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...]
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Fiona Docherty withdraws from the London Marathon Fiona Docherty has withdrawn from next Sunday’s London Marathon with an inflamed left heal (retrocalcaneal bursitis).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...]
Adams shines on Day 2 at NZ Champs
March 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Olympic and World shot put champion Valerie Adams finished off her down-under competitive season with a New Zealand all comers and resident record of 20.54m. It was Adams eleventh national shot put title. … [Read more...]
Willis wins 5000 at NZ Champs
March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nick Willis was able to turn a training run into a New Zealand title win when he overcame the blustery cold conditions at the Caledonian Stadium in Dunedin today. After a slow start, Tony Payne eventually moved through to set some form of pace from the front. But after … [Read more...]
Nick Willis moves up to 5000m
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nick Willis moves up to the 5000m at the New Zealand Championships Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis will contest the 5000m at the New Zealand track and field championships in Dunedin this weekend. … [Read more...]
