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Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon

4 August 2025

Track and field has turned into a contact sport at the US Athletics Championships in Oregon

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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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: Kiwi athletes are warned to be careful of their attire, after a first-of-its-kind doping case... more

Victory for Tom Walsh in the men's shot put at the latest Diamond League event in Rome
	7 Jun 2025: Victory for Tom Walsh in the men's shot put at the latest Diamond League event in Rome... more

Sprinter Zoe Hobbs has placed second in the women's 100 metres at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in Poland
	31 May 2025: Sprinter Zoe Hobbs has placed second in the women's 100 metres at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in Poland... more

A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat
	26 May 2025: A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat... more

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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 ++++++++++++

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 +++++++++

19 Feb: Winter Olympics 2026: Dog invades cross-country skiing, Americans get engaged as Ally Hickman feels the pain — day 12 quick hits +++++++++

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 ++++++++

21 Feb: Some of the country's best track and field talent will be on show in Christchurch this afternoon as the city hosts it's annual International Track Meet ++++++++

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24 Feb: 'closest i've felt' - hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record (BBCWorld)

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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)

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