Live updates: Tokyo Olympics day 6 - all the action

7:33 am on 30 July 2021

Look back at what happened on the 6th day of the Olympics.

The Black Ferns sevens made a brilliant comeback in the second half of their game against Great Britain, winning 26-21.

Great Britain dominated the first half, scoring three tries within three minutes, and were leading 21-12 at the end of the first half.

But the Black Ferns made a brilliant comeback in the second half, securing a further 14 points, while Great Britain didn't get any tries.

Meanwhile, Luuka Jones has missed out on qualification for the Women's C-1 canoe slalom finals after she placed 13th in her semifinal run.

Emma Twigg has powered her way into Friday's women's single sculls final.

Twigg booked her place in her third Olympic final after comfortably coming first in her semifinal.

NZ swimmer Lewis Clareburt has also qualified for Friday's 200m individual medley final after coming fourth in his semi-final. Clareburt finished with a time of 1:57:55 to qualify seventh for the final tomorrow.

Earlier, the Black Ferns kicked off their Olympic campaign with a 29-7 win over Kenya.

New Zealand also had its first gold medal, as Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler won the New Zealand Rowing squad's second medal of the Olympics when they raced in the women's coxless pair final.

Kiwi BMX rider Rebecca Petch has also qualified for Friday's semifinals, despite crashing in her quarterfinal.

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