The 2016 Rio Olympic Games

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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

All the looks from Vogue World: Paris as Serena Williams and Sabrina Carpenter make surprise runway cameos 24 Jun : The third iteration of Vogue World has set up camp in the French capital ahead of next month's Olympics, putting on a parade in the city's Place Vendôme. click for full story...	US athletes to be given air conditioners at Paris Games amid heat fears for Olympians Environment 24 Jun : The US Olympic team will use temporary air conditioning units at the Paris athletes' village, as concerns grow over the impact of heat on competitors. click for full story...
Ainsley Thorpe's ready to erase the disappointment of her debut Olympics Athletics 24 Jun : Ainsley Thorpe's ready to erase the disappointment of her debut Olympics click for full story...	The New Zealand triathlon team to compete at the Paris Olympics has been named Athletics 24 Jun : The New Zealand triathlon team to compete at the Paris Olympics has been named click for full story...
The All Blacks Sevens are getting their heads around to what promises to be an unusual Paris Olympics campaign Rugby 21 Jun : The All Blacks Sevens are getting their heads around to what promises to be an unusual Paris Olympics campaign click for full story...	Halle Berry brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to the Olympic torch relay by carrying the flame along the streets of Cannes Entertainment 21 Jun : The 'Monster's Ball' star lit her torch on the steps of the French city's Palais des Festivals building on Tuesday (18.06.24) alongside Thierry Fremaux, the director of the Cannes Film Festival, and she carried the Olympic flame along the famous Promenade de la Croisette before handing it over to three-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White click for full story...
Daniel Williamson appreciates the challenge laid down by his New Zealand rowing squad team-mates for tickets to the looming Olympics 21 Jun : Daniel Williamson appreciates the challenge laid down by his New Zealand rowing squad team-mates for tickets to the looming Olympics click for full story...	He may have left nearly 1000 caps of experience out of his playing squad for the Olympics, but All Blacks Sevens coach Tomasi Cama believes old heads will still be vital in Paris Rugby 21 Jun : He may have left nearly 1000 caps of experience out of his playing squad for the Olympics, but All Blacks Sevens coach Tomasi Cama believes old heads will still be vital in Paris click for full story...

Olympics NewsLinks

1 May: F1's darkest weekend - the legacy of the 1994 san marino gp (RadioNZ)

1 May: Former tall black kirk penney joins basketball's hall of fame (RadioNZ)

1 May: ‘it’s my happy place’ - dan carter kicking goals for kids in the pacific (RadioNZ)

1 May: Vinicius double leaves real madrid and bayern munich all square (RadioNZ)

1 May: Lebron james quiet on future after lakers ousted from nba playoffs (RadioNZ)

1 May: Three uncapped players in black ferns squad to contest pacific four series (RadioNZ)

1 May: Barbarouses, barry sweep phoenix season awards (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Nrl: capewell, afoa named for warriors clash with knights (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Dunedin leading the swim charge to the olympics (RadioNZ)

30 Apr: Black caps to play afghanistan despite australia's human rights move (RadioNZ)

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"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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