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'I'd love to be the best in the world': Ruthe resets bold goals
Sam Ruthe is logging about 70km a week, roughly half the mileage of top peers.
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Running prodigy Sam Ruthe edges Sam Tanner in recordbreaking 800m
The teen sensation has added to his run of impressive performances.
'Couldn't quite believe it': Athletics prodigy Sam Ruthe helps visually impaired boy smash PB
Ruthe had planned to attend the event to meet athletes, but instead took to the track.
'Doesn’t seem realistic': Sam Ruthe on pushing boundaries in middle distance running
Sam Ruthe, 16, came within 1.2s of Peter Snell's national 1000m record on Saturday.
Dutch sprint camp lifts Waikato 400m hopeful and coach
Sonia and Maddie Waddell trained at a Dutch Olympic sprint camp in South Africa.
Sam Ruthe breaks record with dominant 1000m performance
Sam Ruthe has once again showed his enormous potential on the track.
The 'Palestinian Pele' whose death puts our sporting privilege in focus – Michael Burgess
OPINION: Reports say Gaza has lost 264 sports facilities, with 184 completely destroyed.
'A proper race': Teen record-breaker chases 1000m record at home
Sam Ruthe is aiming to start 2026 with another record on his home track in Tauranga.
'It’s just running': How Sam Ruthe became NZ’s teenage running prodigy
Sam became the youngest person in history to run a four-minute mile.
Another day, another record: Ruthe sets new benchmark in 800m
The 16-year-old set a new NZ Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships 800m record.
Teenage sensation Sam Ruthe obliterates NZ schoolboy 1500m record
The 16 year old has beaten the previous record by eight seconds. It stood since 1989.
New Zealand's fastest man over 100m switches allegiance to Australia
Eddie Osei-Nketia, 24, last represented NZ at the World Athletics Championships in 2022.
Robinson wins third straight silver at World Para Athletics Championships
Her best throw of 12.86m was 21cm shy of the gold medal mark.
Adams wins gold as NZ lands first medal at Para Athletics Worlds
Lisa Adams struck gold with a 13.83m throw in her opening round.
Shot putter Maddi Wesche claims bronze at World Athletics Champs
'I've got bigger goals and bigger distances to come,' Wesche said.
'Very satisfying': Hamish Kerr speaks on world champion high jump title
'I know I am the best high jumper in the world, I’ve proved that time and time again.'
Kiwi pole vault trio finish out of the medals
American Katie Moon won a third consecutive title.
'I thought I wouldn’t win': Kerr soars to high jump gold
His victory followed Geordie Beamish's steeplechase title a day earlier.
How innovative ‘claw’ shoes helped pole vaulter break another world record
He cleared 6.30m to set a world record and secure another US$100,000 bonus.
'Best kick in the world': Willis on awkward moment watching Beamish world title run
The win follows his dramatic fall and recovery in the heats just two days ago.
Watch: Beamish storms home to win world steeplechase title
The win follows his dramatic fall and recovery in the heats just two days ago.
Pole vault trio make final, Kerr leaps into high jump showdown
Hamish Kerr has got the World Championships qualification monkey off his back.
Race day rituals: Inside Zoe Hobbs' path to sprinting success
Tokyo will be Hobbs’ fourth world championships since she debuted in 2019.
'Too many miss out': Olympians launch fund to bridge sport funding gap
The initiative was launched to plug funding gaps.
Kiwi ultra runner Ruth Croft makes history with major win
Croft has become the first woman to win all three UTMB World Series Finals races.
'I just felt free': Runner's journey to World Transplant Games
The World Transplant Games marked his dream of representing New Zealand on the track.
'Feel strong': Ultra-marathoner on racing during her period
She carries tampons, prefers period undies and discusses menstruation openly.
On the Up: How Paralympics star Anna Grimaldi inspired a nation
Hers emotional comeback was one of the most heartwarming sports stories of 2024
'Crunch time': Zoe Hobbs' dash home to refine sprinting technique
The sprinter's visit to NZ was brief, lasting just 17 days before returning to Europe.
Sam Ruthe breaks NZ records in LA
The 16-year-old Tauranga runner lowered his own national U17 and U18 1500m records at the Sound Running Sunset Tour in Los Angeles. Video / Athletics NZ