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Walsh wins fifth Diamond League title
New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh's stellar 2025 season has continued with victory at the Diamond League meeting in Rome.
Walsh, who qualified third for the final, was on song right away, nailing 21.89 with the first of his six attempts, a season's best distance by 18 centimetres.
It ultimately proved to be too good for the rest of the field, with Italian Zane Weir coming second with 21.67, three centimetres ahead of Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica, who was third.
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Jun 7


Kerr takes gold Diamond League Morocco
Olympic highjump champion Hamish Kerr has claimed gold at the Rabat Diamond League, claiming his first win of 2025 in the men’s high jump
May 27


Silver medal for Kerr at Diamond League meet
A mixed bag of results for New Zealand athletes at the latest Diamond League event in Qatar
May 17


Four named for World Athletics Championships
Athletics New Zealand has confirmed an selection of four athletes for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Apr 7


Kerr earns silver at World Athletics Indoors
New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has lost his title at the World Indoor Athletics Championships after collecting silver in Nanjing.
Mar 22


Largest NZ athletics team for world indoors
New Zealand will send its largest team to the World Indoor Athletics Championships, with 12 athletes selected for the event in China
Mar 12


Lydia Ko takes home top Halberg Award
Golfing icon Lydia Ko has won New Zealand's top sporting honour, the Supreme Halberg Award.
Feb 19


Whelpton, Tanner take titles in athletics meets
Canterbury sprinter Tiaan Whelpton has broken a long-standing New Zealand athletics record.
Jan 26


2024 Halberg Award finalists confirmed
A wide range of sports are represented in the 33 finalists across six categories in the Halberg Awards.
Dec 19, 2024


NZ Team celebrates best Olympics ever
New Zealand is celebrating its most successful Olympics ever, with the team finishing with 20Â medals.
Aug 12, 2024


Hamish Kerr leaps to high jump gold medal
Hamish Kerr has ensures August 10, 2024 will go down as New Zealand's best day in Olympic history.
Aug 11, 2024


Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 15
The big question heading into Day 15 of the Paris Olympics is Lisa Carrington or Aimee Fisher?
Aug 10, 2024


Hamish Kerr avoids early exit in high jump
Hamish Kerr gave supporters and himself heart flutters but ended men's high jump qualifying in style.
Aug 8, 2024


Pre-Olympic gold for high jumper Kerr
Success for Hamish Kerr, but otherwise mixed results for New Zealanders at the London Diamond League meet.
Jul 21, 2024


Kerr wins pre Olympic Diamond League meet
Mixed results for the three New Zealand athletes competing at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Jul 13, 2024


Kerr fourth at Gravity Challenge in Doha
New Zealand's World Indoor champion Hamish Kerr has finished fourth with a best jump of 2.25m at the What Gravity Challenge in Doha.
May 10, 2024


Kerr to compete against world's best
World indoor high jump champion Hamish Kerr is set to compete alongside a star-studded field in Doha.
May 9, 2024


Hamish Kerr wins Diamond League title
New Zealand's world indoor champion Hamish Kerr has won the high jump event at the latest Diamond League meeting in Shanghai/Suzhou.
Apr 28, 2024


NZ athletics team named for Paris
A 15-strong New Zealand athletics team has been selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Apr 19, 2024
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