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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Global Athlete accuses IOC of 'kowtowing' to Russia by including AIN athletes
     10 February 2026
    Advocacy group Global Athlete has accused the IOC of enabling Russia by allowing 13 Russian and seven Belarusian athletes to compete at the Winter Olympics.
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    Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games
    9 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games... more
    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
    9 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... more
    What is the AIN at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics? Why Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete in Italy
    7 Feb: The Winter Olympics of Milano Cortina 2026 is another where Russian and Belarusian athletes will be largely absent, although there are a handful competing as individual neutral athletes.... more
    New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants
    5 Feb: New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants... more
    Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
    3 Feb: Sam Ruthe is halfway towards fulfilling his part of the bargain for a chance to board the plane to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games... more
    Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running
    2 Feb: Sam Ruthe's coach Craig Kirkwood is refusing to put a limit on the teenage phenom's future in middle-distance running... more
    New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best
    1 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best... more
    A personal best for kiwi pole vaulter Imogen Ayris at a World Athletics indoor meet in France
    31 Jan: A personal best for kiwi pole vaulter Imogen Ayris at a World Athletics indoor meet in France... more
    Sam Tanner is adamant teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is a once-in-a-generation athlete
    27 Jan: Sam Tanner is adamant teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is a once-in-a-generation athlete... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     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 ++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games ++++++++++++
     19 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Dog invades cross-country skiing, Americans get engaged as Ally Hickman feels the pain — day 12 quick hits ++++++++++++
     21 Feb: Some of the country's best track and field talent will be on show in Christchurch this afternoon as the city hosts it's annual International Track Meet ++++++++++
     21 Feb: Tiaan Whelpton's made a resounding statement at the International Track Meet in Christchurch ++++++++++
     11 Feb: What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere ++++++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      2 Mar: Griffith falls just short of global podium (Sydney Morning Herald)
      24 Feb: 'closest i've felt' - hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record (BBCWorld)
      21 Feb: Uk athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of paralympian (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Was a former all black singing the national anthem really new zealand’s favourite sporting moment of 2025? (Stuff.co.nz)
      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)
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