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Football Ferns lose captain amidst drone drama
24 Jul 2024The Football Ferns have been dealt another blow with the loss of their captain to injury on the eve of their first game of the Olympics.
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New Zealand's Paralympics squad gears up for Paris
24 Jul 2024Three athletes speak about their journey to Paris, podium goals, and that Paralympics Tiktok account.
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Police investigating 'gang rape' of Australian woman in Paris
The incident happened just days before the opening of the 2024 Olympics in the French capital.
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American rapper Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch
The 52-year-old will carry the torch through the streets of Saint-Denis in the north of Paris.
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How other countries are reacting to the Olympics spying claims
24 Jul 2024The Canadian drone incident reported by the Football Ferns is being reported widely by international news agencies.
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Canada drone caught over Football Ferns training session
24 Jul 2024An Olympic spying scandal has erupted after Canada were caught flying a drone over an NZ training session.
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Olympics rugby sevens: Ranking each team's chances of gold
24 Jul 2024Although the traditional rugby-playing nations tend to dominate, sevens allows the "minnows" to compete and sometimes surprise.
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Kiwi part of Olympic swimming 'race of the century'
24 Jul 2024Swimming's big event comes early in the Paris Olympics and Erika Fairweather could join a scrap for medals.
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Preview: Can New Zealand’s football teams cause a shock at Paris 2024?
24 Jul 2024Spying drama aside, what are the actual expectations for our two Olympic football teams in Paris asks Mathew Nash.
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World Rugby boss says sevens will come of age in Paris
24 Jul 2024Rugby Sevens is hoping to finally seize the spotlight in Paris after having its sophomore showing at the Covid-19 affected Tokyo Games.
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Proud refugees are athletes with Olympic dreams
24 Jul 2024Members of the refugee Olympic team will have their voices heard around the world in Paris, but they are equally ambitious for medals.
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Why the Olympics is a high-risk time for athletes on the sideline
Nearly 200 Kiwi athletes are in Paris competing at the pinnacle of their sport. What about the hundreds more who are staying home?
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Britain's most decorated female Olympian to miss games amid probe
24 Jul 2024British Olympic equestrian great Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Paris Games after an investigation was launched into her conduct.
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Olympic Covid cluster fears played down after athlete tests positive
24 Jul 2024Officials played down the risk of a Covid-19 cluster at the Paris Olympics after the Australia team reported an athlete had tested positive.
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Youngest NZ Olympian follows in her mum's footsteps
24 Jul 2024The 'baby' of the Football Ferns at last year's FIFA Women's World Cup is also the country's youngest athlete bound for Paris.
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Olympian Jazmin Felix-Hotham's family has plenty to be proud of
24 Jul 2024Rugby sevens player Jazmin Felix-Hotham is chasing an Olympic gold medal to outdo her brothers.
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How many Olympic medals are NZ athletes tipped to win?
23 Jul 2024The US is expected to top the medal table again and France is forecast for a top-five finish, but NZ's tally is predicted to be less than the last games.
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Organisers vow to make Paris 2024 the greenest Olympics in history
24 Jul 2024IOC president Thomas Bach says sustainability is an issue "very close" to his heart.
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Olympics; Are the tough times over for New Zealand Swimming?
23 Jul 2024Swimming New Zealand went through some very tough years and it has taken a while to make a splash on the international stage again.
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Tennis: Andy Murray says Olympics will be his final event
23 Jul 2024Briton Andy Murray, the first male player to capture two Olympic singles gold medals, said on Tuesday that the tennis competition at the Paris Games will be the final event of his glittering career…
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Olympic party at Nana's place
23 Jul 2024A very proud grandmother will be hosting many in settlement of Ophir to help cheer on her grandson at the Olympics.
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Athlete influencers compete for likes at Paris Olympics
23 Jul 2024Athletes on the hunt for Olympic gold will also be chasing likes and follows on social media in Paris.
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Australia would not pick convicted rapist, boss says after Dutch selection
23 Jul 2024Australia's Olympic boss say they wouldn't have picked a convicted rapist for the Paris Games after the Netherlands selected an athlete convicted of that offence.
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Tour champion Pogacar ruled out of Paris road race
23 Jul 2024Exhausted Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has been ruled out of the Paris Olympics.
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