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On the flip side:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350372560/new-zealand-win-k4-gold-medal-paris-olympics-lisa-carringtons-sixth
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I think it's also nice to see positive reporting on people like our 1500m Women's racer, Maia Ramsden, not winning a final, but still gong on to beat the NZ record for a 1500m race.
Shotputter Maddi Wesche has cruised into the final overnight as well - so casual about her work. Love it.
Sailors Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson won the bronze medal in the mixed multihull class. That was a weird one to watch...really low wind conditions meant that they basically bobbed about for a few laps then struggled over the line to finish on the bronze medal poition after GB jumped the start and were disqualified for not going back and restarting.
Lydia Ko is 4th at the moment in the wonen's golf. She's a few shots back from the current leader.
Speed climber lost his quartefinal in spectacular fashion - up against the WR holder and he had a tiny slip to just lose. The winner then went on to lose his semi by 0.06sec and then in the 3/4 climb-off broke the WR again!
And then we have the Team GB skateboarding team...4 kids and a 51 year old dude...living his best life! 
Their ages are 13,14,15,16 and 51...
Let's hope they all have careers as long as Andy MacDonald (the elder statesman of the team)
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Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21
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elpenguino:
How are we doing on the most important measure, medals per capita?
Other than that, I don't think we are doing as well as we used to, traditionally.
EDIT: We're fifth.
https://www.medalspercapita.com/
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Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21
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Handsomedan:
elpenguino:
How are we doing on the most important measure, medals per capita?
I think one of the tiny Carribean countries is beating us, as they have a population of about 3.5 people and they've won two medals, one of which is gold.
Other than that, I don't think we are doing as well as we used to, traditionally.
EDIT: We're fifth.
https://www.medalspercapita.com/
Old news, NZ is now in 4th place with the extra three medals won yesterday. Unfortunately we'd need to get the medal total up to 58 to overhaul Saint Lucia in third place.
That said, it feels like there are might be a few more to come for NZ. The canoeists have to be a fair chance of a couple more there, and maybe even three. The men's high jump and women's shotput also look a good shout. Then there's the track cyclists, particularly Andrews, who still isn't done with events.
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