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Wellington athlete James Preston should be Olympic-bound after breaking a Peter Snell record that has stood for 62 years

26 May 2024

Wellington athlete James Preston should be Olympic-bound after breaking a Peter Snell record that has stood for 62 years

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New Zealand shot-putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth in the latest Diamond League event in Eugene, Oregon
	26 May 2024: New Zealand shot-putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth in the latest Diamond League event in Eugene, Oregon... more

A stunning effort from rising New Zealand middle-distance runner Maia Ramsden in the US this morning
	19 May 2024: A stunning effort from rising New Zealand middle-distance runner Maia Ramsden in the US this morning... more

It's a two-way street when it comes to the oval-ball code competition for New Zealand's leading female athletes
	7 May 2024: It's a two-way street when it comes to the oval-ball code competition for New Zealand's leading female athletes... more

Hamish Kerr has won the high hump event at the latest Diamond League tournament in Shanghai
	28 Apr 2024: Hamish Kerr has won the high hump event at the latest Diamond League tournament in Shanghai... more

Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection
	23 Apr 2024: Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection... more

Black Ferns coach Allan Bunting is adamant the league-union women's athlete poaching competition works both ways
	23 Apr 2024: 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 2024: 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 2024: New Zealand will have a triple jumper at an Olympics this year, for the first time since 1960 in Rome... more

For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds
	13 Apr 2024: For the first time, a Kiwi swimmer has clocked a 50 metre freestyle time of less than 22 seconds... more

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01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best ++++++++++++++++++

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19 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Dog invades cross-country skiing, Americans get engaged as Ally Hickman feels the pain — day 12 quick hits +++++++++++

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15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina +++++++++

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24 Feb: 'closest i've felt' - hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record (BBCWorld)

21 Feb: Uk athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of paralympian (BBCWorld)

17 Feb: Was a former all black singing the national anthem really new zealand’s favourite sporting moment of 2025? (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Feb: Regis adds to parents' legacy with first uk title (BBCWorld)

16 Feb: Watch: athletics star sam ruthe’s little sister wins new zealand u20 race - and she’s only 14 (Stuff.co.nz)

15 Feb: Hodgkinson smashes own indoor record and sets sights on world best (BBCWorld)

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