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Wilkinson celebrates Olympic bronze

Cambridge’s Micah Wilkinson and sailing partner, Auckland’s Erica Dawson, picked up a bronze medal in the Nacra 17 mixed multihull event at the Paris Olympics. Wilkinson, 28, who helms, and Dawson, 30, have been competing…

He who laughs last …..

Devon Briggs has a message for the kids who used to bully him at primary school – who’s got the last laugh now? The 20-year-old psychology student is in Paris about to compete at the…

Gold, silver, bronze for our athletes

August 12, 5am Gold for Ellesse Andrews in the women’s sprint, her second gold at the Paris Olympics. The Cambridge-based Kiwi has claimed three medals – two golds and a silver – at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome,…

Star turns at the Velodrome

He might be the mayor of Tauranga now, but Mahé Drysdale is still one of Waipā’s best Olympians. His two gold – won at London and Rio de Janeiro – and a bronze medal from…

A couple of heroes

A Cambridge couple have picked up awards as “unsung heroes” of the community for their volunteering work with young hockey players. Karen Hills and Mark Wood were surprised with the Give It Back Trust gong…

Andrews fills the gap, successfully

Last September he stepped up when his daughter was left without a coach – this week her team made Olympic history. Jon Andrews took over as Cycling New Zealand’s high performance sprint team coach in…

Mums are in the same boat

Every moment they had together to train was precious for New Zealand rowers Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors, who won gold in the women’s double sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics last night. The Cambridge…

Battling Hautapu beaten

Hautapu dreamed to believe – and at one point midway in the second half it looked possible – but in the end the unbeaten Hamilton Marist premier rugby team was simply too good. The green…

Record breaker in hall of fame

In the summer of 1963, the New Zealand equestrian world changed forever. Dairy farmer Colin Clarke and his 12-year-old thoroughbred Town Boy became a unit. They were a force to be reckoned with as New…

Camille’s marathon effort

Almost everything about Camille French’s punt at a top Paris Olympics placing speaks to the power of great support. When the 33-year-old athlete left for France last week, part of the swell of national pride…

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