It has been a truly exceptional games for New Zealand. The team has won an incredible 49 medals, including 20 gold medals, 12 silver, and 17 bronze. This is all the more remarkable against the backdrop of COVID, which has disrupted the preparations of most athletes over the last two years—and much more recently in some cases. The performances of our athletes to win medals across such a variety of sports, including mountain biking, track cycling, road cycling, swimming, athletics, squash, judo, bowls, boxing, triathlon, wrestling, weightlifting, rugby, cricket, and netball, has been nothing short of remarkable. It has also been truly inspiring and exciting to see so much young talent coming through and medalling in their sport or achieving personal bests. 