Dame Valerie takes one for the team
Four-time world champion shot putter Dame Valerie Adams has received her first Covid-19 vaccine in Auckland.
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Peeters with one foot on plane
Peeters with one foot on plane
Tori Peeters is half a step away from Tokyo.
Four age group records set by Otago athletes at SISS champs
Four age group records set by Otago athletes at SISS champs
Four record-breaking performances highlighted a strong weekend for Otago schools on the track.
Otago shines in javelin at nationals
Otago shines in javelin at nationals
Otago's javelin prowess was on full display on Saturday.
Bisley makes it back-to-back titles in Three Peaks
Bisley makes it back-to-back titles in Three Peaks
Chris Bisley has once again emerged as the king of Dunedin’s mountains.
Five golds for Otago athletes on day one
Five golds for Otago athletes on day one
Otago had a successful day at the national track and field championships in Hastings yesterday.
Veitch soars and speeds his way to two titles at nationals
Veitch soars and speeds his way to two titles at nationals
Shay Veitch had not won a senior national title when he ran in for his first jump yesterday.
Three Peaks race draws record entries
Three Peaks race draws record entries
A record number of runners will take to Dunedin’s hills tomorrow morning.
Last for Otago for a while
Last for Otago for a while
It might be a stretch to call it a swan song.
Contenders mean strong Otago showing at nationals
Contenders mean strong Otago showing at nationals
Otago competitors should feature strongly on the national athletics stage over the next two days.
Captijn laps up 55km of ride — and some
Captijn laps up 55km of ride — and some
All in a day’s work — ride to the event, win it and then ride home again.
Coach back on his home turf
Coach back on his home turf
A bit of athletics royalty ventured to his old home town yesterday. And at 98, Arch Jelley cuts the figure of a man half his age.
Schools records tumble
Schools records tumble
More than a dozen records were broken at the Otago secondary schools athletic championships at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin on Saturday.
Championships delay no problem for Veitch
Championships delay no problem for Veitch
There is a silver lining to the delay to the national track and field championships for one of Otago’s top athletes.
Olympic hopefuls sweating on fate of championships
Olympic hopefuls sweating on fate of championships
More may be known today as to the fate of the national track and field championships.
Reigning long jump champ gains easy win
Reigning long jump champ gains easy win
Felix McDonald has given his northern rivals a reminder of his class.
Orientation Week race a chance to beat clock chimes
Orientation Week race a chance to beat clock chimes
Runners will line up for their annual chance to beat the chimes today.
Greene back up there after 800m 3rd placing
Greene back up there after 800m 3rd placing
Rebekah Greene has shown she is right back among New Zealand’s top 800m runners.
‘When it rains it pours’ for Elliott
‘When it rains it pours’ for Elliott
All Rosie Elliott could do was laugh after her latest misfortune.
Distance run pair reaching peak of form
Distance run pair reaching peak of form
Otago's two top distance runners are continuing to track well as the season’s pinnacle event approaches.