Olympics Thread

antipodean

Well done Lydia. Birdie's the 18th to win by two strokes!

canefan

Well done Lydia. Birdie's the 18th to win by two strokes!

When par was enough. Wow, hard not to shed a tear for that

sparky

She birdied the last to finish ten under.

So proud of our Lydia.

Gold Medal Number 8!!!!

SBW1

Wow have never been so excited about a game of golf, thanks for the updates.

Jailbreak7

Yep, a real golden day!!

sparky

Sixth different sport that New Zealanders have won a Gold Medal in at these Olympic Games.

canefan

After she put that ball in the water it became an exercise in self harm. So tense, as tense as any major

ACT Crusader

Amazing emotion and yet signs autographs for kids and adults alike.

She has the full set of Gold, Silver and Bronze.

sparky

Third Olympic medal for Lydia Ko.

Silver in Rio 2016, Bronze in Tokyo 2020 and now a Gold in Paris 2024.

canefan

Amazing emotion and yet signs autographs for kids and adults alike.

She has the full set of Gold, Silver and Bronze.

In Olympic golf that will take some matching

Billy Tell

Take that Canada! You thought you are 11th best on the medal table. But you thought wrong. You werent counting on kiwi whup-ass.

canefan

Cycling to come later

sparky

Eight Gold Medals matches New Zealand's record haul from Los Angeles in 1984.

canefan

Is that our first gold medal standing up?

sparky

@canefan Rugby 7s.

sparky

Golf becomes the 12th different sport New Zealand have won a Gold Medal in at a Summer Olympics.

Or the 14th if you are including Winter Games.

sparky

Really fast 800 metres men's final.

MiketheSnow

Great race (800m)

Ingerbritsen jogs home comfortably to win the 5,000m

Fisher finishes strongly to take Bronze

MiketheSnow

Fantastic W 1,500m

Kipyegon with OR and Gold

sparky

Hamish Kerr clears 2.34.

The Silver Fern