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Kendra Harrison breaks 28-year-old world record
American Kendra Harrison earned some consolation for the heartache of missing out on the Rio Olympics.

Watch: Peter Snell competing at 'World Superstars - 1977'
Sir Peter Snell is arguably New Zealand's greatest Olympian, having entered Kiwi sporting folklore after winning three gold medals

Preston and Burdon progress at World U20 Champs
James Preston ran an impressive first-up race in the heats of the mens 800m at the World Under 20 Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz

Hobbs and Gill narrowly miss finals
Zoe Hobbs has placed a creditable fourteenth in the womens 100m at the World Under 20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Running

London the final hit-out for Petty ahead of Olympics
The perfect final pit stop on the path to her first Olympics for runner Angie Petty. She's received an invite to compete at the London

Angie Petty set for last performance before Rio
Kiwi middle distance runner Angie Petty speaks to Radio Sport journalist Alex Chapman ahead of the London Diamond League meeting -

Hobbs set national record at U20 World Champs
Zoe Hobbs set a high standard for the Kiwi team to follow on the morning of Day 2 at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz

Beaumont optimistic about worlds in Bulgaria
Jack Beaumont is optimistic of a good showing at next September's World Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria. Steve Landells

Andrews-Paul wins 800m heat on Day 1 at World U20 Champs
The New Zealand team got just the start they wanted at the World U20 Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with Alison Andrews-Paul

Adams beats Olympic rivals ahead of Rio
Valerie Adams has laid down a major marker in her final meet before the Rio Olympics. The double Olympic shot put champion has thrown

Athletics NZ weekly roundup 18 July 2016
MONACO IAAF Diamond League, Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - 15 July 2016 Valerie Adams advance towards a third consecutive

Another Kiwi to appeal Olympic non-selection
The Sports Tribunal is set to be called into action to rule on yet another Olympic selection dispute, less than three weeks out from the Rio 2016 opening ceremony.

The Black Singlet
Lovelock's 80-year legacy lives on via a Black Forest oak presented to him on the medal dais.

The 1500m man
It's been a decade since that memorable night in Melbourne at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, when he first burst on to the world stage.

Athletics: Val Adams triumphs at Diamond League
Valerie Adams has lifted her Olympics preparation up a gear at the Diamond League athletics meet in Monaco.

Willis applauds fellow 1500 metre runners
Nick Willis is in awe of the tenacity his fellow 1500 metre runners have shown to earn their ticket to Rio. Hamish Carson and Julian

Athletics: Matthews, Carson selected for Rio
Julian Matthews and Hamish Carson have upheld New Zealand's 1500m tradition. The pair joined Nick Willis in the Olympic team for

Barber to go to Sports Tribunal if she misses Rio selection
Kiwi race walker Alana Barber will go to the Sports Tribunal if she's not added to the New Zealand track and field squad for the Rio

NZ's Greatest Olympians: Norman Read
Norman Read ranks as one of our most surprising - and underrated - sporting success stories.

Tyson Gay heads back to the Olympics
Sprinter Tyson Gay is heading back to the Olympics, more than two years after a failed doping test cost the Americans their 2012 relay

Watch: Here's how not to throw a javelin
Although this could be one of the worst attempts at a javelin throw, it was still legal.

Bolt named to Jamaican Olympic team despite injury
Sprint great Usain Bolt has been named to the Jamaican Olympic team in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races despite an injury that kept

New Zealanders involved in IAAF reform
The IAAF held a Governance Structure Reform Forum in Amsterdam on 4-5 July ahead of the European Championships. The forum, led

Athletics NZ weekly round-up 11 July 2016
AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Cross Country Grand Prix 4, Long Bay Regional Park - 9 July 2016 Jono Jackson is having a dream

Alleged doping in training camp used by Kiwi athlete
UKAD has sent two investigators to Kenya following allegations of doping at a training camp that is used by Zane Robertson.

National 10,000m champs back in Inglewood
Athletics New Zealand have announced the New Zealand 10,000m Championships will return to TET Stadium in Inglewood on 28 January after

McCartney's under control ahead of first Olympics
Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney feels she has the nerves and emotions under control as she heads off for her first Olympics. McCartney's

Olympics: Bolt jets to Germany for hamstring treatment
Usain Bolt is preparing to 'begin his journey' as he looks for a cure to the injury threatening his Olympics dream.

Olympics: Usain Bolt seeks cure for hamstring injury that could derail Rio dream
Usain Bolt will visit Dr Hans Muller-Wohlfahrt in Germany this week as he looks for a cure to the injury that is threatening his Olympic