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Hamish Kerr celebrates after winning the men's high jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

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United States' Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins the women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

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Kiwi sprinter Zoe Hobbs narrowly missed out on a place in the 100m final, finishing fifth in her semi-final with a time of 11.09 seconds.

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Ricky Hatton, left, of England, lands a right to the face of Juan Urango, of Colombia, in the fourth round of their IBF Jr. welterweight title boxing match in Las Vegas in 2007.

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George Beamish gets a rival's shoe on his face after falling in at a heat of the men's 3000m steeplechase at the Athletics World Championships in Tokyo.

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Hamish Kerr and Tom Walsh at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in 2024

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Hamish Kerr and Tom Walsh have recently founded the Aotearoa Athletics Trust to help bridge a funding gap for up and coming track and field athletes.

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