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What shooter Yusuf Dikeç was thinking during that photo
Dikec may have gone viral for his calm and casual demeanour at the Olympics - but what he was feeling inside was quite the opposite.
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Breakdancing lecturer bows out of Games with zero points
10 Aug 2024Australia's Rachael Gunn - aka Raygun - said knew she couldn't compete athletically with her rivals - so she had to be "different and creative".
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'So cool to do it together' - Lisa Carrington wins 7th gold medal
10 Aug 2024Her first thought at the finish line wasn't relief for her aching muscles - instead, it was of her boat-mate, the "awesome" Alicia Hoskin.
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Wesche wins silver: 'Nobody probably expected me to medal'
10 Aug 2024Maddi Wesche, who finished sixth in the Tokyo Olympics, has cemented herself onto the shot put podium at Paris. Video
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Winning seventh Olympic gold 'surreal', Dame Lisa Carrington says
10 Aug 2024The women's K2 duo were so focussed on their own race, they didn't realise they were a full boat length ahead of their closest competitors.
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Olympics: Wesche takes silver in nailbiter final, Ko tied for gold ahead of last round
10 Aug 2024The shot putter says "silver medallist" doesn't sound too bad after throwing a personal best but getting pipped at the post. Meanwhile, golfer Lydia Ko heads into the final round tied for first…
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Unlikely Pakistani hero's journey from mud brick house to Olympic gold
10 Aug 2024Arshad Nadeem's home village erupted into rapturous celebrations after he clinched Pakistan's first ever Olympic medal in athletics.
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Boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after gender dispute
10 Aug 2024The female boxer was thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, but has had the last say.
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Afghan refugee athlete wears 'Free Afghan Women' cape at Paris Games
10 Aug 2024Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team, could face a potential sanction.
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The best photos from day 14 of the Paris Games
10 Aug 2024Maddi Wesche has taken out silver in the women's shot put, while the women's K2 team powered to gold on the water. Here's all the action.
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Athletes to watch on day 15 of the Paris Games
10 Aug 2024Lydia Ko continues her Olympic quest, Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington vie for glory in the K1 500m and Hamish Kerr has high hopes for a high jump medal.
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Olympic wrestler arrested for alleged sexual assault
10 Aug 2024The wrestler, who won bronze in Tokyo, is accused of assaulting a customer at a Paris cafe.
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Double gold medallist's feud with mum eclipses historic win
9 Aug 2024Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo's fight with his mother has been making headlines in his home country, threatening to drown out the euphoria over his twin golds.
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Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher showdown: It's personal
9 Aug 2024A New Zealand Olympic champion says Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher cannot become distracted by their rivalry in their inevitable showdown. Audio
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Canadian MP calls for women's soccer team leaders to front Parliament
A Canadian MP has begun the process to bring the leaders of the Canadian women's soccer team and Canada Soccer before its Parliament over the drone spying scandal, according to media reports.
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Ellesse Andrews cements untouchable status as she flies to gold
9 Aug 2024The keirin, in which cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start, is known to throw up drama and chaos.
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Paris Olympics closing ceremony - what you need to know
9 Aug 2024The Paris Olympics will close on Monday after 329 gold-medal events.
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Hopes for New Zealand to host more sport events - Chris Bishop
The minister for sport is starting conversations about New Zealand hosting more international athletics events,
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Family shocked as cop who fatally shot teen rides in Paris opening ceremony
8 Aug 2024Romain Devassine shot a 19-year-old dead in 2021. When the youngster's family saw him on TV, it felt like "a cold shower".
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What was Eliza McCartney writing in a little book during her Olympic competition?
9 Aug 2024The Kiwi pole vaulter is among a number of Olympians scribbling into a journal in between efforts at the Stade de France. Audio
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Gold medal winner wheeled off track, denied double over Covid diagnosis
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise 200m gold medal after rival Noah Lyles positive following the 100m.
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Watch: Women's kayak fours take Olympic gold
9 Aug 2024The queen of kayaking, Dame Lisa Carrington, has added another crown to her collection.
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Andrews untouchable in women's keirin gold race
9 Aug 2024New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews left the field in her wake to win gold in the keirin at the Paris Olympics.
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As it happened: Andrews makes it double gold for NZ, Ko in medal contention
9 Aug 2024NZ cyclist Ellesse Andrews has won the women's keirin final comfortably, while Lisa Carrington's crew have claimed a win in the K4.
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