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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Kiwi Mike Phillips has placed 17th at the Kona Ironman world champs in Hawaii in seven hours, 58 minutes and 55 seconds
     27 October 2024
    Kiwi Mike Phillips has placed 17th at the Kona Ironman world champs in Hawaii in seven hours, 58 minutes and 55 seconds
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    A race to savour for Hayden Wilde to round out the triathlon world series
    21 Oct 2024: A race to savour for Hayden Wilde to round out the triathlon world series... more
    Alpine skier Alice Robinson has been named Snow Sports New Zealand athlete of the year
    12 Oct 2024: Alpine skier Alice Robinson has been named Snow Sports New Zealand athlete of the year... more
    Kiwi Olympic silver medalist Hayden Wilde leads the Super Triathlon series heading into the season finale
    7 Oct 2024: Kiwi Olympic silver medalist Hayden Wilde leads the Super Triathlon series heading into the season finale... more
    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua believes the Commonwealth Games gives appreciation of what other athletes have to do to compete
    21 Sep 2024: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua believes the Commonwealth Games gives appreciation of what other athletes have to do to compete... more
    Para-athlete Holly Robinson has decided to put down her javelin for good
    7 Sep 2024: Para-athlete Holly Robinson has decided to put down her javelin for good... more
    Swimmer Cameron Leslie is staying optimistic despite missing out on a medal in the men's S4 50-metre freestyle final at the Paralympics in Paris
    7 Sep 2024: Swimmer Cameron Leslie is staying optimistic despite missing out on a medal in the men's S4 50-metre freestyle final at the Paralympics in Paris... more
    Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away
    3 Sep 2024: Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away... more
    Hayden Wilde's got one over rival Alex Yee at the latest Super-Tri series event in Chicago
    26 Aug 2024: Hayden Wilde's got one over rival Alex Yee at the latest Super-Tri series event in Chicago... more
    Olympic silver medallist Maddi-Lee Wesche has finished sixth in the women's shot put at the latest Diamond League track and field meet in Lausanne
    23 Aug 2024: Olympic silver medallist Maddi-Lee Wesche has finished sixth in the women's shot put at the latest Diamond League track and field meet in Lausanne... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     01 Feb: New Zealand's teenage running star says he wants to go even faster .. after another Worlds' best +++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: Zoe Hobbs and Tiaan Whelpton are Poland-bound after posting world indoor athletics championships 60-metre qualifying times at the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland +++++++++++
     25 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui +++++++++
     13 Feb: League of their own: the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Maori match is much more than a novelty +++++++++
     09 Feb: Teenage middle distance runner Sam Ruthe intends to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games ++++++++
     25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record ++++++++
     15 Feb: Middle distance runner Sam Ruthe has been unable to replicate his stunning mile earlier this month at another indoor event in North Carolina ++++++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      21 Feb: Uk athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter of paralympian (BBCWorld)
      17 Feb: Was a former all black singing the national anthem really new zealand’s favourite sporting moment of 2025? (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Feb: Regis adds to parents' legacy with first uk title (BBCWorld)
      16 Feb: Watch: athletics star sam ruthe’s little sister wins new zealand u20 race - and she’s only 14 (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Feb: Hodgkinson smashes own indoor record and sets sights on world best (BBCWorld)
      3 Feb: Why kiwi athletics legend compares sam ruthe to edmund hillary (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Jan: The masters games: jigsaw puzzle racing, ballroom dancing and competitive cornhole (RadioNZ)
      10 Jan: Athletics star sam ruthe guides young tamahau hicks to colgate games victory (RadioNZ)
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