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New Zealand's most successful Olympian, who has been called "the Usain Bolt of kayaking", has been appointed a dame. Lisa Carrington with her gold medal for the K1 200m won at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Photosport /…

TOKYO — When Nevin Harrison first tried canoe racing at age 12, becoming an Olympian was not the first thing on her mind. Staying out of the water was.“The balance is so difficult,” she said. “It took me two years to consistently not fall…

New Zealand failed to add to its solitary bronze medal on day four of the Tokyo Olympic Games with its best medal hope - Rio silver medallist Luuka Jones - missing out in the women's K1 canoe slalom final. From top left, the…