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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Recently retired Warriors captain Tohu Harris has revealed his plans for the upcoming year
     8 February 2025
    Recently retired Warriors captain Tohu Harris has revealed his plans for the upcoming year
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    Fourth for Zoe Hobbs in the 60 metres final at an indoor grand prix event in Boston
    3 Feb 2025: Fourth for Zoe Hobbs in the 60 metres final at an indoor grand prix event in Boston... more
    Teenage middle distance runner Samuel Ruthe's become the youngest man to win a national senior track and field title
    2 Feb 2025: Teenage middle distance runner Samuel Ruthe's become the youngest man to win a national senior track and field title... more
    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

     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 ++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record ++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games +++++++
     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 +++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      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)
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