Malone wants to become NZ's fastest man over 400m
Double Paralympic gold medallist Liam Malone has his sights set on breaking the national able bodied record and becoming the fastest man in the country over 400 metres.
Athletics
Painful ending to Samuels’ World Series grand final
Painful ending to Samuels’ World Series grand final
Wanaka triathlete Nicky Samuels crashed out in the ITU World Series grand final in Cozumel, Mexico yesterday morning.
Right foot the wrong one
Right foot the wrong one
It was a case of putting the wrong foot forward.
Bronze for William Stedman at Rio
Bronze for William Stedman at Rio
The New Zealand Paralympic team won its 19th medal overnight, after 17-year-old William Stedman stormed to a bronze in the Men's 400m T36.
Marathon organisers slogging through results
Marathon organisers slogging through results
Official results for the Dunedin marathon should be with competitors early next week, after some long hours put in by the organisers.
Pain-free, Peeters sets ambitious goals
Pain-free, Peeters sets ambitious goals
For someone who has spent much of the year injured, Tori Peeters has been keeping busy.
Malone wins second gold
Malone wins second gold
Liam Malone has powered to his second gold of the Paralympics by convincingly winning the Men's 400m T44 in Rio this morning.
Otago shot putter claims bronze
Otago shot putter claims bronze
Otago's Jessica Hamill has claimed bronze in the Shot Put F34 at the Rio Paralympics.
Official times available soon, organisers say
Official times available soon, organisers say
Race organisers hope to have official Dunedin Marathon times available within the next couple of days.
Wreford puts injury behind him to win
Wreford puts injury behind him to win
Timaru's Sam Wreford put a seven-month injury enforced layoff behind him to win the half-marathon in commanding style.
Date brings back memories
Date brings back memories
The significance of yesterday’s Dunedin Marathon date was not lost on American half-marathon competitor Lisa Corbin, of Colorado.
Dassen enters new realm
Dassen enters new realm
The past year has been somewhat of an emotional roller-coaster for Dunedin showroom salesman Gerrard Dassen, but completing the quarter marathon helped put everything back into perspective.
Blind runner Pascoe sets PB in her 13th marathon
Blind runner Pascoe sets PB in her 13th marathon
Invercargill's Hannah Pascoe was arguably the story of yesterday’s Dunedin Marathon.
Technical meltdown affects results
Technical meltdown affects results
A technical meltdown of transponder "reader mats" and issues with a software package tripped up the organisers of the Dunedin Marathon yesterday.
Running combined with anniversary
Running combined with anniversary
Symond Lim combined his second wedding anniversary and turning 40 tomorrow with a two-week holiday around Otago and running the Dunedin Marathon yesterday.
Smith, Aitken take honours in marathon
Smith goes one better; Aitken does it again
Otago 10,000m champion Jonah Smith shook last year’s marathon bridesmaid’s tag with a commanding victory in the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon yesterday.
Better-prepared Smith eager to go one better this year
Better-prepared Smith eager to go one better this year
Otago 10,000m champion and last year’s runner-up, Jonah Smith, looms as the early favourite for tomorrow’s Cadbury Dunedin Marathon.
Otago athlete leads way for NZ in Rio
Grimaldi wins gold in Rio
New Zealand is on the medal table on the first day of the Rio Paralympics with a long jump gold to Otago's Anna Grimaldi, and a bronze in the pool.
Otago athletes ready for action
Otago athletes ready for action
It was a long way from a Saturday afternoon at the Caledonian for Otago javelin thrower Holly Robinson.
'Going blind brought me out of my shell'
'Going blind brought me out of my shell'
The marathon, they say, is 20 miles of ability and six miles of truth, but for Invercargill's Hannah Pascoe, there is never any doubting her ability to conquer the distance.