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Equestrian governing body finds blue horse tongues
7 Aug 2024The equestrian governing body in charge of Olympic riding in Versailles has found pictures of horses with blue tongues caused by oxygen shortage during dressage competition.
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All Blacks v Argentina: A ‘clean slate’ for both sides
7 Aug 2024All Black vice captain Jordie Barrett hopes the team can evolve their combinations at Sky Stadium this weekend.
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Olympics 2024: What to watch on day 12 of the Paris Games
7 Aug 2024Dame Lisa Carrington is out on the water again, three Kiwis, including Eliza McCartney, are in the women's pole vault final, while golfer Lydia Ko begins her Paris campaign.
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No more ink for Lydia Ko
7 Aug 2024Not even a gold medal in Paris is likely to persuade Lydia Ko to get another tattoo.
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Serena Williams receives apology from Paris hotel over fully booked restaurant
7 Aug 2024A luxury Parisian hotel has apologised to tennis great Serena Williams after she complained, in a social media post seen by millions, that she and her family were turned away from its restaurant.
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Boxer at centre of gender dispute wins Olympics semi-final
7 Aug 2024Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, has won her way through to Paris Olympics welterweight women's final.
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Shooting great Donna Wilkins appointed Tactix head coach
7 Aug 2024The former Silver Ferns shooter is returning to her Canterbury roots.
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NZ Olympic climber to meet world record holder - much to his surprise
7 Aug 2024In a 5.2 second race, Julian David has set himself up for a clash with the world's fastest speed climber . Audio
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14-year-old leads new generation of skateboarders at Olympics
7 Aug 2024Fourteen-year-old Arisa Trew leads a pack of teenagers who sweep the podium for the Olympics women's park skateboarding.
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'Scandalous' - Romanian PM snubs closing ceremony after medal denied
7 Aug 2024Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu thought she had won bronze but a score revision bumped her from third spot.
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Olympics recap: Positive drug test in women's pole vault
7 Aug 2024A Greek athlete has been disqualified ahead of the medal round in which three Kiwis have qualified.
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US turns on razzle dazzle to blow past Brazil into semi-finals
7 Aug 2024The United States turned on the style but never got out of first gear, steamrolling past Brazil 122-87 and into the Paris Olympics semi-finals.
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Who is the woman seeking to dethrone Lisa Carrington?
7 Aug 2024Aimee Fisher's major ambition is to win Olympic gold even if it means beating her hero.
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Diver inspired by other mothers in NZ Olympic Team
7 Aug 2024Lizzie Roussel says it's better to be competing as a parent. Audio
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Marathon swimmers hoping to plunge into Seine
7 Aug 2024Multiple tests are being carried out daily, with the first of two planned familiarisation days cancelled on Tuesday.
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Olympics: NZ runner Maia Ramsden advances to 1500m semi-finals
6 Aug 2024NZ middle distance runner Maia Ramsden admitted after her first round 1500m race that she had miscounted the number of automatic qualifying spots and didn't realise she was set to miss out.
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The best photos from day 11 of the Paris Olympics
7 Aug 2024Dame Lisa Carrington and her kayaking sprint team dominated out on the water, with strong showings out on the track and climbing wall as well.
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Johnson reveals 'real penny-drop moment' he decided to retire
6 Aug 2024The veteran halfback talked to media today regarding his decision to hang up the boots.
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On a high: Can Hamish Kerr cap off a stellar year with Olympic medal?
6 Aug 2024The world champion is bidding to become the first Kiwi to win a medal in the high jump.
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Andrew Flintoff reveals 'nightmares' of Top Gear crash
6 Aug 2024Andrew Flintoff has revealed his struggle with anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks following the high-speed car accident which he says "changed my life forever".
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Kiwi triathlete sick with E coli after Seine swim
6 Aug 2024Silver medallist Hayden Wilde and another Kiwi triathlete were sick after competing in the Parisian river. Audio
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Samoa facing 'significant financial challenges', withdraws from Europe tour
In a letter, dated 11 July 2024, Lakapi Samoa chair wrote to World Rugby chair, saying the union wants to "avoid embarrassment of being the first small union to go bankrupt".
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French Polynesia's homeboy becomes 'King of Teahupo'o'
6 Aug 2024Tahiti's, Kauli Vaast, 22, has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's shortboard finals of the Paris 2024 surfing event.
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Discus thrower first Pacific Islander to make an Olympic track and field final
6 Aug 2024Samoa's Alex Rose, 32, has qualified for the final of the men's discus at the Paris Olympics, with a throw of 62.88 metres.
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