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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
Equestrian Australia suspends Olympian Heath Ryan over horse whipping videoEquestrian 13 Jun : Equestrian Australia suspends Beijing Olympics competitor Heath Ryan over a video of him whipping a horse. click for full story...
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Mary Lou Retton is "determined to learn and grow" following her conviction for driving under the influence (DUI)Entertainment 12 Jun : The Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, 57, was arrested by police in West Virginia last month after she was found behind the wheel of her Porsche in a parking lot with a bottle of wine in the passenger seat and she appeared in court on Tuesday (10.06.25) where she pleaded no contest plea to a non-aggravated DUI charge click for full story...
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Danny Boyle has one big regret about the way he handed the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremonyEntertainment 11 Jun : The 28 Days Later director was put in charge of the spectacular event in the British capital and it included references to UK culture including nods to music, fashion, movies and the NHS (National Health Service), but Danny regrets failing to include a segment dedicated to the BBC to recognise the national broadcaster's work over the last 100 years click for full story...
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Tom Daley doesn't want any more childrenEntertainment 10 Jun : The 31-year-old former Olympic diver and his husband Dustin Lance Black, 50, are parents to sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix and are very content with family life the way it is click for full story...
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Australia's Liam Adcock wins men's long jump at Rome Diamond League meetInternational 07 Jun : Relegating two-time Olympic champion Miltiádis Tentóglou to the minor placings, Australia's Liam Adcock triumphs in the men's long jump in Rome. click for full story...
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Tom Daley had a key to a classroom to escape brutal school bullyingEntertainment 29 May : Some pupils hurled "scissors" at the now-retired Olympic springboard and 10-metre platform diver when he went to school in Plymouth, England, and the torment got "so bad", a teacher gave Tom, 31, a key to their classroom so he could "sit there at lunch time". click for full story...
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Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championshipsSwimming 24 May : Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships click for full story...
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Risi Pouri-Lane's won gold at the Olympics, now she is ready to begin her road to the 15s World CupMotoring 22 May : Risi Pouri-Lane's won gold at the Olympics, now she is ready to begin her road to the 15s World Cup click for full story...
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