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Rio 2016 Olympics
Rio 2016 Olympics headlines with summaries.
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NZ rowers come up just short of Olympic medal
14 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - New Zealand rower Emma Twigg has finished agonisingly short of a medal in the women's single sculls final.
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Rio highway 'tearing our houses apart'
14 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Residents of a favela near the Olympic Park in Rio are angry about a new highway that is splitting the community and causing houses to fall apart.
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Rio 2016: All the action from overnight
14 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Mahe Drysdale has won New Zealand's second gold in Rio but Emma Twigg, and the men's and women's eights all missed out on medals. Look back at all the action from overnight.
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Adams wins silver after dramatic final
14 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams has had to settle for silver after her American rival, Michelle Carter, threw a massive personal best to clinch gold. Video
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