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Olympics TV review: A golden hour of TV leaves everyone breathless
Review - Rowing seems like a straight-forward sport and today it is our favourite sport with gold and silver and gold, writes Jeremy Rees.
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Tokyo 2020 Day 8: Pacific Athletes - Who to watch this weekend
31 Jul 2021All eyes will be on the Fijiana Sevens team when they take on New Zealand's Black Ferns Sevens in the semi-final match at 2pm.
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Olympic women's sevens: Ruby Tui's take on being in the semis
31 Jul 2021New Zealand and Fiji are set to meet in the semi-finals of the women's sevens this afternoon, ahead of that Black Ferns Ruby Tui talked to the BBC.
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Olympic glory: Sports stars from around the world
31 Jul 2021There isn't one Olympics, despite what the IOC likes to think. Every nation has its own Olympics, its own stars, its own history and its own sense of how well it has done. Jeremy Rees showcases some…
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Tokyo Olympics: NZ's mixed triathletes finish outside top 10
31 Jul 2021New Zealand's triathletes have finished 12th in the inaugural Olympics mixed team relay, as kiwis compete in a wide range of sports on day eight of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics sailing: Where NZ is at
30 Jul 2021All eyes are on the rowing at the Tokyo Olympics today - but going slightly under the radar is the sailing regatta.
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Tokyo Olympics: 'There are two sides to this event - inside the bubble and outside'
30 Jul 2021First Person - Masks, hand sanitiser, instant ramen and saliva testing are key features of reporting on the Olympics 2020 aka the Covid Olympics, RNZ's reporters in Tokyo Maja Burry and Clay Wilson sa…
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Tokyo Olympics Day 7: Who to watch today
30 Jul 2021Rower Emma Twigg chases gold, men's and women's eights to race in finals and Lewis Clareburt gets a second chance at taking home a medal.
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NZ Olympic sailors fall into water and capsize on tough day in Tokyo
30 Jul 2021New Zealand sailors continue to have their issues at the Olympic regatta at Enoshima.
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USA's Lee taking gold home to her father and Hmong community
30 Jul 2021With a gold medal around her neck, American Sunisa Lee called her family and cried with them in joy at a dream fulfilled.
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Tokyo Olympics Day 6: As it happened
30 Jul 2021Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler won NZ's first gold medal, Lewis Clareburt qualified for the 200m medley final and Emma Twigg booked her place in her third Olympic final.
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Tokyo Olympics: Gold for New Zealand rowers
29 Jul 2021Rowers Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler have won New Zealand's first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens: Fiji claim gold, as NZ settle for silver
28 Jul 2021Fiji have proved too strong for the New Zealand men's sevens team at the Olympics, denying New Zealand its best chance yet of a gold medal.
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'Fiji's time': How world media reacted to the men's Olympic sevens finals
29 Jul 2021Comment - For a few moments, Fiji was able to put aside the dreadful pandemic and focus on the joy of winning the men's sevens gold, writes Jeremy Rees.
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Tokyo Olympics Day 6: Who to watch today
29 Jul 2021The New Zealand's Women's coxless pair compete for a medal, Emma Twigg takes on the semifinals and the Black Ferns Sevens team kick off their Olympic campaign.
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OlyWhites into Olympic quarter-finals
29 Jul 2021The New Zealand men's football team have made history by reaching the knock-out stage at an Olympics for the first time.
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As it happened: A silver day for New Zealand
29 Jul 2021New Zealand has seen silver today, with a medal in the women's double sculls rowing and the All Black Sevens losing to Fiji this evening. See how the day unfolded with RNZ's blog.
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From stones to plaudits for refugee team's Ali Zada
29 Jul 2021As a teenager training in Kabul, cyclist Masomah Ali Zada would sometimes get pelted by stones by men shocked to see her unaccompanied on the streets.
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Families, friends cheer on gold medalists from NZ: 'It was just amazing'
29 Jul 2021Supporters gathered at the Cloud on Auckland's waterfront jumped for joy today as rowers Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler came out victorious in a nail biting final.
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Japan to expand state of emergency as Covid-19 shadows Olympics
Japan's government has proposed states of emergency through in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as Covid-19 cases spike to records, overshadowing the…
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NZ wins silver medal in double sculls
28 Jul 2021The New Zealand rowers Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne have won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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All Black Sevens to play off for gold
28 Jul 2021The All Blacks Sevens will play defending champions Fiji for the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics tonight.
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Tokyo Olympics: Joy in Bermuda as triathlete Flora Duffy claims gold
28 Jul 2021Feelings of joy and pride have spread around the tiny nation of Bermuda as they celebrate the island's first ever Olympic gold medal. Audio
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Simone Biles: US gymnast praised for 'prioritising mental wellness'
28 Jul 2021US gymnast Simone Biles is being praised for prioritising "mental wellness over all else" after pulling out of the Olympic women's team final.
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