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The positive response over the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games from Kiwi athletes continues

31 March 2020

The Games have been postponed until 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trampolinist Dylan Schmidt says he's relishing the extra time to prepare.

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25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record

25 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui

17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay

11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg

04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres

21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland

18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025

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Skiing:
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Athletics:
Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record 7:07

Motoring:
Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui 6:27

Environment:
MetService has issued watches for rain and wind 21:56

Law and Order:
An 18 year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a spate of burglaries last night in Cambridge 21:16

Tennis:
Despite battling cramp on a sweltering day seven of the Australian tennis Open, reigning back-to-back men's champion Jannik Sinner is in the box seat to progress to the fourth round 18:56

Politics:
Two women believed to have been killed in the Mount Maunganui campground landslide were friends 18:36

International:
US looks to South Korea to take 'primary responsibility' in monitoring Kim Jong Un and North Korea 18:16

Law and Order:
Pakuranga College is paying tribute to two of its students caught in the Mount Maunganui landslide 18:06

Rugby:
Olympian Sam Tanner has records in his sights ahead of this evening's mile race at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui 17:46

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