Rio medalists and siblings Sam and Molly Meech may have made New Zealand Olympic history, but their parents can't even bear to watch them race.

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie went through the wringer on their way to silver in Rio this morning.

Tom Walsh has become the first New Zealand man in attempts spanning 88 years to earn a medal in an Olympic field event.

Michael Phelps' appearance on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated has insiders cringing over one very expensive oversight.

Cedric Dubler had to apologise to nearby photographers after completely botching an attempted javelin throw in the decathlon. The

Lisa Carrington's historic double Olympic kayaking medal success will pay a significant dividend for the sport.

Yachting siblings Sam and Molly Meech have written their way into New Zealand Olympic history in Rio. The Meechs this morning became

A severed limb was spotted this week floating not far from the Olympics sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.

The samba beat booming around Flamengo Beach was enough to ease the initial pain of missing out on Olympic gold for Molly Meech and

Mark down August 18, 2016, Rio de Janeiro time. It is the day NZ secured a record 14th medal at an Olympics.

Ryan Lochte has attracted attention for a long time - and not always for what he has done in the swimming pool. The 32-year-old American

The parents of controversial US sprinter Justin Gatlin have rushed to his defense as the weight of being public enemy number one in

They are the identical sychronised swimming twins who do everything together and even having match boob jobs.

No current athlete transcends sport more - nor has a greater responsibility to perform clean - than Usain Bolt. Whoever holds the

Lydia Ko's assured touch with the putter deserted her in the second round of the women's golf tournament at the Rio Olympics to send

World indoor shot put champion Tom Walsh is through to the Olympic final and he'll have New Zealand teammate Jacko Gill alongside him.

WATCH: Lisa Carrington has joined an elite list of New Zealand Olympians this morning after winning a bronze medal in the K1 500m canoe sprint.

Claims and denials • Ryan Lochte says he did not have his wallet with him when he went through security at the athletes' village. •

British TV presenter Charlie Webster is fighting for her life in a Brazilian hospital after being struck down by a rare strain of malaria while covering the Olympics.

A British Olympian has reportedly been held up at gunpoint during a night on the town in Rio.

Four years of Olympic training, gone a millisecond too soon. No warnings, no do-overs. You're done.

Love is in the air in Rio de Janeiro. Maybe it's the natural exhilaration of achieving a lifelong goal you've worked toward with

Allegations have surfaced that Olympic swimmers on one side of the pool in Rio were advantaged because of a current. Three scientists

Two teens have used their artistic flair to pay tribute to a pair of Olympian alumni of their Auckland high school.

Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones were the surprise packages of flourishing New Zealand sailing campaign at Rio.

The Jamaican track superstar has revealed what he said to Canadian Andre de Grasse as they crossed the finish line in their 200m semi-final.

Anti-doping at Rio has been compromised by a wave of no-shows, walkouts by volunteers and testers, and security lapses.

NZ-based sister of Olympic golden girl Laura Trott who was branded a "bitter" and "jealous" sibling has spoken about her shock over the extraordinary backlash.

Ugandan runner Jacob Araptany face-planted in one of the most brutal falls seen at the Olympics and failed to finish the race.

It took almost three hours and a general anaesthetic to get javelin thrower's shoulder back in her socket after her Olympic Games blow out.