Twenty centimetres. Call it the length of your largest TV remote. That's what stands between Eliza McCartney and the world's best.

Global insurance broker Aon has become the latest corporate signing by Athletics New Zealand announcing a sponsorship of the national

Kiwi shotputter Jacko Gill now knows what it takes to foot it with the big boys. The 22-year-old threw a new personal best of 21.01

WELLINGTON Capital Classic Meeting, Newtown Park - 20 January 2017 Hamish Carson made it national title number nine in winning

Kiwi shot put star Valerie Adams will need a new coach after Jean Pierre Egger announced he was retiring. Athletics New Zealand's

Double Olympic gold medallist shot putter Valerie Adams is looking for a new coach, following news her long-standing mentor Jean Pierre Egger is retiring.

Hamish Carson played the waiting game at the New Zealand 3000m championships in Wellington at the Capital Classic, pouncing in the

Having been compared to the legendary Jesse Owens, multi-talented American speedster Jarrion Lawson is set to light up next month's

Hamish Carson is hoping to extend his total of national titles, adding the 2017 senior 3000m title held in conjunction with the Capital

Australia made it a clean sweep in the Whanganui Classic men's mile with Douglas Hamerlok, Joshua Torley and Andre Waring filling

Australia made it a clean sweep in the Whanganui Classic mens mile with Douglas Hamerlok, Joshua Torley and Andre Waring filling the

Hannah OConnor of Egmont Athletics should comfortably retain her womens under 20 3000m title to be run at the Cooks Classic meeting

Kenyan athletes have backed a plan for six doctors to take care of the country's top runners in an effort to end doping scandals.

New Zealand's top javelin thrower continues to make steady steps towards reaching an elusive milestone. Ben Langton-Burnell will

HASTINGS Allan and Sylvia Potts Classic, Hawkes Bay Regional Sports Park - 14 January 2017 Angie Petty made it eight years in

Others use him for inspiration at the shot put arena but what rocks Jacko Gill's boat? "I just love it. I just like to be strong

Auckland schoolgirl pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart, of Auckland, has eclipsed Eliza McCartney's 4.2m record at the annual Allan and

Angie Petty won the feature women's 800m race for an unprecedented eighth time after very strong finish at the Potts Classic on a

Angie Petty's feeling the pressure as she looks to continue her national legacy. The Kiwi 800 metre runner will begin her season

Dame Valerie Adams' disgraced former shot put rival Nadia Ostapchuk has been stripped of another Olympic medal.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe has been asked to appear for a second time before British legislators looking into corruption in athletics

HASTINGS Colgate Games, Hawkes Bay Regional Sports Park - 6-8 January 2017 Highlights from the three days of competition: Boys

This Saturday's Port of Tauranga Half is filled with inspirational entries in both the individual and team events.

AUCKLAND Bays Athletics Night of 5s, AUT Millennium Stadium - 20 December 2016 Aaron Pulford put the demons from the Zatopek

Scott Newman manages a stable of elite athletes, including Olympic bronze medalists Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh.

Manchester United's comeback win against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on New Year's Eve was so enthralling, it prompted Olympic sprinting

The rapid rise of Paralympic star Liam Malone has reached a new pinnacle, with his appointment as a Member of the NZ Order of Merit.

Valerie Adams has been appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours for services to athletics. From

A tearful Dame Valerie Adams has revealed she visited her mother's gravesite to share the emotional news of her damehood with her greatest inspiration.

Two-time national 400m hurdles champion Cameron French is among the most gifted athletes in the country. Here the Hamilton-based athlete