Rio 2016 Olympics

Rio 2016 Olympics headlines with summaries.

• NZ rowers come up just short of Olympic medal

  Sport

  14 Aug 2016

  

  Rio 2016 Olympics - New Zealand rower Emma Twigg has finished agonisingly short of a medal in the women's single sculls final.

  NZ rowers come up just short of Olympic medal

• Rio highway 'tearing our houses apart'

  Sport Off The Track

  14 Aug 2016

  

  Rio 2016 Olympics - Residents of a favela near the Olympic Park in Rio are angry about a new highway that is splitting the community and causing houses to fall apart.

  Rio highway 'tearing our houses apart'

• Rio 2016: All the action from overnight

  Sport

  14 Aug 2016

  

  Rio 2016 Olympics - Mahe Drysdale has won New Zealand's second gold in Rio but Emma Twigg, and the men's and women's eights all missed out on medals. Look back at all the action from overnight.

  Rio 2016: All the action from overnight

• Adams wins silver after dramatic final

  Sport

  14 Aug 2016

  

  Rio 2016 Olympics - Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams has had to settle for silver after her American rival, Michelle Carter, threw a massive personal best to clinch gold. Video

  Adams wins silver after dramatic final