Athletics: Former javelin champion dies

Malcolm Hahn, captain and flag bearer for the New Zealand team at the 1958 Cardiff Wales British Empire and Commonwealth Games, has died, aged 78.

Hahn was six times New Zealand javelin champion during the 1950s and was the first New Zealand athlete to throw more than 70m.

At the Cardiff Games Hahn finished 13th in the javelin with a throw of 62.42m.