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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
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    Shot putter Tom Walsh has recorded his best heave in more than 14 months at a meet in Zagreb, Croatia
    23 May 2025: Shot putter Tom Walsh has recorded his best heave in more than 14 months at a meet in Zagreb, Croatia... more
    An increasing number of children are looking to alternative education following Covid
    19 May 2025: An increasing number of children are looking to alternative education following Covid... more
    Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr has finished second at the latest Diamond League event in Doha
    17 May 2025: Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr has finished second at the latest Diamond League event in Doha... more
    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is pouring cold water on the assumption athletes will make more money playing in Australia's Super Netball than the ANZ Premiership
    10 May 2025: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is pouring cold water on the assumption athletes will make more money playing in Australia's Super Netball than the ANZ Premiership... more
    Triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalised in Japan after a bike crash
    5 May 2025: Triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalised in Japan after a bike crash... more
    Tori Moorby - nee Peters - has claimed silver in the women's javelin final at the latest Diamond League athletics meet in China
    27 Apr 2025: Tori Moorby - nee Peters - has claimed silver in the women's javelin final at the latest Diamond League athletics meet in China... more
    Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998
    1 Apr 2025: Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998... more
    One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne
    31 Mar 2025: One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne... more
    Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood
    23 Mar 2025: Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood... 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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