The International Triathlon Union announced the nominees for its first-ever ITU Hall of Fame and there is some Kiwis.... "The sport of triathlon has been blessed with athletes pushing the limits of sport since the very first World Championships in Avignon 25 years ago,"

Linda Villumsen has won gold in the women's road cycling individual time trial at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow. The Kiwi was the last rider to start and held an early lead on the clock, however had to pull back time to mid TT leader England's Emma Pooley, to win in a time of 42 minutes 25.46 seconds, taking the gold by six seconds.

Designed by New Zealand’s current Coast to Coast champion Braden Currie, the new innovative format of Red Bull Defiance involving the multiple disciplines of run, kayak and bike combined with special stages will test teams of two over two demanding days

Valerie Adams captured the hearts of 44,000 spectators at Hampton Park as she sent the shot put out to 19.88m to claim her third Commonwealth Gold Medal and made it the 600th Commonwealth medal for New Zealand.

After a slow run race Nikki Hamblin was unable to match the pace over the final 200m, but held on well for fifth place in the 1500m final in 4:10.77.

The revised rankings for the Adventure Racing World Series have just been released, and at first sight it might seem not too much had changed, even though all Kiwi team Seagate have won their first two races, still sit in second.

Today was the best day at the Glasgow games with three golds and one silver. In the pool Auckland swimmer Lauren Boyle came through strongly in the closing stages to win the women’s 400m freestyle gold medal.

It was a stunning performance for the Kiwi mountain bikers at the Glasgow Games as they sprinted home just second appart to grab the gold and silver. Anton Cooper and Sam Gaze crossed the line to the loud cheers of the Kiwi supporters.

More success today at the Glasgow games this time in the pool with Lauren Boyle winning silver in the women’s 800m freestyle final.

No matter the distance—5K, 10K, half-marathon, or a full marathon —whittling down your time and getting faster is often a runner's goal. Shaving minutes or even seconds off a race time may feel close to impossible.

Requiring a throw of 57 metres or a least one of the 12 best in the qualifying rounds, 20 year old Siositina Hakeai easily qualified in fourth for the final of the discus throw on Friday evening.

In almost parallel runs in their semi-finals Angie Smit and Nikki Hamblin both finished third to qualify for tomorrow’s final of the women’s 800m. Smit came through on the inside down the back straight on the last lap and dug deep in the home straight

Tom Walsh blogs 24 hours after winning a silver medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games "A night in which I performed with pride to win a silver medal with 21.19m, but also a night where I fell short of my fierce desire to win Commonwealth gold."

It’s been a busy few weeks for Wanaka based multisporter Jess Simson, with 2 top international podium finishes - first in Australia & then in Brazil. “I don’t like to think about my competitors really, I just like to focus on my own thing & do my best."

Cycling commentator Del Woodford tells us about Avanti Plus teaming up with Gordon McCauley to put together a junior coaching programme. “Its Gordon McCauley coaching…its a pretty exciting opportunity for some young riders.”

Triathlon journalist Liam Scopes talks about kiwi Michelle Bremer opening up her domestic season in “really good form”, with a 2nd at the Challenge Forster behind Aussie Rebecca Hoschke ( who won Ironman Australia earlier this year).

The Smiths Sports Tauranga Trail Run is just under a month away and entries are already well up on last year. The event is held within the TECT All Terrain Park at the top of Pyes Pa Road and is the major fundraiser for the Cross Country team at Tauranga Boys' College. Over 250 entries have so far been received, this number is 40% up on the same time last year.

Competitor entries to the increasingly popular Speight’s Summit 47km Mountain Bike race at Motatapu 2014 have closed in record time. Two-thousand riders from around New Zealand and internationally have signed up to compete in the challenging high country race on March 8