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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy
     3 October 2025
    Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy
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    Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
    1 Oct 2025: Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi... more
    A second medal for New Zealand at the Para Athletics World Championships in India
    30 Sep 2025: A second medal for New Zealand at the Para Athletics World Championships in India... more
    New Zealand is currently a staggering 5th on the medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
    21 Sep 2025: New Zealand is currently a staggering 5th on the medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo... more
    American sprinter Noah Lyles has emulated the great Usain Bolt with his latest 200 metres success
    20 Sep 2025: American sprinter Noah Lyles has emulated the great Usain Bolt with his latest 200 metres success... more
    World champion high jumper Hamish Kerr has fired a warning to his rivals that he believes a strong offseason will take him to another level
    17 Sep 2025: World champion high jumper Hamish Kerr has fired a warning to his rivals that he believes a strong offseason will take him to another level... more
    Belief from two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis that Geordie Beamish can contend for a gold medal at the next Olympics in Los Angeles
    16 Sep 2025: Belief from two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis that Geordie Beamish can contend for a gold medal at the next Olympics in Los Angeles... more
    A potential calamity has imbued Geordie Beamish with the confidence to secure the country's first gold medal on the track in 42 years and 20 editions of the outdoor world athletics championships
    16 Sep 2025: A potential calamity has imbued Geordie Beamish with the confidence to secure the country's first gold medal on the track in 42 years and 20 editions of the outdoor world athletics championships... more
    Hamish Kerr has cleared 2.25 metres to qualify for the high jump final at the world athletics championships in Tokyo
    15 Sep 2025: Hamish Kerr has cleared 2.25 metres to qualify for the high jump final at the world athletics championships in Tokyo... more
    Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
    14 Sep 2025: Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo... 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 +++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games ++++++++
     25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record ++++++++
     15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina ++++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      21 Feb: Uk athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of paralympian (BBCWorld)
      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)
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