The London Olympics were in danger of being branded the dirtiest Games in history.

A rundown of the four triathletes competing for New Zealand at the Rio Olympics.

British TV chef Jamie Oliver is taking his food campaign to the Olympics in a bid to ban McDonald's and Coca-cola from sponsoring the event unless they meet nutritional and ethical standards.

Australian's Rio campaign is in doubt over alcohol-fuelled run-in.

Condoms, mosquito nets and finding the best insect repellent are on the radar for the NZOC as they prepare to combat the Zika virus at the Rio Games.

Nine down, five to go - that's New Zealand's mission boiled down at the final rowing qualifying regatta for the Rio Olympics, starting in Lucerne tomorrow.

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has joked that Zika-carrying mosquitoes in Brazil won't be fast enough to catch him.

Tauranga sprinter Joseph Millar is launching a last-ditch Olympic qualifying effort in Europe after receiving private funding to assist his bid.

No news is good news for the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Complete schedule and results for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Olympics start on Saturday August 6 and ends on Monday August 22 and

Few teenagers would turn down a chance to compete at the Olympics to complete their final year of schooling in NZ.

The former chief of Australia's own anti-doping authority has poured cold water on Jarryd Hayne's new dream of playing Rugby 7s for Fiji at the Rio Olympics.

The league star has retired from the NFL in a shock move to play sevens rugby for Fiji at the Olympics.

Like most things in show business, the Olympic Games cannot rest on its laurels. Audiences change with the generations.

New sports are lined up to join the Olympics - and New Zealand researchers are trying to get them there, David Leggat reports.

The Olympic selectors face a dilemma to decide which Triathlon New Zealand athletes should attend the Rio Games.

Brazil's new defense minister says the Rio de Janeiro Olympics are his first priority.

New Zealand Gymnastics enjoyed a coming of age yesterday.

There are 91 days to go until the start of the Rio Olympic Games. So where are New Zealand's gold medals going to come from?