Sport / Olympics 2024

Olympics 2024: The best photos from the penultimate day of the Paris Games

12:01 pm on 11 August 2024

David Liti gestures to the audience after competing in the clean and jerk discipline. Liti finished eighth overall in the 102kg weightlifting final. Photo: Simon Stacpoole / www.photosport.nz

Kayaker Dame Lisa Carrington, golfer Lydia Ko and high jumper Hamish Kerr all bagged gold medals on a jubilant day for New Zealand Olympians.

Here are some of the best photos of the day.

High jumper Hamish Kerr held his nerve to take gold, with Shelby McEwen from USA taking silver and Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar the bronze. Photo: Iain McGregor/Photosport

Hamish Kerr acknowledges the crowd at the Stade de France after winning the gold medal. Photo: BEN STANSALL / AFP

Golfer Lydia Ko was all focus on her final day of play. Photo: AFP/EMMANUEL DUNAND

Lydia Ko was looking to complete her Olympic set and add a gold medal to the silver and bronze she won at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. Photo: AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

Ko strides across the course. Photo: AFP/EMMANUEL DUNAND

An emotional Ko waves after bagging her first Olympic gold medal. Photo: AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

Aaron Gate and Campbell Stewart were pipped for a medal in the madison, finishing fourth. Photo: SW Pix / www.photopsort.nz

David Liti competes in the snatch discipline at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Simon Stacpoole / www.photosport.nz

Aimee Fisher dominates her semifinal in the women's K1 500m. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

Dame Lisa Carrington reacts after winning the women's K1 500m final and her eighth Olympic gold. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington share an embrace following the race. Photo: Photosport

Dame Lisa Carrington on the winners' podium alongside Hungarian silver medallist Tamara Csipes, left, and bronze medallist Emma Jørgensen of Denmark. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

Dame Lisa waves as the national anthem plays. Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY

Cyclist Ellesse Andrews contests the women's 1/8 sprint finals at the Paris velodrome. Photo: AFP/SEBASTIEN BOZON

Ellesse Andrews waves to the crowd after beating the defending champion, Canada's Kelsey Mitchell, in the 1/8 sprint finals. Photo: AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL