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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 February 2026

New Zealand's Winter Olympic chef de mission Marty Toomey has praised his team's experienced athletes for easing the nerves of the debutants

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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

To intervene as overbearing parents, or let a generational talent chase what's possible at 16-years-old?
	26 Jan: To intervene as overbearing parents, or let a generational talent chase what's possible at 16-years-old?... more

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: 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... more

Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record
	25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record... more

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: 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... more

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Most Popular Recent Athletics News

01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best +++++++++++++++++

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 +++++++++

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 ++++++++

25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record ++++++++

15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina ++++++++

Athletics NewsLinks

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)

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)

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