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      Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere
     11 February 2026
    US Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science to the rising risk of crashes.
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    Global Athlete accuses IOC of 'kowtowing' to Russia by including AIN athletes
    10 Feb: Advocacy group Global Athlete has accused the IOC of enabling Russia by allowing 13 Russian and seven Belarusian athletes to compete at the Winter Olympics.... more
    Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games
    9 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games... more
    Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland
    9 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland... more
    What is the AIN at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics? Why Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete in Italy
    7 Feb: The Winter Olympics of Milano Cortina 2026 is another where Russian and Belarusian athletes will be largely absent, although there are a handful competing as individual neutral athletes.... more
    New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants
    5 Feb: New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants... more
    Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
    3 Feb: Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games... more
    Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running
    2 Feb: Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running... more
    New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best
    1 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best... more
    A personal best for kiwi pole vaulter Imogen Ayris at a World Athletics indoor meet in France
    31 Jan: A personal best for kiwi pole vaulter Imogen Ayris at a World Athletics indoor meet in France... more

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     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best ++++++++++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     09 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland ++++++++
     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: Sam Tanner's win over teen star Sam Ruthe in the New Zealand Mile Championships at the Cooks Classic has come with a cherry on top +++++++
     27 Jan: Sam Tanner is adamant teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is a once-in-a-generation athlete ++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      3 Feb: Why kiwi athletics legend compares sam ruthe to edmund hillary (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Jan: The masters games: jigsaw puzzle racing, ballroom dancing and competitive cornhole (RadioNZ)
      10 Jan: Athletics star sam ruthe guides young tamahau hicks to colgate games victory (RadioNZ)
      19 Dec: Fri, 19 Dec 2025: Halberg award finalists revealed, athletics and snow sports dominate (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Dec: Sat, 13 Dec 2025: Dopers are beating system – athletics integrity chief (BBCWorld)
      7 Dec: Sun, 7 Dec 2025: Sam ruthe shatters another national schoolboy record with stunning 800m run (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Dec: Mon, 1 Dec 2025: She won gold medals and broke records in 2025. but this aussie high jumper’s year just got better (Sydney Morning Herald)
      31 Oct: Fri, 31 Oct 2025: Why convicted doper could keep women's marathon world record (Sydney Morning Herald)
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