Lisa Adams claimed the win with her opening throw.
Sport
Mon, Sep 29
In "one of the greatest moments" in his entire life, discus thrower Alex Rose's bronze in Tokyo was Samoa's first medal at the World Athletics Championships.
Mon, Sep 22
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a record run for Geordie Beamish at the world champs, the most expensive place to rent isn’t Auckland or Wellington, and Trump might save TikTok.
New Zealand
Tue, Sep 16
The win was New Zealand's first ever men's track gold at the World Championships.
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.
Thu, Sep 11
The 16-year-old lowered his own national under-17 and under-18 1500m records with the performance during the Sound Running Sunset Tour in Los Angeles.
Sun, Jul 13
Her best Diamond League finish so far suggested she has more in the tank, as she ran over her current New Zealand record.
Other Sport
Sat, Jul 12
With a time of 3 minutes and 58.35 seconds, Ruthe became the first 15-year-old to break the benchmark for middle-distance runners at Auckland's Mt Smart last night.
Thu, Mar 20
The 24-year-old has another chance to crack the national 100 metre record in Christchurch this weekend.
Fri, Feb 21
Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old from Tauranga, broke another world age-group record yesterday and is keen to quickly take on another challenge.
Mon, Feb 10
The two-time Olympic medallist has confirmed to 1News at his first competition of the year that he's working towards the Los Angeles Games.
Tiaan Whelpton clocked 10.10 seconds in winning the Sir Graeme Douglas International 100m, as 15-year-old Sam Ruthe announces himself as a rare talent in the 1500m.
Sun, Feb 9
Jo Brown grew up in Ōpōtiki and has had a career supporting the world’s best sportspeople — including one of the stars of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Health
Mon, Jan 6
Christchurch man has just weeks to live but seeks 300 Park Runs under his belt — ticking off his 289th today.
December 21, 2024
Legendary coach Arch Jelley has been awarded an Athletics New Zealand Life Membership in recognition of his monumental contributions to athletics.
October 31, 2024
The Kiwi long jumper had to pick herself up from bitter disappointment in her favourite event to take on the 200 metres.
September 8, 2024
After missing the podium in her preferred event, the Kiwi speedster shocked her opponents over a distance she rarely runs.
New Zealand have two days to avoid their first Paralympics without gold.
September 7, 2024
Six New Zealand Para athletes compete across four sports on day nine of the Games.
September 6, 2024
Danielle Aitchison recorded a time of 13.43 to finish narrowly behind Shi Yiting of China who set a Paralympic record with a time of 13.39.
September 5, 2024
On her sixth attempt Robinson threw 11.88m which secured her the bronze medal.
Kiwis compete on day seven of the 2024 Paralympics with Kiwi Para cyclists looking to add more medals on the road in their respective time trial events.
September 4, 2024
Anna Grimaldi set an Oceania record to pick up her first Paralympic medal on the track.
Stedman managed a national record in the final with a time of 52.92 behind defending champion James Turner of Australia who ran in a world record time of 51.54.
Six Kiwi athletes are in action at Paris overnight.
September 3, 2024
