LIVE BLOG: Paris 2024 Day 16
Welcome to Day 16 of the NZ Team LIVE Blog. It's the final day here in Paris with Kiwis still in action with the women's marathon and a big day of track cycling before the Closing Ceremony.
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Au revoir from Paris 2024
And that's a wrap on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. On behalf of the NZ Team, thank you for joining us for all the magic moments from our Kiwi athletes - your support has been amazing.
Au revoir, and bring on LA 2028!
Mission: Los Angeles
Tom Cruise drops into Stade de France to bring the Olympic flag back to Hollywood.
Olympics handed over to LA 2028
The Olympic Games have officially been handed over to Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, ahead of the LA 2028 Games.
Light it up, Paris
Stade de France puts on a spectacular pyrotechnic display to close the first section of the closing ceremony.
Marcus Daniell welcomed into new role
Kiwi tennis star Marcus Daniell is one of four who have officially been welcomed onto the IOC Athletes' Commission. Daniell joins Allyson Felix (USA, Athletics), Kim Bui (GER, Gymnastics) and Jessica Fox (AUS, Canoe).
The stage is set at Stade de France
Carrington and Butcher named flag bearers
Eight-time Olympic champion Dame Lisa Carrington and gold medalist Finn Butcher will carry the New Zealand flag in tonight’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.
The pair were formally announced as Ngā Pou Hapai (flag bearers) by Chef de Mission Nigel Avery in front of teammates in the Olympic Village this afternoon local time.
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GOLD for Andrews, BRONZE for Wollaston!
Ellesse Andrews has obliterated the competition in the Women's Sprint, winning the gold medal over Lea Friedrich of Germany in two straight races.
It's the first ever Olympic medal for a New Zealand woman in an individual sprint cycling event, and Ellesse's third medal here in Paris!
Ally Wollaston put together a great day of racing and finished strongly in the points race to secure the Omnium bronze medal.
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Scratch Race: 5th (32 points)
Tempo Race: 9th (24 points)
Elimination Race: 12th (18 points)
Points Race: 2nd (51 points)
TOTAL: 125 points
In other action on the track today, Sam Dakin finished eighth overall in the Men's Keirin.
Marathon: French across finish line in Marathon
Camille French has crossed the line in the Women's Marathon, finishing 60th in a large field in a time of 2:37:21.
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won the gold medal, Tigst Assefa (ETH) silver and Hellen Obiri (KEN) bronze.
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Curtain set to close on Paris 2024 Games
As the sun rises in Paris on the final day of an amazing Olympic Games, we still have plenty of action for the Kiwis with Camille French in the Women's Marathon and the Kiwis getting their pedals screaming at the velodrome.
