Athletes

Follow RNZ's daily coverage from Paris where the 33rd Olympic Games are being held. In Paris Essentials Ben Strang wrap the best of the event with RNZ's team on the ground in Europe. Audio

Anyone from top athletes..to coaches and weekend sports warriors can have their say on a new code that will basically form the rule book for sports and recreation in New Zealand. An Integrity Sport… Video, Audio

World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.

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More than 1000 young athletes will sprint, jump and throw at the North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui this weekend. The Games are the biggest athletics event for children aged seven to 14. Kids in… Audio

The internet can be an extremely toxic place for women or members of minority groups - but could there be a way to kill online trolls with kindness? Kathryn speaks to Jacqueline Comer, who's been… Audio

The recent Tokyo Olympic Games was the culmination of years of training as much as twice daily for hundreds of world-class athletes. But how often should ordinary, even reluctant, exercisers be… Audio

Sam looks at the debate and complexity around whether athletes deserve special treatment regarding quarantine stays after trip to compete abroad. And it's been announced that all teams for the next… Audio

The recent sudden death of young cyclist and former Olympian Olivia Podmore has prompted more talk about what is being done in sporting circles to address the mental health issues facing athletes… Audio

Researchers from the University of Waikato talk about Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) – a condition in which athletes don't take in the right amount of calories to do the exercise they are… Audio

This morning our panellists will be discussing the suspension of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, the Olympics, the increase in sick leave from five to 10 days and the loss of money from the Americas… Audio

Scientists from the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada in Spain examined the effect of caffeine on the oxidation of fat in morning and afternoon exercise sessions, and found a… Audio

Sleep deprivation is more common among men than women. Researchers at the University of Oregon believe this is due to "The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype". Co-author Nathan Warren is with us to… Audio

Professor Diana Bowman, from Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society is researching the potential impacts of human gene editing on global sport. Could embryonic gene… Audio

Why are women training to breaking point without eating enough ? What is it doing to their bodies? And what's being done to address the problem?  Audio

A young researcher will spend the next three years looking at the mental health and well-being of elite Pacific athletes. Audio