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Allegations of Olympic selection bias after secret criteria leaked
28 May 2024They were the headline picks for NZ's sailing team. But a document suggests the pair weren't eligible.
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NZ's top Paris Olympics medal prospects
27 May 2024NZ claimed its biggest-ever medal haul in Tokyo in 2021. Can that be beaten in 2024?
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Top Kiwi paddlers set for another showdown
24 May 2024Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher will go head to head again this weekend in another intriguing battle ahead of the Olympics.
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Another rowing crew qualifies for Olympics
22 May 2024New Zealand Rowing has qualified one more boat for the Olympics with the women's pair securing their place at the last chance regatta in Switzerland.
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Weightlifter David Liti to attend second Olympic Games
21 May 2024Weightlifter David Liti has been selected for the New Zealand team in this year's Paris Olympics.
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Stunning late surge from Will Stedman wins 400m gold
20 May 2024Will Stedman feels his gold medal 400m win at the Para athletics world championships was close to a perfect performance.
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Runner Maia Ramsden within a breath of Olympic qualification in LA
19 May 2024New Zealand runner Maia Ramsden has smashed the national women's 1500m record and gone within a whisker of Olympic qualification.
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Paris 2024 guarantees beds are tiny but robust
18 May 2024An intimacy ban was in place at the Tokyo Games amid the Covid pandemic.
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Watch: Your chance to race like an Olympic cyclist
16 May 2024The New Zealand Olympic team is inviting Kiwis to see what it will be like to race in Paris.
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Webster back in Tall Blacks for Olympic qualifiers
13 May 2024The Tall Blacks are recalling an experienced guard for the Olympic qualifiers.
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How selection criteria scuppered Olympic dreams
10 May 2024Do higher selection standards mean more Olympic success? Or are they killing off promising careers and crushing minor sports?
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Emotional 24 hours: Becoming an Olympian but losing a grandfather
9 May 2024She lost her granddad the day of her selection - but NZ's newest Para equestrian was able to share the news with him before he died.
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Former Australian gymnast selected in New Zealand Olympic team
9 May 2024Women's artistic gymnast Georgia-Rose Brown has been named to the New Zealand Olympic Team for Paris 2024.
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Olympic Boxing faces its 'worst nightmare'
9 May 2024World Boxing will need more countries to join the new international body if the sport is to be a part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
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Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
9 May 2024Around 6000 law enforcement officers, police canine units and elite forces' snipers have been deployed.
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Kiwi Olympian to take on 'one of the scariest waves in the world'
8 May 2024Billy Stairmand is heading to Tahiti as part of the two-athlete NZ team.
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Largest ever refugee team to compete at Paris Olympics
3 May 2024The International Olympic Committee has unveiled its largest refugee Olympic team to date for the Paris 2024 Games, with 36 athletes from 11 different countries.
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World champions Fairweather and Clareburt set to make splash in Paris
30 Apr 2024World champions Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt head a nine-strong New Zealand swim team for the Paris Olympics.
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Tickets, schedules and times: What you need to know about the Olympics
When are the Olympics, how much do tickets cost and where can I watch? We've got all the answers to these questions - and more - here.
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Olympics 2024: Trampolining couple fall head over heels before Paris
25 Apr 2024Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson were Olympic team mates in Tokyo but are returning to the Games as a couple seeking medals and inspiration from each other.
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Lisa Carrington to lead canoe sprint team at Paris Olympics
24 Apr 2024New Zealand's most successful Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington will contest all three disciplines in Paris.
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Paris Olympics 2024: 'Unprecedented' security will be in place
17 Apr 2024One hundred days out from the the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, games chief Tony Estanguet says the Games will be protected by an "unprecedented" security operation.
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Prize money for Paris medallists 'not the Olympic spirit'
17 Apr 2024The decision by World Athletics means opportunities for other sportspeople will disappear, cycling boss says.
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First New Zealand athletes named for Paris Paralympics
12 Apr 2024Three seasoned Paralympians and a rising sprinter are the first New Zealanders unveiled to compete at this year's Paralympic Games.
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