Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill both automatically qualified for the final of the shot put with their first round attempts in the qualification groups at the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Walsh was out to a season’s best of 22.14m, just seven centimetres short of his New Zealand national record, and...
Athletics New Zealand 2017 World Champs London update
Joseph Millar in round one of the 100m started from lane five in the fourth of six heats and finished fifth in 10.31, 0.07outside the time needed to qualify as one of the six fastest outside the first three in each heat.
Millar...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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LONDON (04-Aug) -- With the deafening roar of over 60,000 spectators as a backdrop, Britain's Mo Farah delivered the goods at London Stadium yet again, beating back a concerted challenge from Africa's best to win his third straight world...
The men’s long jump final awaits Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) after he soared 7.91m (w: +0.6) to progress to the medal round on day one at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London (GBR).
Opening his account with 7.67m (w: -0.3), Lapierre hit his best mark with his second attempt to ensure his...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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CAPE ELIZABETH, MAINE, USA (04-Aug) -- Behind a pair of chic Nike sunglasses, one could tell that Joan Benoit Samuelson was beginning to tear up. The day was finally here, when four generations of America's top marathoners would congregate...
HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York, will deliver the opening address at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the London Stadium on Friday night 4 August.
Following His Royal Highness’ address, IAAF President Sebastian Coe will deliver the official welcome on behalf of Athletics’ world...
The 51st IAAF Congress concluded at ExCel London on Thursday (3) on the eve of the IAAF World Championships London 2017.
During his opening address, IAAF President Sebastian Coe compared his current presidency to his experience on the track.
“As a miler, I’ve always looked at things in four parts,” he said. “Two years...
The final preview for the IAAF World Championships in London looks at the chances for the four women athletes in the New Zealand team.
Eliza McCartney was one of the stand-out Kiwi athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics, placing third in the women’s pole vault and collecting an unexpected bronze...
Men's Track Preview
This second preview for the World Championships looks at the men’s track events and race walk.
Nick Willis was one of four medallists at the Rio Olympics last year, in the blue riband 1500m for men.
The owner of two Olympic medals, 1500m silver at 2008 Beijing Olympics and...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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LONDON (03-Aug) -- When Jenny Simpson takes to the track at London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park here tomorrow night for the preliminary round of the 1500-meters at the IAAF World Championships, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist can depend on...
