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Frenchman's heroic - and messy - effort

World record holder for the 50km walk Johann Diniz had gold in his sights at Rio this morning - until it all fell apart.

Editorial: Lochte's tall story deserves a gong

If medals were awarded for brainlessness, Ryan Lochte would be on the podium.

Editorial: Olympians lift nation's medal bar to new heights

After a nervous start, we got there. Yesterday New Zealand achieved its record haul of medals, eclipsing 1988 in Seoul and London four years ago.

Olympic sports ranked from best to worst

COMMENT: Plenty of sports have been showcased at Rio but how many are really worth their place among the elite?

Young Kiwi pole vaulter has high hopes

New Zealand's record medal tally could grow even more this weekend - with the contenders spearheaded by 19-year-old pole vaulter Eliza McCartney.

'They tease, bully and make fun of me'

As Britain's Brownlee brothers stormed to triathlon gold and silver in Rio, spare a thought for the third sibling - Edward.

Couple caught 'having sex on the beach'

Hilarious footage has captured the moment a BBC presenter was interrupted by two people apparently having sex behind him on a beach in Rio.

Black Sticks going for 16th Kiwi medal

The women's Black Sticks are hoping to make it sweet 16 overnight.

First Kiwi male to medal in field event

Tom Walsh has become the first New Zealand man in attempts spanning 88 years to earn a medal in an Olympic field event.

Phelps' expensive Nike screw-up

Michael Phelps' appearance on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated has insiders cringing over one very expensive oversight.

Aussie's embarrassing javelin moment

Cedric Dubler had to apologise to nearby photographers after completely botching an attempted javelin throw in the decathlon. The

Lisa Carrington will give kayaking another boost

Lisa Carrington's historic double Olympic kayaking medal success will pay a significant dividend for the sport.

Yachting siblings produce medal first for New Zealand

Yachting siblings Sam and Molly Meech have written their way into New Zealand Olympic history in Rio. The Meechs this morning became

Severed leg floating near sailing course

A severed limb was spotted this week floating not far from the Olympics sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.

Meech and Maloney philosophical about silver

The samba beat booming around Flamengo Beach was enough to ease the initial pain of missing out on Olympic gold for Molly Meech and

As it happened: Day 13 in Rio

It was a stunning day for the Kiwi team in Rio - and Usain Bolt didn't do badly either. Here's how it went down.