Thursday, 11 February 2021, 12:12 pm
One of the most enthralling storylines of the sporting
summer will open its next chapter on Saturday when Tom Walsh
and Jacko Gill resume their rivalry in the shot-put circle
at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton.
Gill, 26, is
currently riding the crest of a wave with three straight
victories over Walsh and a career-best throw of 21.52m at
the International Track Meet in Christchurch last
weekend.
But he will be wary of the constant threat of
three-time world champion Walsh, who has improved in
distance in each of his outings this season.
The
28-year-old started with 20.14m at the Night of 5s meet in
Sunday, 10 January 2021, 6:04 am
Promising teenage middle-distance talent Daniel Roswell
demonstrated his rising ability to secure a memorable 800m
and Lovelock Mile double today at the Lovelock Classic in
Timaru.
The 19-year-old destroyed his previous mile
best by more than seven seconds to take out the feature
event in 4:16.12 before returning to the track just under an
hour later to triumph in the 800m (1:58.00).
In a
highly-competitive mile, Roswell was content to track
Christopher Dryden and Ieaun van der Peet until the business
end of the race.
Roswell hit the bell at the front,
only for 2020 Lovelock Mile winner Chanel Muir to launch an
Friday, 18 December 2020, 2:09 pm
Athletics fans are in for a bumper domestic track and
field season this summer with a raft of household names all
in action on home soil and looking to peak for the Tokyo
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In addition to numerous
regional events and National Permit Meets, an action-packed
summer schedule will be highlighted by a series of
competitions granted Continental Tour and Area Permit Meet
status, which include several of the iconic ‘Classic’
series.
The Continental Tour and Area Permit Meets are
the main pathways to qualification for major world events
and, in 2021, that means the big one – the rescheduled
Press Release – Athletics New Zealand
Athletics fans are in for a bumper domestic track and field season this summer with a raft of household names all in action on home soil and looking to peak for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In addition to numerous regional events and National Permit Meets, an action-packed summer schedule will be highlighted by a series of competitions granted Continental Tour and Area Permit Meet status, which include several of the iconic ‘Classic’ series.
The Continental Tour and Area Permit Meets are the main pathways to qualification for major world events and, in 2021, that means the big one – the rescheduled Olympic Games. The qualifying period for Tokyo reopened on 1 December, meaning Kiwi athletes will get the chance to get some results on the board and climb the rankings before many of their rivals in other parts of the world.