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Lydia Ko Takes a Bow: Olympics Gold Medals & Future Dreams!

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Lydia Ko bids adieu to the Olympics after an unforgettable stint! What's next for this golfing star?

As the world tuned in for the grand spectacle of the Paris Olympics, Lydia Ko was at the forefront, showcasing her incredible talent amidst the fierce competition. Known for her strategic play and unshakeable calm, Ko turned heads not just for her performance but also for the heartfelt announcement she made on day 15 of the Games. With a mix of pride and nostalgia, the New Zealand golf champion declared that this would be her last appearance at the Olympics, a move that stirred emotions among her fans and fellow athletes alike.

Ko's journey through the Olympics has been nothing short of remarkable. From her debut, where she stole the limelight as a teenager, to becoming one of the most consistent performers on the world stage, she has embraced every moment with grace. Her decision to step away after Paris marks the closing chapter of an Olympian narrative that spans years of hard work, dedication, and, of course, several memorable victories. With each swing of her club, she has not only represented her country but also inspired a new generation of golfers, proving that passion coupled with perseverance can lead to greatness.

Fans were left buzzing as Ko made her announcement, recalling her significant achievements at previous Olympics and the emotional moments that have cemented her legacy in sports. Even as she closes this chapter, Ko is far from done in the golfing world. Many are speculating what her next steps will be—will she dive deeper into professional tournaments, pursue new avenues in sports commentary, or even focus more on her charitable endeavors? Whatever her decision, one thing is certain: Lydia Ko’s name will continue to resonate in the realm of sports, long after her last Olympic bow.

As Lydia steps away from the Olympic stage, she leaves behind a legacy of resilience and excellence. Did you know that she became the youngest player to be ranked number one in the world in women's golf at just 17 years old? Furthermore, her journey has been punctuated by numerous awards, including a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a significant highlight that will remain etched in the annals of Kiwi sporting history. Ko's retirement from the Olympic circuit might be the end of an era, but it certainly marks the beginning of exciting new adventures for this remarkable athlete!

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Lydia Ko reveals Paris Games to be her last Olympics (New Zealand Herald)

Lydia Ko made history on day 15 of the Games before confirming it would be her last time wearing the Olympic rings. Video / NZ Herald.

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Olympics 2024: Hamish Kerr leaps to history with thrilling high jump ... (New Zealand Herald)

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Olympics 2024: Athletes to look out for on the 16th and final day of ... (RNZ)

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Olympics 2024 live: Hamish Kerr wins high jump, third gold of night ... (RNZ)

Hamish Kerr won the title in a dramatic jump-off, just hours after Dame Lisa Carrington and Lydia Ko won gold overnight. Follow RNZ's live updates.

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Olympics 2024: Day 16 live updates – Cyclists take to velodrome ... (New Zealand Herald)

All the action from day 16 of the Paris Olympics 2024 . Best from day 15 in Paris LISTEN LIVE TO GOLD SPORT: 6pm: Athletics - Women's marathon (Camille...

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Paris 2024 Olympics: How to watch day 16 live – full schedule and ... (Olympics)

Find out what time the track cycling and women's basketball finals take place at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday.

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What time is the Closing Ceremony for the 2024 Olympics?: When to ... (NBC New York)

The Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics is on Sunday, Aug. 11. Here's what you need to know about when and how to watch.

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Aug. 11 Olympics schedule: Basketball, closing ceremony - ESPN (ESPN)

On August 11th, Olympic fans can catch finals in basketball and volleyball, in addition to the closing ceremony. Check out the Paris schedule now.

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What time is the Closing Ceremony? What to know as the Paris ... (NBC Chicago)

Olympic competition will wrap up Sunday before the Closing Ceremony, officially ending over two weeks of events. By NBC Chicago Staff • Published August 10, ...

