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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Hamish Kerr has cleared 2.25 metres to qualify for the high jump final at the world athletics championships in Tokyo
     15 September 2025
    Hamish Kerr has cleared 2.25 metres to qualify for the high jump final at the world athletics championships in Tokyo
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    Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
    14 Sep 2025: Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo... more
    Tom Walsh has finished fourth in the men's Shot Put at the World Athletics Championships in Japan
    14 Sep 2025: Tom Walsh has finished fourth in the men's Shot Put at the World Athletics Championships in Japan... more
    All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure
    1 Sep 2025: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure... more
    Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich
    28 Aug 2025: Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich... more
    To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..
    21 Aug 2025: To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..... more
    A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr
    18 Aug 2025: A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr... more
    Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest
    13 Aug 2025: Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest... more
    A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London
    10 Aug 2025: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London... more
    Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships
    6 Aug 2025: Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best +++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games +++++++++++
     19 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Dog invades cross-country skiing, Americans get engaged as Ally Hickman feels the pain — day 12 quick hits ++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     21 Feb: Some of the country's best track and field talent will be on show in Christchurch this afternoon as the city hosts it's annual International Track Meet ++++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      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)
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