Usain Bolt has his mind on one thing as he begins his quest to make Olympic history, and that's completing the "triple-triple." To

The Black Sticks' heart breaking loss this morning was a definite contender for the worst "Hard Luck Award" in Rio. Here are five other contenders.

Kayaker Lisa Carrington starts her bid to become the first Kiwi woman to win two golds at the same Games while Sam Meech aims to snare our first sailing medal in Rio.

Heartbreak for the men's Black Sticks as they went down 3-2 in the final second to Germany in their Olympic quarter-final in Rio.

A roundup of some of the quirkier stories from day nine of the Rio Olympics.

Usain Bolt is not happy about one big decision by Olympic officials that killed any chance he had to smash his world record.

New Zealand is top of the Rio rankings - at least if you go by population.

As the world waited to watch Usain Bolt, a young man stunned the world, smashing one of athletics' most famous records.

Usain Bolt became the first person to win three straight Olympic 100-meter titles, blowing down the straightaway in 9.81 seconds for his seventh overall gold.

Cycling high performance boss Mark Elliott has ripped into Dylan Kennett, claiming he gave up in the omnium elimination race in Rio.

Sam Meech has an opportunity to snare New Zealand's first sailing medal of the Rio Games when he contests the decider in the Laser

This is the moment no one in the velodrome knew where to look as Team GB's silver medallist Becky James goes in for a passionate kiss

They warned their male counterparts to keep it down and let them have a decent night sleep and it worked for the Great Britain women's

A woman claims she matched with Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling on Tinder - and is kicking herself for not replying to his last message.

There's been plenty to criticise the Rio Olympics Games about - but there's also been some inspiring, heart-warming and genuinely funny stories. Here's 10 of the best so far...

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie's hopes of defending their Olympic women's 470 title look to be over.

Heineken has some sponsorship advice for the International Olympic Committee: Less is more.

It is the hottest sport at the Rio Olympics and its athletes added a touch of glamour to the first two days of competition. As well

The biggest nine and a bit seconds of the Rio Olympics will happen at 1.25pm today when Usain Bolt and his rival speed stars face off in the 100 metres.

Forget the New Zealand sevens women's despair and tears at finishing one short of the gold medal last week in Rio; there's one other position that's the most disliked at the Olympics.

For an athlete that spends so much time in the air, pole vaulter Eliza McCartney is remarkably grounded.

Defending champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have suffered a major setback while four American swimmers were held at gunpoint.

Lilly King and Yulia Efimova's Olympic rivalry was never destined to stay confined to the pool at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Star US decathlete Ashton Eaton has been labelled a traitor for supporting his wife.

The old rule of thumb that world championship form a year out from an Olympic Games is a solid indicator of medal prospects needs reassessment.

Singaporean swimming star Joseph Schooling has been working closely with Dunedin-based dietitian Kirsty Fairbairn.

Olympic siblings Sam and Molly Meech might be on track to do what Sonny Bill Williams and his sister couldn't.

Has New Zealand achieved the right balance in funding specific sports?

The medal winning Irish rowers who have been winning hearts around the globe with hilarious comments in interviews have gone one step better.

Cate Campbell reckons her gold and silver relay medals were punctuated by "possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history".