The Board of University and Tertiary Sport NZ (UTSNZ) has decided to not send a team for the Chengdu 2021 World University Games due to the global COVID-19 situation.

time to face the challenges that comes with hosting a multi-sport Games during the pandemic.However, New

Zealand decided to not participate considering the risks involved and international travel requirements.Travelling

opportunity for those who are looking to transition from junior to senior competitions.Other teams from New

Zealand are mostly able to participate in high-performance events thanks to the support and funding

The New Zealand Olympic team fan zone in Wānaka, supported by the New Zealand Olympic Committee, is aiming

to inspire future Olympians as part of a new look schools programme.

representing the country at the Games.Juliane Bray, a former snowboarding Winter Olympian who represented New

Zealand at the 2006 and 2010 editions, led a question and answer session on the topic.She answered ranging

competing.Diving deeper into Bray’s career allowed the pupils to hear about Bray’s unique relationship with New

Zealand Olympic gold medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, who had known each other since they were eight

weather was poor.The pupils engaged in activities like learning about the number of Winter Olympians from New

Just a year ago, England’s Georgina Kennedy was 167th in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) women’s world rankings, but now she has broken into the top 10.

world rankings, while Amanda Sobhy of the United States is fourth.The rest of the top ten is filled by New

who has remained as world number one for six months, beat his compatriot in the final.Paul Coll of New

Zealand will climb to the top of the rankings on March 1 following ranking points going his away after

Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and World Rugby have extended their partnership together by HBS becoming the host broadcaster for the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups.

HBS will provide "turn-key" services for the women’s Rugby World Cup, due to start in New Zealand later

Zealand and France, this offers a unique opportunity to World Rugby to either broaden their audience

, or break into new markets."

Zealand and in France," HBS chief executive Dan Miodownik said."

Zealand to inspire more women and girls to join the rugby family."

The Organising Committee for this year's International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup in Australia has launched its marketing campaign titled "This is the Big Time", while tickets have also gone on sale to the general public.

A 30-second promotional video featuring a giant New Zealand captain Kane Williamson wandering between

venue on November 13 among the most popular matches.Australia's "Super 12" Group A matches against New

Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 22 and England in Melbourne on October 28 also featured

the Men's T20 World Cup.Australia enter the home World Cup as the defending champions having beaten New

Zealand in last year's final to win the tournament for the first time.Sixteen teams are to feature.This

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has made history for New Zealand by winning the nation's first Winter Olympic gold

Sadowski-Synnott, embracing the 20-year-old, who was born in Sydney, but whose parents emigrated to New

Zealand when she was six, on the ground as her coaching team celebrated the routine.Zoi Sadowski-Synnott

Cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a Uyghur from the Xinjiang region, was chosen as one of the athletes to light the Olympic Cauldron, designed in the shape of a snowflake as the Winter Olympic Games here were officially opened.

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, India, Lithuania and New Zealand also decided against sending Government

Japan's freestyle snowboard stars Ayumu Hirano and Kokomo Murase lead hopes for their nation prior to action starting tomorrow at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

the favourites.Reira Iwabuchi will be a threat to team mate Murase, as will Zoi Sadowski-Synnott from New

Zealand and Austrian Anna Gasser.Olympic big air champion Gasser will also battle the Japanese pair

Eight women's teams will compete in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have announced.

Sri Lanka, Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa will participate

The two teams are in Group A alongside Barbados and Pakistan while Group B consists of England, New Zealand

China and South Korea will meet in the Asian Football Confederation’s Asian Cup Final after semi-final wins against Japan and the Philippines.

semi-finals means they have successfully taken a spot at the FIFA World Cup 2023, hosted by Australia and New

Zealand.

New Zealand have named freestyle skier Finn Bilous and Alpine skier Alice Robinson as joint flagbearers

They are great athletes who are trailblazers for their sports in New Zealand and role models for aspiring

We look forward to watching them wave our flag with pride as they lead the New Zealand Team into the

New Zealand flagbearers are known in Maori as "Nga Pou Hapai" and Bilous and Robinson will each wear

"Te Māhutonga",a special cloak worn by New Zealand  flagbearers since Athens 2004.Flagbearer Alice

#EarnTheFern #KoTātauTeKapaOAotearoa #WeAreTheNZTeam pic.twitter.com/bVCnzT1PZe— The New Zealand Team

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics here enjoy the "strong support of the international community", triumphantly hailing that the Games' unifying message has fended off the "boycott ghosts of the past".

the United States, and including Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and New

Zealand have opted not to send Government officials to the Games as part of the diplomatic boycott of

combined impact of changes unseen in 100 years and a once in the century pandemic, it is entering a new

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) and Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) have partnered to improve anti-doping

shortcoming in anti-doping support available to Para athletes compared to their able-bodied contemporaries.A new

We are in a position to make much-needed change in New Zealand, and we hope that other anti-doping organisations

Paralympics New Zealand chief executive Fiona Allan has welcomed the new approach to fighting doping

Drug Free Sport NZ’s commitment to enhancing its support to Para athletes and Para sport in New Zealand

We commend Drug Free Sport NZ on their Action Plan for Para sport in New Zealand, and we are hopeful

The FIFA Club World Cup is geared to begin in the United Arab Emirates, with European champions Chelsea established as the favourites to win the tournament for the first time.

on travel.AS Pirae were nominated by the Oceania Football Confederation to replace Auckland City.The New

Zealand-based team pulled out due to the nation's stringent COVID-19 border restrictions.Pirae have

Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury and Japan's Ikuma Horishima are firm favourites for the gold medal in men's moguls, with qualification set to get underway tomorrow at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou and launch freestyle skiing at Beijing 2022.

American Alex Hall and Andri Ragetti of Switzerland have all won slopestyle events.Nico Porteous of New

Zealand is the defending world champion in men's halfpipe and perhaps the nation's best medal prospect