The 2016 Rio Olympic Games

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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

Chloe Tipple and Owen Robinson are locked and loaded to shoot for New Zealand at the Olympics Rugby 31 May : Chloe Tipple and Owen Robinson are locked and loaded to shoot for New Zealand at the Olympics click for full story...	Shot putter Tom Walsh's search for form continues ahead of the Paris Olympics Athletics 29 May : Shot putter Tom Walsh's search for form continues ahead of the Paris Olympics click for full story...
Snoop Dogg says that being part of NBC's coverage of the Paris Olympics will be one of the highlights of his career Entertainment 29 May : The 52-year-old rapper will give his unique take on the Games this summer as a special correspondent for the network and is thrilled that he will be able to be authentic at the world-famous sporting event click for full story...	Sailor Greta Pilkington has been selected for her maiden Olympics in the ILCA 6 class - previously known as the Laser Radial - but other goals clutter her horizon Sailing 28 May : Sailor Greta Pilkington has been selected for her maiden Olympics in the ILCA 6 class - previously known as the Laser Radial - but other goals clutter her horizon click for full story...
Slender margins separate Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington two months out from the Paris Olympics 27 May : Slender margins separate Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington two months out from the Paris Olympics click for full story...	Wellington athlete James Preston should be Olympic-bound after breaking a Peter Snell record that has stood for 62 years Rugby 26 May : Wellington athlete James Preston should be Olympic-bound after breaking a Peter Snell record that has stood for 62 years click for full story...
Two people are in critical condition after an incident at the Olympic Pools and Fitness Centre in Auckland's Newmarket Auckland 26 May : Two people are in critical condition after an incident at the Olympic Pools and Fitness Centre in Auckland's Newmarket click for full story...	Can the women's sprint cycling team break the country's 20-year Olympic gold drought in the velodrome Cycling 23 May : Can the women's sprint cycling team break the country's 20-year Olympic gold drought in the velodrome click for full story...

Olympics NewsLinks

1 May: F1's darkest weekend - the legacy of the 1994 san marino gp (RadioNZ)

1 May: Former tall black kirk penney joins basketball's hall of fame (RadioNZ)

1 May: ‘it’s my happy place’ - dan carter kicking goals for kids in the pacific (RadioNZ)

1 May: Vinicius double leaves real madrid and bayern munich all square (RadioNZ)

1 May: Lebron james quiet on future after lakers ousted from nba playoffs (RadioNZ)

1 May: Three uncapped players in black ferns squad to contest pacific four series (RadioNZ)

1 May: Barbarouses, barry sweep phoenix season awards (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Nrl: capewell, afoa named for warriors clash with knights (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Dunedin leading the swim charge to the olympics (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Black caps to play afghanistan despite australia's human rights move (RadioNZ)

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"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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