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Double sprint champion Thompson-Herah to miss Paris Games
28 Jun 2024Injured double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won't defend her 100m and 200m titles at the Paris Games.
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Olympics 2024: Kiwi athletes to get some relief from Paris heat
Air conditioning units will be available for New Zealand athletes at the Paris Olympics, but on a limited scale. Audio
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Olympics 2024: NZ names third ever artistic swimming duo
27 Jun 2024Eva Morris and Nina Brown are set to become just the third artistic swimming duo to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.
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Wada cannot be trusted after doping scandal - Phelps
27 Jun 2024Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, says the World Anti-Doping Agency cannot be trusted to enforce its policies.
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Olympics 2024: Morgan left out of US football squad
27 Jun 2024Alex Morgan, one of the last links to the great US women's football team dynasty, was left out of the Paris US Olympic squad, likely signalling the end of her international career.
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Kiwi golfers Lydia Ko and Momoka Kobori eligible for Olympic selection
25 Jun 2024New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko and Momoka Kobori have made the cut of 60 to be eligible for selection for the Paris Olympics.
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NBA star Luka Doncic set to take on Tall Blacks
25 Jun 2024Basketball star Luka Doncic reported to duty with the Slovenian men's national team, which is seeking to qualify for a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Olympic debutant named in NZ triathlon team for Paris
24 Jun 2024Dylan McCullough is poised for his Olympic Games debut in Paris next month after being named in a four-strong New Zealand team for triathlon's mixed relay and individual races.
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Coxless pair aim to keep legacy going in Paris
21 Jun 2024Olympic gold medallists Phillip Wilson and Dan Williamson have won the battle to be added to NZ's rowing team for the Paris Olympics.
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Olympic champion returns from injury to defend rugby sevens gold
20 Jun 2024Nine New Zealand rugby sevens players will become Olympians for the first time in Paris.
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Sickness a hurdle Olympic-bound runner takes in his stride
20 Jun 2024Steeplechaser George Beamish is preparing for his first Olympics and training has been a challenge.
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Olympics-Athletes face heat risks in Paris, environmental groups say
20 Jun 2024Heat levels during the Paris Olympics could pose health risks for competitors and continued increases in global temperatures could jeopardise future editions of the Games.
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China names swim team for Paris Olympics amid doping cloud
20 Jun 2024A doping case review involving 23 swimmers from China before the Tokyo Games in 2021 continues.
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Fox and Hillier to be confirmed for Olympics
19 Jun 2024New Zealand golfers Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier have been confirmed in the 60-player field for next month's men's golf competition at the Olympics.
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Black Sticks could 'scare a few teams' in Paris - veteran
18 Jun 2024Two Black Sticks have been named to attend their fourth Olympics while six will make their Games debut in Paris.
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Bryson DeChambeau: 'I made the choices that I made and there's consequences to that'
18 Jun 2024Bryson DeChambeau, who incited chants of "USA, USA!" en route to his US Open triumph, is frustrated that he will not be competing at the Paris Olympics.
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NZ rowers impress ahead of Olympics
17 Jun 2024New Zealand rowers have won four gold medals at the third World Cup Rowing regatta in Poland.
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Some Russians make the cut for Olympics but others fail vetting
The first batch of Russian and Belarusian athletes have been cleared to compete at the Olympics, but others have failed a vetting process over the war in Ukraine.
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Paris Olympics: Unsafe levels of E coli found in Seine River
Tests show the Seine River had unsafe levels of bacteria less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it for the Paris Olympics.
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'The best thing ever': Ramsden edges closer to Olympic qualification
14 Jun 2024The US-based Kiwi athlete is missing her Weet-bix but burgers are freely available for post-race refuelling. Audio
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Rafael Nadal to skip Wimbledon to prepare for Olympics
14 Jun 2024Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July in order to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris.
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NZ Olympians to receive 'extremely rare' pounamu pendants
13 Jun 2024The pounamu is only found on the Cascade Plateau, south of Haast, and is described as a rich and intense green stone with a striking white snowflake effect.
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Transgender swimmer loses case to overturn World Aquatics ban
13 Jun 2024Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who was barred from competing in women's events, has lost her case against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz to play Olympic doubles
13 Jun 2024The Spainards will team up to play doubles at this year's Olympics in Paris.
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