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High hopes that recent success in NZ athletics will filter through to the Youth Olympics.

Young sprinter Dominic Overend will represent NZ for the first time at the Youth Olympics.

Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon world record, winning the Berlin race in 2h 01m 39s.

McCartney cites her mental, rather than physical development as biggest plus out of 2018.

Pole vault star Eliza McCartney's season is over.

Shot put world champion Tom Walsh has suffered a rare defeat

Tom Walsh has claimed his second overall Diamond League title in style.

Pole vault star Eliza McCartney has been forced out of this week's Diamond League final.

McCartney has fingers crossed for return to pole vault competition.

McCartney is likely to know whether her season is over, or still alive, tomorrow night.

It's shaping as a jittery next three days for pole vault star Eliza McCartney.

Eliza McCartney suffered a vaulting mishap, having to retire from the Birmingham event.

Three-time Olympic shot put medallist breaks her silence on future plans.

Kiwi athlete can become the third women to vault the magical 5 metre mark.

Akuhata-Brown was 14 years old and a promising shot putter and basketball player.

WELLINGTON Bays Relays, Island Bay - 11 August 2018 Wellington Scottish won the senior mens relay. Their team of Kristian Day

A nasty nosebleed didn't stop Belarus runner Volha Mazuronak from claiming gold

Ryan Ballantyne finished a solid eighth in the mens shot final at the recent IAAF World U20 Championships in Finland. Steve Landells

Recently-crowned New Zealand Cross Country champion Lisa Cross is currently enjoying a purple patch of form, which she hopes will

Nick Moulai is one of the most exciting young endurance athletes in New Zealand. Here the 18-year-old, who landed the 800m and 1500m

After serving 14 years on the Athletics NZ Board - 11 of them as chair - Annette Purvis leaves the role with a raft of proud accomplishments

WELLINGTON New Zealand Cross Country Championships, Grenada North Park - 5 August 2018 Oli Chignell and Lisa Cross won the senior

Lisa Cross and Oli Chignell won the senior titles at the New Zealand Cross Country Champs at a very muddy North Grenada Park in Wellington

Ian Babe from Whangarei has been chosen to be Athletics New Zealands next President at the 131st AGM of the national athletics body

Daniel Balchin will be looking to go one place better than he has for the past two years when he tackles the New Zealand Cross Country

USA Friday Night Lights, Cambridge MA, 20 July: Julian Oakley mile 4:00.63 (1). FRANCE Meeting Elite, Castres, 25 July: Portia

ENGLAND IAAF Diamond League, Mller Anniversary Games, London Stadium - 22 July 2018 Nick Willis was sixth in the 1500m in 3:35.77

Eliza McCartney has had a tough night at the Herculis Diamond League meeting in the Principality of Monaco, finishing seventh the

Tom Walsh has finished fifth in the latest Diamond League meeting on the Monaco waterfront, despite a best throw of 21.49m. The