Bill Baillie joins 28 others from the sport of athletics in being inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Baillie, now 76, was admitted at the Halberg Awards dinner in Auckland on Thursday evening and his induction certificate was presented by Sir Murray … [Read more...]
Smith breaks New Zealand Half record
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kimberley Smith runs fastest half marathon by a woman on American soil and breaks New Zealand record – 13 February 2011 Kimberley Smith sliced 19 seconds off her New Zealand half marathon record in winning the New Orleans half marathon by over three minutes in 1h 7m 36s. … [Read more...]
Ankrom Steps Down
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ankrom Steps Down Athletics New Zealand’s Performance Director Kevin Ankrom has announced his resignation after nearly 4 years in the role. During his tenure, Ankrom has reformed the structure of Athletics NZ’s high performance programme … [Read more...]
Eight New Zealanders in World Top Fifty
January 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Eight New Zealand athletes feature in the top fifty in the Athletics world rankings for 2010. The ATFS rankings just released have three New Zealand men and five women in the world top fifty in their events. Shot Putter Valerie Adams is the highest ranked at second, … [Read more...]
