Rio 2016 Olympics

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal concedes he might not be able to play at the Rio Olympics as his fitness concerns linger.

Opinion - International sport isn't the mystery it used to be, which means there aren't so many "bolters" coming from nowhere to win Olympic medals, writes Joseph Romanos.

The Fiji women's sevens rugby coach says his team are flying under the radar but have the ability to make Olympic history in Rio.

The General Secretary of the Oceanic Weightlifting Federation says despite outrageous odds, he expects at least two Pacific lifters to make finals at the Rio Olympics.

Zika, superbugs, sewage and security concerns all stand in the way of success for New Zealand athletes at the Rio Olympics - and that's even before they have got to the starting line to take on the…

Olympic experience will count for a lot in Rio when New Zealand's medal contenders tackle their respective events.

The Fiji Women's Rugby Sevens team has learnt from past experiences and is using their camp in Chile to acclimatise to South American conditions on their way to the Rio Olympics.

Shot putter Valerie Adams' coach Jean Pierre Egger won't be travelling to Rio with the double Olympic champion after suffering a knee injury.

Sports Call - This week the International Olympic Committee stopped short of handing Russia a blanket ban from next month's Olympics, so how clean can we expect the Rio Games to be? Audio

Sports Call - The biggest show on Earth kicks off in Rio shortly, and while one survey suggests NZ could enjoy its most successful Olympics ever, there is also scepticism about the Games themselves.

The New Zealand men's four will not be competing in the rowing competition at the Rio Olympics.

Rowing New Zealand hopes to know by the end of the day if their men's four will compete at the Rio Olympics after officials cut back the Russian rowing contingent.

Roger Federer pulls out of Rio Olympics and the rest of the tennis season to get over a knee problem.

Golden Moments - Peter Snell and Murray Halberg's an unprecedented golden double whammy continues to inspire more than half a century later.

Golden Moments - At the shot put final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Valerie Adams attempted to win New Zealand's first gold in track and field since John Walker in 1976.

Golden Moments - Barbara Kendall burst into national prominence by winning gold in boardsailing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Golden Moments - New Zealanders were expecting great results from Danyon Loader in Atlanta but could he handle the pressure?

Golden Moments - When triathlete Hamish Carter bombed in Sydney in 2000 all bets were that he had missed his shot at Olympic glory, but then came triumph over disaster.

Golden Moments - No one thought the New Zealand hockey team had a chance at the Montreal Olympics but a drama-filled game proved otherwise.

Golden Moments - Jack Lovelock won New Zealand's first Olympic gold for athletics and ensured his athletics immortality when, in front of Hitler, he ran in world record time.