IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul – 10 March 2012 Valerie Adams won the World Indoor championships shot put with a personal best indoor performance and national record of 20.54 metres. Adams took the lead in the second round with a throw of 20.48 metres, and held it throughout the competition, unleashing the … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 11th March
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
USA INDOORS NCAA Championships, Jackson’s Indoor Track, Nampa Idaho – 9/10 March 2012 Lucy Van Dalen from Stony Brook was outstanding winning the mile in 4m 39.76s, beating Aisha Praught of Illinois State who ran 4m 39.85s. Van Dalen easily qualified for the final winning her heat in 4m 40.29s. Two hours after the … [Read more...]
Results from Melbourne Classic
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AUSTRALIA Melbourne Track Classic, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park – 2/3 March 2012 Friday 2 March 2012: Nick Willis finished third in the 1500m in 3m 39.77s, Hamish Carson was eighth in 3m 45.95s. Angie Smit was third in the 800m in 2m 5.60s. Fiona Crombie fifth in the 3000m steeplechase in 10m 41.20s. Nneka Okpala … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 27 Feb
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand Round Up ending 27 February 2012 SCOTLAND National Indoor Combined Events Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow – 11/12 February 2012 Brent Newdick won the senior heptathlon with a score of 5506 points. His performances were: 60m 7.10s 847, long jump 6.99m 811, shot put 13.78m 715, high jump 1.85m 670, 60m … [Read more...]
Spotlight on NZ at Frankfurt Book Fair
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Aotearoa New Zealand will be under the spotlight in Germany at the Frankfurt Book Fair - the world’s largest publishing event - in October this year. As the official guest of honour at the five-day fair, New Zealand will occupy an impressive pavilion showcasing Kiwi creativity and culture to a potential audience of … [Read more...]
Adams puts herself back to form
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HAMILTON Porritt Classic, Porritt Stadium – 11 February 2012 World and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams in a lead up to regain the world indoor title was out to 20.19m in front of a captured audience. After a shaky start which saw her purposely foul on not being happy with her opening attempt, she [...]Adams … [Read more...]
MahiFX Unveils New FX Trading Platform
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MahiFX vision, values, technology and functionality combine to offer retail FX investors enhanced trading experience. MahiFX, the new proprietary-built foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, was officially unveiled at a launch held on the 2nd February at 30 St. Mary Axe in the City of London. The MahiFX … [Read more...]
van Dalen sets record and other news
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eastside 5km River Run, 7 February: Jai Davies-Campbell 16m 9s, Sunil Ritchie 17m 28s, Jerry Loeb 17m 32s. Sarah McSweeney 19m 19s, Kirsten Milne 20m 7s. USA Millrose Games, The Armory, New York – 11 February 2012 Lucy Van Dalen set a New Zealand indoor 1500m record of 4m 11.78s in finishing 7th in the [...]van Dalen … [Read more...]
Rugby World Cup Star to Champion Boxer
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
World Cup winning rugby star, Sonny Bill Williams added to his list of sporting achievements by becoming New Zealand's Heavyweight Champion via a technical knock-out against the experienced American, Clarence Tillman. … [Read more...]
NZ Round Up ending 05 Feb
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand Round Up ending 05 February 2012 PALMERSTON NORTH New Zealand Combined Events Championships, Massey University – 4/5 February 2012 Sarah Cowley cemented her number three New Zealand all time ranking in the heptathlon in winning her fourth national title with a personal best score of 5905. Cowley added 153 … [Read more...]
