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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away
     3 September 2024
    Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away
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    Hayden Wilde's got one over rival Alex Yee at the latest Super-Tri series event in Chicago
    26 Aug 2024: Hayden Wilde's got one over rival Alex Yee at the latest Super-Tri series event in Chicago... more
    Olympic silver medallist Maddi-Lee Wesche has finished sixth in the women's shot put at the latest Diamond League track and field meet in Lausanne
    23 Aug 2024: Olympic silver medallist Maddi-Lee Wesche has finished sixth in the women's shot put at the latest Diamond League track and field meet in Lausanne... more
    The athlete that provided one of the highlights of the Olympics has competed for the first time since the Paris Games
    22 Aug 2024: The athlete that provided one of the highlights of the Olympics has competed for the first time since the Paris Games... more
    History in the women's 400 metre Olympic hurdles, on Gold Sport..
    9 Aug 2024: History in the women's 400 metre Olympic hurdles, on Gold Sport..... more
    Eliza McCartney is certain she has more to give after finishing 6th in the Olympic Games pole vault
    8 Aug 2024: Eliza McCartney is certain she has more to give after finishing 6th in the Olympic Games pole vault... more
    Eliza McCartney has reflected on missing the chance to nab a second Olympic pole vault medal
    8 Aug 2024: Eliza McCartney has reflected on missing the chance to nab a second Olympic pole vault medal... more
    A confident Eliza McCartney after springing herself into another Olympic women's pole vaulting final
    6 Aug 2024: A confident Eliza McCartney after springing herself into another Olympic women's pole vaulting final... more
    Tom Walsh is vowing to be back - after an injury in the men's shot put final scuppered his chances of another Olympic medal
    4 Aug 2024: Tom Walsh is vowing to be back - after an injury in the men's shot put final scuppered his chances of another Olympic medal... more
    To the Olympic shot put circle...
    4 Aug 2024: To the Olympic shot put circle...... 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 ++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     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: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record +++++++
     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 +++++++
     27 Jan: Sam Tanner is adamant teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is a once-in-a-generation athlete ++++++

     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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