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Kirsten Fisher-Marsters, Wesley Roberts and Jane Nicholas in Tokyo. Photo: Facebook/Cook Islands Canoeing Association The Cooks are Covid-19 free but life in Japan is very different, with infections on the rise in the capital. Spectators have been barred from attending events after Tokyo declared a state of emergency which will run throughout the Olympic Games. Cook Islands Chef de Mission John Paul Wilson said the team's physio did not travel to Japan because he declined to be vaccinated, but the delegation on the ground have all received two doses. But wearing masks, he admitted, has taken...

Press Release – Athletics New Zealand Dame Valerie Adams surged back to her vintage best this evening as she lit up the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland by unleashing a world-class 19.65m to register her longest throw for five years. In a brilliant return to form, Adams added almost one metre on to her season’s best and four times surpassed the 19m mark with her best effort matching the world indoor lead of Portugal’s Auriol Dongmo. Adams has shown small incremental improvements in her three previous competitions this year but today she took a giant leap forward. The 36-year...

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:51 am In perfect summer conditions, the Porritt Classic served up a New Zealand resident record, six meeting records, a pair of national Para records and a slew of personal bests on a thrilling day of action in Hamilton. Led by Portia Bing’s blistering New Zealand resident record in the 400m hurdles, a formidable hammer throw by Lauren Bruce and yet another shot put victory for Jacko Gill over Tom Walsh, the day was chock full of outstanding memories on a great advertisement for the strength in depth of New Zealand athletics. In one of the first track events of ...

Sunday, 31 January 2021, 6:16 am Few athletics venues in the world are as synonymous with the mile as Cooks Gardens in Whanganui, and Camille Buscomb and Sam Tanner lived up to that rich tradition by claiming the New Zealand Mile Championship titles on a historic night of action at the Cooks Classic. After a 52-year absence, both national mile crowns were re-introduced with the men’s race following the script as the gifted 20-year-old Tanner added the national title over the ‘classic distance’ to the New Zealand 3000m crown he snared last weekend in Hastings. Producing a performance th...