Beaut at basketball and biffing
Alexa Duff could have hardly made a better transition from the court to the track.
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Queenstown Marathon holding on by a thread
Queenstown Marathon holding on by a thread
Queenstown businesses have been dealt another body-blow as the Queenstown Marathon, the last big event before the end of the year, hangs by a silk thread.
Duff sets javelin record
Duff sets javelin record
Alexa Duff has delivered the first Otago record-breaking performance of the summer.
Stranded Olympian relieved after passports recovered in Spain
Stranded Olympian relieved after passports recovered in Spain
Stranded Olympic bronze medallist Hayden Wilde faced an additional nightmare after he was the victim of a smash and grab raid in Spain.
Dunedin marathon cancelled again
Dunedin marathon cancelled again
The Dunedin marathon has been cancelled, for the second year running, owing to Covid-19 restrictions.
Season about to begin with some Covid differences
Season about to begin with some Covid differences
Alert Level 2 has not delayed the start of the Otago summer athletics season.
Season steps up with Spring Challenge
Season steps up with Spring Challenge
Margie Campbell (Hill City Uni) holds off a spirited challenge from talented Central Otago athlete Hannah Prosser to win the women’s 3000m Spring Challenge race at the Caledonian Ground in 10min...
Bristol 10K runner disqualified after accidentally winning half-marathon
Bristol 10K runner disqualified after accidentally winning half-marathon
When Omar Ahmed made a wrong turn in the 10K event of the Great Bristol Run, little did he know that he would run an extra 12km to win the half marathon and then get disqualified.
Back on track
Back on track
Runners take off from the start line of the Leith Harbour Free 5km and 10km races yesterday.
Time in MIQ for Grimaldi opportunity to unwind
Time in MIQ for Grimaldi opportunity to unwind
Anna Grimaldi has been forced into "hiding" — in MIQ — for two weeks.
Robinson snatches gold with last gasp effort
Robinson snatches gold with last gasp effort
Gold at last. And in the most dramatic way possible.
Gold for Grimaldi: Dunedin athlete jumps record distance in Tokyo
Gold for Grimaldi: Dunedin athlete jumps record distance in Tokyo
Anna Grimaldi's first jump set the tone and the rest followed.
Brutal disqualification ends Games for Kiwi runner
Brutal disqualification ends Games for Kiwi runner
Kiwi blade runner Anna Steven is devastated after getting disqualified from her final event of the Tokyo Paralympics.
Southerners striving for medals on the world stage
Southerners striving for medals on the world stage
All going well, southerners will celebrate two Paralympic medals today.
Timeline: The journeys of two Dunedin Paralympians
Timeline: The journeys of two Dunedin Paralympians
Dunedin’s star Paralympic duo will both compete for medals in Tokyo today. Jeff Cheshire looks back at the journey Anna Grimaldi and Holly Robinson have taken to this point.
Stedman bags bronze in 400m after long jump silver
Stedman bags bronze in 400m after long jump silver
New Zealand's William Stedman has won his second medal of the Tokyo Paralympics, adding a 400 metre bronze to the long jump silver he won last night.
Adams shines as NZ athletes add to medal haul
Adams shines as NZ athletes add to medal haul
New Zealand doubled its haul of medals at the Paralympics Games in Tokyo at the weekend.
Paralympics: Sprinter claims NZ's fourth medal
Paralympics: Sprinter claims NZ's fourth medal
Danielle Aitchison has added to New Zealand's medal haul at the Paralympics, claiming silver in the T36 200m final.
'A dream come true': Adams wins gold at Paralympics
'A dream come true': Adams wins gold at Paralympics
Shot putter Lisa Adams has won New Zealand's second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics with victory in the F37 shot put.
'Brassed off': Paralympics coverage slammed, fans left scrambling
'Brassed off': Paralympics coverage slammed, fans left scrambling
Paralympics fans were left scrambling to witness history last night after only sporadic coverage of Lisa Adams winning a gold medal was broadcast on TVNZ's television feed.