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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships
     20 July 2025
    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships
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    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has reached the world championship qualifying mark at the Diamond League athletics meet in London
    20 Jul 2025: Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has reached the world championship qualifying mark at the Diamond League athletics meet in London... more
    Running prodigy Sam Ruthe is crediting coach Craig Kirkwood after breaking his 15th national age group record since November
    14 Jul 2025: Running prodigy Sam Ruthe is crediting coach Craig Kirkwood after breaking his 15th national age group record since November... more
    A personal best for shot putter Maddi Wesche at the Diamond League meet in Oregon
    6 Jul 2025: A personal best for shot putter Maddi Wesche at the Diamond League meet in Oregon... more
    Kiwi athletes are warned to be careful of their attire, after a first-of-its-kind doping case
    29 Jun 2025: Kiwi athletes are warned to be careful of their attire, after a first-of-its-kind doping case... more
    Victory for Tom Walsh in the men's shot put at the latest Diamond League event in Rome
    7 Jun 2025: Victory for Tom Walsh in the men's shot put at the latest Diamond League event in Rome... more
    Sprinter Zoe Hobbs has placed second in the women's 100 metres at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in Poland
    31 May 2025: Sprinter Zoe Hobbs has placed second in the women's 100 metres at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in Poland... more
    A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat
    26 May 2025: A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat... more
    To Morocco..
    26 May 2025: To Morocco..... more
    Shot putter Tom Walsh has recorded his best heave in more than 14 months at a meet in Zagreb, Croatia
    23 May 2025: Shot putter Tom Walsh has recorded his best heave in more than 14 months at a meet in Zagreb, Croatia... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland ++++++++
     13 Dec: 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: 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 +++++++
     04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres  +++++++
     15 Dec: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit ++++++
     14 Dec: Ashleigh Gentle shares 'incredibly isolating' miscarriage news before competing in T100 Qatar ++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      7 Dec: Sun, 7 Dec 2025: Sam ruthe shatters another national schoolboy record with stunning 800m run (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Dec: Mon, 1 Dec 2025: She won gold medals and broke records in 2025. but this aussie high jumper’s year just got better (Sydney Morning Herald)
      31 Oct: Fri, 31 Oct 2025: Why convicted doper could keep women's marathon world record (Sydney Morning Herald)
      14 Oct: Tue, 14 Oct 2025: Former british olympic athletics coach charged with child sex offences (BBCWorld)
      8 Oct: Wed, 8 Oct 2025: Samoan discus star alex rose aims for olympic medal (RadioNZ)
      4 Oct: Sat, 4 Oct 2025: Danielle aitchison claims sprint double at the world para athletics championships (RadioNZ)
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