Athletics
'Lucky I didn't kill someone': NZ Olympic hero suffers heart failure while driving
Peter Snell attempted to defy a serious heart scare in order to attend an awards night.
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Spring heeled: Sport's equipment debate hits marathon running
Unfair athletics?: A shoe is being praised and blamed for tumbling marathon records.
Star's sub-two hour marathon upstaged
Eliud Kipchoge stunned the world with record run — "more astounding" feat came day later.
Currie's hot marathon earns top 10
Currie's superb swim had him among the top athletes from the beginning.
History made: 'Impossible' two-hour marathon barrier broken
Eliud Kipchoge has become the first human to run a marathon in under two hours.
Can it be done? Kipchoge attempts to break 2hr marathon barrier tonight
Many think it can't be done but Kipchoge is confident he can make history this weekend.
Lessons learned from inspirational world champs
Whanganui athletes can draw inspiration from the IAAF World Championships in Doha.
Relay team disqualified from World Champs for hilarious gaffe
Watch: Chinese sprinters make a mess of baton change in Doha - but break the internet.
'Extraordinary scenes': Walsh takes bronze in epic final finish
Kiwi Tom Walsh saw his world championship gold medal snatched away.
'Brutal' chamber: Inside the strategy preparing Kiwis for Olympic glory
Many of our top Olympic athletes are undergoing brutal training sessions.
Walsh qualifies for shot put final at World Champions
Kiwi Tom Walsh needed just one throw to qualify for the shot-put final.
Heartbreak as Kiwi hurdler disqualified at worlds
Portia Bing broke a national record only to be disqualified moments later.
'Stop showing our butts!': Athletes protest intimate camera shots
Female track stars at world athletics championship are angered over angle of new cameras.
Coleman completes his climb to top of podium
American supersedes Gatlin after finishing behind veteran at last world championships.
Woman beats 13 men in painful 24-hour race
Gendarme endures "her own little world of pain" to win 24-hour race.
Athletics: Season of two halves
A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.
Cross country: Meet the amazing 11-year-old who might well be a future champ
Hamish Cranstone has won the Aranui Interschool Cross Country three years in a row.
Goodbye Lancaster Park: 130 years of sporting memories
The demolition of the quake-damaged Christchurch stadium is nearly complete.
Eliza McCartney opens up about 'dark times'
McCartney admitted her lingering hamstring issues have taken a toll on her mentally.
Eliza McCartney withdraws from World Championships
New Zealand's Athletics World Championships team will have a few notable omissions.
Blind Paralympian banned after guide fails drug test
Blind triathlete Gerrard Gosens was left "frustrated and confused".
Athletics: Eliza McCartney glad to return
The Olympic bronze medalist has finally returned to competition.
Walsh throws big at Diamond League
Walsh's best effort came from his first attempt of the night.
New Zealand's young Paralympic stars set for Tokyo Games
Following injury woes, Anna Grimaldi and William Stedman are set for their second Games.
Shot put's new wave: Is Tom Walsh's crown under threat?
A heave of shot putters loom as contenders when Tom Walsh defends his world title.
Athlete and model found dead on side of road
A 25-year-old hurdler has been found dead on the side of the road while training.
Sport: Physical and emotional development
Leadership and emotional development are vital for healthy sporting development.
The next Usain Bolt? New fastest man on earth emerging
The gap between Coleman and his rivals showed the post-Bolt era is his for the taking.
Is this New Zealand's next great Olympics hope?
Instead of being great at one discipline, Aaron Booth committed to being good at 10.
Whanganui athletes' form around the globe
Whanganui athletics coach Alec McNab reflects on form around the globe from England