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Women's single sculler Emma Twigg is off to her fifth Olympic Games - the first New Zealand rower to do so

4 June 2024

Women's single sculler Emma Twigg is off to her fifth Olympic Games - the first New Zealand rower to do so

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Four-time Olympic gold medallist and 23-time world champion gymnast Simone Biles has claimed a record-extending US ninth all-around title
	3 Jun 2024: Four-time Olympic gold medallist and 23-time world champion gymnast Simone Biles has claimed a record-extending US ninth all-around title... more

Winter Games New Zealand are championing the tourism and economic benefits of hosting two FIS World Cups in Queenstown and Wanaka
	1 Jun 2024: Winter Games New Zealand are championing the tourism and economic benefits of hosting two FIS World Cups in Queenstown and Wanaka... more

Slender margins separate Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington two months out from the Paris Olympics
	27 May 2024: Slender margins separate Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington two months out from the Paris Olympics... more

Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin have won gold in the K2 Women's 500 metres final at the Canoe Sprint World Cup event in Poland
	25 May 2024: Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin have won gold in the K2 Women's 500 metres final at the Canoe Sprint World Cup event in Poland... more

New Zealand won't feature a boat in the men's quadruple sculls at the Paris Olympics
	21 May 2024: New Zealand won't feature a boat in the men's quadruple sculls at the Paris Olympics... more

Weightlifter David Liti has been confirmed in the New Zealand team for the Paris Olympics
	21 May 2024: Weightlifter David Liti has been confirmed in the New Zealand team for the Paris Olympics... more

Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher are about to compete in the K1 500 semifinals at the World Cup meet in Hungary
	12 May 2024: Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher are about to compete in the K1 500 semifinals at the World Cup meet in Hungary... more

The company of New Zealand sporting royalty continues to inspire Olympic canoe sprinter Alicia Hoskin
	12 May 2024: The company of New Zealand sporting royalty continues to inspire Olympic canoe sprinter Alicia Hoskin... more

Gold for the K2 500 pair of Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin at the Canoe Racing World Cup event in Hungary
	12 May 2024: Gold for the K2 500 pair of Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin at the Canoe Racing World Cup event in Hungary... more

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01 Oct: New Zealand Olympic hero Finn Butcher has made the semi-finals of the men's Kayak at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Sydney ++++++

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