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Olympics ranks among the majors - Lee
11 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Danny Lee has shut down any criticism that the Olympics isn't a showpiece event for golf, on the eve of the sport's return after 112 years.
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US-Russia atmosphere at Olympics like 'Cold War'
10 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Russia's swimming chief describes the atmosphere surrounding his team at the Olympics as similar to the Cold War
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Selfie gives brief moment of North, South Korea unity
10 Aug 2016Gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of North and South Korea unity, in the form of a selfie.
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Tongan flag-bearer wins hearts and minds
10 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Tongan taekwondo athlete Pita Taufatofua is using his newfound fame to shine a light on his country and culture.
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Olympic athletes go dotty for cupping
9 Aug 2016Michael Phelps is among Olympic athletes spotted sporting the tell-tale red marks left by the traditional Chinese practice of 'cupping'.
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Sport: Tongan flagbearer to refocus on training
Tongan flagbearer Pita Taufatofua is refocusing on training following the overwhelming global response to his entrance at the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony.
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She ain't afraid of no ghosts, but our sevens team...
9 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team has a new fan - Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones. But she finds the players a little 'intimidating'.
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Olympic venues contend with alligators, capybaras
8 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Alligators, sloths, capybaras and snakes are some of the unexpected visitors showing up at Olympic venues built in areas surrounded by lagoons and vegetation.
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'Stray' bullet at Rio could have been far worse
8 Aug 2016Opinion - Everyone was already touchy about security at the Rio games, even before a stray bullet was fired, writes Joseph Romanos.
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Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping
8 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - The International Paralympic Committee has banned Russia from the Rio 2016 Paralympics because of the country's doping scandal.
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Rio games off to shaky start
7 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Security has emerged as a top concern at the 2016 Olympics after a string of killings, kidnappings and robberies in Rio de Janeiro in recent days.
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2016 Olympics opens in Rio
6 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - The 2016 Rio Olympics have officially begun, with the Olympic Cauldron now alight at Maracana Stadium.
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LIVE updates - Rio 2016 opening takes off
6 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - The Olympics' Opening Ceremony is underway at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium in Brazil.
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Pele pulls out of lighting Olympic cauldron
6 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - Brazilian football legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at the Rio opening ceremony today due to poor health.
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Russian whistleblower won't appeal ban
6 Aug 2016Rio 2016 Olympics - The Russian whistleblower, Yulia Stepanova, won't appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over her ban on competing as an independent athlete at the Rio Olympics.
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Fun and Games - Your guide to the Olympics like you've never seen
6 Aug 2016Satire - The Olympics is always evolving. This is your guide to the new events - and some novel takes on old ones - that will be staged at Rio.
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Rio set for world stage, but not everyone is celebrating
Rio 2016 Olympics - With Rio's Olympic opening ceremony set to kick off in just a few hours' time, protesters opposing the government are making the most of the international media attention.
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Stars about to dominate Olympic playground
6 Aug 2016Sports Call - The stars are about to come out in Rio as the best sports people in the world descend on the Brazilian City for the Olympic Games.
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Rio athletes seek finest edge through technology
4 Aug 2016Sports Call - The difference between winning and losing at the Rio Olympics will come down to just hundredths, if not thousandths, of a second for many athletes.
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Rio is only half ready
3 Aug 2016First person- With two hour traffic delays, poor plumbing and dodgy wiring, it'll take more than a few finishing touches to get Rio ready for the Olympics, writes RNZ's Stephen Hewson.
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A social media user's guide to Rio 2016
5 Aug 2016If you're about to go without sleep to catch the trampolining, you're going to need Megan Whelan's guide to hot takes and second screens. Video
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Sport: Family affair for Cook Islands' Nicholas family in Rio
4 Aug 2016The Rio Olympics will be a particularly memorable occasion for the Nicholas family from Cook Islands.
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Zika, sewage, superbugs: Rio is a test of athletes' survival skills
1 Aug 2016Zika, superbugs, sewage and security concerns all stand in the way of success for New Zealand athletes at the Rio Olympics - and that's even before they have got to the starting line to take on the…
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Will the Rio games be clean?
28 Jul 2016Sports Call - This week the International Olympic Committee stopped short of handing Russia a blanket ban from next month's Olympics, so how clean can we expect the Rio Games to be? Audio
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