On a busy day for the New Zealand team in Tokyo, women’s rowing pair Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast captured the country’s first gold of the Games. Tomorrow, they’ll attempt to win a second as part of the New Zealand women’s eight.

Single sculler Emma Twigg will be hoping to match their achievement after powering into tomorrow’s final. The 34-year-old has never won an Olympic medal of any colour but is in great form and tipped to make the podium after finishing fourth in London and Rio and ninth in Beijing in 2008.

The Black Ferns sevens team kicked off their campaign with an impressive 29-7 win over Kenya as they look to go one better than they did in Rio five years ago, where they took home silver medals. They then roared back from 21-0 down to edge Great Britain 27-21 in a classic.

Elsewhere, Rio silver medallist Natalie Rooney finished a disappointing 10th in the women’s trap shooting, while sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had a mixed day in the 49er regatta, but remain on course for a repeat gold medal from Rio.

Golfer Ryan Fox was the first Kiwi in action on Thursday, and made a solid but unspectacular start to the men’s golf tournament at Kasumigaseki Country Club. He shot a one-under par 70 to tie for 30th in the 60-strong field.

Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell proved no match for Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig as they lost their semifinal in straight sets. But all is not lost for the Kiwi pair, who can still win a bronze medal.

There was also disappointment for Kiwi paddler Luuka Jones, who failed to qualify for the women’s C1 canoe slalom after three costly two-second penalties in her semifinal run.

In the pool, Lewis Clareburt qualified seventh-fastest for the 200m individual medley final on Friday, his second medal race in five days.

11.30am: Stephen Jones & Brook Robertson (men’s pair B final)

12.30pm: Grace Prendergast & Kerri Gowler (women’s pair A final)

1.50pm: Emma Twigg (women's single sculls, A/B semifinal 2)

2.50pm: Jordan Parry (men's single sculls, C/D semifinal 2)

11.52am: Ryan Fox (men’s tournament, round one)

12pm: Natalie Rooney (women's trap qualification round 4)

2.05pm: Natalie Rooney (women's trap qualification round 5)

5.30pm: Natalie Rooney (women’s trap, medal round if qualified)

From 1.21pm: Rebecca Petch (women’s BMX racing quarterfinals, run 1)

From 2.03pm: Rebecca Petch (women’s BMX racing quarterfinals, run 2)

From 2.45pm: Rebecca Petch (women’s BMX racing quarterfinals, run 3)

2.30pm: Black Ferns sevens v Kenya (women’s pool A)

3.05pm: Sam Meech (Laser races 7, 8)

3.05pm: Micah Wilkinson & Erica Dawson (Nacra 17 races 4, 5, 6)

3.05pm: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (49er races 5, 6)

5.35pm: Josh Junior (Finn races 5, 6)

6.05pm: Paul Snow-Hansen & Dan Willcox (men's 470 races 3, 4)

3.14pm: Lewis Clareburt (men’s 200m individual medley semifinals*)

5.21pm: Luuka Jones (women’s C1 semifinal)

6.55pm: Luuka Jones (women's C1 final if qualified)

6pm: Marcus Daniell & Michael Venus v Marin Čilić & Ivan Dodig (Croatia) (men’s doubles semifinals)

9.30pm: Black Ferns sevens v Great Britain (women’s pool A)

10pm: Eve Thomas (women’s 800m freestyle, heat 1)

11.16pm: Ali Galyer (women’s 200m backstroke, heat 4)

12.15am: Black Sticks v Australia (women’s pool B)