The Olympics are underway. Here’s a quick look at how the locals went on day one.
Cycling
It was heartbreak for Lucas Plapp in the men’s cycling time trial. After Grace Brown won gold for the Aussies, Plapp was hoping to make it an even better day one. Plapp was sitting in fourth spot at the first check point, but fell in the wet and tricky conditions. He was taken to hospital and was waiting on scans. There has been no update on his condition from the Australian Cycling team. Plapp is set to be part of the men’s road race team.
Basketball
The Australian Boomers got off to the perfect start with a win against Spain. The Boomers led for much of the night and were able to fight back after Spain took the lead in the third quarter. It would be a 92-80 win for the Boomers. Josh Giddy scored 17 points and had eight rebounds. Dante Exum didn’t play as he recovers from a dislocated finger.
Archery
Laura Paeglis was in action before the Games kicked off properly on Saturday. Competing in the individual ranking round, Paeglis finished in 44th spot after shooting the highest individual ranking round by an Australian since the current 72 arrow ranking. She will face Caroline Lopez in the 1-32 knockout round. Australia won’t feature in the knockout rounds of the teams event with the combined score between Paeglis and Peter Boukouvalas not high enough.
