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.
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“I m pretty sore just at the moment, but give me a couple more days, and I ll be 100 per cent.” Nyika, the no 4 seed, faced Gadzhimagomedov in the amateur world championships in 2019 but was beaten on points. “I can tell you it s going to be a barn burner,” Nyika told
Sky Sport. “We ve met in the ring before. He edged me out in a close one. The ball is in my court.
Steve McArthur/PHOTOSPORT “I ve got everything to prove.” Nyika is the first Kiwi men’s boxer at an Olympics since 2004. David Tua was the last New Zealander to collect an Olympic boxing medal with bronze in Barcelona in 1992.
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