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Olympics 2024 headlines with summaries.
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Algerian boxer Khelif eyes gold amid gender row
4 Aug 2024Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says she is proud for guaranteeing herself a medal amid a row over her eligibility for the Paris Games.
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30 minutes of misery for New Zealand athletics team
4 Aug 2024It was a procession of despair, disappointment and shattered dreams at Stade de France on Sunday.
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Golf: American Schauffele, Spain's Rahm share lead before final round at Paris Games
4 Aug 2024Defending champion Xander Schauffele remains top of the men's Olympic golf leaderboard.
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Live: Records and regret on day 8 of the Olympics
4 Aug 2024No medals for New Zealand at the athletics or swimming, but the plenty of success for other countries.
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Swimming: Ledecky takes record ninth gold
4 Aug 2024The American champion tore up the record books again at the Paris Games by claiming a ninth career gold medal.
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Pounamu pendants to remind NZ athletes of home
4 Aug 2024The entire New Zealand Olympic team will leave France with pounamu pendants to remind them of home.
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Hobbs 'had more to give' in 100m semi-final
4 Aug 2024An emotional Zoe Hobbs says she "let it go from the get-go".
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Tennis: Zheng beats Vekic to win historic gold for China
4 Aug 2024Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she beat Donna Vekic in a tense final.
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Biles soars to third gold medal with vault triumph
4 Aug 2024Simone Biles won the vault final to clinch her third gold at the Paris Olympics, dominating the competition with her signature Biles II vault.
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Emma Twigg 'emptied the tank' in farewell to Olympic career
4 Aug 2024If Tokyo was for the demons, Paris was for the love of it, Dana Johannsen writes. Audio
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Cycling: Evenepoel survives late puncture to claim road double
4 Aug 2024Belgium's Remco Evenepoel had a heart-in-mouth moment as he claimed gold in the Olympic men's road race in impressive fashion.
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Rower Emma Twigg unable to defend Tokyo title
3 Aug 2024The five-time Olympian was pipped in the women's single scull finals by Dutch rower Karolien Florijn.
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Swimming star Leon Marchand and those Michael Phelps comparisons
3 Aug 2024Four finals, four gold medals, four Olympic records: Frenchman Leon Marchand's prowess in the Paris pool has been extraordinary.
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Football: What did we learn at the Olympics?
3 Aug 2024Analysis - With drama both on and off the pitch, Mathew Nash breaks down New Zealand's footballing efforts at Paris 2024.
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Olympics 2024: Boxing controversy - what we know and what we don't
3 Aug 2024Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting's participation at the Paris Olympics has proved controversial given their disqualifications in 2023. Video
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'Some kai, some treatment, some rest' ahead of shot put final
3 Aug 2024New Zealand rivals Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill both met the qualifying mark to progress to Sunday morning's medal round.
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Olympics tennis: Djokovic, Alcaraz set up golden showdown
3 Aug 2024The Serb had lost his three previous Olympic singles semi-finals but was in no mood to suffer more heartache as he dominated Italy's Lorenzo Musetti at Roland Garros.
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NZ House is a melting pot in Paris
3 Aug 2024Analysis: New Zealand's Olympics supporter base in Paris is proving popular with international guests.
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Olympics recap: Walsh, Gill through to shot put final
3 Aug 2024The men both qualified with solid throws and progress to the medal round. Follow our live updates.
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'Devastating': Schmidt misses out on trampoline medal
3 Aug 2024The New Zealander qualified fourth for the final, but fell during his routine.
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Olympics: Silver medal win continues strong sailing legacy
3 Aug 2024The boat made famous by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke has sailed to a third Olympic victory in back-to-back games.
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Sprinter Zoe Hobbs delivers assured performance at first Olympics
3 Aug 2024The sprint star's appearance was one of the most anticipated at these games, but she showed no sign of being daunted.
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Olympics: Casual Turkish shooter goes viral, teammate says he earned it
3 Aug 2024Yusuf Dikec's casual attire as he fired with one hand in his pocket has prompted a myriad of memes.
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Olympian 'incredibly proud' after rowing comeback
3 Aug 2024The fastest person ever in a single scull can leave the sport a happy man.
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