Rio 2016 Olympics

Wellwishers are expected to turn out in force to greet New Zealand's record-breaking Olympics team when they arrive back in the country tomorrow.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp had dropped their sponsorship contracts with disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte.

Sports Call - Rio will be considered a success for New Zealand but the focus is now shifting to the long-term development of many sports, Barry Guy writes. Video, Audio

Rio 2016 Olympics - Too much sports funding is decided on individual athlete's performances, a former Olympic swimmer says. Audio

Celebrations are continuing in Fiji for the country's Olympic champion rugby sevens team.

Rio 2016 Olympics - The Russian shot putter Evgeniia Kolodko has been officially stripped of her silver medal from the London 2012 Olympics, after testing positive for banned substances in a re-test.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Having waited patiently to finally get his Olympic event underway, New Zealand Cross country mountain biker Sam Gaze had a nightmare run this morning.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Brazil police confirmed they have seized the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland as part of an investigation into illegal ticket sales at the Rio Olympics.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Two Mongolian coaches stripped off and hurled their shoes in protest when wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was denied victory in his bronze medal contest.

Rio 2016 Olympics - The United States men's basketball team have continued their Olympic domination - winning their third straight gold medal after a comprehensive 96-66 win over Serbia.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Nine Australian Olympic athletes had their passports returned this morning, a team official says, after an accreditation problem at the Rio Games earlier saw them risk missing…

Guam's Peter Lombard was the final Pacific athlete to compete at the Rio Olympics but failed to finish the men's cross country mountain bike race after taking a fall.

Tonga is promising another surprise at the Olympic Games closing ceremony.

Rio 2016 Olympics - New Zealand Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker has become an International Olympic Committee member having been appointed to the IOC's Athletes Commission.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Nick Willis says eight years after his first Olympic success, today's bronze medal effort in Rio is satisfying in different ways.

Rio 2016 Olympics - Lisa Carrington will lead New Zealand's Olympic Team into Maracana Stadium this morning as the Rio Games draw to a close.