The Olympic Games invokes a full range of emotions; from the absolute joy of the two high jumpers who chose to share the Olympic gold medal, to the despair of failure to live up to personal expectations.
There was plenty to celebrate for Kiwi sports fans when the Black Ferns Sevens triumphed in the gold medal match against France.
The icing on the cake with the Black Ferns Sevens victory, was that it was New Zealand s 50th Olympic Gold Medal in 101 years of Olympic competition.
What was special about the Kiwi Olympic milestone, was the attention given to New Zealand s first gold medal winner of boxer Ted Morgan at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.