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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest
     13 August 2025
    Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest
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    A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London
    10 Aug: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London... more
    Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships
    6 Aug: Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships... more
    Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon
    4 Aug: Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon... more
    It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause
    26 Jul: It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause... more
    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships
    20 Jul: Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships... more
    Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has reached the world championship qualifying mark at the Diamond League athletics meet in London
    20 Jul: 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: 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: 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: Kiwi athletes are warned to be careful of their attire, after a first-of-its-kind doping case... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     26 Jul: It may only be around 6 degrees in Wellington currently but that's not stopping emergency service staff and athletes from taking part in a polar plunge for a special cause +++++++++++
     10 Aug: A hint of rust from triathlete Hayden Wilde during his victorious return at the latest T100 race in London ++++++++++
     04 Aug: Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon +++++++++
     20 Jul: Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has rubber stamped her attendance at September's world athletics championships ++++++++
     20 Jul: Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart has reached the world championship qualifying mark at the Diamond League athletics meet in London ++++++++
     06 Aug: Athletics New Zealand has confirmed it's largest ever team for a World Para Championships +++++++
     13 Aug: Tom Walsh has finished second in the shot put at the World Continental Gold Tour event at Budapest +++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      7 Aug: My 30-year-old world record is 'not a good sign for athletics', says jonathan edwards (BBCWorld)
      5 Aug: Beloved ex-wellington college teacher and athletics coach neville paul dies (NZ Herald)
      3 Aug: Hughes and hunt win british 100m titles (BBCWorld)
      31 Jul: ‘gender cannot trump biology’: world athletics introduce mandatory gender test (Sydney Morning Herald)
      31 Jul: World athletics introduces gene test for female category (BBCWorld)
      28 Jul: Japanese teen shatters 100m record (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Jul: Us olympic, paralympic officials bar transwomen from women’s sports (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Jul: Pole vault: kiwi olivia mctaggart shines with career-best 4.73m win in diamond league (NZ Herald)
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