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5 November 2025

Leicester Fainga'anuku believes the switch to test rugby in the midfield isn't too daunting

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Multi-sport athlete Braden Currie has retired from ironman racing
	31 Oct: Multi-sport athlete Braden Currie has retired from ironman racing... more

IOC says sports events should not be hosted in Indonesia after Israeli gymnasts banned
	23 Oct: The world's most populous Muslim nation refused to issue visas to Israeli athletes last week because of the war in Gaza.... more

High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year
	21 Oct: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year... more

Two-time world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol steps up to 800m in 'next challenge'
	11 Oct: Jess Hull once called running the 800m a "fun little side quest". For two-time world champion hurdler Femke Bol though, it's just "the next challenge".... more

World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025
	11 Oct: World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025... more

New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
	6 Oct: New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi... more

Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year
	4 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year... more

Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy
	3 Oct: Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy... more

Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
	1 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi... more

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Most Popular Recent Athletics News

11 Oct: Two-time world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol steps up to 800m in 'next challenge' +++++++++

23 Oct: IOC says sports events should not be hosted in Indonesia after Israeli gymnasts banned +++++++

11 Oct: World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025 +++++

21 Oct: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year +++++

31 Oct: Multi-sport athlete Braden Currie has retired from ironman racing +++++

05 Nov: Leicester Fainga'anuku believes the switch to test rugby in the midfield isn't too daunting +++++

Athletics NewsLinks

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)

1 Oct: Watch: ‘gutted’ nz sprinter misses podium by 0.001sec in 'closest race ever' (Stuff.co.nz)

29 Sep: Kiwi shot put star is a world champion again, a year after retiring (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Sep: Hollingsworth impresses in tokyo (Sydney Morning Herald)

22 Sep: New olympic calendar likely because of climate change, says sebastian coe (BBCWorld)

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