by nzadmin | Jun 26, 2012 | 10km, Events, Featured, News, USA
New Zealand distance runner Kimberley Smith showed great form leading up to the London Olympic Games marathon winning the BAA 10km road race in a record breaking 31m 36s. From the start Smith stuck with the group of elite women which included Ethiopia’s Aheza Kiros....
by nzadmin | Jun 19, 2012 | Featured, News
Commonwealth Games double silver medallist Nikki Hamblin will not be competing at the London Olympic Games. Hamblin has been nursing a troublesome Achilles tendon for some time and withdrew from a race in Shanghai recently when it flared up again. She has consulted...
by nzadmin | Jun 18, 2012 | Featured, News, Track
GERMANY 16.Erdgas Mehrkampf Meeting IAAF World Combined Events, Ratingen – 14/15 June 2012 Rebecca Wardell was a surprise leader after day one of the heptathlon. Wardell produced two personal bests and went close in a third event to lead with a score of 3706. Her...
by nzadmin | Jun 5, 2012 | Christchurch, Featured, News
Christchurch Airport Marathon – 3 June 2012 Sam Wreford of Timaru cut nearly two minutes off his previous best time in winning the Christchurch marathon on Sunday in 2h 17m 30s. Wreford had the race under control from the start and finished five minutes clear of Dale...
by nzadmin | Jun 5, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, USA
USA Prefontaine Classic Diamond League Eugene Oregon – 1/2 June 2012 This year’s world leading javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar of Hamilton finished third at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene Oregon. Farquhar sent the javelin out to 82.23m in the opening round of...
by nzadmin | Jun 1, 2012 | Europe, Featured, Mountain Running, News
World Mountain Running Championships Athletics New Zealand has announced their selections for the team that will travel to Vallecamonica, Italy to compete at the 2012 World Mountain Running Championships. They will race from Temu to Ponte di Legno. Seven athletes have...