Day 4 highlights, Kaylee McKeown wins gold, mens relay bronze; Boomers and Australian rugby sevens lose [Video]

What a brilliant night, but the day wasn’t always so forgiving for the Aussies.

That’s because our first news to report was the men’s triathlon being delayed because of the stinky Seine. And honestly, it didn’t get a whole lot better after that (please do bear with me here, the pay-off is coming, I promise).

The Boomers lost to Canada (that was a weird theme of the day); The women’s rugby sevens lost to Canada (see?) – then they were stunned in the bronze-medal match against the USA; Australian shooter James Willett entered the men’s trap final in first place through two rounds of qualifying, then crashed out. The Kookaburras lost by four goals, and earlier in the day poor old Lani Pallister had to withdraw from the women’s 1500m freestyle after testing positive to COVID-19.

But there were some bright spots! They’re coming, folks. …