New Zealand's Lisa Carrington, New Zealand's Alicia Hoskin, New Zealand's Olivia Brett and New Zealand's Tara Vaughan win their heat in women's kayak four 500m kayak sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Photo: OLIVIER MORIN / AFP
Dame Lisa Carrington's kayaking women's team have dominated out on the water in their heats on Tuesday.
The women's K4 500m team which consists of Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan kept their led straight from the start, advancing straight to the finals.
Carrington and Hoskin also won their K2 500m heat, moving on to the semi-finals.
The men's teams also made a strong performance, although both the K4 500m team consisting of Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth and the K2 500m of Hamish Legarth and Kurtis Imrie, had to battle it out in the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals.
First-time Olympian middle-distance runner Maia Ramsden is through to the semi-final of the 1500m after coming sixth in her heat.
Climber Julian David made two personal best times in sport climbing, clinching 5.24 seconds in the first round, only to beat that in the elimination heat with a time of 5.20, defeating Iran's Reza Ali Pour.
Here's a look at how that unfolded in pictures:
Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan win their women's kayak four 500m heat in the kayak sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Photo: BERTRAND GUAY / AFP
New Zealand's Lisa Carrington (front) and Alicia Hoskin in the women's kayak double 500m heats canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium Photo: OLIVIER MORIN / AFP
Julian David reacts after he wins his heat in the men's sport climbing speed preliminary round's elimination during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Julian David competing in the men's sport climbing speed preliminary round during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: -
US' Nikki Hiltz, New Zealand's Maia Ramsden and Britain's Georgia Bell react after the women's 1500m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on 6 August, 2024. Photo: Jewel Samad / AFP
Maia Ramsden comes in sixth place in round 1 of heat 2 of the women's 1500m at Stade de France, meaning she advances to the semi-finals. Photo: Simon Stacpoole / www.photosport.nz
Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth finish in second place in the men's kayak four 500m quarterfinals of the kayak sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Photo: BERTRAND GUAY / AFP
New Zealand men’s kayak double - Hamish Legarth and Kurtis Imrie just edge past Lithuania to take fourth place in their quarter-final to advance to the semis. Photo: Iain McGregor / www.photosport.nz