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  • Home >  2016 Olympics >  News

    Can the women's sprint cycling team break the country's 20-year Olympic gold drought in the velodrome

    Can the women's sprint cycling team break the country's 20-year Olympic gold drought in the velodrome

    23 May 2024

    Tokyo silver medallist and current keirin world champion Ellesse Andrews will lead the Paris-bound trio, along with Shaane Fulton and Rebecca Petch in a team ranked seventh.

    Cycling New Zealand high performance director Ryan Hollows summarises their circumstances.



    Sarah Ulmer secured New Zealand's sole velodrome triumph in the individual pursuit at Athens in 2004.
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    The New Zealand triathlon team to compete at the Paris Olympics has been named
    The All Blacks Sevens are getting their heads around to what promises to be an unusual Paris Olympics campaign
    Halle Berry brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to the Olympic torch relay by carrying the flame along the streets of Cannes
    Daniel Williamson appreciates the challenge laid down by his New Zealand rowing squad team-mates for tickets to the looming Olympics
    He may have left nearly 1000 caps of experience out of his playing squad for the Olympics, but All Blacks Sevens coach Tomasi Cama believes old heads will still be vital in Paris
    Praise for a sevens player returning to the Olympics after a harrowing three years
    Lydia Ko is turning her attention to a third Olympics ahead of the year's third golf major this morning
    New Zealand women's sevens skipper Sarah Hirini says there was no way she wasn't going to give her all to get to this year's Olympics
    Halle Berry will reportedly carry the Olympic flame in France
    Kyle Chalmers to face stiff competition at Paris Olympics as David Popovici comes close to breaking world record
    Jonny Brownlee has been left out of Great Britain's triathlon team for the Paris Olympics, marking the end of an era
    Regan Smith smashes Kaylee McKeown's 100m backstroke world record at USA Olympic Swimming Trials

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