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Record-breaker Michael Johnson leads New Zealand's 6th Paralympic delegation

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Paralympian Michael Johnson will be making his record sixth appearance for New Zealand at the Paris 2024

He will lead the three-man shooting team selected to represent New Zealand at the Paralympic Games, which

Twenty years later, he remains competitive, having secured a place for New Zealand at Paris 2024 by winning

Zealand in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the New Delhi World Cup in March.Reid, who

Neelam O'Neill is the first woman to represent New Zealand in Para shooting in 40 years.

Zealand Paralympic team in Para shooting and the first female pistol shooter for New Zealand at a Paralympic

My goal is to inspire other women to take up the sport.Paralympics New Zealand CEO Greg Warnecke added


Gregg Berhalter sacked as USMNT boss ahead of Olympics

  • Football

Gregg Berhalter was dismissed from his position as head coach of the US men’s national football team on Wednesday, just nine days after the team’s first-round elimination from the Copa America raised concerns about his suitability for the 2026 World Cup.

The team’s next matches will be September friendlies against Canada and New Zealand.

A high-profile new coach might also create pressure on US Soccer to adjust the salary for newly appointed


Curling qualification system for 2026 Olympic Winter Games

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Curling at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will consist of  three competitions, each involving ten National Olympic Committees - women's, men's and mixed doubles. All three events will take place at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina D'Ampezzo.

New Zealand, 1.Men's Olympic qualifying points for 2024: 1. Italy, 11**; 2. Sweden, 15; 3.

New Zealand, 1.Mixed Doubles qualifying points for 2024: 1. Italy, 13**; 2. Sweden, 27; 3.

New Zealand, 2; and 20.


Canoe slalom quotas for Paris 2024 finalised

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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed the allocation of all Canoe Slalom quotas for the Paris Olympic Games. The Canoe Slalom eventswill begin on 27 July at 15:00 at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

from Austria, China, the Netherlands and Poland will send three paddlers to the Games.Brazil, Canada, New

Zealand, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei and the United States have won two quotas each, while Algeria,


Alexandre Lacazette, Michael Olise headline starless Olympic France

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Squad without the big names. Thierry Henry, who will serve as France’s coach at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, revealed the final list of players on Monday who will defend the French national football team’s jersey. This squad does not include any prestigious figures from the current senior team.

assists, also showing a great ability to deliver passes and crosses from the right wing.Olise, Bayern's new

GETTY IMAGES.Badé also stands out in this new selection.

Games in 1984 and, as hosts this edition, are part of Group A along with the United States, Guinea, and New

Zealand.


Rugby Sevens schedule confirmed for Paris 2024

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The Rugby Sevens schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been announced with just over two weeks to go. Australia and Samoa will have the honour of opening the Olympic competition when they take to the field on 24 July at 15:30.

at 17:00.Ireland and Great Britain open the women's tournament on 28 July, while defending champions New

Zealand take on Challenger Series winners China.The 69,000-seater Stade de France is expected to be


Qualifier Lulu Sun, ranked 123rd, shines at Wimbledon

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Tennis qualifier Lulu Sun put in a remarkable performance on Centre Court at Wimbledon as she knocked out Emma Raducanu to reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever.

quarter-finals.Sun, 23, hails from the secluded town of Te Anau, situated near the southern tip of New

Sun will aim to become just the second New Zealand woman to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam, following


Federations push for more footballers in Paris

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The national associations are pushing to avoid any cuts for the Olympic Games and to allow the final lists to be expanded to 22 players instead of the 18 set by FIFA for the Olympic Games.

00 French time.Meanwhile, the women's championship kicks off on 25 July with Spain-Japan and Canada-New

Zealand, both at 17:00.

gold medal match is scheduled for 10 August at 17:00.Groups:GROUP A: France - United States - Guinea - New


Doncic and Antetokounmpo face off in pre-Olympic semifinals

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The two NBA superstars will face off against the winner of the other semi-final, Dominican Republic-Croatia, for a place in the Men's Basketball Pre-Olympic Final. Only the winner of each of the four tournaments will secure a ticket to the Paris Olympics.

España (@BaloncestoESP) July 4, 2024Finally, hosts Puerto Rico beat Italy 80-69 behind 29 points from New

York-born José Alvarado (NBA's New Orleans Pelicans) to go 2-0 up and set up a semi-final with

debut.Later, a better version of Doncic, registering a triple-double with 36 points, appeared against New

Zealand, where Sekulic's boys needed to win by 9 points to qualify.


Four world champions named in Argentina squad for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Despite the absence of Lionel Messi, who has ruled himself out due to physical problems, and a number of clubs refusing to release players, Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has managed to include four Qatar 2022 World Cup winners among the 18 players selected for the Albiceleste's quest for a third Olympic gold medal in their history.

will play the second-placed team from Group A (which includes France, the United States, Guinea and New

Zealand) at the Parc des Princes on 2 August at 15:00.If they finish second, they will play the top


Paris 2024: The final four Olympic basketball places up for grabs

  • Basketball

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

While some teams, such as the USA with its new 'Dream Team' featuring the ambitious LeBron James, Stephen

They will be joined by New Zealand, Croatia, Egypt and the Dominican Republic.

PhilippinesGroup B: Brazil, Cameroon, and MontenegroPiraeus (Greece)Group A: Croatia, Slovenia, and New

Zealand (A - Greece)Bahamas vs Poland (B - Spain)Latvia vs the Philippines (A - Latvia)Dominican Republic

Zealand (A - Greece)Angola vs Lebanon (A - Spain)Cameroon vs Brazil (B - Latvia)Greece vs Egypt (B -


China and South Africa qualify for Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens

  • Paris 2024

China's women and South Africa's men teams secured the twelfth and final places to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens by winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco on Sunday.

Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia, who qualified for Paris by finishing in the top four of the

 In the women's Olympic competition, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the USA will join hosts

New Zealand are the reigning women's Olympic champions and Australia won the first women's Olympic gold

where France men and Australia women were crowned inaugural SVNS Champions, while Argentina Men and New

Zealand won the League.


Rugby 7s: Olympic qualifiers battle in Monaco

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The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

South Africa, Spain, Tonga, Uganda (Argentina, Australia, Fiji, hosts France, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, New

Zealand, Samoa, USA and Uruguay have already qualified).These are the groups for the men's tournament

Poland, Samoa, Uganda (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, hosts France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New

Zealand, South Africa and the United States have already qualified).Poland and the Czech Republic will


Kylian Mbappe not attending Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

He said he understood the position of his new club Real Madrid.

I understand my club's position because I am new here," explained the former PSG man, who will therefore

Joining a new team in September would not be the best way to start my adventure," admitted Mbappe, who

Zealand | 17:00 | Stade de Nice (Match 2)Group B: Argentina v Morocco | 15:00 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Zealand v United States | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille (Match 10)Group B: Argentina v Iraq | 15:00 | Stade

Zealand v France | 19:00 | Stade de Marseille (Match 17)Group A: United States v Guinea | 19:00 | Stade


IOC Executive Board proposes eight new IOC members

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The IOC Executive Board (EB) has agreed to propose eight new IOC members for election at the 142nd IOC

Argentinian Olympic champion Paula "Peque" Pareto, the Egyptian three-time Olympic champion Aya Medany, the New

Zealand silver medallist Sarah Walker and the Briton Hugh Robertson, who is a member of the Programme

Auvita Rapilla (Papua New Guinea, independent individual, born in 1971, elected in 2016)Mr.