Paris Olympics Day 16 Preview (Aug. 11): U.S. women's basketball ... (NBC Olympics)

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Olympics 2024: Taekwondo New Zealand issues public apology (RNZ)

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Olympics closing ceremony 2024: Everything you need to know (NBC News)

After weeks of intense and exciting competition, international athletes are about to say “au revoir” to the 2024 Paris Games with the Olympics closing ...

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L.A. reveals some of its Olympics closing ceremony performers (Los Angeles Times)

Southern California musical all-stars Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg will be featured during the Olympic closing ceremony.

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2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 11: women's basketball, marathon ... (The Associated Press)

Sunday is the final day for the Paris Olympics. The day will end with the closing ceremony at Stade de France, but 14 gold medals will be decided first.

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Paris 2024 final day of Olympics: women's marathon, cycling finals ... (The Guardian)

Marathon: A sixth athlete has pulled out with Zimbabwe's Rutendo Joan Nyahora unable to finish. At the front of the race is a pack of nine athletes but the ...

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Paris Olympics live: Women's marathon, Opals play for basketball ... (ABC News)

The 2024 Olympic Games are almost over, featuring the women's marathon, Australia's women's basketballers going for bronze, while the cycling team wraps up ...

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Paris Olympics live updates: Sunday's schedule, medal count ... (USA TODAY)

See the Paris Olympics schedule for Sunday, the latest medal count, results and highlights as they happen and all the must-see moments.

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Olympics today: Sunday's schedule including the women's marathon ... (Time Out)

Here's the full schedule of events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games' final day, including timings for the closing ceremony.

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The Gaza Man: A Palestinian's quest to make it to the Olympics (Aljazeera.com)

Mohammed Hamada is a champion weightlifter. But after struggling to survive in Gaza, he faces an uphill task.

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Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony — the final curtain (Olympics)

And so the curtain falls on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! After two magnificent weeks, this epic celebration of sport and fellowship ends as it began, ...

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Olympics 2024: Dame Lisa Carrington, Finn Butcher named ... (RNZ)

An eight-time champion and a new gold medallist will lead the team, as NZ celebrates its most successful Games ever.

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Paris Olympics closing ceremony means America is next. And IOC, I ... (USA TODAY)

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What Time Is The 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony In Paris? (Forbes)

As the 2024 Paris Olympics come to an end, find out what time the Closing Ceremony will air today on NBC and Peacock. Plus, learn what's in store for the ...

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How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony today (CBS News)

Say au revoir to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris with one last epic celebration. Here's how to watch.

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Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony: How To Watch in Prime Time (Today.com)

Sports fans will bid adieu to the 2024 Summer Games on Aug. 11 in a traditional ceremony. Here's how to watch the closing ceremony at the 2024 Paris ...

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Olympics closing: What to know and where to watch (Axios)

The big picture: More than 10,000 athletes from around the world competed for gold medals in 329 medal events for more than 30 sports. What we're watching: The ...

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Live updates: Closing Ceremony marks end of Olympics in Paris ... (NBC Southern California)

The Closing Ceremony ends the 2024 Olympics. The Olympic flag goes to Los Angeles for 2028. Tom Cruise is rumored to be involved. Follow live updates.

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Olympics 2024: Ellesse Andrews claims second gold in individual ... (New Zealand Herald)

By Kris Shannon in Paris Ellesse Andrews has confirmed what this week already seemed clear – she is the world's fastest woman on two wheels.

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Olympics 2024: Cyclist Ellesse Andrews 'so proud' after bagging ... (RNZ)

Ellesse Andrews has bagged her third medal of the Paris Olympics - a gold in the women's sprint cycling, her 'bonus' event. It was Andrews' second gold ...

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Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony: updates from star-studded ... (The Guardian)

Join James Wallace for the fun and frolics of the closing ceremony as Paris says au revoir to the 33rd modern Olympic Games.

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The 2024 Olympic closing ceremony for the Paris Games is Sunday ... (CBS News)

Here's what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony will start, end in different time zones.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Ellesse Andrews dominates sprint final to win ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Kiwi sprint star matches Lisa Carrington with three medals in Paris, as she confirms her status as the world's best and snares New Zealand's 10th gold.

