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Tauranga's Sam Ruthe breaks two NZ records in LA
The 16-year-old ran a time of 3m 40s in the 1500m in Los Angeles.
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Walsh produces season-best throw to secure victory in Rome
Tom Walsh's effort resulted in his first Diamond League event win in nearly four years.
Former surf lifesaving world champ banned in doping case
Morgan Foster gets 3-year sanction for possession and trafficking of banned substances.
7000 tackle Rotorua Marathon
The year’s event had a new finish line in the heart of Rotorua.
'Urgent international co-operation': Crime rings threaten integrity of NZ sport
The Sport Integrity Commission has sought advice from Interpol on organised crime.
Kiwi woman paralysed by cold defies odds, umpires from wheelchair
She aims to represent New Zealand at the 2028 Paralympics as a wheelchair racer.
Walsh wins world indoor title for third time
Tom Walsh won gold with a throw of 21.65 metres in Nanjing.
‘On his way’: Running prodigy’s coach on playing the long game
At 15, Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile.
Watch: Photo finish as Olympian and 15yo share 1500m glory in Dunedin
Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe tied in the 1500m at the Dunedin championships.
NZ Athletics 1500m final - Dead heat
A rare dead heat in the 1500 metres at the national athletics championships in Dunedin between Sam Tanner, 24, and Sam Ruthe, 15. Video / AthleticsNZ
Rarefied air: Rocky Mountains move taking Olympic runner to new heights
National mile record underlines Maia Ramsden's surge up the middle-distance ranks.
Inside Hiwa, Auckland University’s new sport and recreation centre
Bonnie Jansen gets an inside look at the state-of-the-art eight-story facility. Video / Cameron Pitney
Michael Burgess: The simple change needed to fix the Halberg Awards
OPINION: The awards remain special – and are dearly loved – but there's something missing.
New long jump ‘take off zone’ tested, faces mixed reactions
World Athletics is undecided on introducing the change for major competitions.
Opinion: Would you pay $11.40 to watch 7 year olds play sport?
OPINION: I can’t hold back tides, but I don't want to keep paying through gritted teeth.
South Island sport's winners (and losers) for 2024
Olympic champ Ellesse Andrews and the St Thomas of Canterbury College First XIII feature.
IOC calls out Olympic prize money as unfair for most athletes
IOC warns move could make Olympics elitist, benefiting few at others' expense.
'He's a beast': 15yo Kiwi runner sets world-best time
Tauranga teenager beats 3000m world record for 15-year-olds.
Women’s marathon world record smashed
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages.
Exclusive: Olympic legend plots to bring World Indoor Athletics championships to NZ
It would be the biggest athletics event staged in this country in more than 30 years.
Paris Olympics: Shot put silver medalist Maddi Wesche celebrates with family
Kiwi shot putter Maddi Wesche has celebrated her Olympic silver with friends and family at NZ House. Video / Chereè Kinnear
Paris Olympics: While you were sleeping day twelve action
Track women's team pursuit win silver, pole vault trio miss out and sailing gets postponed. Video / Chereè Kinnear / Sky Sports / Getty / Photosport
How Hamish Kerr has transformed into one of the world’s best high jumpers
Since the last Olympics Kerr has gone from good to great, with some remarkable displays
Paris Olympics: While you were sleeping day nine action
Niamh Fisher-Black and Kim Cadzow competed in the Women's Road Race while both Finn Butcher and Luuka Jones booked quarter-final spots. Video / Chereè Kinnear / Getty / Photosport
Watch: NZ Olympic results on Day 8
Emma Twigg’s silver and athletics action including Zoe Hobbs, Jacko Gill and Tom Walsh. Video / Chereè Kinnear / Getty / Photosport
The text from Tom Walsh's wife that helped him qualify for shot put final
Jacko Gill and Tom Walsh thrive amid electric Olympic atmosphere.
How Zoe Hobbs plans to 'thrive' under the pressure of 100m
The signs are good for Hobbs, after a polished performance in the heats in Paris.
In her own words: Inside the making of sprint star Zoe Hobbs
Zoe Hobbs has dedicated more than half her life chasing an Olympics dream
How one bronze medal changed Tom Walsh's life forever
After a mixed 2024 season, he remains confident ahead of the Paris Olympics.
History’s most brutal Olympic doping scandal – and the women who paid the price
Times: Thousands of elite athletes were fed 'special vitamins' that cost many their lives.