It's an Olympic Games of firsts for women. nzherald.co.nz looks at how sisters are doing it for themselves in London.

Lord Coe reckons Michael Phelps isn't the greatest Olympian, despite his medal haul. So who is?

Women's sports consistently command just a fraction of the attention, the sponsorship, or the glory of their male equivalents.

Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown's bronze is the first Olympic medal New Zealand has won in the women's pair since Seoul in 1988. What few knew however, is that Haigh suffered acute tendonitis in her arm three weeks ago - making their achievement

Oh the shame. Australians fretful over Olympic medal haul.