Olympic Triumph for the Black Ferns 

Just last week, New Zealand won their first medal at this year’s Olympics. The Black Ferns defeated Canada 19-12, bringing home our first Gold Medal of the Games. This game marked not only a stunning victory, but also the start of a new era with a few legends departing the team. Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Tyla King recently said their farewells to their teammates, with both having announced their retirement from international sevens.  

 

Athlete Profile: Simone Biles 

Birthday: 14 March 1997 

Simone Biles has become the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history after leading Team USA to gold last week. Biles now has a total of eight Olympic medals, including five gold. With this achievement, she has surpassed the legendary Shannon Miller whom she was previously tied with at seven medals.  

 

Sports News in Numbers 

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez competed in this year’s Olympic Games whilst being 7 months pregnant. Unfortunately, she was eliminated in the Round of 16.  

1 wedding ring has been lost in the River Seine by Italian Olympian Gianmarco Tamberi, who wrote a love letter to his wife after the ring could not be recovered.  

The US Men’s Gymnastics Team took home the bronze medal last week. This marked the first time the US Men have taken a medal home since 2008. 

11 is the age of the youngest Olympian at this year’s Games. Zheng Haohao, just days away from her 12th birthday, is an Olympic skateboarder. 

Manchester City fined over 2M pounds by the Premier League for breaching rule 22 times over 2 seasons. 

Hayden Wilde brings home a silver medal after finishing the Men’s Triathlon with a time of 1:43:39. 

7’3” is the height of the tallest 2024 Olympic Men’s Basketball player Victor Wembanyama.