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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
     7 December 2025
    Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings
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    Another day - another new record for a teenage running phenom
    6 Dec: Another day - another new record for a teenage running phenom... more
    Nicola Olyslagers and Bruce McAvaney honoured at World Athletics Awards
    1 Dec: Nicola Olyslagers becomes only the second Australian athlete to be honoured at the World Athletics Awards, while legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney is recognised for his contribution to the sport.... more
    Leicester Fainga'anuku believes the switch to test rugby in the midfield isn't too daunting
    5 Nov: Leicester Fainga'anuku believes the switch to test rugby in the midfield isn't too daunting... more
    Multi-sport athlete Braden Currie has retired from ironman racing
    31 Oct: Multi-sport athlete Braden Currie has retired from ironman racing... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year
    21 Oct: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year... more
    World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025
    11 Oct: World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025... more
    New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
    6 Oct: New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi... more
    Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year
    4 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year... more
    Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy
    3 Oct: Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings +++++++
     06 Dec: Another day - another new record for a teenage running phenom +++++++
     01 Dec: Nicola Olyslagers and Bruce McAvaney honoured at World Athletics Awards ++++++
     08 Dec: The father of Tauranga teen running sensation Sam Ruthe has paid tribute to the long-term record-holder his son has consigned to history ++++++
     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 +++++
     13 Dec: New T100 World Champion Hayden Wilde is adamant he didn't feel under pressure to win a first-ever triathlon world title +++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      19 Dec: Halberg award finalists revealed, athletics and snow sports dominate (Stuff.co.nz)
      13 Dec: Dopers are beating system – athletics integrity chief (BBCWorld)
      7 Dec: Sam ruthe shatters another national schoolboy record with stunning 800m run (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Dec: She won gold medals and broke records in 2025. but this aussie high jumper’s year just got better (Sydney Morning Herald)
      31 Oct: Why convicted doper could keep women's marathon world record (Sydney Morning Herald)
      14 Oct: Former british olympic athletics coach charged with child sex offences (BBCWorld)
      8 Oct: Samoan discus star alex rose aims for olympic medal (RadioNZ)
      4 Oct: Danielle aitchison claims sprint double at the world para athletics championships (RadioNZ)
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