Rio 2016 Olympics

A mutilated body which washed up on Brazil's Copacabana Beach is the latest in a series of unfortunate events for the Rio Olympics.

Rory McIlroy says the number of leading players pulling out of this summer's Olympic Games should not be "embarrassing" for golf.

Twice major winner Jordan Spieth is still undecided about playing in the Rio Olympics or opt out because of the Zika virus like several of his fellow professionals.

New Zealand's team uniforms for the Olympics have been revealed as the athletes prepare to move down to Rio. Audio

Sir Mark Todd has had to relinquish the elder statesman title in the New Zealand Olympic team.

Golf's return to the Olympics is at risk of turning into a farce with World No.1 Jason Day the seventh major champion to withdraw due to fears over the zika virus.

The New Zealand men's rugby sevens team has been drawn with Great Britain, Kenya and Japan in their pool for the Rio Olympics.

World golf number one Jason Day and Ireland's Shane Lowry have withdrawn from the Rio Olympic Games, citing fears over the Zika virus.

A small group of New Zealand rowers, despite failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics, have continued to train amid speculations of a blanket ban on Russia.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee says it hasn't put athletes on standby, to fill any gap should there be a wholesale ban on Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics.

Open-water swimmer Kane Radford has been added to the New Zealand Olympic team after he successfully appealed his initial exclusion from the Rio Games.

Richie Patterson and Tracey Lambrechs have been selected to represent New Zealand in weightlifting at the Rio Olympics.

Equestrian great Sir Mark Todd will become the most capped New Zealand Olympian when he competes at the Rio Games in August.

A total of 67 Russian athletes have lodged appeals against their bans from this summer's Rio Olympics.

Armed hold-ups of athletes in Rio preparing for the upcoming Olympics has not prompted the New Zealand team to beef up security for its athletes.

Rio's anti-doping laboratory has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency just six weeks before the Brazilian city hosts the Olympic Games.

The IOC has failed athletics by not supporting the recommendation from its international governing body to ban Russian athletes from competing in Rio, says a New Zealander at the centre of the global…

NBA star LeBron James has decided to withdraw from U.S. Olympic basketball team consideration for the Rio Games in order to get some rest.

Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard says he won't participate in the Rio Games, making him the latest NBA player to opt out of consideration for the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

Graeme McDowell has become the latest golfer to pull out of the Rio Olympics, following hot on the heels of Rory McIlroy's decision to miss the tournament.