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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    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
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    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
    New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China
    22 Mar 2025: New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China... more
    The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China
    21 Mar 2025: The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China... more
    The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home
    21 Mar 2025: The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home... 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 +++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     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 ++++++
     11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg ++++++

     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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