An unbeaten record of 37 games won and none lost this year has seen the Massey University women’s team crowned national champion.
Not only is it the first from Manawatu to achieve the feat, it is the first from the Central Zone, which includes Wellington. » Read more…
University Sport New Zealand hopes the show of girl power in Izmir will translate into a funding injection for the next World University Games in Bangkok.
The national body had struck gold long before Kimberley Smith put an exclamation mark on New Zealand’s Summer Universiade in Izmir by eclipsing Gabriela Szabo’s record in the 5000m on Saturday. » Read more…
Kimberley Smith has become just the second Kiwi to win a World University Games gold medal after winning the women’s 5000m in record breaking style early today.
Smith overpowered a quality field to win in 15:29.18 ahead of Tetyana Holovchenko (Ukraine) and Jolene Byrne (Ireland). » Read more…
An inability to make effect first up tackles and not being able to spread the ball wide resulted in the New Zealand Universities Student World Cup rugby league side going down 32-16 to Australia Universities at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane last night. » Read more…
BOARDSAILOR Matthew McCormick and 5000m runner Kimberley Smith shape as the last New Zealand medal hopes at the World University Games in Izmir.
New Zealand had high hopes of Fiona Crombie adding to their record four Summer Universiade medals in the 3000m steeplechase early this morning » Read more…
The New Zealand University Women’s Soccer Team have recorded successful results in their build up games in preparation for the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey next month. The highlight being a 1-1 draw with the New Zealand Elite Women’s Squad on Tuesday night. » Read more…
A tired but delighted New Zealand swim team completed a six-week campaign that put them firmly on the international map, after the final night of competition at the World University Games in Turkey.
The team qualified for six finals, and although they could not add to their record-breaking medal haul, coach Thomas Ansorg said the overall results were a significant step for the sport in this country. » Read more…
Mary Davies didn’t know whether to cry or throw up after her courageous run in the farcical 10,000m final at the World University Games.
The 22-year-old certainly wasn’t laughing after being told she would not be awarded the bronze medal as only four runners had started the final, raced in a near empty Ataturk Stadium yesterday. » Read more…
New Zealand banked a medal it had given up on and sailed into contention for another on Izmir Bay on another memorable day for the Kiwis at the World University Games overnight.
Mary Davies finished third in the 10,000m on Tuesday (NZT) but was told she would not be awarded the bronze medal because only four runners had started the final. » Read more…
New Zealand swimmers qualified five more finalists on an exhausting penultimate night at the World University Games in Turkey today.
They were unable to add to their three medal haul but produced some strong performances from tired bodies amid the frazzling heat near Izmir. » Read more…
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