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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Dame Lydia Ko has been named New Zealand's top sportsperson, winning the supreme Halberg award at a function in Auckland - the golfer won Olympic gold and triumphed at the British Open
     19 February 2025
    Dame Lydia Ko has been named New Zealand's top sportsperson, winning the supreme Halberg award at a function in Auckland - the golfer won Olympic gold and triumphed at the British Open
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    To Abu Dhabi..
    16 Feb 2025: To Abu Dhabi..... more
    Jacko Gill has dominated Tom Walsh in the men's shotput at the Sir Graeme Douglas Invitational in Auckland
    9 Feb 2025: Jacko Gill has dominated Tom Walsh in the men's shotput at the Sir Graeme Douglas Invitational in Auckland... more
    Recently retired Warriors captain Tohu Harris has revealed his plans for the upcoming year
    8 Feb 2025: Recently retired Warriors captain Tohu Harris has revealed his plans for the upcoming year... more
    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

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres  +++++++++
     21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland ++++++++
     15 Dec: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit +++++++
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025 ++++++
     11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg ++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      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)
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