Ryan Whiting set his second NZ allcomers record in successive days as the world-class American dominated the men’s shot put from home favourite Tom Walsh at the Auckland Track Challenge in Waitakere.

Olympic Silver medallist Nick Willis defied the bookies odds to clinch a sweet 5000m victory over the Robertson twins to bring a rousing finale to the Auckland Track Challenge at a pulsating Douglas Track and Field at the Trusts Stadium.

The focus turns to the Middle East this weekend for the inaugural Challenge Dubai triathlon on Friday 27 and the event has drawn out a million dollar field and triathlon royalty.

Charity ultra runner Mal Law is cutting through his challenge of 50 off-road marathons in 50 days which he kicked off at the Tarawera Ultra in Rotorua early February with his body holding up, just, with 18 runs completed.

Mal Law who ran seven major walks in 7 days back in 2009 (7in7) all for charity raising over $300k is back, this time hitting the trails with a much bigger challenge, all for Mental Health Foundation of NZ.

Athletics Round Up - Alana Barber broke the New Zealand national 20km road walking record, Adelaide Track Classic Michael Cochrane won the 400m hurdles, Jacko Gill secured his second best ever shot put of 20.58m.. more

Olympic and Commonwealth Games swim coach Gary Hurring will take up a new role as Swimming New Zealand’s talent identification and development coach.

Silver medallists from the men’s and women’s National 10km event at the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series, George O’Brien and Chelsea Gubecka both continued their run of success so far this year

New Zealand Open Water Swim Champion Kane Radford has taken out the State La Grande Swim in a thrilling finish at Akaroa today

The 2015 Australian Open and Age Open Water Championships will kick off tomorrow with over 360 swimmers from across Australia descending on Bathers Beach in Fremantle, Perth, on the hunt for age group titles