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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland
     21 December 2025
    Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland
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    The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride
    19 Dec: Braving 4am starts, the dragon boat team of The University of Philippines is full of dedicated athletes. But without being recognised as an official sport, they receive no pay for their time and sacrifice.... more
    High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
    18 Dec: 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: High praise for Hayden Wilde from the the voice of triathlon after a dominant year on the T100 circuit... more
    Ashleigh Gentle shares 'incredibly isolating' miscarriage news before competing in T100 Qatar
    14 Dec: Australian triathlete Ashleigh Gentle reveals she suffered a miscarriage just days before competing in the season-ending T100 event in Qatar, earning significant praise for her bravery.... more
    The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..
    14 Dec: The momentum continue for New Zealand snow sports athletes..... more
    'I was tricked': African athlete lured to Russia for work, ends up on front lines of Ukraine war
    14 Dec: Vladimir Putin says Russia has "no need" to recruit foreign fighters to bolster its invasion of Ukraine, but inside this prisoner of war camp, people have a very different story.... 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: 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: 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
    New T100 World Champion Hayden Wilde is adamant he didn't feel under pressure to win a first-ever triathlon world title
    13 Dec: New T100 World Champion Hayden Wilde is adamant he didn't feel under pressure to win a first-ever triathlon world title... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     19 Dec: The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride +++++++++++++++
     07 Dec: Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings ++++++++
     06 Dec: Another day - another new record for a teenage running phenom ++++++++
     01 Dec: Nicola Olyslagers and Bruce McAvaney honoured at World Athletics Awards +++++++
     08 Dec: The father of Tauranga teen running sensation Sam Ruthe has paid tribute to the long-term record-holder his son has consigned to history +++++++
     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 +++++++
     21 Dec: Teenage runner Sam Ruthe has set two New Zealand age-group records at the "Night of Fives" meet in Auckland +++++++

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