OlympicsThe making of Usain BoltFrom the playground race that spawned the world's fastest man to Rio 2016.03 Aug 05:12 AM
OlympicsWhat's the easiest gold medal to win?"That's so easy that I could do it," is a phrase that will be repeated countless times around televisions airing the Olympics this month.03 Aug 04:24 AM
OlympicsTen stunning Olympic momentsThe Olympic Games have produced countless uplifting, jaw dropping and heart-wrenching moments.03 Aug 03:35 AM
OlympicsSports stars who won't go to OlympicsSwiss tennis stars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka are the latest high profile athletes to pull out of the Rio Olympics.03 Aug 03:02 AM
OlympicsReaders choose Carrington as preferred flag bearerNZ Herald readers have chosen Lisa Carrington to bear the Kiwi flag at 2016 Rio Olympics.02 Aug 09:05 PM
OlympicsFalse start! Rio's robberies, toxic waterFrom machine guns to missing mattresses - any notion that Rio would pick up its game as athletes arrive has quickly disappeared.02 Aug 09:02 PM
OlympicsAussie hurdler surprise face of OlympicsAustralian hurdler Michelle Jenneke is a face you may be familiar with come the end of the 2016 Rio Olympics.02 Aug 08:54 PM
OlympicsGymnast's costly Pokemon huntJapanese gymnastics great Kohei Uchimura learned the hard way about cellphone roaming costs while playing Pokemon Go in Rio.02 Aug 08:27 PM
OlympicsNew Zealand predicted to win 11 gold in RioNew Zealand will end up smelling of roses in Rio's dodgy water.02 Aug 08:07 PM
OlympicsFive athletes that could become household names at RioTake a look at the five athletes you may not know now, but you certainly will by the end of Rio 2016.02 Aug 07:04 PM
OlympicsOlympic's first married gay coupleBritish hockey players Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh, the first married gay couple to compete at the Olympics, hope there are "thousands more" to follow.02 Aug 06:44 PM
OlympicsRevealed: Our top Olympic townWe've been counting down the towns that have made the biggest contributions to Olympic glory - and today we announce the winner.02 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionOlympic exile fair response to state-led cheatingCOMMENT: Controversy has erupted over the approaches of individuals and nations in their quest for success.02 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMahe Drysdale: Dealing with curveballs is what counts mostCOMMENT: I left the Beijing Games a changed athlete. I learned the bitter taste of disappointment and missed chances.02 Aug 05:00 PM
OlympicsStevenson: Curious George takes a punt on Olympic goldOlympic rower George Bridgewater is a finance whizz who's made the biggest trade of his life, and he'll be expecting to collect.02 Aug 07:35 AM
OlympicsUsain Bolt has never run a mileThe world's fastest man may have six Olympic gold medals, but that doesn't mean he's perfect.02 Aug 06:45 AM
OlympicsNZ Greatest Olympians - Number 4: Yvette CorlettINTERACTIVE: Explore our special feature as the countdown of New Zealand's Greatest Olympians reaches the top five.02 Aug 05:04 AM
OlympicsNZ's Greatest Olympians - Number 5: Caroline Meyer and Georgina EarlINTERACTIVE: Explore our special feature as the countdown of New Zealand's Greatest Olympians reaches the top five.02 Aug 04:57 AM
OlympicsWhat really goes on in Olympic VillageAustralian Olympic medallist Melanie Wright reveals what really happens when 10,000 athletes live together.02 Aug 01:21 AM
OlympicsAn Olympic question: What is 'natural talent'?In 1968, Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall became the first Olympian to fail a doping test. To steady his nerves, Liljenwall 01 Aug 11:33 PM
OlympicsWho should be NZ's flag bearer?Take a look at just some of the names put forward for flag bearing contention.01 Aug 10:55 PM
OlympicsDanny Lee 'treated like a dog' at airportKiwi golfer Danny Lee joins Valerie Adams as the second Olympian in the past week to criticise airport security.01 Aug 07:12 PM
EntertainmentMaori musicians' Olympic song for RioSome of New Zealand's leading Maori musicians have created a song in te reo Maori to inspire Kiwi athletes at the Olympics.01 Aug 05:30 PM
OlympicsGisele to be robbed at opening ceremonySupermodel Gisele Bundchen will be robbed during a scene in the Olympics opening ceremony in a brutally honest reflection on life in Rio.01 Aug 05:20 PM
OlympicsAthlete predicted Rio goal 5 years agoMorolake Akinosun tweeted when she was 17 that she would compete in the 2016 Olympics. Now, the 22-year-old Olympic runner is about to fulfill her dream.01 Aug 09:21 AM
OlympicsOlympics: Supermodel long-jumper Darya Klishina is Russia's lone Olympic hopeRussia's only track and field athlete to be competing in Rio is training at the same facility as Australia's team in Florida. Long-jumper 01 Aug 07:47 AM
TravelWould you rent in Rio's slums on Airbnb?A dire hotel accommodation shortage has opened the city's poorest favelas to tourists.01 Aug 03:44 AM
Olympics'We know who the cheats are in our sport'Moss Burmester is asking athletes at the Rio games to protest the International Olympics Committee decision to not completely ban Russia.01 Aug 02:17 AM
Olympics'He's a one-in-a-million'Aged 12, Danyon Loader was told to "train harder or train with the girls". A decade later he was double Olympic champion.01 Aug 12:58 AM
OlympicsWatch: The Making of an OlympianWatch exclusive videos of some of our best and brightest talents preparing for action in Brazil.01 Aug 12:30 AM
OlympicsExplosion at main Rio stadiumTensions are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony.31 Jul 10:55 PM
OlympicsIOC failed sport, says former Olympic swimmer Sharron DaviesThe International Olympic Committee ignored their past failures and betrayed clean sport by not giving Russia a blanket ban from the 31 Jul 07:58 PM
OlympicsOlympics: Muslim female athletes find sport vital, compete while coveredOn a perfectly breathable Friday near sunset in the spring, you might have spotted what residents say you never would have spotted 31 Jul 07:37 PM
OlympicsFox earns remarkable victory at Northern Ireland OpenKiwi golfer Ryan Fox has fired a remarkable nine-under 62 to surge to victory in the European Challenge Tour's Northern Ireland Open. Staring 31 Jul 06:22 PM
