Cameron French thrilled with NZ record run
Cameron French battled his way on to the Commonwealth Games team for Gold Coast courtesy of a New Zealand record breaking performance. Steve Landells speaks to the 400m hurdler about his long and winding road to making his maiden senior “black singlet” team.
Read more
Five Minutes With
Julian Oakley
US-based middle-distance runner Julian Oakley made a huge breakthrough in December to run the second fastest indoor 3000m in history by a Kiwi in Boston (7:44.34). Here the Tauranga athlete takes time out to answer our Five Minutes With questions.
Read more
Commonwealth Games
Last week the first 15 athletes for the Commonwealth Games team were announced. There's a great mix of experience and first timers, with ten of the team heading to their first Commonwealth Games. Included in the team are Dame Valarie Adams (fifth Commonwealth Games) and Nick Willis (fourth Commonwealth Games).
Full team announcement
Want to be part of the New Zealand team at the Commonwealth Games? New Zealanders are being invited to put their best foot forward and apply to be part of the wider New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team for the April event on the Gold Coast. Six special Kiwis will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the team and play a variety of roles as team assistants, social media support at ANZ New Zealand House or be a team driver.
Apply Here
Classic Series
The Potts Classic, doubling as the final meeting of the Commonwealth Games trials, lived up to its billing and saw some fantastic individual performances. Olympic medallists Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh put on amazing displays, showing they will be ready for the World Indoor Championships and Commonwealth Games. Isaiah Priddey and Hannah O’Connor had decisive wins in the NZ under 20 3000m Championships.
Potts Classic report Potts Classic results
This Saturday is the final and biggest of the Classic meetings, the Porritt Classic in Hamilton, featuring the New Zealand Men's and Women's 3000m championships.
Porritt Classic
New Zealand Track & Field Championships
The Jennian Homes NZ Track and Field Championships are just four weeks away!
Find out more and enter HERE
Athletics NZ International Series
We've got a big Athletics NZ International Series set to go in March leading up to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Five Meetings
Five Cities
Eleven Days
Timaru Super Shot, The Big Shot, Vertical Pursuit, Sir Peter Snell International Track Meeting, Sir Graeme Douglas International Track Challange
FIND OUT MORE
NZMA Track & Field Championships
There are already 200 people entered in the NZMA Track & Field Championships in Whangarei 2-4 March 2018, If you have NOT entered yet, there is still time. Entries close tomorrow 9 February!
Both NZMA Competitive & ANZ Competitive members may compete in this event, as per the MoU between NZMA & ANZ, however you MUST be a financial member of either group as from the first day of competition.
Enter here
Rotorua Marathon Discount
Challenge yourself in 2018!
Numbers are building for New Zealand’s iconic Rotorua Marathon on 5 May. How about running or walking one of the events at Rotorua Marathon. We've got a special rate for Athletics NZ members.
If you are a member of an affiliated Athletics NZ club, you can get $15 off the entry fee.
Enter now!
High Performance Topics
Recent updates from the HP department
2018 World Half Marathon Champs
2018 International options for Under 18 athletes
2018 100km World Champs Policy
2018 Trail World Champs Policy
2018 World Mountain Running Policy
You can check out all the latest updates from our High Performance team HERE.
Where to find what you need
We have a lot of information for members and fans, it can sometimes seem a little daunting to locate what you want on our website, so here are some quick links:
Are you up to date?
|