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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


    New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome
    Athletics 19 Apr : New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome click for full story...


    The country's fastest-ever woman, Zoe Hobbs, insists she's ready for the big lights and atmosphere of an Olympics... after being confirmed for her first Games
    Rugby 19 Apr : The country's fastest-ever woman, Zoe Hobbs, insists she's ready for the big lights and atmosphere of an Olympics... after being confirmed for her first Games click for full story...


    Zoe Hobbs insists she's ready for the big lights and atmosphere of an Olympics
    Rugby 19 Apr : Zoe Hobbs insists she's ready for the big lights and atmosphere of an Olympics click for full story...


    Caitlyn Jenner has broken her silence on OJ Simpson's death with the bitter send-off: "Good riddance
    Entertainment 14 Apr : The 74-year-old Olympic gold medallist - whose ex-wife Kris Jenner, 68, was previously married to the late Robert Kardashian who defended Simpson in court after he was accused of murdering his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman - addressed his death with a scathing post on X click for full story...


    Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr's welcoming the prospect of prize money should he win a gold medal at this year's Paris Olympics
    11 Apr : Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr's welcoming the prospect of prize money should he win a gold medal at this year's Paris Olympics click for full story...


    Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medallists, paid by athletics governing body
    International 11 Apr : Track and field gold medallists in Paris will get $75,000 each from their governing body, World Athletics, with the organisation taking the $2.4 million from its share of Olympic revenue. click for full story...


    Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars
    Rugby League 11 Apr : Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars click for full story...


    Work ahead for the Football Ferns who now shift focus to the Paris Olympics starting in July
    Soccer 10 Apr : Work ahead for the Football Ferns who now shift focus to the Paris Olympics starting in July click for full story...



     Olympics NewsLinks
      20 Apr: Wellington phoenix keep a-league premiership hopes alive with draw against newcastle jets (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Warriors slayed by dragons (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Australian chaz mostert wins supercars practice session (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Wellington sensei preparing disabled students for first karate tournament (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Recap: hurricanes drub fijian drua 38-15 in suva (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Recap: dragons trounce warriors 30-12 in wollongong (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Live: warriors v dragons, nrl round 7 updates (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: Live: hurricanes v drua super rugby pacific round 9 updates (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: 'there's a lot more fight in them' – blues praise improved australian showing (RadioNZ)
      19 Apr: 15-strong nz athletics team named for olympics (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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