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The world's biggest restaurant is coming to Paris
As the Olympic and Paralympic Games kick off in Paris, more than 200 chefs will be tasked with preparing more than 13 million meals. Here's what athletes can expect.
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Mountain biker's Olympic hopes in the balance
3:36 pm todayA fortnight out from the opening ceremony, Sammie Maxwell is waiting on top officials at the NZOC to decide if she can compete.
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Learn to kōrero about the Olympics in te reo Māori
11 Jul 2024A new bilingual resource, containing more than 1000 terms and phrases across 30 Olympic Games sporting codes, has been created. Audio
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Shooter and his student selected for Paralympics
1:59 pm todayAuckland shooter Michael Johnson has been selected for his sixth Paralympics.
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Biles, Ledecky headline 592-member US team for Paris
11 Jul 2024Gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky headline a US Olympic team that will again target the top of the medals table.
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New Zealand men's football squad named for Olympics
10 Jul 2024Head coach Darren Bazeley is excited about the prospects of his young New Zealand men's football squad named for the Paris Olympics.
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Mountain biker's Olympic appeal upheld
9 Jul 2024Cycling NZ's snub of mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has been overruled by the Sports Tribunal.
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Maia Ramsden selection completes NZ athletics contingent for Paris Olympics
9 Jul 2024The New Zealand athletics contingent for the Paris Olympics has been finalised, with 1500m runner Maia Ramsden securing her place.
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NZ judokas Andrews and Koster named for Paris Olympics
9 Jul 2024New Zealand judo athletes Sydnee Andrews and Moira Koster will chase medals at the Paris Olympics.
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Olympics: Young guns to fly BMX flag in Paris
8 Jul 2024Two young New Zealand BMX riders have locked in selection for Paris Olympic Games.
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Hillier, Fox and Ko chosen for Olympic golf team
8 Jul 2024The trio say it's an "honour" to be chosen to compete in Paris.
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George Beamish smashes national steeplechase record
8 Jul 2024The New Zealand runner is in good form just a couple of weeks out from the Paris Olympics.
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New Zealand's first Olympic gold recovered 112 years later
6 Jul 2024The medal was won by swimmer Malcolm Champion at the 1912 Stockholm Games.
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Seine water quality improving, Paris authorities say
5 Jul 2024Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine have improved three weeks before the Olympics in which the French capital's landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues.
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Tall Blacks eliminated from Olympics with loss to Slovenia
5 Jul 2024The Tall Blacks' Olympics dream is over after being eliminated by Slovenia at a qualifying tournament in Greece.
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Football Ferns Olympic squad missing some familiar faces
4 Jul 2024Ten Football Ferns players will make their Olympic debut in Paris later this month, but the squad is missing a couple of familiar faces.
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Tall Blacks overcome Ivica Zubac's record contribution
4 Jul 2024Tall Blacks fight back against Croatia to win first game of Olympic qualifying tournament.
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New Zealand diver Lizzie Roussel returns to Olympics
3 Jul 2024Roussel will have a special supporter alongside her for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Grand Slam winner Routliffe, Sun to pair up for Paris tennis
3 Jul 2024Erin Routliffe and emerging star Lulu Sun will represent New Zealand in doubles tennis at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe: The greatest women's rugby player ever?
2 Jul 2024Analysis - Records, medals and accolades are synonymous with the prolific winger's career, making a strong case for the title of the greatest of all time. Video
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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe - 'More than a career' to end at Olympics
2 Jul 2024In pictures: "One last dance with my sisters in Paris" will signal the end of a huge career for a fan favourite.
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Powell devastated at missing start in Olympics eventing team
2 Jul 2024Caroline Powell, who won the Badminton Horse Trials in May, says she's been left flattened at missing a starting place in the New Zealand eventing team for the Paris Olympics.
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Nine of the most stylish Olympics outfits
From voguish volleyball outfits to sleek skatewear, this year's event has been called "the most fashionable Olympics".
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Black Ferns: Sevens players set to be available after Olympics
1 Jul 2024Allan Bunting's side will be able to select some more firepower for heavyweight clash with England later this year.
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Double sprint champion Thompson-Herah to miss Paris Games
28 Jun 2024Injured double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won't defend her 100m and 200m titles at the Paris Games.
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Olympics 2024: Kiwi athletes to get some relief from Paris heat
Air conditioning units will be available for New Zealand athletes at the Paris Olympics, but on a limited scale. Audio
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Olympics 2024: NZ names third ever artistic swimming duo
27 Jun 2024Eva Morris and Nina Brown are set to become just the third artistic swimming duo to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.
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Wada cannot be trusted after doping scandal - Phelps
27 Jun 2024Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, says the World Anti-Doping Agency cannot be trusted to enforce its policies.
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