Olympics day eight live updates: Aussie gold medal tally boosts again
Australia is only five gold medals short of matching our record for an Olympic Games after an unlikely duo delivered on Saturday.
Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of day eight of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
It was a tough start for the Aussies as Sam Short suffered a heartbreaking exit in the 1500m freestyle and our male sprint hopes bombed out on the track.
But our men’s doubles tennis players gave the day a golden twist before Grae Morris grabbed silver in windsurfing.