Special Olympics: Discipline, training pay off
Special Olympics: Discipline, training pay off
Waitakere walker Paul Jones is fully aware of the skills required when race walking.
Alistair McMurran
Athletics: Sth Island rival event proposed
Athletics: Sth Island rival event proposed
Otago athletics administrator Andrew Finn wants to give Athletics New Zealand a sharp wake-up call if it does not give the South Island a fair deal.
Athletics: Cup winner goes the distance
Athletics: Cup winner goes the distance
Ness Cup winner Drew Costello (Ariki) tasted competitive running for the first time in 2006 when he completed the Mototapu mountain marathon.
Rowing: Talented scullers inspired by family
Rowing: Talented scullers inspired by family
The inspiration of family members helped Anna O'Leary and Emma Winders dominate the 76th annual North End rowing regatta on Saturday.
Special Olympics: Volunteer keen to hit the road
Special Olympics: Volunteer keen to hit the road
Kelvin McHardy is looking forward to using his expertise as a volunteer for the National Summer Games next week.
Softball: Shield honours Clyma's efforts
Softball: Shield honours Clyma's efforts
The Merv Clyma Shield honours the contribution made to Otago sport by one of the province's elite sportsmen.
Rugby: Referees' advocate awarded trophy
Rugby: Referees' advocate awarded trophy
Jim Thomson is a pioneer who has changed the culture of the Otago Rugby Referees Association since he became chairman six years ago.
Athletics: Technicalities rule out record
Athletics: Technicalities rule out record
The perseverance of Tori Peeters is being tested. Two of her New Zealand javelin records have been rejected on technicalities.
Athletics: Coach pleads case for champs in South
Athletics: Coach pleads case for champs in South
Southland professional coach Lance Smith backs Otago and wants the South Island to get its share of New Zealand championships.
Curling: NZ women and men finish fourth
Curling: NZ women and men finish fourth
The New Zealand men's team finished a disappointing fourth at the Asia-Pacific curling championships this week.
Croquet: Tactics the hook for rising talent
Croquet: Tactics the hook for rising talent
Ray Goldfinch (Leith) has moved quickly through the ranks to become Otago's most promising croquet player.
Athletics: Pupils one jump ahead
Athletics: Pupils one jump ahead
Fergus Read (Wanaka) broke a 10-year high jump record at the annual Otago primary school sports in Dunedin yesterday.
Curling: Men lose semifinal
Curling: Men lose semifinal
The New Zealand men's curling team lost its world championship chance when it was beaten 11-7 by China in the semifinals of the Asia and Pacific championships in Shanghai.
Athletics: Last-minute entrant wins
Athletics: Last-minute entrant wins
Kent Centers has a casual approach to athletics but it did not stop him from winning the Otago senior men's decathlon title yesterday.
Bowls: NZ open win for Central Otago
Bowls: NZ open win for Central Otago
Central Otago bowls claimed centre stage yesterday when the women's triples team of Christine Buchanan, Linley O'Callaghan and Margaret O'Connor won the New Zealand open final in Auckland.
Curling: NZ men have chance to qualify for worlds
Curling: NZ men have chance to qualify for worlds
The New Zealand men have a chance but the women's team will not qualify for next year's world championships.
Opinion: Otago athletics needs to fight its corner
Opinion: Otago athletics needs to fight its corner
Athletics New Zealand's decision to hold its major events in the North Island over the next two years could have serious ramifications for the sport. Alistair McMurran suggests Otago athletics should follow the lead of rowing if it wants to get a fair go.
Mountain biking: Three generations in race
Mountain biking: Three generations in race
It's all in the family. Three generations of the Sutherland family will contest the inaugural El Dorado mountain bike event at Waikouaiti on Sunday.
Athletics: Dunedin snubbed as championship venue
Athletics: Dunedin snubbed as championship venue
Otago has been snubbed by Athletics New Zealand and no national championships will be held in Dunedin for the next two years.
Bowls: National titles to blind siblings
Bowls: National titles to blind siblings
The Rouvi family have overcome the odds and become three of the best blind bowlers in New Zealand.