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Kiwis Impress With Dominant 800m Display In Melbourne
Friday, 24 February 2023, 5:51 am | Athletics New Zealand
James Preston led home a memorable Kiwi men’s 800m one-two from Brad Mathas at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne, clocking an impressive world leading time and season’s best mark of 1:45.85. In the World Continental Tour Gold Meet – the ... More >>
Tanner Set For World-class Mile In Melbourne
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 1:02 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Fresh from his appearance for New Zealand at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst on Saturday, middle-distance star Sam Tanner will be one of 15 Kiwi athletes in action at the star-studded Maurie Plant meet at Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne on ... More >>
Elliott And Hulls Both Dip Below The Former National 200m Record
Monday, 20 February 2023, 6:33 am | Athletics New Zealand
Rosie Elliott and Georgia Hulls today at the ITM in Christchurch. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich. In a dazzling display of domestic sprinting at the International Track Meet in Christchurch today, Rosie Elliott smashed the New Zealand women’s ... More >>
New Zealand Secure Four Top Ten Team Placings In Proud World Cross Showing
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 9:06 pm | Athletics New Zealand
18 Feb The New Zealand team performed with pride at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia today (Sat 18 Feb) by claiming four top ten team finishes and a number of noteworthy top 50 individual placings in a race dubbed ... More >>
Elliott Posts National Women’s 200m Record With Stunning Performance
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 9:05 pm | Athletics New Zealand
In a dazzling display of domestic sprinting at the International Track Meet in Christchurch today, Rosie Elliott smashed the New Zealand women’s 200m record, posting a blistering 22.81 (+1.8). Georgia Hulls in second finished just 0.03 adrift and also dipped below ... More >>
Tanner Leads New Zealand World Cross Assault
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 9:35 am | Athletics New Zealand
A 26-strong New Zealand team spearheaded by in-form middle-distance star Sam Tanner is set to compete at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia on Saturday (18 February). In a race commonly regarded as “the toughest ... More >>
Hamish Kerr Smashes New Zealand High Jump Record
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 11:41 am | Athletics New Zealand
Commonwealth champion Hamish Kerr advanced to a new stratosphere of international high jumping today after adding 3cm to his national record to soar clear at 2.34m and extend his unbeaten record for the season at the Banska Bystrica indoor meet ... More >>
Beamish Shatters New Zealand 3000m Record With Epic Performance
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:36 pm | Athletics New Zealand
George Beamish. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich New Zealand middle-distance athletes excelled at the Millrose Games in New York today (Sunday 12 February) as George Beamish set a stunning national 3000m record and Sam Tanner lowered his mile PB to finish ... More >>
Greene Strikes Back To Take Eye-catching 1500m Win
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:42 am | Athletics New Zealand
Saturday 11 February 2023 Rebekah Greene reversed the finishing order with Laura Nagel from eight days ago at the New Zealand 3000m Championships to secure an eye-catching victory today in the feature women’s 1500m at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton. ... More >>
Adams Turns Up The Heat At Sola Power Event
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 8:14 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Paralympic champion Lisa Adams ignited the Sola Power Throwers Meet in Lower Hutt today by unleashing her longest throw for two years with a mighty hurl of 15.18m The 32-year-old superstar athlete gave a clear demonstration of her world-class gifts ... More >>
Nagel And Oakley Claim Back-to-back National 3000m Crowns
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 7:35 am | Athletics New Zealand
Laura Nagel and Julian Oakley retained their national 3000m titles in convincing fashion at the Team Ledger Harcourts Capital Classic meeting in Wellington today (3 February). Nagel came from behind with a devastating last lap to overhaul national ... More >>
Tanner Regains New Zealand Mile Crown With Blistering PB
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:10 am | Athletics New Zealand
Sam Tanner provided a thrilling climax to the Pak’nSave Cooks Classic in Whanganui by regaining the national title over the classic distance in a PB of 3:54.56. The Commonwealth Games 1500m sixth-place finisher and all-time New Zealand 1500m number ... More >>
World Heritage Plaque To Be Unveiled At Pak’nSave Cooks Classic
Friday, 27 January 2023, 10:09 am | Athletics New Zealand
The World Heritage Plaque bestowed by World Athletics to jointly commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first world mile record set by Sir Peter Snell and to recognise the historic Cooks Gardens in Whanganui will be officially unveiled at the venue ... More >>
Hamish Kerr Enjoys Winning Start To His Season At Jumps To Music
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:17 am | Athletics New Zealand
On a sun-drenched evening in Taranaki, Commonwealth high jump champion Hamish Kerr opened his 2023 campaign with victory in the tenth anniversary edition of Jumps to Music in Hawera, soaring clear at 2.21m. The 26-year-old Christchurch-based athlete ... More >>
Tiaan Whelpton Twice Equals The National Men’s 100m New Zealand Resident Record
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 5:23 am | Athletics New Zealand
21 January Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton ignited the track at Mitre 10 Park to twice equal his joint ownership of the New Zealand resident record for the men’s 100m at the Potts Classic in Hastings today, registering 10.18 in the heats before matching that ... More >>
Connor Bell Smashes New Zealand Men’s Discus Record
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 8:46 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Connor Bell tonight set a New Zealand senior men’s discus record* of 66.14m at the Pre-Potts meeting in Hastings to surpass the 21-year-old mark of Ian Winchester (65.03m). The 21-year-old Aucklander, who on New Year’s Day in Tauranga added 2cm ... More >>
Hammer Ace Julia Ratcliffe Calls Time On Her Distinguished Career
Friday, 13 January 2023, 9:33 am | Athletics New Zealand
Three-time Commonwealth Games hammer medallist Julia Ratcliffe has announced her retirement from the sport. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/027cb4d8aedaa88bfbe3.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> The 29-year-old, who memorably ... More >>
1,000 Athletes Get Set For Colgate Games
Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 7:57 pm | Athletics New Zealand
More than 1,000 young athletes are preparing to run, jump and throw their way to glory at the North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui later this week (6-8 January). Families will descend on the historic Cooks Gardens – the same venue where Kiwi ... More >>
Athletics Icon Sir Murray Halberg Dies
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 6:34 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Athletics NZ is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Olympic 5000m champion and Halberg Foundation founder Sir Murray Halberg. One of the most iconic names in New Zealand sport passed away on the evening of Wednesday November 30 at the age ... More >>
Rickerby Earns Best Kiwi Finish On Final Day In Chiang Mai
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 7:54 pm | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand climaxed their challenge at the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships with two further top 50 finishes at a roasting Chiang Mai in Thailand. Benjamin Rickerby (Auckland City Athletics) sustained cuts and bruises following ... More >>
