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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    A confident Eliza McCartney after springing herself into another Olympic women's pole vaulting final
     6 August 2024
    A confident Eliza McCartney after springing herself into another Olympic women's pole vaulting final
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    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
    Hayden Wilde has earned a silver medal after getting overtaken by long-time British rival Alex Yee around 200 metres from the end of the men's Olympic triathlon
    1 Aug 2024: Hayden Wilde has earned a silver medal after getting overtaken by long-time British rival Alex Yee around 200 metres from the end of the men's Olympic triathlon... more
    Jo Aleh and Aaron Gate have been confirmed as the athletes who will lead New Zealand at tomorrow morning's Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris
    26 Jul 2024: Jo Aleh and Aaron Gate have been confirmed as the athletes who will lead New Zealand at tomorrow morning's Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris... more
    Back-to-back Diamond League gold medals for high jumper Hamish Kerr heading into the Paris Olympics
    21 Jul 2024: Back-to-back Diamond League gold medals for high jumper Hamish Kerr heading into the Paris Olympics... more
    New Zealand Cricket admits the women's domestic system needs change in order to adequately prepare athletes for international cricket
    19 Jul 2024: New Zealand Cricket admits the women's domestic system needs change in order to adequately prepare athletes for international cricket... more
    Sprinter Danielle Aitchison has been selected to the New Zealand team for the Paris Paralympics
    5 Jul 2024: Sprinter Danielle Aitchison has been selected to the New Zealand team for the Paris Paralympics... more
    Ainsley Thorpe's ready to erase the disappointment of her debut Olympics
    24 Jun 2024: Ainsley Thorpe's ready to erase the disappointment of her debut Olympics... more
    The New Zealand triathlon team to compete at the Paris Olympics has been named
    24 Jun 2024: The New Zealand triathlon team to compete at the Paris Olympics has been named... 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 +++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++
     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
      17 Feb: Was a former all black singing the national anthem really new zealand’s favourite sporting moment of 2025? (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Regis adds to parents' legacy with first uk title (BBCWorld)
      16 Feb: Watch: athletics star sam ruthe’s little sister wins new zealand u20 race - and she’s only 14 (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Feb: Hodgkinson smashes own indoor record and sets sights on world best (BBCWorld)
      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)
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