New Zealand found the going tough as their world championships campaign continued with a clash against one of the sport’s powerhouses, Scotland, yesterday.
Remarkably, two former Wakatipu High students finished a hair’s breadth away from each other in the 100 metres and 200m finals at the recent New Zealand track and field champs in Wellington.
Dunedin runner Catherine Lund led the New Zealand contingent to finish 35th in the women’s under-20 race at the world cross-country championships in Belgrade at the weekend.
Wānaka freeskier Luca Harrington has claimed the first World Cup podium of his career, with a third-place finish at the FIS Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland.
An unstoppable Devon Briggs claimed the double whammy of a gold medal and a world record at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in Rio yesterday.