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Sam Tanner And Sam Ruthe Showdown At Home Of The Mile
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 3:22 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Tanner and Ruthe head to Whanganui off the back of a thrilling 800m clash at the 2026 Potts Classic in Hastings. More >>
Sam Ruthe Breaks Records At Potts Classic
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:36 am | Athletics New Zealand
The Summer Circuit next heads to Whanganui for the 2026 PAK’nSAVE Cooks International Classic. More >>
Sam Ruthe & Sam Tanner Set For 800m Showdown At Potts Classic
Monday, 12 January 2026, 3:27 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The traditional Potts Classic meeting lineup will be just as scintillating as the national title events, with the Alan and Sylvia Potts Memorial 800m’s the marquee events of the meeting. More >>
Gapes Storms Into Top 20 At World XC Champs As Brutal Heat Tests The World’s Best
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 5:01 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Rotorua-born Gapes competes for NC State in the NCAA, where she helped the Wolfpack to the 2025 national team title and earned individual AllAmerican honours (5th). More >>
Kiwi Cross Country Stars Set For World Stage
Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 2:47 pm | Athletics New Zealand
A final team of 23 have assembled in Tallahassee, Florida, USA for the 46th edition of the biennial global cross country championships. The USA last hosted the championships in New York in 1992. More >>
Stedman & Grimaldi Medal In New Delhi
Monday, 6 October 2025, 9:41 am | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand concludes the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships with seven medals, and 21st on the medal table. More >>
Danielle Aitchison Breaks Own World Record And Adds Second Gold Medal In New Delhi
Saturday, 4 October 2025, 5:38 am | Athletics New Zealand
Aitchison’s medal completes her three-peat of golds in the event, having won the world title in 2023, 2024 and now in 2025. More >>
Holly Robinson Wins Silver Medal At World Para Athletics Champs
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 7:15 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Robinson came agonisingly close to the global title, short of the gold medal by only 2cm, with Karomat Omonoova (UZB) taking out the top spot with a 12.88m throw. More >>
Danielle Aitchison Wins Dominant Gold In New Delhi
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 9:26 am | Athletics New Zealand
Aitchison now turns her attention to the 200m T36 later in the competition in which she currently holds the world record for her classification. More >>
Will Stedman Wins Bronze At World Para Athletics Championships
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 12:08 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Stedman’s closing strength was on display, running back into the medals from 4th place over the closing 120m. More >>
Lisa Adams Wins Gold At World Para Athletics Championships
Monday, 29 September 2025, 8:20 am | Athletics New Zealand
Diagnosed with left hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, Adams began her para-athletics journey in 2018 and quickly rose to prominence. More >>
Maddi Wesche Wins Global Shot Put Bronze
Sunday, 21 September 2025, 5:41 am | Athletics New Zealand
Her medal adds to New Zealand’s impressive tally, following golds from Geordie Beamish (3000m steeplechase) and Hamish Kerr (high jump). New Zealand currently sits in 5th on the medal table. More >>
Hamish Kerr Is The World Champion
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 7:22 am | Athletics New Zealand
Kerr has now completed an unofficial high jump grand slam, having won the Olympic Games, The Commonwealth Games, The World Indoor Championships, The Diamond League Final and now the World Athletics Championships. More >>
George Beamish Is The World Champion
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 7:51 am | Athletics New Zealand
This is a middle-distance performance that will go down in the history books, coming just two days after his heart-stopping fall in the heats. More >>
Hamish Kerr Books Spot In World Champs Final
Monday, 15 September 2025, 6:48 am | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs came within 0.06s of making the global final in the 100m, running 11.09s in the semi-final to finish twelfth overall. More >>
Tom Walsh Qualifies For World Championships Final
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 4:34 pm | Athletics New Zealand
He returns to the shot circle tonight at 21:10 JST for the men’s shot put final. More >>
14-Strong Kiwi Team Named For Tokyo World Athletics Champs
Monday, 1 September 2025, 4:53 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The World Athletics Championships kicks off in Tokyo from the 13th to 21st of September 2025. Fans can watch live and for free via World Athletics Plus online. More >>
Kerr Wins Prestigious Diamond League Final In Zurich
Friday, 29 August 2025, 7:20 am | Athletics New Zealand
Kerr’s win has cemented his place as firm favourite heading into the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month. More >>
Hobbs, Kerr, & Walsh Secure Diamond League Final Starts
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 9:26 am | Athletics New Zealand
On this stage, a trio of Kiwi world-class athletes will line up in Zurich, with Hamish Kerr (high jump), Zoe Hobbs (100m), and Tom Walsh (shot put) all earning their place among the world’s elite. More >>
Hamish Kerr Wins Silesia Diamond League
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 12:40 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Kerr said he was “Not surprised” to be clearing these heights. Speaking with Diamond League Athletics, Kerr said his training has been going well and has been indicating that these heights are within his wheel house currently. More >>
