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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Athletics articles  Athletics
    Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998
     1 April 2025
    Lex Revell-Lewis has expressed his relief at breaking the national 400 metre sprint record set by Shaun Farrell in 1998
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    One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne
    31 Mar: One of New Zealand's longest-standing track and field records has fallen in Melbourne... more
    Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood
    23 Mar: Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood... more
    New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China
    22 Mar: New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has won her 60 metre heat at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China... more
    The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China
    21 Mar: The World Indoor Athletics Championships are under way in Nanjing, China... more
    The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home
    21 Mar: The record-breaking New Zealand contingent at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in China has been inspired by a history-making performance back home... more
    Teenager Sam Ruthe will attempt to become the youngest person to break the four-minute mile shortly at Mount Smart Stadium
    19 Mar: Teenager Sam Ruthe will attempt to become the youngest person to break the four-minute mile shortly at Mount Smart Stadium... more
    From a dead heat finish at the nationals to a record-breaking mile attempt at Mt Smart
    19 Mar: From a dead heat finish at the nationals to a record-breaking mile attempt at Mt Smart... more
    Olympic champion high jumper Hamish Kerr headlines a 12-strong New Zealand squad named for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China in just over a weeks time
    12 Mar: Olympic champion high jumper Hamish Kerr headlines a 12-strong New Zealand squad named for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in China in just over a weeks time... more
    A Sam-squared 1500 metre finish at the track and field national championships hasn't come as a complete surprise to the man who coaches both runners
    9 Mar: A Sam-squared 1500 metre finish at the track and field national championships hasn't come as a complete surprise to the man who coaches both runners... more

     Most Popular Recent Athletics News
     03 Oct: Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy +++++++++
     11 Oct: Two-time world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol steps up to 800m in 'next challenge' +++++++
     30 Sep: A second medal for New Zealand at the Para Athletics World Championships in India +++++++
     06 Oct: New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi +++++++
     04 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year ++++++
     01 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi ++++++
     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 ++++

     Athletics NewsLinks
      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)
      22 Sep: ‘it really sucks’: the good, the bad and the unfair of australia’s world athletics championships (Sydney Morning Herald)
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