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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Connor Bell will look to move on quickly from this year's national track and field championships despite winning the men's discus title for the fourth year running
     17 March 2024
    Connor Bell will look to move on quickly from this year's national track and field championships despite winning the men's discus title for the fourth year running
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    Tom Walsh is confident he's hitting the right form for Paris despite another silver at the Track and Field nationals
    17 Mar 2024: Tom Walsh is confident he's hitting the right form for Paris despite another silver at the Track and Field nationals... more
    Eliza McCartney has admitted she wasn't at her best as she locked in the national women's pole vault title in Wellington this afternoon
    16 Mar 2024: Eliza McCartney has admitted she wasn't at her best as she locked in the national women's pole vault title in Wellington this afternoon... more
    Eliza McCartney's revealed how seriously she's taken the psychological battle with injury as she returns to top form, four months out from the Paris Olympics
    16 Mar 2024: Eliza McCartney's revealed how seriously she's taken the psychological battle with injury as she returns to top form, four months out from the Paris Olympics... more
    Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh is aware of the lengths he'll have to go to to beat American rival Ryan Crouser at this year's Paris Olympics
    15 Mar 2024: Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh is aware of the lengths he'll have to go to to beat American rival Ryan Crouser at this year's Paris Olympics... more
    Not even a bout of long Covid could stop canoe slalom veteran Luuka Jones from being selected for her fifth Olympic Games
    13 Mar 2024: Not even a bout of long Covid could stop canoe slalom veteran Luuka Jones from being selected for her fifth Olympic Games... more
    Hopes the swag of medals from the World indoor athletics Championship are a harbinger for this year's Olympics
    5 Mar 2024: Hopes the swag of medals from the World indoor athletics Championship are a harbinger for this year's Olympics... more
    New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has set a personal best in the 60 metres final at the World Athletics Indoor Champs in Glasgow...but has finished 0.01 off the podium
    3 Mar 2024: New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has set a personal best in the 60 metres final at the World Athletics Indoor Champs in Glasgow...but has finished 0.01 off the podium... more
    A new indoor 1500 metres national record has been set by Kiwi Maia Ramsden, who's qualified for the final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow
    2 Mar 2024: A new indoor 1500 metres national record has been set by Kiwi Maia Ramsden, who's qualified for the final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow... more
    Tom Walsh has heaved his way to victory at the indoor silver tier shot put event in the Czech Republic
    21 Feb 2024: Tom Walsh has heaved his way to victory at the indoor silver tier shot put event in the Czech Republic... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland ++++++++
     13 Dec: 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: 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 +++++++
     04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres  +++++++
     14 Dec: Ashleigh Gentle shares 'incredibly isolating' miscarriage news before competing in T100 Qatar +++++++
     15 Dec: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit +++++++

     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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