News | Athletics
8 Jan 2026 17:17
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Sports > Athletics

    New Zealand could send up to 18 athletes to July's World track and field Championships in Oregon

    New Zealand could send up to 18 athletes to July's World track and field Championships in Oregon


    Athletics New Zealand has named 18 athletes, eleven of which have been conditionally picked based on their world ranking.

    The team is headed by 2017 world champion shotputter Tom Walsh with fellow shotputter Jacko Gill, hammer throwers Julia Ratcliffe and Lauren Bruce, sprinter Zoe Hobbs and shotputter Maddi Wesche also confirmed.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Athletics News
     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
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
     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
     14 Dec: The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    It's au revoir for AJ Lam after the upcoming Super Rugby season More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Warner Bros has again rejected a hostile takeover bid from media conglomerate Paramount, telling shareholders to stick with Netflix's rival offer More...


     Today's News

    		 Health & Safety:
    The movement of fruit and vegetables in Auckland's Mount Roskill is being legally restricted - after a Queensland fruit fly was caught in a surveillance trap 16:57

     Entertainment:
    Ellie Goulding has dated women in between "toxic, fleeting and passionate" relationships with men 16:53

     Entertainment:
    Tommy Lee Jones' family has released a statement following his daughter's death 16:23

     International:
    Minnesota ICE shooting takes life of a legal observer, according to local representatives 16:17

     Law and Order:
    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa 16:17

     Environment:
    Wild mountain gorilla gives birth to twins in Virunga National Park 15:57

     Entertainment:
    Tom Brady and Alix Earle had an "instant connection" 15:53

     Law and Order:
    Our newsroom understands a three-year-old boy was found dead at an Auckland home on New Year's Day 15:27

     International:
    ICE agent fatally shoots woman amid US immigration crackdown in Minneapolis 15:27

     Entertainment:
    Rachel Zegler has sparked rumours that she has broken up with her boyfriend Nathan Louis-Fernand 15:23

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd