NZ TEAM MANAGEMENT POSITIONS Athletics New Zealand has announced the following team management and support appointments. A number of coaching positions will be announced when team make-up is known. 2011 World Youth Champs, Lille France, 6-10 July Team Leader: Terry … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Ultra Distance Champs Team
April 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Commonwealth Ultra Distance Champs Team Announced The following athletes have been named in the New Zealand team for the Commonwealth Ultra Distance Champs 24 hours race. … [Read more...]
Grand Prix Winners Found
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix The inaugural Asics Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix winners have been found following the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Dunedin, the final round in the series. The format of the competition was … [Read more...]
Butler wins New Zealand Mountain Title
April 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WELLINGTON - New Zealand Mountain Running Championships, Colonial Knob Porirua – 16 April 2011 Dougan Butler made a significant break through in his running career in winning the New Zealand mountain running crown in Porirua on Saturday. The 21 year old dairy farmer … [Read more...]
Athletics New Zealand Announces Revised Rio Squad
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Athletics New Zealand Announces Revised Rio Squad The list of athletes and their coaches invited to be members of the 2011-2012 Rio Squad has been released. A total of fifty one athletes have been named in two levels, Gold and Silver for the next twelve months. As … [Read more...]
Former champions to battle out the national mountain running title
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Former champions to battle out the national mountain running title Glenn Hughes is expecting a pretty tough race over an exposed rugged up and down course when he tackles the New Zealand mountain running championship in Porirua on Saturday. The 28 year old from … [Read more...]
Docherty out of London Marathon
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fiona Docherty withdraws from the London Marathon Fiona Docherty has withdrawn from next Sunday’s London Marathon with an inflamed left heal (retrocalcaneal bursitis). “After just coming off a great performance at the NYC half marathon in a time of 1h 12m 49s (two … [Read more...]
NZ initial selections for World Champs
April 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
World Track & Field Champs Initial Selections Announced Athletics New Zealand has announced the initial selections for the World Track & Field Championships to be held in Daegu, Korea 27 August – 4 September 2011, in line with the 2011 World Championships Selection … [Read more...]
NZ Event news and Manurewa celebrates
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AUSTRALIA Combined Events, Perth – 31 March/1 April 2011 Sarah Cowley competed in the heptathlon, and finished with a score of 4807 for six events after failing to achieve a score in the long jump. Cowley’s performances were: 100m hurdles 14.05s (+0.4), high jump 1.77m, shot … [Read more...]
Farquhar prevails on Day 3 NZ Champs
March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stuart Farquhar, silver medallist at Delhi, collected his eleventh and tenth in a row national javelin throw title. Held in atrocious conditions yesterday Farquhar was still able to hoist the javelin out to a respectable 75.47m. Double silver medallist at the Delhi … [Read more...]
