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Olympics 2024 live: Dame Lisa Carrington claims gold, Lydia Ko takes the lead


New Zealand's Maddison-Lee Wesche competes in the women's shot put qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)


Photo: AFP/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV

Lydia Ko has stormed to the front of the pack in the women’s individual golf tournament at the Paris Olympics, tied first equal with Morgane Metraux of Switzerland.

The last round of the golf will start about 10.30pm on Saturday NZ time.

Fresh from claiming gold in the women’s kayak fours on Thursday, Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin nabbed another gold in the women’s 500m kayak doubles overnight.

Cyclists Bryony Botha and Emily Shearman finished 8th in the women’s madison final.

On Saturday, cyclists Ellesse Andrews and Shaane Fulton are starting the 1/16 sprint finals at about 5.10am after setting New Zealand records during their qualifiers and winning their first head-to-head races.

Artistic swimming duo Eva Morris and Nina Brown are competing at the aquatics centre at 5.30am, and Maddi Wesche is chasing an Olympic medal in the shot put final at 5.40am.

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