Olympics-'Bring it on': Clareburt taking Maori pride to Paris pool

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Aspire Dome, Doha, Qatar - February 18, 2024 New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt celebrates after winning the men's 400m medley final REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

(Reuters) - A big win deserves a big celebration, and New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt delivered at the Doha World Championships in February with eyes ablaze and tongue poked out in a Maori "pukana" after claiming the 400m individual medley title.

Clareburt will hope to have another chance to break out the pukana in the Paris pool and perhaps become the first Maori swimmer to win an Olympic medal.