Olympic Games
Calling Home: Hugh McCutcheon, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon is this week's Calling Home Guest. He's based in Minneapolis and could be regarded as our most successful overseas elite sports coach. Audio
Olympic venues on track for completion
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues remain on track to be completed in time for test events scheduled for later this year, according to Games organisers.
IOC bans Russia from competing in Winter Olympics
New Zealand athletes and sports administrators have been overwhelmingly supportive of the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia from February's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Audio
'If you were twenty, you were old'
How young is too young to compete in international sport? Rebecca Perrott had an outstanding swimming career which began when she was picked at the age of 12 for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in… Audio
Sport: Samoa govt to review Olympic rewards policy
The Samoa government says it will review its policy on rewarding Olympic medalists. Audio
Rome mayor pulls 2024 Olympic bid
Rome's new mayor Virginia Raggi has decided to withdraw the city's backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games in the Italian capital.
Medals over morals
An epic doping scandal hogged the headlines before the Rio Olympics, but there was mostly silence on the subject once the Games began. And in Australia, they went up the wrong track altogether. Video, Audio
Overselling Olympic spirit
A moving moment involving a Kiwi competitor in Rio was hailed worldwide as the embodiment of 'Olympic spirit'. But not everyone in the media agreed. Audio
Who won an Olympic clash in court?
A wrangle over the right to run online video played out in court recently, while the Olympic Games played out in Rio. Has the outcome settled the question of who can show what without breaking the… Video, Audio
OlympicWatch: the perils of Rio
New Zealand media reports portrayed Rio as a place of peril, while outlets without reporters on the ground seized on clickbait. Audio
Changing the game of premium sport on TV
New Zealand should copy Australia and make "sport of national significance" available on TV for free, New Zealand First's Winston Peters says. Is it an idea whose time has come - or an idea that's now… Audio
Two more sailors come on board for Rio
Two more sailors have come on board for the New Zealand Olympic team in Rio. Audio
NZ Football loses appeal, says it was specifically targeted
New Zealand Football has lost its appeal against a ruling that denied the under-23 team a chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. Audio
Ryan Pini ponders Rio Olympics swansong
Pacific swimming legend Ryan Pini is considering competing at one final Olympic Games in Brazil. Audio
Rio Olympics countdown
Jonathan Watts in Brazil as the country is about to start the one year countdown to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Audio
The future of the Olympic Games
Belinda Wheaton and Holly Thorpe are Waikato University researchers who've been commissioned by the IOC to find out the youth perceptions of the Games. Olympic organisers are trying to turn around… Audio
