Olympics
2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand won't be shifted
The global leader of women's rugby will not budge on the timing of the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand despite concerns about how close the event is to the Tokyo Olympics.
NZOC happy Olympic dates confirmed
New Zealand Olympic Committee CEO Kereyn Smith is pleased dates for the Tokyo Olympic Games have been confirmed.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponement costs a 'major challenge'
The decision has been made - Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed until 2021 - but deciding who will pay the bill for postponing is a whole other issue.
Logistics and finances main concerns for IOC
The head of the global Olympic movement says the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced "thousands" of logistical and financial problems and could go ahead before summer 2021.
Coronavirus: Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until next year because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Olympics will be postponed, IOC member Dick Pound says
The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound has told USA Today
Sports News for 23 March 2020
Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics in July and August, in contrast to the Japanese government's stance that postponement is not an option. Audio
IOC defends pressing on with plans for the Olympics
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has defended pressing on with plans to stage the Tokyo Olympics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Crowds attracted to Olympic flame in Japan
An Olympic torch event in Japan drew hundreds of spectators on the day of the flame's arrival.
Forty year 'curse' hits Tokyo Olympics
Japan's deputy prime minister questions if Olympic "curse" will strike again in 2020.
IOC still wants Tokyo Olympics to go ahead
The IOC does not plan any "drastic" decisions about the Tokyo 2020 Games, saying it remains fully committed to the event being staged in four months' time.
Olympic torch lit in Olympia
The Olympic torch relay is under way after the flame was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia in a scaled-down ceremony overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
NZ Olympic team additions named despite Covid-19 fears
The New Zealand Olympic Committee isn't letting speculation around the coronavirus and this year's Games get in the way of further additions to the Kiwi team.
Canoe slalom athletes Luuka Jones and… Audio
Seven sailors selected for Olympics
The first of New Zealand's athletes for this year's Olympics have been announced with seven sailors selected for Tokyo.
New Zealand athletes caught up in Coronavirus outbreak in Italy
The New Zealand boxing team has been caught up in the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
Olympic hopeful Andrea Anacan - kata fighter
New Zealand Summer Olympic karate hopeful Andrea Anacan learnt the martial art in part to save herself if she was kidnapped when her family was still living in the Phillippines. Audio
Hammer time: Julia Ratcliffe aims for the Olympics
Hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Now she has her heart set on a medal at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Video, Audio
Billy Stairmand - Olympic hopeful
New Zealand pro surfer Billy Stairmand never dreamed of representing New Zealand at the Olympic games growing up because it wasn't an Olympic sport. But it will be in next year's Summer Olympic Games… Video, Audio
Sir Peter Snell: NZ's Sportsperson of the 20th Century
Veteran sports commentator Keith Quinn joins the show to offer his thoughts on the once-in-a-lifetime New Zealand athlete Sir Peter Snell, who died yesterday at his home in Dallas, Texas at the age of… Audio
