The most powerful person in the Olympic movement today opened the door to New Zealand putting in a bid to host the Games.

George Bridgewater has completed the maiden step towards the Olympics with selection in this season's national quadruple sculls crew alongside John Storey, Jade Uru and Karl Manson.

Other eights have tried, but come up short; this time with extra funding in place, Rowing New Zealand, tied in with their ambition to be present on the start line in Rio next year in all 14 disciplines, are adopting a no-stone-unturned approach.

Think about a sevens wish-list for next year's Olympics... Is there is room for a raid of All Black talent in a 12-man team for Rio?

Kieran Read forgoes Olympics next year due to an increased "leadership" role that will almost certainly mean captaining the All Blacks.

Dresden is a city in the east of Germany. It will be at the forefront of Nathan Brown's mind as he prepares to compete there at an international youth diving competition late next month.

Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.

Double Olympic champion and IAAF presidential hopeful Sebastian Coe has quelled fears shotput may be axed from the Olympic programme after 2020.

New Zealand cycling bosses not only have the Rio Olympics in mind but also the years ahead after naming a world championship squad with an accent on youth.

The original plan was to be a Silver Fern and Portia Woodman may renew that ambition once she's put all her energy into making the Olympics in Rio next year.

The 2016 Olympics will be no panacea for Brazil's faltering economy if last year's World Cup is any guide.

Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.

It would be understandable if Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had some difficulty in selecting the highlight of their podium-topping year in the 49er class.

Elton John once spent $73 million in 20 months. "I'm not a nest egg kind of guy", was his explanation at the time.

Banned triathlete Kris Gemmell believes he never should have faced anti-doping proceedings and expects his punishment will be overturned within weeks.

Changes to the Olympic events programme come as a boost to the fledgling sport of competitive climbing.

An ambitious project launched by two of the most powerful sporting organisations in New Zealand aims to take Olympic success to unprecedented levels.

If there were any doubts over how Kiwi 49er pairing Peter Burling and Blair Tuke would cope with balancing their Olympic campaign with their Team New Zealand commitments.

Professional freestyle skier caught drink-driving is discharged without conviction.

Thailand's violinist-turned-skier Vanessa Mae has been banned from skiing competitively for four years after being found guilty of manipulating results in order to qualify.

If the Rio Olympics were held tomorrow, New Zealand would stand to collect a record 18 medals, including eight golds and 12 medals won by women.