28 Jul 2024

Erika Fairweather just misses out on Olympic swimming medal

From Paris Essentials, 11:00 am on 28 July 2024
New Zealand's Erika Fairweather competes in  a heat of the women's 400m freestyle swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Photo: AFP/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

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Erika Fairweather came oh so close to a bronze medal in the so called Race of the Century, the women's 400m freestyle.

A slow first 200m meant she has to make up plenty of ground in the second half of the race, and although she rocketed home, she couldn't quite reel in Katie Ledecky in third.

Meanwhile, the Fijian sevens team walked away with silver after home team France took the title.

And we talk to Ryan Fox about the Olympic golf tournament.