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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure
     1 September 2025
    All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is walking towards a fear of losing as they count down to the biggest match of his tenure
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    Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich
    28 Aug 2025: Shot putter Tom Walsh has finished fifth at the latest Diamond League athletics event in Zurich... more
    To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..
    21 Aug 2025: To the latest athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland..... more
    A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr
    18 Aug 2025: A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr... more
    Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest
    13 Aug 2025: Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest... more
    A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London
    10 Aug 2025: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London... more
    Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships
    6 Aug 2025: Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships... more
    Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon
    4 Aug 2025: Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon... more
    It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause
    26 Jul 2025: It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause... more
    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships
    20 Jul 2025: Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships... 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 ++++++++
     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 ++++++
     11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg ++++++

     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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