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No one had any idea what this might turn into. The very first Boilermaker Road Race was a nice thing, of course, a product of the running boom of the early 1970s.

Top New Zealand pole vault coach admits to years of "improper and inappropriate" conduct and is banned for 10 years.

Commonwealth Games medallist Zane Robertson was banned from all sports for eight years by a tribunal in New Zealand on Wednesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug and falsifying…

Zane Robertson tests positive for a performance-enhancing drug and falsifying documents.

Shot putter Tuimaseve added to New Zealand’s team for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Friday, 2 July 2021 Shot putter Ben Tuimaseve is the latest addition to New Zealand’s athletics team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tuimaseve, for whom the postponement of the Paralympics last year proved timely as he had surgery on the ankle that prevented him competing in the 2020 season, is the 21 st Para athlete across all sports selected so far by New Zealand. The final is expected to number around 35, and a...

Runners descend on BOP for marathon Last year’s event. Photo. Alisha Lovrich ); } else { // } Runners and walkers of all abilities and experience levels will descend on the Bay of Plenty this Saturday, for the 57th Rotorua Marathon. With around 4000 entrants expected to take part, it is set to be the most popular Rotorua Marathon since the 50th anniversary celebrations of seven years ago. The thousands of entrants will take on the challenge of either the full mar...

Runners and walkers of all abilities and experience levels are set to descend on one of the most beautiful parts of the country this weekend when the iconic Rotorua Marathon is held for the 57th time on Saturday. With around 4,000 entrants expected ...

Press Release – Athletics New Zealand Runners and walkers of all abilities and experience levels are set to descend on one of the most beautiful parts of the country this weekend when the iconic Rotorua Marathon is held for the 57th time on Saturday. With around 4,000 entrants expected to take part, it is set to be the most popular Rotorua Marathon since the 50th anniversary celebrations of seven years ago. The thousands of entrants will take on the challenge of either the full marathon, Red ...

Sam Tanner heading to the Tokyo Olympics Sam Tanner. Photo: Supplied. Tauranga’s Sam Tanner has been selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. The ex-Bethlehem College student broke the University of Washington collegiate record in the 1500 meter race in February, running the race in a time of 3:34 seconds, qualifying him for the Tokyo Olympics. Fifteen athletes have been conditionally named in the athletics team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, announced yesterday at the AUT Millennium track by...

Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:13 am Fifteen athletes have been conditionally named in the athletics team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, announced today at the AUT Millennium track by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC). The initial athletics team for Tokyo 2020 is: Dame Valerie Adams, shot put (Pakuranga Athletic Club/Auckland), coached by Dale Stevenson Connor Bell, discus (North Harbour Bays Athletics/Auckland), coached by Mike Schofield Lauren Bruce, hammer (South Canterbury Athletic Club/Can...