Olympics

Newsroom's LockerRoom Editor, Suzanne McFadden, talks to Jesse about Lisa Carrington's medal prospects today and where that will leave her in our sporting history.  Audio

Aotearoa's golden girls on the water - Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal - are in line for another medal. We're moments away from the first of the Women's K1 500-metre semi-final sprint. RNZ sports… Audio

Lisa Carrington starts her quest for a third medal in Tokyo. Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about how 16 and 17-year-olds will be offered the Covid vaccine after experts recommended expanding eligibility. The UK's travel traffic light… Audio

Many of New Zealand's star athletes have returned from Tokyo with Olympic gold in tow and are waiting to be reunitied with proud family and friends after they're released from quarantine.

Kiwi rowing… Audio

Peter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Audio

Not all New Zealanders in Tokyo are with the New Zealand team - many are plying their trades elsewhere. Kiwi Shane McLeod is the head coach of Belgium's mens hockey team, a role that he also held at… Audio

How do you get in the zone to achieve your very best in an activity? And does a cheering crowd help? This week, two stories about the psychology of performance - the advantages of being at home, and… Audio

"We gave it our all, and we definitely don't hold any regrets," silver medal winning sailor Peter Burling says, dscribing the bittersweet feeling of coming second in the 49er.

Burling and sailing… Video, Audio

In Tokyo, after winning two gold medals yesterday, canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington was back on the water today.

Carrington won gold in the K1 200m yesterday and then just over an hour later… Video, Audio

Research from the University of Canterbury is looking at how crowds and match officials can influence the ‘home game advantage’. But if crowds help you win, what happens in these Covid times when… Audio

A day after her golden double, Lisa Carrington is back on the water in Tokyo. Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Covid infection rates remain stubbornly high at about 200 daily in New South Wales, while the situation is deepening the social… Audio

Canoeist Lisa Carrington may paddle her way into the history books today at the Tokyo Olympics. Yesterday she won two gold medals in less than two hours, and today she's targetting gold in the K1 500… Audio

Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance - by many of us non-Olympians - flying over vaults, sprinting through finish lines or racing across water.

But while we might not reach… Audio

Kiwi sailing pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke took silver in the 49er Olympic finals yesterday after a nailbiter race against Team GB.

It's their third Olympic medal, after having snatched gold at… Audio

Canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington made history in Tokyo yesterday, winning her third straight Olympic gold medal in the K1 200 event.

She also claimed gold in the women's K2 500 metre final… Audio

Canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington made history in Tokyo yesterday, winning her third straight Olympic gold medal in the K1 200 event.

She also claimed gold in the women's K2 500 metre final… Audio