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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Anton Cooper's placed sixth in the men's mountain bike cross country

    Anton Cooper's placed sixth in the men's mountain bike cross country


    Cooper spent a decent amount of the race in third, before dropping out of bronze medal contention in the final laps.



    To men's surfing, and Billy Stairmand's Olympic campaign is over.

    He's been defeated by top seed Brazil's Italo Ferreira in heat five of the third round.

    Fellow Kiwi surfer Ella Williams has also been eliminated in the women's round of 16.



    The All Blacks Sevens team have had a first up win in pool A, thumping South Korea 50-5.

    New Zealand face Argentina in their second pool game - and play has just got underway.



    Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell are through to the quarter finals of the men's tennis doubles in Tokyo over a walkover.

    Their Dutch opponents have pulled out with Jean-Julien Rojer testing positive for Covid-19.



    Laser sailor Sam Meech has finished 8th in race three of his campaign after two 19th places to start his regatta.

    Meech is 17th overall with seven races remaining before the medal race.



    To the medal table and Hayden Wilde's bronze in the men's triathlon earlier today has New Zealand on the board in 36th place.

    The United States top the gold medal count with seven.

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