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

Summer McIntosh qualifies for 400m freestyle at Canadian Olympic trials in world leading time Swimming 14 May : Summer McIntosh books her spot at the 2024 Olympic Games by swimming the fastest 400 metre freestyle in the world this year — but the Canadian teenager said she was "not happy" with her time. click for full story...	17-year-old Canadian swimmer sets fastest 400 metres freestyle time of the year Rugby League 14 May : 17-year-old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has set the fastest 400 metres freestyle time of the year at Olympic trials in Toronto, eclipsing the effort of Erika Fairweather to win the world championships click for full story...
Sailors Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie win medal race of the 49er European championships Sailing 13 May : Sailors Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie have won the medal race of the 49er European championships in the south of France, but finished fourth overall as part of their Olympic preparations click for full story...	Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt has set the fastest time in the world this year in the men's 400 metres individual medley at the Sydney Open Champs Swimming 12 May : Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt has set the fastest time in the world this year in the men's 400 metres individual medley at the Sydney Open Champs click for full story...
The company of New Zealand sporting royalty continues to inspire Olympic canoe sprinter Alicia Hoskin 12 May : The company of New Zealand sporting royalty continues to inspire Olympic canoe sprinter Alicia Hoskin click for full story...	A last chance looms for Olympic champion rower Emma Twigg to swing the oars at a Games 10 May : A last chance looms for Olympic champion rower Emma Twigg to swing the oars at a Games click for full story...
Kristi Yamaguchi has been honoured with her own Barbie doll Entertainment 08 May : The 52-year-old former competitive figure skater has had a version of the iconic Mattel doll made in her likeness and admitted it was "surreal" to see a miniature version of herself reminiscent of her winning gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics click for full story...	A pair of recent world champions headline the New Zealand swimming team for this year's Olympics Swimming 30 Apr : A pair of recent world champions headline the New Zealand swimming team for this year's Olympics 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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