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Kiwi sets new world-leading U18 shot put mark

Ryan Ballantyne from St Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton has set a world-leading mark for the U18 shot put.

Ballantyne sets world U18 shot put best for 2016

Ryan Ballantyne lit up the early action in the final day of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track, Field & Road Race Championships

Usain Bolt takes top honour for sixth time

Usain Bolt has been named men's world athlete of the year for the sixth time at a gala hosted by the IAAF.

Big year has Walsh hungry for more

A successful 2016 season has Kiwi shot putter Tom Walsh dreaming of endless possibilities. Walsh has been back training ahead of

Boy banned for running race in bare feet

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.

Talented athlete takes family legacy in his stride

Theo Quax is gunning for the top of the podium.

Athletics NZ weekly round-up 28 November

AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 26 November 2016 Olivia McTaggart added a further eight centimetres

NZ confirms for Australian Nitro Athletics Series

In the Trans-Tasman rivalry at the Rio Olympic Games, New Zealand came out on top of Australia on the athletics medal table. Kiwis

Usain Bolt blamed for New York Airport terror scare

Mass panic erupted at a New York City airport when loud cheers for Usain Bolt somehow led to a false report of gunshots.

McCartney's profile takes off after Rio

Following her bronze medal-winning success in Rio 2016, Eliza McCartney's profile in New Zealand and around the world has soared her

Bolt to race in Australia this summer

Nine-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will race in Australia for the first time in February next year. The greatest track

Athletics NZ weekly round-up 31 Nov 2016

AUCKLAND ASB Auckland Marathon and Half Marathon - 30 October 2016 Oska Inkster-Baynes put eight months of planning and training

Watch: Two runners show sublime act of sportsmanship in cross country race

Two runners from American universities proved over the weekend there is much more to sport than just the result. While competing

Marathon effort leads to collapse

Winning the marathon has come at a cost for the first woman to cross the finish line.

Marathon newbie leads field to win

Today's winner of the Auckland Marathon led from start to finish - despite never having run one before.

Valerie Adams named as Pacific Sports Ambassador

One of New Zealand's true golden girls has been selected as the nation's first Pacific Sports Ambassador.

Athlete's 'bedroom-hopping' secrets

British Olympian Greg Rutherford has lifted the lid on the 'bedroom-hopping' which he was exposed to at one of his first athletics championships.

Athletics NZ weekly round-up 25 Oct 2016

WELLINGTON Grand Prix Meeting, Newtown Park - 22 October 2016 Scott Thomson TJ 14.09m (+1.3). Anna Thomson TJ 12.18m (+2.5)