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  • Home >  2016 Olympics

    Rio Olympics 2016


    Welcome to NZCity's Olympics zone designed to help you easily find information about the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. During the course of the games we'll keep you up to date with interesting NZ olympic news, and continually update our links to the best Olympic web sites. Don't forget to check out the official Olympics Site


    Aaron Gate's Olympic preparation will change gears from track to road cycling and back again over the next four months
    Motoring 19 Mar : Aaron Gate's Olympic preparation will change gears from track to road cycling and back again over the next four months click for full story...


    Eliza McCartney's revealed how seriously she's taken the psychological battle with injury as she returns to top form, four months out from the Paris Olympics
    Wellington 16 Mar : Eliza McCartney's revealed how seriously she's taken the psychological battle with injury as she returns to top form, four months out from the Paris Olympics click for full story...


    Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh is aware of the lengths he'll have to go to to beat American rival Ryan Crouser at this year's Paris Olympics
    Christchurch 15 Mar : Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh is aware of the lengths he'll have to go to to beat American rival Ryan Crouser at this year's Paris Olympics click for full story...


    Not even a bout of long Covid could stop canoe slalom veteran Luuka Jones from being selected for her fifth Olympic Games
    Athletics 13 Mar : Not even a bout of long Covid could stop canoe slalom veteran Luuka Jones from being selected for her fifth Olympic Games click for full story...


    The call up to represent New Zealand at the Olympics has been alleviating for sailor Tom Saunders
    Rugby 06 Mar : The call up to represent New Zealand at the Olympics has been alleviating for sailor Tom Saunders click for full story...


    Hopes the swag of medals from the World indoor athletics Championship are a harbinger for this year's Olympics
    Athletics 05 Mar : Hopes the swag of medals from the World indoor athletics Championship are a harbinger for this year's Olympics click for full story...


    Sally Fitzgibbons wins fourth ISA World Surfing Games title but will not go to the Olympic Games
    International 04 Mar : Sally Fitzgibbons becomes the first athlete to win four individual titles at the World Surfing Games, but Australia missed out on securing an extra spot at the Paris Olympics by the barest of margins. click for full story...


    The Black Ferns 7s are relishing their rivalry with Australia in the lead-up to the Olympics
    Rugby 04 Mar : The Black Ferns 7s are relishing their rivalry with Australia in the lead-up to the Olympics click for full story...



     Olympics NewsLinks
      19 Mar: Rugby radar: wrapping the weekend (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Injury rules chris wood out of all whites' games (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Olympian tall fern micaela cocks retires (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Football round-up: the ‘nix and black knights are making club football cool again (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Olympic paddler asks for help to make a difference in paris (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Malaysia considers hosting 'downsized' commonwealth games (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Have the white ferns made any progress? (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Forest plummet into drop zone after four-point deduction (RadioNZ)
      19 Mar: Bracewell bowls career best in big wellington win (RadioNZ)
      18 Mar: Paul coll turns in 'superman' effort to beat world number one (RadioNZ)
    more Olympics newslinks >>


    "In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams."
    - The Olympic athletes' oath


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    5

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