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Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection

23 April 2024

Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection

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Black Ferns coach Allan Bunting is adamant the league-union women's athlete poaching competition works both ways
	23 Apr: Black Ferns coach Allan Bunting is adamant the league-union women's athlete poaching competition works both ways... more

Two New Zealand athletes are celebrating podium places at the first Diamond League meet of 2024 in China
	21 Apr: Two New Zealand athletes are celebrating podium places at the first Diamond League meet of 2024 in China... more

New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome
	19 Apr: New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome... more

Kenyan runner Willy Mnangat says he was a pacesetter for He Jie during controversial finish to Beijing half marathon
	16 Apr: A Kenyan runner who appeared to allow a Chinese opponent win the Beijing half marathon says he was a pacesetter who was trying to help the local athlete break a record.... more

For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds
	13 Apr: For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds... more

Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medallists, paid by athletics governing body
	11 Apr: Track and field gold medallists in Paris will get $75,000 each from their governing body, World Athletics, with the organisation taking the $2.4 million from its share of Olympic revenue.... more

Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars
	11 Apr: Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars... more

Why Craig Jones, Australia's top Brazilian jujitsu athlete, went to Ukraine's front line
	9 Apr: Craig Jones is Australia's top Brazilian jujitsu competitor and he's trying to use his profile to raise funds for Ukraine's frontline defence with seminars in the combat-sports-obsessed country.... more

A couple of New Zealand's top throwers are frustrated despite being in national title winning form at the track and field championships in Wellington
	17 Mar: A couple of New Zealand's top throwers are frustrated despite being in national title winning form at the track and field championships in Wellington... more

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Most Popular Recent Athletics News

13 Apr: For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds ++++++

09 Apr: Why Craig Jones, Australia's top Brazilian jujitsu athlete, went to Ukraine's front line +++++

19 Apr: New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome +++++

11 Apr: Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medallists, paid by athletics governing body ++++

16 Apr: Kenyan runner Willy Mnangat says he was a pacesetter for He Jie during controversial finish to Beijing half marathon ++++

11 Apr: Athletics has become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics - individual gold medallists at the Paris Games will pocket 84 thousand dollars +++

23 Apr: Black Ferns coach Allan Bunting is adamant the league-union women's athlete poaching competition works both ways +++

Athletics NewsLinks

26 Apr: Dame valerie adams hopes other sports follow athletics' prize money plan (RadioNZ)

19 Apr: 15-strong nz athletics team named for olympics (RadioNZ)

18 Apr: Scotland latest country to show interest in commonwealth games (RadioNZ)

17 Apr: World athletics' prize money at paris games goes against olympic spirit - uci chief (RadioNZ)

15 Apr: Longest standing record in men's athletics broken (RadioNZ)

11 Apr: Olympic champions to earn us$50,000, end of 128-year tradition (RadioNZ)

11 Apr: World athletics to award prize money at olympics (BBCWorld)

20 Mar: Olympics: australian great fears brisbane 2032 will look 'cheapskate' (RadioNZ)

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