Face of Day
Now Gunn has been ranked number one in the world by the World Dance Sport Federation.
Sport
A Libertarian Perspective on the Boxing Controversy
The core principle of fair competition must take precedence in this context.
Au Revoir Paris
Perhaps the most satisfying gold medallist of all was Yarin Shriki. The Israeli won the 69 kg class in jiu-jitsu after surviving the Nova music festival massacre on 7 October last year.
NZ’s Growth Measured in Terms of Output of Olympic Medals
Productivity in this sphere in New Zealand, compared to other countries, is phenomenal. Could it be because sport is a meritocracy?
We Already Know They’re Men
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, then it is a duck. Unless you’re the IOC and the duck has declared itself to be a swan. In which case, it’s a swan.
Faces of the Day
Lisa Carrington is likely to depart Paris with an amount of Olympic medals to her name which no New Zealand athlete will ever surpass. Yet any suggestion she might not get as excited as she once did about her successes were dismissed as crystal-clear as the waters of the Vaires-sur-Marne
Face of the Day
Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso was told to leave the Paris Olympics Village after being accused of creating an “inappropriate atmosphere”. She is understood to have left Paris after being suspended from the village, The Telegraph reported. The head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Larissa Schaerer, did not elaborate on what
Intersex Athletes Will Be on the Podium
If you’re following the Olympics only through the lens of the New Zealand media you will be unaware that this saga remains one of the highest profile ongoing controversies in Paris.
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Face of the Day
The 51-year-old is no newcomer, though. He’s competed at every Summer Olympics since 2008.
Why Is the IOC Allowing Gendered Violence?
The power of a male’s punch is 162 per cent greater than a woman’s, according to research by the University of Utah. The least-powerful man in experiments was still stronger than the most powerful woman.
