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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record
     25 January 2026
    Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record
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    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
    An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay
    17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay... more
    Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres
    4 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres ... more
    Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland
    21 Dec 2025: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
    18 Dec 2025: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025... more
    High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit
    15 Dec 2025: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit... more
    The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..
    14 Dec 2025: The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..... more
    Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde has only just won the first world title of his career...but he's already looking ahead to next season's T100 World Championship
    13 Dec 2025: Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde has only just won the first world title of his career...but he's already looking ahead to next season's T100 World Championship... more
    It's been a wild payday for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde ...pocketing almost four hundred thousand dollars for finishing the T100 season in perfect style
    13 Dec 2025: It's been a wild payday for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde ...pocketing almost four hundred thousand dollars for finishing the T100 season in perfect style... 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 +++++++++++++++++
     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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