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Olympics 2024 headlines with summaries.
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There are tough jobs at the Olympics. Surf forecasting is one
1 Aug 2024Kevin Wallis' job is mostly science - but there's some art, too.
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Can trampolinist make it back-to-back medals?
1 Aug 2024Despite a podium finish at the last Games Dylan Schmidt is the least prominent of Kiwis fancied to win a medal this time round. Audio
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Should golf be an Olympic sport? Top players can't agree
1 Aug 2024When golf returned to the Olympics in 2016, only six of the top male players in the world showed up - but the tide is turning.
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Can Zoe Hobbs be first Kiwi in an Olympic sprint final in 100 years?
The country's fastest ever female 100m sprinter is set to make her Games debut in Paris.
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Canada reach football quarter-finals despite points deduction
1 Aug 2024The defending champ have reached the quarter-finals despite their punishment over a spy drone saga.
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'I had nothing left': Nailbiter finish with rival leaves Wilde 'depleted'
1 Aug 2024Kiwi Hayden Wilde got the showdown he wanted, but not the ending, as Alex Yee ran past him in a tense final stretch to snatch the gold. Audio
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After months of doom and gloom, Olympic fever has caught on in France
1 Aug 2024"My God. It's crazy," one French gold medallist said of the fan support at her venue in the heart of Paris.
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Silver! Triathlete Hayden Wilde claims NZ's second medal
31 Jul 2024Hayden Wilde led for much of the run, but was beaten at the last minute by a sprint from the favourite Alex Yee.
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Olympics diary: Who to look out for on day 6
1 Aug 2024More medals could be on the cards as our rowers take their marks in the finals. Here's who to watch.
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Olympics 2024: Leon Marchand's historic golden double; Pan Zhanle smashes world record
1 Aug 2024France's Paris Games poster boy Leon Marchand achieved what no swimmer has done before on an explosive night in the Olympic pool.
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Gymnast gets do-over after equipment malfunction
1 Aug 2024A handgrip broke unexpectedly during his routine, sending him flying through the air.
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Rowing: Bronze for Olympic women's quartet
2 Aug 2024The women keep winning on the water with another medal for New Zealand's rowers.
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Olympics live: It's going to be 'pretty cutthroat' to land golf medal - Daniel Hillier
1 Aug 2024The Kiwi is preparing for a first round at Le Golf National in Guyancourt near Paris.
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Olympics: Djokovic and Alcaraz move closer to golden showdown
1 Aug 2024Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remain on collision course for a golden showdown at the Paris Olympics.
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Biles hits back at former teammate after 'lazy' accusations
1 Aug 2024Olympic champion Simone Biles crafted a gold medal-worthy caption in an apparent slam against a former US gymnastics teammate.
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Huge crowds and incredible stories push rugby sevens globally
1 Aug 2024Huge crowds, thrilling matches, big shocks - rugby sevens is hailed as an undoubted highlight of the Paris Olympics.
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Brilliant Fox grabs second gold with powerful final run
1 Aug 2024Australia's Jessica Fox pulled off another sensational descent at the Vaires-sur-Marnes Nautical Stadium to win her second Olympic gold.
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Accidental shooter becomes Guatemala's first Olympic champion
1 Aug 2024Adriana Ruano Oliva became Guatemala's first Olympic champion after the accidental shooter won the women's trap.
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British swimmer disqualified after winning 200m backstroke heat
1 Aug 2024Luke Greenbank said he was speechless after being disqualified for remaining underwater too long.
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In pictures: The NZ team in action on day five of the Paris Olympics
1 Aug 2024Hayden Wilde's nailbiting race finish was among the highlights of the fifth day of the Games. Here are some of the best photos.
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Canada has appeal over Olympics drone scandal dismissed
1 Aug 2024The football team was docked six points and its coach and top officials banned after complaints that Canadian staff flew drones over NZ training sessions.
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Olympics 2024: Fall costs Kiwi Ainsley Thorpe in triathlon
31 Jul 2024Cassandre Beaugard has won the women's Triathlon in Paris, while the Kiwi hopeful suffered a catastrophic fall.
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Black gold – what this Olympic Sevens tournament means for women’s rugby
31 Jul 2024Analysis - The Black Ferns' triumph is big for Aotearoa, but something much bigger might come out of their podium moment, Jamie Wall writes.
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The athletes without a country at the Olympics
AIN athletes are banned from using the neutral Olympic flag and Olympic anthem, which has been used in the past for neutral athletes.
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