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Kerr All Set To Soar At Innovative What Gravity Challenge

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:49 am | Athletics New Zealand

The special one-off high jump spectacle has been organised by Qatar high jump legend Mutaz Barshim, the reigning Olympic champion and three-time world champion, and will take place at the sumptuous Katara Amphitheatre. More >>

Nagel And Speakman Provided A Thrilling Climax To The Red Stag Rotorua Marathon

Monday, 6 May 2024, 6:07 am | Athletics New Zealand

Under the stars and lights at Rotorua International Airport Laura Nagel and Eric Speakman were confirmed as the inaugural New Zealand 5km Road Championships victors on a thrilling night of as part of the Runway5. More >>

Voss Reigns In 60th Anniversary Red Stag Rotorua Marathon

Saturday, 4 May 2024, 2:05 pm | Athletics New Zealand

The support from a group of friends inspired Michael Voss to an epic four-second men’s marathon victory from Lake City AC club-mate Cullern Thorby in an unforgettable 60th anniversary edition of the Red Stag Rotorua Marathon today. More >>

Laura Nagel Storms To Record-breaking Road Mile Success In Rotorua

Saturday, 4 May 2024, 5:34 am | Athletics New Zealand

On a pumping night on the closed-circuit course, Nagel dethroned Dennehy of her title won 12 months ago unleashing a blistering late-finish to win by a margin 0.53 seconds. More >>

Red Stag Rotorua Marathon All Set For Historic 60th Anniversary Edition

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:58 pm | Athletics New Zealand

The 60th anniversary edition of the 2024 Red Stag Rotorua Marathon is set to attract around 5000 entries as New Zealand’s most iconic marathon is poised to mark the special occasion with a celebratory experience across the six-event programme (Friday-Saturday ... More >>

Red Stag Rotorua Marathon All Set For Historic Championship Programme

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 4:50 pm | Athletics New Zealand

The New Zealand Road Mile Championships and the inaugural New Zealand 5km Road Championships will feature as part of a bumper weekend of action at the 60th anniversary edition of the 2024 Red Stag Rotorua Marathon on Friday-Saturday 3-4 May. The second ever ... More >>

First Rotorua Marathon Winner Returns For 60th Anniversary Edition

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 3:01 pm | Athletics New Zealand

The inaugural winner of the Red Stag Rotorua Marathon Dave Heine is set to return for the 60th anniversary event on 4 May and hopes to participate in the Go Media 10km race. The 82-year-old, who only very recently retired as a civil engineer, created ... More >>

Lisa Adams Calls Time On Golden Career

Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:46 pm | Athletics New Zealand

World and Paralympic shot put F37 champion Lisa Adams has decided to retire from the sport with immediate effect putting the full stop on a glittering and gold medal-laden career on the global stage. More >>

100-year-old Set To Participate In 60th Anniversary Red Stag Rotorua Marathon

Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:12 am | Athletics New Zealand

Remarkable centenarian Colin Thorne is set to put the curtain down on his Red Stag Rotorua Marathon journey next month as the 100-year-old participates in the First Credit Union 5.5km on Saturday 4 May. More >>

New Zealand Team All Set For World Cross Challenge In Serbia

Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:58 am | Athletics New Zealand

An 18-strong New Zealand team are all set to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday-Sunday (30-31 March NZT) aiming for a positive showing in the race commonly regarded as the most competitive ... More >>

Tanner Bolts To National 1500m Title To Climax Memorable Event

Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:51 pm | Athletics New Zealand

A blistering final lap by Sam Tanner helped propel the middle-distance maestro to his fourth national 1500m title with a typically dominant display to crown the final day of the 2024 Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships at ... More >>

Gill Defeats Walsh And McCartney Clears 4.70m In Wellington

Sunday, 17 March 2024, 8:44 am | Athletics New Zealand

Jacko Gill. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich. New Zealand superstar athletes fresh off their record-breaking achievements at World Athletics Indoor Championships put on a show at a sun-bathed Newtown Park as shot put duo Jacko Gill and Tom Walsh served ... More >>

Peeters All Set To Face Stellar Field At The Sir Graeme Douglas International Presented By Harcourts Cooper & Co

Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 10:21 am | Athletics New Zealand

New Zealand javelin record-holder Tori Peeters is relishing the prospect of lining up against a best ever international line up in Aotearoa when she takes to the runway at the Sir Graeme Douglas International Presented by Harcourts Cooper & Co ... More >>

Beamish Launches Fearsome Kick To Strike 1500m Gold In Glasgow

Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:16 am | Athletics New Zealand

George Beamish set the seal on a dazzling performance by the New Zealand team at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow by racing to a stunning gold medal success in the men’s 1500m courtesy of a devastating final lap kick. ... More >>

McCartney Claims Stunning World Indoor Silver And Hobbs Banks Fourth In The 60m

Sunday, 3 March 2024, 1:48 pm | Athletics New Zealand

New Zealand women enjoyed a special day at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as Eliza McCartney soared high to take pole vault silver and Zoe Hobbs twice obliterated the Oceania record to finish a magnificent fourth in the women’s ... More >>

Tom Walsh Secures Historic World Indoor Silver

Saturday, 2 March 2024, 2:22 pm | Athletics New Zealand

Birthday boy Tom Walsh claimed a brilliant shot put silver medal in Glasgow today to secure a fifth straight World Athletics Indoor Championships medal with a best put of 22.07m. Walsh had to concede defeat to the World and Olympic champion Ryan ... More >>

Veitch Aims To Crack Magic Eight-metre Mark

Friday, 1 March 2024, 8:47 pm | Athletics New Zealand

National champion Shay Veitch will look to create history at the 2024 Sir Graeme Douglas International presented by Harcourts Cooper & Co on Sunday 10 March at Douglas Track & Field, Trusts Arena in Auckland when he takes to the runway ... More >>

Powerful New Zealand Team Hope To Fire At World Indoor Champs

Thursday, 29 February 2024, 3:55 pm | Athletics New Zealand

New Zealand launch their quest at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the early hours of Saturday morning optimistic of a positive showing from their record-sized ten-strong team. The first athlete in action in the Black ... More >>

Olivier siblings ignite record-breaking ITM

Saturday, 24 February 2024, 8:14 pm | Athletics New Zealand

A slew of meet and stadium records, national Para records, plus a pair of New Zealand resident records tumbled as the strong international fields aided by the best domestic talent helped deliver an epic edition of the ITM – a World Athletics Continental ... More >>

New Zealand Add Two Further Athletes To Bumper World Indoor Championships Team

Friday, 23 February 2024, 9:33 am | Athletics New Zealand

New Zealand will boast a ten-strong team to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow (1-4 Mar NZT) after two further athletes – sprinter Tiaan Whelpton and middle-distance runner James Preston – were added to the final ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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