By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
HASTINGS
Colgate Games, Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park – 6-8 January 2017
Highlights from the three days of competition:
Boys 14; Dominic Overend winner of the 100m 11.78 (-3.7), 200m 22.73 (+2.1), 100m H 14.48 (-3.3), LJ 6.09m (+5.4) and anchored Waitakere to victory in the 4 x 100m...
The Double Threshold System and the Canova Special Block may share some apparent similarities, but delving deeper reveals their intrinsic differences. It is essential for runners to grasp this key takeaway: the Double Threshold System is not merely a Canova Special Block. While both involve two intense workouts in a day and a significant volume of fast running, their objectives and training philosophies set them apart.
Live Feed: Most recent post up top. Keep refreshing as this page is updated constantly as the Aussies perform and people tweet, post etc… Hopefully, you’re watching on TV, but this is a good way to keep up to date with everything Rio athletics, Aussie style from social media throughout...
The 10th edition of the Surf Coast Century ultra marathon event comes to life this Saturday 4 December after being postponed twice due to COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions.
Australia’s track and field stars tonight revealed their cards in front of a healthy crowd at the Adelaide Invitational, putting their off-season progress into practice to launch the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer of Athletics to a hot start.
LaCaze Smashes Australian 3000m Steeplechase Record in Paris
One week on from reaching the Women’s 5000m and 3000m steeplechase finals at the Rio Olympics, Genevieve LaCaze (VIC) has backed up another stellar performance at the Paris Diamond League overnight (August 27, 2016) breaking the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record...
Indoor athletics was put under the microscope like never before at last year’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, where 28 high speed cameras recorded all the action as part of the most extensive biomechanics study ever conducted at these championships.
Today, the IAAF, in partnership with Leeds Beckett University, has released...
Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull have both secured automatic nominations to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Melbourne Track Classic.
Sydney, Australia; April 13 2021 - Boasting a social media following of over 100,000, Tayleb Willis (Vic) is a star in his own right, but it’s his progress on the track that has athletics aficionados turning their heads.
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The following world records have recently been ratified…
World record
Women's 2000m: 5:23.75 Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell 7 Feb 2017
Previous: 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Edinburgh 8 Jul 1994
World U20 indoor record
Women’s 60m hurdles: 8.00 Klaudia Siciarz (POL) Torun 18 Feb 2017
Previous: 8.06 Ulrike Denk (GER) Dortmund 19 Feb 1983; Monique Ewanje-Epee (FRA) Madrid...
