Press Release 1st March 2022 Dame Valerie Adams has announced her retirement from Athletics. The four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion announced that she would be “hanging up her size 14 throwing shoes” at a press conference in Auckland, New Zealand this morning, Tuesday March 1st.Dame Valerie Adams,…
Entries and Results Qualification Standings History of One Day Meeting Finals How to Watch This week, the Diamond League Final heads to Zurich. The Diamond League, which is the premier series of Athletics Meetings, began in 2010, and Oceania has had significant success throughout the short history of the Diamond League. The concept of a...
It’s hard to believe that the Olympics are almost at the end. After 5 years of waiting, Tokyo really did happen, and for one of our ever-green Technical Officials, it was an event like no other. Trevor Spittle is a member of the World Athletics, International Technical Officials’ Panels – one of five Oceania Officials:…
Don Chadderton of Christchurch, who gave over 60 years of service to the sport, passed away on Friday 18 September 2020. Don was a highly dedication and committed man to the sport of athletics and deserving recipient of the Oceania Athletics Association Merit Award in 2014. His lasting legacy to his lifetime of service is...
It is with a heavy heart that we advise that our dear friend, Keith Bade, passed away in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday night. Keith has been a regular at our Oceania events for more than two decades along with his wife Christine. His imposing figure could be seen from anywhere across the field at…
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) have awarded the organisation’s Order of Merit to long serving para athletics coach Raylene Bates. The award was made at the PNZ Annual General Meeting, with Athletics New Zealand having nominated Bates for the honour. Bates has served PNZ and Para athletics for over 40 years as both a competitor, administrator,...
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