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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    A four year wait is nearly over for organisers of the ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo
     13 December 2024
    A four year wait is nearly over for organisers of the ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo
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    A local rivalry will reignite this weekend when Hayden Wilde returns to the longer form of triathlon at the Ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo
    13 Dec 2024: A local rivalry will reignite this weekend when Hayden Wilde returns to the longer form of triathlon at the Ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo... more
    Belief the threshold for All Black Sevu Reece's discharge without conviction, would've been high
    4 Dec 2024: Belief the threshold for All Black Sevu Reece's discharge without conviction, would've been high... more
    All Black and Crusaders player Sevu Reece has been discharged without conviction, after admitting a charge of wilful damage at a Christchurch party
    3 Dec 2024: All Black and Crusaders player Sevu Reece has been discharged without conviction, after admitting a charge of wilful damage at a Christchurch party... more
    Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has retired from triathlon
    22 Nov 2024: Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has retired from triathlon... more
    Kiwi Mike Phillips has placed 17th at the Kona Ironman world champs in Hawaii in seven hours, 58 minutes and 55 seconds
    27 Oct 2024: Kiwi Mike Phillips has placed 17th at the Kona Ironman world champs in Hawaii in seven hours, 58 minutes and 55 seconds... more
    A race to savour for Hayden Wilde to round out the triathlon world series
    21 Oct 2024: A race to savour for Hayden Wilde to round out the triathlon world series... more
    Alpine skier Alice Robinson has been named Snow Sports New Zealand athlete of the year
    12 Oct 2024: Alpine skier Alice Robinson has been named Snow Sports New Zealand athlete of the year... more
    Kiwi Olympic silver medalist Hayden Wilde leads the Super Triathlon series heading into the season finale
    7 Oct 2024: Kiwi Olympic silver medalist Hayden Wilde leads the Super Triathlon series heading into the season finale... more
    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua believes the Commonwealth Games gives appreciation of what other athletes have to do to compete
    21 Sep 2024: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua believes the Commonwealth Games gives appreciation of what other athletes have to do to compete... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best ++++++++++++++++
     17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay ++++++++++
     09 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland ++++++++++
     25 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui +++++++++
     25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record ++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games +++++++
     25 Jan: Sam Tanner's win over teen star Sam Ruthe in the New Zealand Mile Championships at the Cooks Classic has come with a cherry on top +++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      3 Feb: Why kiwi athletics legend compares sam ruthe to edmund hillary (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Jan: The masters games: jigsaw puzzle racing, ballroom dancing and competitive cornhole (RadioNZ)
      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)
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