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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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Athletes to watch on day eight of the Paris Olympics
3 Aug 2024Rowers look to claim more medals and sprinter Zoe Hobbs takes her marks again. Here are all the details.
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Here's why Olympic champions bite their medals
The sight of an Olympian gnawing on their medal is a familiar one. This is the reason behind the tradition.
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Black Ferns co-captain sustained multiple facial fractures in gold medal game
2 Aug 2024Sarah Hirini has explained why she looked "so sad on the podium" after taking a brutal knock to the face.
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In pictures: All the action from day 7 of the Olympic Games
3 Aug 2024NZ sailors bagged a silver amid another action-packed day in France. Here are some of the best photos.
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China rallies around Olympian after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'
2 Aug 2024Pan Zhanle smashed his own 100m freestyle world record, shaving 0.40 seconds off the previous mark he set at the World Championships in Doha in February, to humble his rivals.
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