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Floods hamper Paralympics build up to Games
19 Aug 2021Days of torrential rain, thunderstorms and flooding has hampered the New Zealand's Paralympic track and field athletes' pre-Games training camp in Japan.
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Paralympics to be held without spectators
17 Aug 2021The Tokyo Paralympics will take place generally without spectators, as the government was set to prolong Covid-19 emergency measures in the capital and other regions.
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Ben Tuimaseve: The Paralympian learning to own his disability through shot put
17 Aug 2021Five years ago, New Zealand Paralympian Ben Tuimaseve couldn't even show you how to hold a heavy-weighted shot correctly. Audio
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British silver medalist fails dope test
13 Aug 2021Britain's Olympic 4x100m relay silver medallist Chijindu Ujah has been provisionally suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Games.
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Kiwi athletes in US cheered on Olympians from afar
13 Aug 2021Spending time in America has been more and more common for NZ athletes, who were keeping one eye on the Olympics.
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Paris all go for next Olympics
10 Aug 2021France has rolled out the red carpet for the Olympic flag, with the host of the next 2024 Summer Games promising to make it open to the masses.
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Tokyo 2020: New Zealand's best moments
8 Aug 2021The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are coming to a close after 17 days of sporting excellence from the world's elite sportspeople. We take a look back at some key moments for New Zealand atheltes.
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In pictures: Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony
8 Aug 2021As the curtain falls on Tokyo's Olympics, here are some scenes from the closing ceremony.
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Dame Val chosen to carry the flag at closing ceremony
8 Aug 2021Dame Valerie Adams has been named the New Zealand team's flagbearer for the Tokyo Olympic Games closing ceremony.
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New Zealand's Tokyo campaign comes to an end
8 Aug 2021Holly Edmondston has been the final New Zealand athlete in action at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Kenyan great wins men's marathon gold
8 Aug 2021Eliud Kipchoge has won an attritional Olympic men's marathon in Sapporo, with New Zealanders Zane Robertson and Malcom Hicks amongst the finishers.
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Olympic Games: The moments that captured hearts at Tokyo 2020
A global pandemic added poignancy to these Olympic Games and social media documented all the emotions that were revealed over the two weeks.
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Tokyo Olympics: Lydia Ko wins bronze medal in women's golf
7 Aug 2021Kiwi Lydia Ko has won New Zealand's 20th medal at the Tokyo Olympics, with a bronze medal in the women's golf after losing a second place play-off.
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Olympic silver medallists bow out
7 Aug 2021Campbell Stewart has been unable to add to the New Zealand track cycling team's medal haul at the Olympic velodrome.
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NZ women's K4 500m team miss out on medal at Tokyo Olympics
7 Aug 2021The New Zealand women's K4 500m team - which includes Olympic champion Lisa Carrington - have narrowly missed out on winning a medal in the final this afternoon.
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Italy 'keeps on dreaming' after record medal haul in golden summer
7 Aug 2021Italians are rejoicing at a fifth gold for their athletics team and a record-breaking Olympics medal haul.
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US athlete Allyson Felix claims 10th Olympic medal: 'A fight to get here'
7 Aug 2021She may have one more race to go but American Allyson Felix has already clinched an Olympic send-off worthy of her astonishing career.
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Tokyo Olympics, day 15: Who to watch today
7 Aug 2021New Zealanders are today in the final round of the women's golf, the men's madison final in cycling, the 10,000m final in athletics and back on the water with gold winning canoeists Lisa Carrington…
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New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews keeps medal hopes alive in sprint
6 Aug 2021New Zealand keirin silver medallist Ellesse Andrews has survived a repechage in the women's track cycling sprint to advance to the last 12.
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Ko storms into medal contention
6 Aug 2021New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is in the running for the bronze medal in the women's golf at the Tokyo Olympics - but her fate may rest on the weather.
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Daley making waves for more than outstanding diving
6 Aug 2021British diver Tom Daley is doing more than winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he's also making hearts swoon all over the internet for a different talent - knitting.
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Olympics: Carrington's team advance to K-4 500m semis
Olympic champion Lisa Carrington isn't finished yet, with the K4 team sealing their place in tomorrow's semi-finals after coming second in their heat.
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Tokyo Olympics Day 14: Who to watch
6 Aug 2021Carrington to team up in the K4 canoe sprint event, Ko to take on round three of the women's golf event and Ellesse Andrews in back in action at the velodrome.
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Belarus officials head home after Games accreditation withdrawn
Two Belarus Olympic officials involved in attempting to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from the Tokyo Olympics are leaving Tokyo immediately.
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