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Olympics 2024 live: Dame Lisa Carrington claims gold, Maddi Wesche takes silver

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New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche competes in the women's shot put qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Photo: AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV

Shot putter Maddi Wesche has won a silver medal in the women's final, just beaten by Germany's Yemisi Ogunleye.

She flew in under the radar in all medal predictions, but has gone on to claim New Zealand's first medal at the track and field the Paris Olympics with a throw of 19.86m.

Meanwhile, cyclists Ellesse Andrews and Shaane Fulton are both through to the 1/8 women's sprint finals.

Lydia Ko has stormed to the front of the pack in the women's individual golf tournament at the Paris Olympics, tied first equal with Morgane Metraux of Switzerland.

The last round of the golf will start about 10.30pm on Saturday NZ time.

Fresh from claiming gold in the women's kayak fours on Thursday, Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin nabbed another gold in the women's 500m kayak doubles overnight.

Artistic swimming duo Eva Morris and Nina Brown are competing at the aquatics centre on Saturday.

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