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![Athletics: McCartney raises the bar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Athletics: McCartney raises the bar
Eliza McCartney levitated into Olympic track and field contention at Mt Smart Stadium last weekend.
![Olympics: Rio's hidden golf miracle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Olympics: Rio's hidden golf miracle
There's no tradition of golf in Brazil but the Olympics might just change that, writes Dylan Cleaver
![The recidivist Russian bear's steely mentality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
The recidivist Russian bear's steely mentality
The 2013 track and field world championships in Moscow offered an indelible impression of the Russian athletic psyche.
![Sevens: Work ahead for SBW and Messam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Sevens: Work ahead for SBW and Messam
Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam can expect some really hard work as they train to join the All Blacks Sevens.
![Midweek Fixture: Rio hardly ready for Olympic party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Midweek Fixture: Rio hardly ready for Olympic party
There is no immediate sense in Rio that there's less than nine months to the beginning of Olympics, writes Dylan Cleaver.
![Russia's anti-doping lab head resigns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Russia's anti-doping lab head resigns
The head of Russia's anti-doping laboratory resigned hours after his lab was suspended over accusations it was part of a state-sponsored doping program
!['Russian athletes need to be banned'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Russian athletes need to be banned'
Nick Willis has called on Russian athletes to be banned from next year's Olympics and wants the IAAF to abandon any plan to offer them an escape route.
![Kenya warned to get serious over doping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Kenya warned to get serious over doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency are stepping up efforts to get Kenya banned from international competition for 4 years, including next year's Rio Olympics.
![Athletics: Blade jumper eyes Rio](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Athletics: Blade jumper eyes Rio
German long jumper Markus Rehm, who wants to compete against able-bodied athletes, took gold at the World Paralympics Championships yesterday.
![Team NZ get their marching orders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Team NZ get their marching orders
Team NZ have only weeks to find a new home after being given notice to be out of their Viaduct base by the end of the year.
![Black Sticks zero in on strike rate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Black Sticks zero in on strike rate
NZ are likely to have a heavier emphasis than usual on goalscoring when they play India in their four-game series starting in Nelson on Tuesday.
![Youth focus for new Olympic sports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Youth focus for new Olympic sports
Surfing, skateboarding, sports climbing and karate to be added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
![Kiwi girls set to lead way at Rio](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Kiwi girls set to lead way at Rio
New Zealand's men face a struggle to sustain medal parity with the country's best women at the Rio Olympics and next year's Games could see women win more medals than men for the second time.
![Rio's water quality issues surface again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rio's water quality issues surface again
Murky waters continue to dominate the leadup to the Olympic sailing regatta in Rio next year.
![Kayaking: Strength in numbers for K4](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Kayaking: Strength in numbers for K4
An emphasis on improving their physical strength was a key part of the New Zealand women's K4 crew making leaps forward this year and qualifying for the Olympic Games.
![Winter Games wonderland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Winter Games wonderland
New Zealand might never host a Winter Olympics - but they can build an event that's the envy of the snow sports world.
![Sailing: Aleh, Powrie battle for bronze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Sailing: Aleh, Powrie battle for bronze
Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have won bronze in the women's 470 at the Rio Olympics test event on Guanabara Bay yesterday.
![Olympic bid 'scares' SBW](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Olympic bid 'scares' SBW
Going for gold at the Olympics next year is an opportunity Sonny Bill Williams says could be the biggest challenge of his career.
![Nicholson has successful surgery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Nicholson has successful surgery
Andrew Nicholson has undergone successful surgery to repair the injury to his neck suffered during a fall from his horse.
![Andrew Nicholson: Ultimate competitor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Andrew Nicholson: Ultimate competitor
Nicholson fell after the last fence on the cross-country course at Gatcombe Park, where he was in the lead.