News (229)
Friday, 20 December 2013
1:39PM
Record Numbers Set to Celebrate Half Century Milestone for NZ's Oldest Marathon
Many runners decide to celebrate their own 50th birthdays by ‘taking on the lake’
The 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s oldest marathon, the iconic Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, is on track to break entry records, with over 3,000 people having already signed up to take their place on the starting line next May.
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Monday, 21 October 2013
1:32PM
Two Hour Barrier for the Marathon distance broken
The two hour barrier for the marathon was broken on Sunday by a Primary Sports Canterbury Cross Country team.
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Saturday, 8 June 2013
7:04PM
NZ Race Walker Passes Away
Lesley Cantwell, a member of the Athletics New Zealand team at the Oceania Area Athletics Championships in Tahiti has died in a Papeete Hospital.
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Thursday, 5 July 2012
8:55AM
Van Dalen Olympic Selection Confirmed
Lucy Van Dalen has been officially confirmed to the New Zealand Olympic Team after bettering the New Zealand qualifying standard for the 1500m two weeks ago in San Diego.
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Monday, 11 June 2012
12:55PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup
USA
adidas Grand Prix, Diamond League, New York – 9 June 2012
Valerie Adams continued her winning way with the shot put in the lead up to her defence of the Olympic title.
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Friday, 24 February 2012
2:38PM
Athletics NZ Media Release 24 February 2012
AUSTRALIA
Oceania Racewalking Trophy, Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania – 25 February 2012
NSW Athletics, Sydney Olympic Park, 23 February 2012: Madison Gipson 100m 12.44s (0.0) (5).
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Friday, 17 February 2012
11:04AM
Close race in the women for the national 3000m title
Fiona Crombie of Canterbury, national 3000m champion in 2009 and 2010 and third last year will go to the starting line on Saturday in Dunedin keen to regain the title.
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
3:23PM
Valerie Adams in action in Hamilton
Valerie Adams will make her traditional appearance in the shot put at the Porritt Classic Grand Prix series meeting in Hamilton on Saturday.
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Friday, 20 January 2012
11:24AM
Sylvia Potts Classic and NZ Junior 3000m championships Saturday 21 January 2012 Hastings
Angie Smit will be going for three years in a row in the Sylvia Potts Memorial 800 metres this weekend, the key event at the Potts Classic meeting in Hastings on Saturday evening.
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Monday, 16 January 2012
3:37PM
Athletics NZ Weekly Roundup
AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Track Classic, Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre Nathan – 14 January 2012
Bronze medallist at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Andrea Miller was in fine form winning the 100m hurdles.
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Monday, 14 November 2011
2:48PM
Usain Bolt And Sally Pearson IAAF Athletes Of The Year
The 25 year old Jamaican successfully defended his title in the 200m at the World Championships in Daegu clocking 19.40s, the second fastest performance of the year.
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Thursday, 3 November 2011
2:44PM
Kimberley Smith amongst some elite company in the New York Marathon
Kimberley Smith will have every incentive to run a fast marathon when she lines up in New York on Sunday.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
6:08PM
Athletics NZ Name Team for Chiba Ekiden International Relay
Athletics New Zealand has announced the team selected to compete in the International Chiba Ekiden Relay in Japan on 23 November.
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011
9:25AM
Athletics New Zealand results
AUCKLAND
Sir Barry Curtis 10km Road Race – 16 October 2011
Australian world junior cross country championship representative in 2009 Harry Summers from Sydney took the limelight in winning the annual event in a personal best of 29m 42s, just 10 seconds outside Dale Warrander’s 2005 race record.
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Monday, 12 September 2011
4:19PM
IAAF World Challenge, Rieti
Nick Willis bounced back from his disappointing run in the final of the 1500m at the world athletic championships last week with a second over 1500m at the IAAF world challenge meeting in Italy.
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Monday, 5 September 2011
1:18PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup
13th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, DAEGU SOUTH KOREA – 27 August to 4 September 2011
Day 3 29 August:
GOLD FOR VALERIE ADAMS
Valerie Adams retained her world shot put title with a come from behind win.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
6:49PM
Strong competition for national road relay titles
University of Canterbury will be going for their fifth senior men’s title in a row while their senior women’s will be aiming for the hat trick of three titles in a row at the national road relay championships to be staged in Hunua on Saturday.
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Monday, 29 August 2011
4:42PM
13th World Championship In Athletics, Daegu Korea 27 August to 4 September 2011
Day 1 27 August: Decathlon: Brent Newdick got away to a confident start to the two days of competition by winning his heat of the 100m in 11.00s.
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Thursday, 18 August 2011
9:47AM
Strong fields for New Zealand Road Championships
Stephen Lett, second in the New Zealand cross country championships, steps up to the plate again for the New Zealand road championships to be staged in Wellington on Saturday.
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
3:45PM
Blincoe and Robertson added to World Track & Field Champs Team
Two further selections have been announced for the New Zealand team competing at the World Track & Field Champs in Daegu, Korea 27 August – 4 September.
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Tuesday, 26 July 2011
9:12AM
New Zealand Cross Country Championships
Halswell Quarry, Christchurch – 23 July 2011
Matt Smith is his only cross country appearance this winter was in stunning form collecting the New Zealand senior 12km cross country title at the Halswell Quarry Reserve on Saturday.
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
9:45PM
Stephen Lett keen to add National title to North Island title
Stephen Lett will have a good omen on his side as he lines up for the New Zealand cross country championship race at Halswell Quarry in Christchuch on Saturday.
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
8:58AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup
IAAF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lille, France – 6/10 July 2011
New Zealander Jacko Gill stuns the athletic world with gold in the shot put
New Zealand’s 16 year old shot put sensation Jacko Gill stunned the athletic world with a record breaking performance to win the world youth title in Lille France.
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Friday, 8 July 2011
4:26PM
New Zealander Jacko Gill stuns the athletic world
New Zealand's 16 year old shot put sensation Jacko Gill has stunned the athletic world with a record breaking performance to win the world youth title in Lille France.
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
7:16AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly update
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011
8:47AM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly update
New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs, Tinwald Domain – 18 June 2011
Declan Wilson and Rebekah Greene retained their senior titles at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011
5:56PM
New Zealand Cross Country Championships, Tinwald Domain Ashburton
Declan Wilson of Auckland Grammar and Matt Baxter of New Plymouth Boys should go head to head for the second year in the senior boys race at the New Zealand Secondary Schools cross country championships in Ashburton on Saturday.
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Friday, 10 June 2011
11:08AM
Valerie Adams wins first comp of the season, sets Stadium record in Oslo
Olympic and world shot put champion Valerie Adams had a promising start to her European campaign leading up to the world championships in August with a win over arch rival Nadezhda Ostapchuk in Oslo.
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
8:10AM
Athletics New Zealand Teams Announcements
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
1:32PM
Athletics New Zealand - Weekly Roundup
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