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

LA fires inch towards Olympic venues but 2028 Games 'not impossible' Education 15 Jan : The 2028 Olympic Games feels like a world away, but one expert says the city of Los Angeles will still be rebuilding by the time the mega-event comes to town. click for full story...	Celine Dion has thanked fans for their "unwavering support" Entertainment 06 Jan : The 56-year-old singer - who returned to live performance at the Paris Olympics in July amid her battle with neurological condition stiff person syndrome - praised her supporters for inspiring her with their "love and energy" as she wished them all the best for 2025 click for full story...
Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona Motoring 01 Jan : Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona click for full story...	Lydia Ko has been appointed a Dame in the New Year's Honours list for services to golf, coming off a year where she completed an Olympic trifecta of medals with gold in Paris Rugby 31 Dec : Lydia Ko has been appointed a Dame in the New Year's Honours list for services to golf, coming off a year where she completed an Olympic trifecta of medals with gold in Paris click for full story...
Australia's Logan Martin wins third BMX freestyle world championship 22 Dec : Logan Martin overcomes the disappointment of his Paris Olympics campaign to claim a third BMX freestyle world championship. click for full story...	High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support Business 18 Dec : High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support click for full story...
Simone Biles has maintained a "long-distance" relationship with her husband for more than a year Entertainment 17 Dec : The 27-year-old gymnast - who made a grand return to the Olympics in the summer of 2024 after almost a decade away - tied the knot with professional football safety Jonathan Owens, 29, in April 2023 but admitted that they have hardly seen each other since then because of her hectic career click for full story...	Hayden Wilde's encouraged - and excited - by the prospect of more gruelling races as part of a renewed push for an Olympic gold Athletics 16 Dec : Hayden Wilde's encouraged - and excited - by the prospect of more gruelling races as part of a renewed push for an Olympic gold 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)

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