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Kiwi stars we should expect to see on the podium
There are no guarantees, of course, but here's a list of New Zealand athletes, or teams, expected to figure somewhere on the dais in Rio.
![Targeting that's worth its weight in gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Targeting that's worth its weight in gold
Money matters in sports funding, but getting it in the right places matters more.
![Frisbee's Games shot takes flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Frisbee's Games shot takes flight
Flipping heck - once the sole domain of the backyard or beachfront, frisbee is now being talked about as a potential new Olympic sport.
![Chris Rattue: Val's remarkable reign is over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Chris Rattue: Val's remarkable reign is over
The remarkable reign of the great Val Adams is well and truly over writes Chris Rattue.
![NZ's Olympic landscape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
NZ's Olympic landscape
With one year until the Rio Olympics, David Leggat looks at each sport and how New Zealand is placed.
![Rowing: Drysdale relishing Rio shot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rowing: Drysdale relishing Rio shot
The tinge of excitement remains intact for Mahe Drysdale as he ponders a fourth Olympic Games in Rio.
![Rio Olympics: Water quality passes test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rio Olympics: Water quality passes test
New Zealand triathletes have finished well off the pace at the test event held at next year's Olympic venue.
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Fatal horse disease hits Olympic venue
Kiwi sporting officials want answers from Olympic organisers after a deadly horse disease was discovered at the Rio 2016 equestrian venue.
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David Leggat: Cricket in Olympics - no thanks
Fancy watching cricket at the Olympic Games? No thanks.
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Tall Ferns optimistic Japan matches will help them qualify for Rio Olympics
Tall Ferns optimistic Japan matches will help them qualify for Rio Olympics.
![David Leggat: Top players miss Olympic cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
David Leggat: Top players miss Olympic cut
If the Olympic Games golf tournament was to start today, Ryan Fox would be in the field.
![Under-23s poised for Rio](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Under-23s poised for Rio
The first chapter of Anthony Hudson's overhaul of New Zealand football could be completed today.
![Surfing possible Olympic sport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Surfing possible Olympic sport
Squash, surfing and tenpin bowling are among eight sports shortlisted for inclusion on to the Olympic programme in Tokyo in 2020.
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Kayakers give up on selection battle fight
Two Olympic hopefuls have withdrawn their legal battle to represent New Zealand in kayaking.
![David Leggat: Rivals posing hurdle to Black Sticks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
David Leggat: Rivals posing hurdle to Black Sticks
Should New Zealand miss out on a place at the Rio Olympics next year, they'll need to take a hard look in the mirror at events in the past few days.
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Sevens stars face hurdle to get to Rio
NZ's prospects of claiming rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics have suffered a blow with at least three leading contenders ineligible due to nationality rules.
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Rio ball still in air after painful loss
New Zealand's Rio Olympic hockey hopes are still alive, if not entirely in their own hands, after a shattering loss in Buenos Aires yesterday.
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Hockey: Two wins from Rio ticket
New Zealand are two wins away from securing a place at the Rio Olympics men's hockey programme.
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Faceless blogs another hurdle for Jenner
You worry about the internet sometimes. Like the petition, at last count carrying 12,000 signatures, that Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner give back the Olympic gold medal won in 1976 for the decathlon.
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Auctioning off the Olympics?
An obvious way around corruption would be to auction the host status for major sports events, writes Leonid Bershidsky.
![Kayakers will fight selection battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Kayakers will fight selection battle
Two Olympic hopefuls have vowed to continue their legal battle to represent New Zealand in kayaking.
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What else could NZ host?
IOC president Thomas Bach created the impression that New Zealand can be worthy bidders to host the five-ringed circus. Here are five more tourneys New Zealand could host.