Rowing New Zealand's clinging to a glimmer of hope its mens four may yet head to Rio.

Usain Bolt has defied human logic on the track and it appears he can do so too off it.

Jack Lovelock left a remarkable legacy for New Zealand athletics.

For a double Olympic medallist and world champion, Marc Ryan is a humble chap.

A handful of our reporters spent a day training, eating and sleeping like an Olympian. Today, Kurt Bayer shares his experience of middle-distance running.

If things had gone to plan for Carlin Isles, the Olympics might have witnessed a duel between Bolt and rugby's fastest man.

What a craven organisation the IOC is, and what a toadying bunch of sycophants its national branches, including the NZOC, are.

There's a possibility Russia could lose its mens rowing four from the Olympics, handing a potential reprieve to the New Zealand crew currently training at Lake Karapiro.

Despite a delay of several days, the Australian team are set to move into the athletes' village at the Rio Olympics.

Herald reporters spent a day training, eating and sleeping like an Olympian in a chosen sport. Amelia Wade shares her experience on weightlifting.

We are going to see Russians winning medals and an Olympic movement in disgrace.

New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medalist and two-time Olympian Moss Burmester has slammed the International Olympic Committee

Officials have deemed the athletes' village as 'unliveable' and unsafe due to major plumbing and electrical hazards just a fortnight

The International Olympic Committee had the chance to make a decisive, substantial statement on Russia's state-sponsored doping programme today, writes David Leggat.

Rio 2016 officials are set to juggle athletes' accommodation to get around the unreadiness of portions of the Games village. New

Images of exposed wiring, a fire device without hose and dirty floors have showcased why the Australian Olympic team have boycotted the athletes' village.

The first NZ Olympic team members to arrive at the Rio athletes' village are happy with the surroundings despite major concerns from their Aussie counterparts.

The white flag of capitulation flies over the International Olympic Committee, writes Paul Hayward.

Breaking down the IOC's latest stance on Russia after the call was made not to enforce a blanket ban. So who is banned? What does this mean?

Herald reporters spent a day training, eating and sleeping like an Olympian. Today, Ben Hill shares his experience on his bout with synchronised swimming.

My speed is dictated by the level of technology available.

Usain Bolt is hoping to add three more Olympic golds to his collection and backs the ban on Russian athletes.

What are the Olympics? Come on, really? You don't know what the Olympics are? Are you familiar with sports? It's basically a

Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps will unquestionably be among the main attractions at the Rio Olympics. David Leggat picks five to watch.

Lauren Boyle finds herself in familiar territory as she prepares for her third Olympic Games.

We reveal the personalities and feats that made Taumarunui one of our top Olympic towns.

At the North Shore's Millennium Institute, there's a giant poster of Eliza McCartney up on a wall.

A dispute over coverage of the Rio Olympics goes against the fundamental principles of the games, according to one politician.