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Carrington, Butcher to lead NZ into Paris Olympics closing ceremony (1 News)

The eight-time gold medallist and the inaugural Olympic kayak cross champion will lead our Olympians into Stade de France for the ceremony scheduled to kick ...

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Live: Glittering closing ceremony marks end to 2024 Olympic Games (RNZ)

Snoop Dogg will perform, athletes will parade and Tom Cruise might abseil down a building. Follow RNZ's live updates.

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Olympics: Cyclist Ellesse Andrews bags second gold medal of Paris ... (RNZ)

She's stronger in other disciplines, and it was a "real surprise" to end up in the medal race. Then she powered home to a win.

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In pictures: The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics (CNN)

Among those scheduled to perform are American music artists Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Paris is handing over the Summer ...

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LIVE: Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony – final medal count ... (Aljazeera.com)

Follow our live build-up and text commentary as the curtain falls on the Summer Games.

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A musical — and stunt-filled? — closing ceremony will conclude the ... (NPR)

The ceremony will transform France's national stadium into a concert hall to draw the curtain on over two weeks of competition as Paris hands over the ...

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2024 Olympics live updates: Jordan Chiles will have to return ... (NBC News)

In a mirror match-up of the men's gold medal basketball game, the U.S. women will face off against France on the hunt for an eighth straight gold. The bronze ...

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Olympics 2024: All the medals NZ athletes won at the Paris Games ... (RNZ)

New Zealand athletes have bagged more gold medals at Paris 2024 than at any other Olympic Games in history. The 10 golds claimed across the two weeks of ...

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Olympics 2024: New Zealand caps off greatest Games with 10 gold ... (New Zealand Herald)

New Zealand has achieved its greatest Olympics, capped off with a gold and a bronze on the final day to finish Paris 2024 with 10 gold and 20 medals total.

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Paris Olympics NZ's most golden games — A perfect 10 (1 News)

The 10 victories at the Paris Games to date have led New Zealand to its biggest-ever Olympics gold medal haul.

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Paris Olympics: New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews wins gold medal in ... (Cyclingnews.com)

“I'm just telling myself, 'It's just one more race and leave it out on the track'. I wanted to finish that race knowing I had absolutely emptied the tank, which ...

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Live: Glittering closing ceremony and Tom Cruise mark end of 2024 ... (RNZ)

Snoop Dogg is also set to perform, as athletes say merci beaucoup and au revoir to Paris.

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The Hollywood Olympics: All you need to know about Los Angeles ... (RNZ)

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti holds a card bearing the name of LA 2028 after the vote during the 131st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in ...

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Olympics 2024: Ellesse Andrews leaves Paris with historic medal haul (New Zealand Herald)

By Kris Shannon in Paris Ellesse Andrews is still learning how to race the individual sprint. An instinctive rider whose physical attributes help bring ...

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Mike's Minute: This was the best Olympics ever (Newstalk ZB)

But we won more golds and, in my book, that is really what the Olympics is about. They have tried to make it about new, weird sports and participation, but for ...

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Paris says goodbye to the Olympics with golden closing ceremony (The Guardian)

Tom Cruise was the headline act in an evening enforcing the message about protecting the spirit of the Games.

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Paris closes out 2024 Olympics with final star-studded show - ESPN (ESPN)

Paris closed out 2½ extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France's national stadium on Sunday.

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'Sensational' Paris Olympics come to an end (RNZ)

Stars of sport, screen and music came together at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony to bring the 33rd Olympic Games to an end.

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Paris Olympics: A dazzling closing ceremony in pictures (RNZ)

Paris has passed the baton to Los Angeles as New Zealand athletes return home with a spectacular medal haul.

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Memorable Moments from the 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony (TIME)

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics ended its 19-day competition on Aug. 11 with a blowout at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, which boasted about 71500 ...

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