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Lydia Ko on gold hunt: 'Let the golfing gods decide'
5 Aug 2024The Kiwi golfer will consider adding to her OIympic rings and fern tattoos if she can round off her Games medals collection.
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Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in dramatic photo finish
5 Aug 2024Lyles won by 0.005 seconds from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in a personal best 9.79 seconds.
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Taiwan beat China in politically charged badminton contest
5 Aug 2024An Olympic badminton gold sparked celebrations in Taiwan but exposed deeper geopolitical divides with China.
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'Dream come true' - Eliza McCartney
5 Aug 2024New Zealand pole vault star Eliza McCartney begins her Olympic campaign today. Audio
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Djokovic fights off Alcaraz to finally strike gold
5 Aug 2024Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam after fighting off Carlos Alcaraz in a magnificent Olympic men's singles final.
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World records tumble as US rule the Paris pool
5 Aug 2024Iron-man Bobby Finke and the US women's medley relay team shattered world records in an American-dominated finish to the Olympic swim meet.
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Athletes to watch on day 10 of the Olympics
5 Aug 2024Pole vault star Eliza McCartney steps up to the mat and speed climber Sarah Tetzlaff will race up the wall. Here are all the details.
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Olympics-Triathlon-Organisers confirm competition to be held as scheduled
5 Aug 2024The Olympic mixed relay triathlon competition will be held as scheduled after testing the water quality of the River Seine.
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Ngamba makes history for refugee team with medal but job not done
5 Aug 2024Cindy Ngamba became the first representative of the refugee team to win a medal at the Olympics after making it to the boxing semi-finals.
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The best photos from the ninth day of the Paris Games
5 Aug 2024Tennis greats Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clash and Ukraine wins its first gold. Here's all the action.
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IBA gender tests on boxers were flawed and illegitimate, says IOC
5 Aug 2024Gender row: International Olympic Committee says Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting were being targeted.
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Scheffler wins Olympic gold after final flourish
5 Aug 2024World number one Scottie Scheffler won gold at the men's Olympic golf competition after pipping Tommy Fleetwood in a nail-biting finish.
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Biles looks to join Ledecky with nine Olympic golds
5 Aug 2024Simone Biles could be about to join an elite group of the greatest female Olympians. Here's when she competes.
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Snoop Dogg: The unlikely star of the Paris Olympics
He's dressed up in full equestrian kit and danced with Simone Biles - but why is he at the Games in the first place?
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In pictures: All the action from the Olympics, day 8
4 Aug 2024A silver medal for retiring Olympian Emma Twigg was among the highlights of day eight of the Games. Here are some of the best photos.
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Fencers win Ukraine's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
4 Aug 2024Going into the final leg, Olga Kharlan was thinking of Ukrainian troops fighting on the front lines as motivation. Then she heard the crowd chanting her name.
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Olympics spectator dragged from arena for holding up Taiwan banner
3 Aug 2024The spectator was seen being bodily removed up a staircase, shouting, while a Taiwanese shuttler was playing.
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Taiwanese boxer ensures medal amid Olympics gender debate
4 Aug 2024Featherweight Lin Yu-Ting has been at the centre of a social media storm over her gender, alongside fellow boxer Imane Khelif.
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Athletes to watch at the Olympics on day nine
4 Aug 2024Cyclists and kayakers will serve up some thrilling competition. Here's who to look out for.
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Purple reign - The colour that's captivating Olympic champs
4 Aug 2024In a departure from traditions, the track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple.
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As the Paris Olympics try to go green, NZ sports bodies are stuck in the starting blocks
31 Jul 2024Analysis - It is one thing to aspire to be the "greenest games in history", quite another to achieve it, writes Chris McMillan.
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The colourful history of the Olympic opening ceremony
27 Jul 2024The flashy events don't just kick off the games - they tell fresh stories about the host city and country and set new creative standards.
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Jamaican sprinter says security delay caused missed semi
4 Aug 2024Sprinting great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce missed her Olympic 100m semi-final after sustaining an injury in the warm-up after security delayed her stadium entry.
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Competing couple keep contact to a minimum during Olympics
4 Aug 2024There will only be time for a text between Eliza McCartney and Lukas Walton-Keim as they start their competitions within 24 hours of each other.
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