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Tokyo Olympics Day 4 Live: As it happened
27 Jul 2021The All Blacks Sevens Men's team beats Canada 21-10 to head to the semifinal, Nyika wins Olympic debut and Jones finishes 6th in K-1 slalom. All the action from day four of the games as it happened.
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Jones misses out on slalom medals
28 Jul 2021Rio Olympics silver medallist Luuka Jones has missed out on the medals in the women's K1 canoe slalom final at the Tokyo Games.
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Reid ruled out of Romania match
27 Jul 2021A double blow for the OlyWhites ahead of their crunch final pool match at the Tokyo Games.
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Nyika on receiving end of bite attempt in Olympic boxing debut
27 Jul 2021New Zealand heavyweight boxer David Nyika has easily won his opening fight at the Tokyo Games.
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Huge upset as Naomi Osaka tipped out of Olympics tennis
27 Jul 2021Japan's great hope for tennis gold Naomi Osaka has made a shock exit from the Olympic Games today.
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Duffy wins first Olympic gold for Bermuda, NZers off the pace in women's triathlon
27 Jul 2021Flora Duffy has won Bermuda's first-ever Olympic gold medal by triumphing in the women's triathlon in Tokyo.
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Storm lurking off coast threatens to disrupt Tokyo Olympics
27 Jul 2021A storm off Japan's east coast remains a threat to the Tokyo Olympics despite not delivering fierce wins and rain as first feared.
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Tokyo Olympics day 4: Who to watch today
27 Jul 2021Swimmer Erika Fairweather attempts to reach her second final, and Peter Burling and Blair Tuke defend their Rio Olympics sailing title.
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LGBTQ representation at Games can change lives, says Daley
27 Jul 2021Ever-increasing LGBTQ representation at the Olympics has the potential to change lives, newly minted gold medallist Tom Daley said on Monday, after saying he grew up feeling like "an outsider."
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Covid-19: Australian track and field team members isolate in rooms
Several members of the Australian track and field team, along with athletes from other nations, have been sent to isolate in their rooms and will be tested for Covid-19 after being identified as a…
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Olympics wrap: Schoolgirl scoops gold as Japan tops medal table
27 Jul 2021Japan struck more gold to lead the medal table at the Tokyo Olympics, and local fans defied organisers to grab a glimpse of the Games.
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' Chilled out': NZ's Olympic horses relax in air-conditioned barns
27 Jul 2021The four-legged members of New Zealand's Olympic squad are treated like "super athletes" with grooms, a vet, a farrier and physiotherapist to care for them during the Tokyo Games.
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Cooper sixth in gruelling mountain-bike finish
26 Jul 2021New Zealander Anton Cooper has battled to sixth in a gruelling finish to the men's cross-country mountain bike at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Fairweather finishes eighth in Tokyo
26 Jul 2021The Dunedin teenager Erika Fairweather has finished eighth and last in the 400m freestyle.
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Teen skateboarders make history at Tokyo Olympics
26 Jul 2021Two 13-year-olds have clinched the gold and silver medals in the women's street final of skateboarding.
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Hayden Wilde wins bronze in men's triathlon at Tokyo Olympics
26 Jul 2021Hayden Wilde has won New Zealand's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics, taking bronze in the men's triathlon. Audio
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Black Sticks men claim late winner to keep quarterfinal hopes alive
26 Jul 2021Striker Jacob Smith scored a late winner to keep the New Zealand men's hockey team's Olympic quarterfinal hopes alive.
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OlyWhites stumble to Honduras loss
25 Jul 2021New Zealand's hopes of making the Tokyo Olympic men's football quarter-finals hang in the balance after Honduras snatched a late 3-2 win in Sunday's second Group B pool match.
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Teenage NZ swimmer breaks record on way to Tokyo final
26 Jul 2021Erika Fairweather has qualified for the final of the 400 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics by finishing second in her heat.
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U.S. men fall to France in first Olympics loss in 17 years
26 Jul 2021The U.S. men's basketball team suffered a shock 83-76 defeat at the hands of France, losing at the Olympics for the first time since 2004.
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Oksana Chusovitina, 46, retires after eighth Olympics
26 Jul 2021Almost 30 years after making her Olympic debut, and having faced rivals younger than her son, Oksana Chusovitina said a tearful farewell to gymnastics on day two of the Tokyo Games.
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Confused Van Vleuten's joy shortlived in bizarre finish
26 Jul 2021When Annemiek Van Vleuten crossed the line with her arms in the air, the Dutchwoman thought she had won the women's Olympic road cycling race.
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Women's double and Twigg progress while others bow out
25 Jul 2021Mixed results for the New Zealand rowing crews on day two of the Tokyo Olympics.
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New Zealand's wait for an Olympic swimming medal continues
25 Jul 2021New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt has faded to finish seventh in the men's 400m individual medley final on day two of the Tokyo Olympics.
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