James Preston back on track after injuries
Promising middle-distance talent James Preston has re-emerged to the competitive arena following an injury-riddled 2017. Here the Wellington-based two-lap athlete tells Steve Landells about his difficult journey and why he now believes he is a much-improved athlete.
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Commonwealth Games
The latest from the Commonwealth Games team has seen some good and bad news. We’ve had discus thrower Siositina Hakeai added to the team (and reaching her conditional performance last night) and hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe reaching the conditional requirements of her selection. On the other side of the ledger, we’ve had the withdrawl of 1500m star Nick Willis forced out of the team by injury.
Hakeai added to Gold Coast team
Nick Willis forced to pull out of Games team
Athletics NZ teams up with 2XU
The medal hopes of New Zealand’s top track and field athletes have received a boost, with the announcement of a new partnership between Athletics New Zealand and the world’s leading compression and high-performance sportswear brand, 2XU.
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Athlete Rankings
We’ve now logged almost 83,000 individual performances by over 4,000 athletes in our Athletics NZ Rankings! The rankings section of our website features athlete profiles, yearly ranking lists, all-time lists and NZ records.
Check out what our rankings look like on the eve of the national championships.
Athletics NZ Rankings website
As athletes change clubs and coaches, our statistician likes to keep the information as up to date as possible, so if you or an athlete you coach needs their club or coach updating, please get them to contact our statistician Steve Hollings
Member Benefits
One of the advantages of belonging to an Athletics NZ affiliated club, and automatically becoming a member of Athletics NZ, is that you and your family can access the Athletics NZ Member Benefits programme. The programme can save you money on travel, accommodation, rental cars, insurance, sports gear, sports medical products and more, just by being a member of your local athletics club. We feature some of our Member Benefits Partners below.
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Executive Travel offers a personalised service delivered 24/7 utilising state-of-art technology with traveller safety always top of mind. We employ the best in the business with the expertise and knowledge to cover all your travel needs from start to finish and back. Athletics NZ members will receive contracted discounts on applicable published airfares on Air New Zealand when attending events or conferences endorsed by Athletics NZ.
If you’re looking for places to stay for your next event, work trip or holiday, why not try Choice Hotels! Our member benefits partner Choice Hotel Group offer Athletics NZ members, family and friends 15% discount on accommodation. Tick SC15 and quote Client ID 00288970 when booking online or by phone.
Check out Choice
Get first aid training from New Zealand Red Cross at special Athletics NZ member prices for individual and group bookings.
Book a course now at New Zealand Red Cross
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