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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay
     17 January 2026
    An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay
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    Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg
    11 Jan: Olympic medallist Jessica Hull guides Australia home in the mixed relay event at the world titles in Florida.... more
    Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres
    4 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres ... more
    Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland
    21 Dec 2025: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
    18 Dec 2025: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025... more
    High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit
    15 Dec 2025: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit... more
    The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..
    14 Dec 2025: The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..... more
    Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde has only just won the first world title of his career...but he's already looking ahead to next season's T100 World Championship
    13 Dec 2025: Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde has only just won the first world title of his career...but he's already looking ahead to next season's T100 World Championship... more
    It's been a wild payday for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde ...pocketing almost four hundred thousand dollars for finishing the T100 season in perfect style
    13 Dec 2025: It's been a wild payday for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde ...pocketing almost four hundred thousand dollars for finishing the T100 season in perfect style... more
    New T100 World Champion Hayden Wilde is adamant he didn't feel under pressure to win a first-ever triathlon world title
    13 Dec 2025: New T100 World Champion Hayden Wilde is adamant he didn't feel under pressure to win a first-ever triathlon world title... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres  ++++++++++++++
     21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland +++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay +++++++
     11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg +++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      14 Oct: Tue, 14 Oct 2025: Former british olympic athletics coach charged with child sex offences (BBCWorld)
      8 Oct: Wed, 8 Oct 2025: Samoan discus star alex rose aims for olympic medal (RadioNZ)
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