Olympics

A transgender expert says she can understand Laurel Hubbard's reluctance to speak to media, in the wake of the Kiwi weightlifter's debut at the Olympic games.

Hubbard made Olympic history last night… Audio

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history at the Tokyo Olympics last night.

Her Olympic campaign was over quickly when she failed her three attempts in the snatch at the Tokyo Games.

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A Belarusian sprinter who refused to get on a plane home from the Tokyo Olympics has been granted a humanitartain visa by the Polish government.

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought assistance… Audio

Let's go now to Japan where overnight New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history as the first openly trans-person to compete in the Olympics.. She failed her first lift at 120 kilos. On… Audio

It was a strong start at the canoeing for the Kiwi Olymic team. Lisa Carrington stormed through to the semifinals of the K1 200ms and the K2 500, along with team mate Caitlin Regal. As Caitlin… Audio

It's a big day at the Olympics for Kiwi watersports Lisa Carrington could become our most successful Olympic athlete EVER as she goes for two golds. The K200, a 200 meter solo dash, and the K2 500, a… Audio

On the eve of his fifth and final Olympic games, two-time middle distance medallist Nick Willis is reflecting on where it all began. Tokyo will be the Games swansong for the 38-year-old, who has added… Audio

It's a huge night for New Zealand weight lifter, Laurel Hubbard, who competes in the women's plus 87kg category. The defending Olympic sailing champions Peter Burling & Blair Tuke have to wait til… Audio

One of the country's best medal hopes will have to wait another day for a shot at gold. Sailors Blair Tuke and Peter Burling are in first place and are gunning for gold in the 49er - but unfavourable… Video, Audio

A pizza and a lie-down. That's how an elated Dame Valerie Adams is celebrating her bronze medal.

It's the shot putter's fifth Olympics and her fourth medal, adding to two golds and a silver.

Dame… Video, Audio

A future so bright she may need to keep wearing shades, shot putter Maddison-Lee Wesche placed sixth in her final and also delivered a personal best of 18.98 metres.

The 22 -year-old Aucklander… Video, Audio

An Olympic sprinter from Belarus is refusing to fly home, citing fears for her safety after she criticised her coaches.

She was due to compete in the women's 200-metre event, but complained on social… Audio

Sailing's dream duo could be back on the podium tonight, as they line up for an Olympic medal. Blair Tuke and Peter Burling are in first place, ahead of the 49er class medal race tonight. The pair won… Audio

New Zealand's wonderful Olympic weekend continued with success inside the track and field stadium in Tokyo when champion shotputter Dame Valerie Adams added a bronze medal to her collection. Adams… Audio

As eight New Zealand women rowers powered into Silver medal position in Tokyo, it was a man who sat at the front of the boat. Caleb Shepherd became the first man to win an Olympics medal for a women's… Audio

Dylan Schmidt's stunning Bronze Medal on the Trampoline in Tokyo caps off a tireless journey that began as a five-year-old on the family's trampoline in Te Anau. Nathan Rarere caught up with Dylan… Audio

She's already a two-time Olympic champion after winning Gold in London and Rio, and today in Tokyo Lisa Carrington launches her bid to win four medals at a single Olympiad. Carrington begins her quest… Audio

Joining Nathan Rarere from Tokyo - where cases of covid-19 are once again rising, is our correspondent John Matthews. Audio

You might be at the stage of your life where you think you peaked in your 20's and are now enduring a decline, but science journalist David Robson explains the Seven Primes of Life and why turning 40… Audio