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Tori Peeters has bettered her own New Zealand residents record with a 60.51m javelin throw - 37cm longer than her previous mark

5 February 2022

She was almost 14m better than her nearest rival.

Tiaan Whelpton and Zoe Hobbs won the 100m men's and women's sprint races.

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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

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: 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

17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay

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

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

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