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Grimaldi wins gold in Paris; Cowan bronze

Sep 9

NZ Headlines

Grimaldi wins gold in Paris; Cowan bronze

Sprinter Anna Grimaldi has finally delivered the NZ Paralympics Team their first gold medal in Paris.

Silver for Stedman in Paris, Grimaldi bronze

Sep 4

NZ Headlines

Silver for Stedman in Paris, Grimaldi bronze

NZ sprinters Will Stedman and Anna Grimaldi burned up the track to ignite Day 6 of the Paris Paralympics.

Aitchison, Murray bank Paralympics medals

Sep 2

NZ Headlines

Aitchison, Murray bank Paralympics medals

The New Zealand Paralympic Team toasted two medals on day four of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Olivier wins triple jump gold at U20 worlds

Aug 31

NZ Headlines

Olivier wins triple jump gold at U20 worlds

NZ’s rising triple jump talent Ethan Olivier wins gold at the World Athletics U-20 Championships.

Aug 22

Women's Headlines

Maia Ramsden sets national mile record

NZ middle-distance runner Maia Ramsden sets a new National Record in the women’s outdoor mile.

Aug 12

Olympics Headlines

Gold for Andrews, bronze for Wollaston

Ellesse Andrews made the rest of the women's sprint field look ordinary on the final day of the Paris Olympics.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 16

Aug 11

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 16

Track cycling brings down the curtain on New Zealand’s most successful Olympics ever in Paris on Sunday.

Hamish Kerr leaps to high jump gold medal

Aug 11

Olympics Headlines

Hamish Kerr leaps to high jump gold medal

Hamish Kerr has ensures August 10, 2024 will go down as New Zealand's best day in Olympic history.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 15

Aug 10

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 15

The big question heading into Day 15 of the Paris Olympics is Lisa Carrington or Aimee Fisher?

Wesche collects silver in women's shot put

Aug 10

Olympics Headlines

Wesche collects silver in women's shot put

NZ's Maddi Wesche claims silver medal in a confusing conclusion to the women's shot put final.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 14

Aug 9

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 14

NZ eyes will again be locked onto canoe sprint, cycling and athletics on Day 14 of the Paris Olympics.

Ramsden's NZ record 1500m run not enough

Aug 9

Olympics Headlines

Ramsden's NZ record 1500m run not enough

Maia Ramsden broke her own NZ record but just missed the women’s 1500m final at the Paris Olympics.

Wesche powers into women's shot put final

Aug 9

Olympics Headlines

Wesche powers into women's shot put final

New Zealand's Maddi Wesche has got her shot put campaign off to a promising start at the Paris Olympics.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 13

Aug 8

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 13

The Paris Olympics are in the home stretch but The NZ Team still has ambitions on several more medals.

Kiwi trio miss out on medals in pole vault

Aug 8

Olympics Headlines

Kiwi trio miss out on medals in pole vault

No medals to show for it but New Zealand has three of the top-13 women's pole vaulters in the world.

Hamish Kerr avoids early exit in high jump

Aug 8

Olympics Headlines

Hamish Kerr avoids early exit in high jump

Hamish Kerr gave supporters and himself heart flutters but ended men's high jump qualifying in style.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 12

Aug 7

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 12

Day 12 at the Paris Olympics is a big day for The NZ Team in athletics, track cycling and sailing.

Aug 7

Olympics Headlines

Ramsden grabs spot in 1500m semifinals

Maia Ramsden sneaks into women's 1500m semifinals at the Paris Olympics, finishing sixth in her heat.

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 11

Aug 6

Olympics Headlines

Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 11

Some of NZ's biggest remaining medal hopes in Paris get their oars wet for the first time on Day 11.

Fortune smiles on New Zealand pole vaulters

Aug 6

Olympics Headlines

Fortune smiles on New Zealand pole vaulters

Two NZ women’s pole vaulters squeak into the final in the most extraordinary circumstances in Paris.