NZ Athletics News from NZCity

News | Athletics

29 Jan 2026 4:25

NZCity News

Make Home

Home > News > Sports >		Athletics

Teenage middle distance runner Samuel Ruthe's become the youngest man to win a national senior track and field title

2 February 2025

Teenage middle distance runner Samuel Ruthe's become the youngest man to win a national senior track and field title

>> Read Article

New Zealand's triple jump brothers have made a solid start to the season at the Capital Classic athletics meet in Wellington
	30 Jan 2025: New Zealand's triple jump brothers have made a solid start to the season at the Capital Classic athletics meet in Wellington... more

Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton claims he's under quality supervision looking towards the 2028 Olympics
	28 Jan 2025: Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton claims he's under quality supervision looking towards the 2028 Olympics... more

Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton has pointed to a new training regime as the key behind breaking a 30-year-old Athletics New Zealand national record
	26 Jan 2025: Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton has pointed to a new training regime as the key behind breaking a 30-year-old Athletics New Zealand national record... more

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona
	1 Jan 2025: Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona... more

High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support
	18 Dec 2024: High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support... more

Hayden Wilde's encouraged - and excited - by the prospect of more gruelling races as part of a renewed push for an Olympic gold
	16 Dec 2024: Hayden Wilde's encouraged - and excited - by the prospect of more gruelling races as part of a renewed push for an Olympic gold... more

A podium finish for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde in his first Ironman World Championship event in Taupo
	15 Dec 2024: A podium finish for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde in his first Ironman World Championship event in Taupo... more

Kiwi triathlete Hannah Berry is determined to end her season in style at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo tomorrow
	13 Dec 2024: Kiwi triathlete Hannah Berry is determined to end her season in style at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo tomorrow... more

A four year wait is nearly over for organisers of the ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo
	13 Dec 2024: A four year wait is nearly over for organisers of the ironman 70.3 world championships in Taupo... more

< Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next >

Most Popular Recent Athletics News

04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres +++++++++++++++++++++

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 ++++++

11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg ++++++

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 ++++

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)

more Athletics newslinks >>

Top Stories

RUGBY
All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard is adamant the axing of Scott Robertson will not cause further fallout once they're in camp later in the year More...

BUSINESS
The Reserve Bank may have to step in and use interest rate hikes to cool inflation More...

Today's News

Cricket:
While the result of tomorrow morning's fourth T20 against India remains important to Black Caps bowling coach Jacob Oram, the team is looking beyond the scoreboard 21:57

Entertainment:
Elle Fanning broke down in tears upon finding out she had received her first Oscar nomination 21:31

Soccer:
Auckland FC is thankful the A-League has become such a cut-throat competition 21:17

Politics:
Iranian doctor who fled to Australia after operating on massacre victims estimates death toll in tens of thousands 21:07

Entertainment:
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is pregnant 21:01

Entertainment:
Bart Johnson says High School Musical was "terrible" for his career early on 20:31

Entertainment:
Emilia Clarke fears her life-threatening condition could be inherited by her future children 20:01

Entertainment:
Martin Short nearly ruined Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding after he cut into their cake before it was served 19:31

Entertainment:
Jessie Buckley is "so proud and honoured" to have been nominated for an Oscar 19:01

Law and Order:
The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee 18:57

News Search

Power Search