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Olympic-bound New Zealand triathletes bag relay bronze
16 Jul 2024New Zealand secures bronze at the world triathlon relay championships in an encouraging pre-Olympic performance.
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Mountain biker confirmed in NZ Olympic team after 'stressful' two weeks
Sammie Maxwell has been conditionally selected in the team for the Paris Games after officials make final call on "incredibly complex" case.
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'Little brown girl from Vava'u' carries Tonga boxing to the Olympics
Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa, Tonga's first female boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games, says she will be going all out to fight for the Pacific in Paris.
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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
12 Jul 2024A 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
12 Jul 2024Auckland 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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Samoan Olympian says 'understanding of sailing' key to better representation
Samoan Olympic sailor Eroni Leilua says increasing support and education in water safety is important to improve sailing's representation in the Pacific. Audio
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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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Swimmers bring PNG Olympic team to five
5 Jul 2024The swimming pair Josh Tarere and Georgia-Leigh Vele join weightlifter Morea Baru and taekwondo pair Gibson Mera and Kevin Kassman in the Papua New Guinea team.
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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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