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Portia Bing Produces Landmark Performance In Eugene
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 2:01 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Portia Bing created history today at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon by becoming the first New Zealander to advance to the women’s 400m semi-finals at a World Championship and was the first Kiwi in any hurdles event to make it beyond ... More >>
Georgia Hulls Exits The World Championship 200m
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:38 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Georgia Hulls. Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich. Georgia Hulls, the only New Zealander in action on day four of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, was eliminated from the heats of the women’s 200m, placing sixth in a time of 23.46. ... More >>
Tom Walsh Just Misses Out On A Global Medal
Monday, 18 July 2022, 5:33 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Tom Walsh. Photo credit Alisha Lovrich Tom Walsh claimed fourth spot and fellow Kiwi Jacko Gill was seventh in a high-class men’s shot put at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today. The 30-year-old Christchurch-based thrower, ... More >>
Zoe Hobbs Claims Oceania 100m Mark With Epic Run
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:32 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs. Photo c redit: Alisha Lovrich Zoe Hobbs blitzed to a stunning Oceania women’s 100m record of 11.08 (+0.7m/s) to place second and advance to the women’s 100m semi-finals on day two of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon ... More >>
Zoe Hobbs Snares Oceania Sprint Mark
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:28 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs. Photo c redit: Alisha Lovrich. Zoe Hobbs blitzes to a stunning Oceania women’s 100m record of 11.08 (+0.7m/s) to place second and advance to the women’s 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today. The ... More >>
Zoe Hobbs Snares Oceania Sprint Mark
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:27 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Zoe Hobbs. Photo c redit: Alisha Lovrich. Zoe Hobbs blitzes to a stunning Oceania women’s 100m record of 11.08 (+0.7m/s) to place second and advance to the women’s 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today. The ... More >>
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 >>
