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Roughan: Lydia Ko, a lesson from Rio
COMMENT: In the days before the Olympics I quietly hoped our flag might be carried into the stadium by Lydia Ko.
COMMENT: In the days before the Olympics I quietly hoped our flag might be carried into the stadium by Lydia Ko.
COMMENT: As the Olympics come to a close this weekend, you may be surprised to know that this year's gold medals actually contain very little gold.
New Zealand's record-breaking Olympic heroes will be welcomed back in style on Wednesday.
World record holder for the 50km walk Johann Diniz had gold in his sights at Rio this morning - until it all fell apart.
If medals were awarded for brainlessness, Ryan Lochte would be on the podium.
New Zealand's record medal tally could grow even more this weekend - with the contenders spearheaded by 19-year-old pole vaulter Eliza McCartney.
COMMENT: Plenty of sports have been showcased at Rio but how many are really worth their place among the elite?
After a nervous start, we got there. Yesterday New Zealand achieved its record haul of medals, eclipsing 1988 in Seoul and London four years ago.
As Britain's Brownlee brothers stormed to triathlon gold and silver in Rio, spare a thought for the third sibling - Edward.
Australia's disappointing Olympic campaign has cost $12 million per medal. Is this performance worth taxpayers' money?
He's a 12-time Olympic medallist, an awful artist, a reality TV star - oh, and a big, fat liar.
Rio is New Zealand's most successful Olympics ever - and the record was broken on a day of firsts.
Zac Efron has revealed he felt compelled to fly all the way to Rio to meet US gymnast Simone Biles as soon as he heard she was a fan of his.
Who knew going into the Rio Olympics that one of the most important innovations in athletics would be the man bun?
Viewers have been left confused and amazed by the incredible feats of the synchronised swimmers as they put on displays of spellbinding uniformity.
Lisa Carrington says she has room to improve and is likely to launch another twin assault on the Tokyo Olympics in four years. While
Rio medalists and siblings Sam and Molly Meech may have made New Zealand Olympic history, but their parents can't even bear to watch them race.
Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie went through the wringer on their way to silver in Rio this morning.
Cedric Dubler had to apologise to nearby photographers after completely botching an attempted javelin throw in the decathlon. The
Lisa Carrington's historic double Olympic kayaking medal success will pay a significant dividend for the sport.
Yachting siblings Sam and Molly Meech have written their way into New Zealand Olympic history in Rio. The Meechs this morning became
A severed limb was spotted this week floating not far from the Olympics sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.
The samba beat booming around Flamengo Beach was enough to ease the initial pain of missing out on Olympic gold for Molly Meech and
It was a stunning day for the Kiwi team in Rio - and Usain Bolt didn't do badly either. Here's how it went down.
Timaru Boys' High School are getting behind former student Tom Walsh as he competes for an Olympic gold medal.
Mark down August 18, 2016, Rio de Janeiro time. It is the day NZ secured a record 14th medal at an Olympics.
Ryan Lochte has attracted attention for a long time - and not always for what he has done in the swimming pool. The 32-year-old American
The parents of controversial US sprinter Justin Gatlin have rushed to his defense as the weight of being public enemy number one in
They are the identical sychronised swimming twins who do everything together and even having match boob jobs.
No current athlete transcends sport more - nor has a greater responsibility to perform clean - than Usain Bolt. Whoever holds the