'I just laughed': Fa's unexpected news while in camp with Wilder
Junior Fa has been training with Deontay Wilder in Alabama ahead of his next fight.
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Kiwi sets sights on Olympics after stunning silver ride
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Athlete discharged on sex offence not in Olympic contention despite claim he put ‘dream aside’
The man's sporting body also said he was not a member when he was charged.
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Silver and bronze for NZ swimmers at para world champs
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Hawke's Bay runner smashes 39-year-old NZ steeples record
The national 3000 metres record hadn't been touched since 1984.
Aitchison sprints to world para athletics gold
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Kiwi Olympics coach cops 10-year ban for serious misconduct
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Northland kids brave mud, hills in cross-country champs
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Zoe Hobbs strikes again, sprinting 100m in under 11 seconds
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Rotorua Marathon: Men's and women's race winners revealed
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Ban for saying black sprinters are better as they have to escape burglaries
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'I was never going to give up': Swimmer, 45, conquers Cook Strait dream
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