Lucy hangs up her spikes after two Olympics
At the age of 27, two-time Olympian Lucy Oliver (nee Van Dalen) has announced her retirement from the sport. Steve Landells looks back on the career of the Wanganui-raised athlete whose career surpassed her wildest expectations.
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NZ Paralympians impress
Our eight-strong Para-Athletics team have returned today from Rio. Their achievements have been no less than astonishing, coming home with nine medals, setting four Paralympic records along the way and capturing the hearts of New Zealanders. Who will forget the powerful sprinting by 'blade runner' Liam Malone, the superb long jumping by a surprised Anna Grimaldi, or the powerful throwing trio of Holly Robinson, Rory McSweeney and Jess Hamill, or the great running by 16 year old William Stedman. Find out more about their performances at our Rio 2016 Paralympics Page
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Road to Rio blogs
With the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics behind us, we’ll be starting up a new blog series shortly. In the meantime, if you haven’t caught up with our Road to Rio series, check out the thoughts of some of our recent elite athletes on their path to Rio.
Road to Rio blogs
International Action
The Northern hemisphere track season is over - didn't our athletes do well with Tom Walsh and Valerie Adams winning the Diamond League shot put double!
The recent World Mountain Running Champs saw a top 10 finish for Southland's Jack Beuamont. We also have athletes heading to the Trail World Championships in Portugal and the 24 hour Asia / Oceania Championships in Chinese Taipei.
Gramantik Tour
One of the world’s leading combined events coaches, Les Gramantik will be in New Zealand at the beginning of the summer season and is holding a series of workshops in Auckland and Christchurch in late October and early November. These will be excellent for coaches and athletes interested in the development of combined event athletes.
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Throwsfest 2016
Throwers - four days just for you!
Athletics New Zealand’s Throwsfest 2016 is a merger of the very successful Hammerfest and Shot Put Discus Camp events from last season, bringing it all together in one massive get-together for throwers (beginners to experts) and coaches. It’s straight after the New Zealand Secondary schools champs in Auckland. Love throwing? Then get to Throwsfest!
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HP Topics
Recent updates and announcements from our HP department:
2016 IAU 24hr Asia/Oceania Championships
2016 IAU Trail World Champs reps announced
Other recent HP news can be found HERE
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