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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


    Stanley Tucci will be part of NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics
    Entertainment 18 Sep : The 64-year-old actor is set to report on the food, culture and lifestyle in Lombardy, the Italian region where the 2026 Winter Olympics are being staged click for full story...


    Belief from two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis that Geordie Beamish can contend for a gold medal at the next Olympics in Los Angeles
    Athletics 16 Sep : Belief from two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis that Geordie Beamish can contend for a gold medal at the next Olympics in Los Angeles click for full story...


    Double Olympic gold medallist Ellesse Andrews headlines a 12-strong New Zealand track cycling team for the World Championships in Santiago next month
    Cycling 09 Sep : Double Olympic gold medallist Ellesse Andrews headlines a 12-strong New Zealand track cycling team for the World Championships in Santiago next month click for full story...


    Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt has qualified for the 200 metres butterfly semifinals overnight at the World Championships in Singapore
    Swimming 29 Jul : Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt has qualified for the 200 metres butterfly semifinals overnight at the World Championships in Singapore click for full story...


    Air New Zealand is adding 127-thousand seats to Christchurch for the Special Olympics
    Business 02 Jul : Air New Zealand is adding 127-thousand seats to Christchurch for the Special Olympics click for full story...


    A post-Paris lull is over for kayak cross Olympic champion Finn Butcher
    30 Jun : A post-Paris lull is over for kayak cross Olympic champion Finn Butcher click for full story...


    Rower Logan Ullrich has won his first World Cup title in the single sculls at Lucerne, while in Prague kayak cross paddler Finn Butcher has added a maiden World Cup title to his Olympic gold
    Sailing 30 Jun : Rower Logan Ullrich has won his first World Cup title in the single sculls at Lucerne, while in Prague kayak cross paddler Finn Butcher has added a maiden World Cup title to his Olympic gold click for full story...


    Danny Boyle still has one big regret about the opening ceremony of London 2012
    Entertainment 25 Jun : The 68-year-old filmmaker devised and directed Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, which featured nods to James Bond, Queen Elizabeth, the National Health Service, and William Shakespeare - but Danny regrets that the BBC wasn't a bigger part of the production click for full story...



     Olympics NewsLinks
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: F1's darkest weekend - the legacy of the 1994 san marino gp (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Former tall black kirk penney joins basketball's hall of fame (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: ‘it’s my happy place’ - dan carter kicking goals for kids in the pacific (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Vinicius double leaves real madrid and bayern munich all square (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Lebron james quiet on future after lakers ousted from nba playoffs (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Three uncapped players in black ferns squad to contest pacific four series (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Barbarouses, barry sweep phoenix season awards (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Nrl: capewell, afoa named for warriors clash with knights (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Dunedin leading the swim charge to the olympics (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Black caps to play afghanistan despite australia's human rights move (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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