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Fast Eddie Smashes The New Zealand Men’s 100m Record
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 6:28 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Eddie Osei-Nketia. Photo cedit Alisha Lovrich Kiwi sprinter Eddie Osei-Nketia lit up day one of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon by posting a blistering time of 10.08 (-0.3m/s) to better his father’s national men’s 100m record and ... More >>
Eddie Osei-Nketia Smashes The New Zealand Men’s 100m Record
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 6:22 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Eddie Osei-Nketia posted a blistering time of 10.08 (-0.3m/s) to better his father’s long-standing New Zealand men’s 100m record and advance through to the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today. The New Zealand champion ... More >>
New Zealand Endure Frustrating Start To The World Championships
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 5:58 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Lauren Bruce. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich Lauren Bruce missed out by an agonising 1cm from a place in the women’s hammer final and Hamish Kerr narrowly missed a slot in the men’s high jump final on a frustrating morning session for the New ... More >>
New Zealand Announce Largest Ever World Athletics Championship Team
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 10:23 am | Athletics New Zealand
Athletics New Zealand has today announced a record-breaking team of 20 athletes for the 2022 World Athletics Championships 15-24 July in Eugene, Oregon. The selected number of athletes surpasses the previous record total of 18 which attended the 1997 ... More >>
World U20 Trio Impress On Final Day In Mackay
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 7:11 pm | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand gorged themselves on a further nine medals including five gold on the final day of the Oceania Area Championships in Mackay spearheaded by World U20 bound trio – Will Anthony, James Harding and Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar – who all struck ... More >>
New Zealand Toast Triple Gold In Mackay
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 5:43 am | Athletics New Zealand
A team of eight New Zealand athletes harvested three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals and posted two championship records and a national U20 record on a memorable day four of the Oceania Area Championships in Mackay. Leading the way ... More >>
The Awesome Foursome Secure 4x400m Gold
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:43 am | Athletics New Zealand
The New Zealand women’s 4x400m team of Camryn Smart, Georgia Hulls, Rosie Elliott and Izzy Neal produced an outstanding display to blitz to the Oceania title in a time of 3:35.03. Boasting the top two finishers from the individual 400m - Rosie ... More >>
Brad And Georgia Secure World Championship Placing
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 5:31 am | Athletics New Zealand
On a memorable day two of the Oceania Area Championships for the New Zealand team, top billing was reserved for Brad Mathas and Georgia Hulls who both booked their ticket for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon with impressive ... More >>
Zoe Dazzles With Record-breaking Performance In Mackay
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:33 am | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs lit up the opening day of the Oceania Area Championships in Mackay by blasting to a stunning Oceania record time of 11.09 (+0.8m/s) to strike gold in the senior women’s 100m. Three times during the domestic season she lowered the New ... More >>
Large New Zealand Team Descend On Mackay For Oceania Area Championships
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 5:55 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Hamish Kerr A 93-strong New Zealand combining a healthy mix of youth and experience is set to compete at the 2022 Oceania Championships in Mackay, Queensland (7-11 June) beginning on Tuesday. The squad features a combination of elite able-bodied and Para ... More >>
Sam Tanner Secures Diamond League Win And World Championship Entry Standard Time
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 5:27 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Sam Tanner. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich. New Zealand middle-distance star Sam Tanner climaxed a rewarding US tour by claiming a stunning 1500m victory in a PB of 3:34.37 to bank a World Championship automatic entry standard time at the Eugene Diamond ... More >>
Athletics NZ Name Team For 2022 World Athletics Championships
Friday, 13 May 2022, 4:26 pm | Athletics New Zealand
An initial team of 18 athletes have been named by Athletics New Zealand to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon 15-24 July. The team features an exciting blend of experienced top-class performers and a wave of emerging ... More >>
Hamish Kerr Claims Historic World Indoor Bronze In Serbia
Monday, 21 March 2022, 6:48 am | Athletics New Zealand
Hamish Kerr matched his national outdoor record of 2.31m to make history at the 2022 World Indoor Championship in Belgrade and become the first New Zealander to win a global (world championships or Olympic) high jump medal with a magnificent ... More >>
Walsh Claims A Brilliant Bronze At World Indoor Champs In Serbia
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 5:51 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Tom Walsh claimed a fourth successive World Athletics Indoor Championship podium finish, winning a bronze medal in an exhilarating final courtesy of an Oceania record equalling throw of 22.31m. The 30-year-old Kiwi set the tone for a high-class competition ... More >>
Hobbs Acquits Herself With Pride But Just Misses A Final Spot At World Indoors
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:52 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs completed her 60m quest at the World Athletics Indoor Championships by finishing an outstanding third in her semi-final but agonisingly just missed out on a berth in the final by 0.02. The Kiwi sprint ace had earlier in the day smashed ... More >>
Hobbs Blasts To Oceania Indoor 60m Record With Scintillating World Indoor Display
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:24 am | Athletics New Zealand
In only her second ever indoor race, Zoe Hobbs blitzed to a stunning Oceania indoor 60m record of 7.13 to advance to the semi-finals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The first of the five Kiwis in action over the three-day programme ... More >>
Tom Walsh Is Gunning For Crouser In Pursuit Of World Indoor Threepeat
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 3:11 pm | Athletics New Zealand
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/e135369b1a12c2adbabd.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Credit: Alisha Lovrich New Zealand shot put star Tom Walsh is hunting a hat-trick of World Indoor titles in Belgrade, ... More >>
Maddi Wesche Makes A Landmark Statement In The Women’s Shot
Monday, 7 March 2022, 1:03 am | Athletics New Zealand
Maddi Wesche. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich On the week that the great Dame Valerie Adams called time on her epic career, Maddi Wesche emphatically announced that the present and the future of the women’s shot in New Zealand is in fantastic shape ... More >>
Portia Bing And Tori Peeters Set National Records On Thrilling Day In Hastings
Sunday, 6 March 2022, 6:04 am | Athletics New Zealand
In one of the most unforgettable days of the Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships in recent memory two New Zealand records were cracked and a series of Athletics NZ performance standards for World Championships and Commonwealth Games ... More >>
The Collette Sisters Shine At The Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships
Friday, 4 March 2022, 8:25 pm | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand sprinting enjoyed another memorable day as Chayille Collette set two PB’s and twice bettered the Athletics NZ Performance standard for the World U20 Championship to strike gold with an eye-catching display in the women’s 200m on ... More >>
