculls semifinal A/B rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Five-time Olympian Emma Twigg races away to win her semifinal in the women's single sculls. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

New Zealand's Emma Twigg competes in the women's single sculls semifinal A/B rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Tom Mackintosh came second in his men's single sculls semifinal. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

(TOP L-R) US' Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan cross the finish line ahead of (BOTTOM L-R) New Zealand's Ollie Maclean, Logan Ullrich, Tom Murray and Matt Macdonald during the men's four final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

The men's fours team crosses the line second to win the silver medal in their final. Photo: AFP/OLIVIER MORIN

New Zealand's bronze medallists Jackie Gowler, Phoebe Spoors, Davina Waddy and Kerri Williams pose on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's four final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Bronze medallists Jackie Gowler, Phoebe Spoors, Davina Waddy and Kerri Williams pose on the podium after the women's four final. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

New Zealand's silver medallists Ollie Maclean, Logan Ullrich, Tom Murray and Matt Macdonald pose on the podium during the medal ceremony after the men's four final rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Ollie Maclean, Logan Ullrich, Tom Murray and Matt Macdonald take a bite of their silver medals after coming second in the men's fours. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

(From L) US' Carson Foster, Canada's Finlay Knox, New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt and Turkey's Berke Saka compete in a heat of the men's 200m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Lewis Clareburt comes second in his 200m individual medley heat to advance to the semifinal. Photo: AFP/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

An underwater view shows New Zealand’s Taiko Torepe-Ormsby competing in the heats of the men's 50m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Taiko Torepe-Ormsby during a heat of the men's 50m freestyle swimming event. Photo: AFP/MANAN VATSYAYANA

Australia's forward #05 Tom Wickham is marked by New Zealand's midfielder #19 Joseph Morrison and New Zealand's defender #08 Charlie Morrison in the men's pool B field hockey match between New Zealand and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Black Sticks midfielder Joseph Morrison and defender Charlie Morrison mark Australian forward Tom Wickham in the men's pool B field hockey match. Photo: AFP/MIGUEL MEDINA