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The best photos from the penultimate day of the Paris Games
11 Aug 2024Dame Lisa Carrington, Lydia Ko and Hamish Kerr all won gold in a jubilant day for NZ Olympians. Here are the best pictures.
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'This is my last Olympics': emotional Ko after Games win
11 Aug 2024"I tried really hard to not cry too much on world-wide television," the Kiwi golfer says about being presented with her gold medal.
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Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola storms to marathon gold
11 Aug 2024Belgium's Bashir Abdi took silver while previous two-time winner Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge failed to finish.
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As it happened: Gold rush for Kiwis on Day 15
11 Aug 2024Hamish Kerr's high jump win capped off a remarkable day in our sporting history, in which New Zealand collected three gold medals on day 15 of the Paris Games.
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Taiwan's Lin wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
11 Aug 2024Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim gold.
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Paris Olympics: US women claim football gold with 1-0 win over Brazil
11 Aug 2024Following a goalless first half, Mallory Swanson broke the deadlock 12 minutes after the break to earn the US their first Olympic title since London 2012.
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Lydia Ko takes Olympic gold, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame
11 Aug 2024A double bogey on the 13th hole was the only major upset for the now-triple medallist as she hunted down the win.
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Dame Lisa Carrington sets new Olympic record in K1 win
11 Aug 2024Dame Lisa Carrington has done the triple in Paris, bagging gold medals in the K4, K2 and K1 races.
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All Blacks fail to assert dominance in loss over fiery Argentina
11 Aug 2024The Sky Stadium Curse continues as the Pumas bask in another famous victory.
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Olympics 2024: Taekwondo New Zealand issues public apology
11 Aug 2024Two athletes were abruptly excluded from the Olympic Games after a series of conflicting messages between Taekwondo New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
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Neutral athletes from Russia, Belarus can take part in closing ceremony
11 Aug 2024The move is an about-face from the Olympics' opening ceremony, from which the athletes were barred from participating.
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NZ's rising stars of fastest Olympic event
22 Jul 2024From virtual unknowns, two young athletes have quickly surged into contention in the first-ever Olympic speed climbing event.
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The 'dogshit' Olympic selection criteria
15 Jun 2024Being picked to go to the Olympics should be a cause for celebration. But that's hard when you've had to call in the lawyers to make it happen.
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All Blacks come crashing to earth in 38-30 loss to Argentina
10 Aug 2024Argentina have beaten the All Blacks in Wellington as the curse of the capital continues.
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Olympic B-girl disqualified for political message
10 Aug 2024The breakdancer, who competes for the Refugee Olympic Team, wore a cape with the words 'free Afghan women'.
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Australia's Olympics chief hits out at trolling of breaker Raygun
11 Aug 2024The breakdancer - who left the competition without winning a single point - has become the subject of multiple memes online.
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Brittney Griner set for gold medal game after Russian prison ordeal
10 Aug 2024When she was in a Russian penal colony, the WNBA star was not sure she would ever play basketball again - let alone at the Olympics.
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Carrington v Fisher: A showdown years in the making
10 Aug 2024Analysis - Not long after Dame Lisa Carrington cemented her status as NZ's most decorated Olympian, a little-known Kiwi paddler took to the water in Denmark.
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Olympics: Confusion reigns as commentators mistakenly believe Maddi Wesche won gold
10 Aug 2024The landing of her last attempt was missed by everyone, from the camera operator to the global feed's commentators and Kiwis watching at home in the early hours.
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As it happened: All Blacks v Pumas
10 Aug 2024The Argentina Pumas have clawed to a win over the All Blacks 38-30 in Wellington.
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Rugby: Springboks romp to 33-7 win in Australia
10 Aug 2024Winger Kurt-Lee Arendse scored two tries as South Africa matched their biggest win over the Wallabies on Australian soil with a 33-7 victory over their error-strewn hosts in the Rugby Championship…
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'I've got nothing to lose': Ko chases gold medal
10 Aug 2024The Kiwi golfer is tied for the lead going into the last round of the women's golf.
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'I am a woman like any woman,' winning Olympian boxer says after misinformation frenzy
10 Aug 2024"I am a woman like any woman," Khelif told a news conference after her gold medal which came after a sustained campaign against her on social media.
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