News Archive

Snowboarders at the 2004 winter uni games

Home / News / Archive

Archive for Athletics

Cross-country dip

By Leanne Richards

Hawera turned on the sunshine for the Uni Games cross-country yesterday, tempting some runners to take a dip in one of the mountain streams on route. » Read more…

Davies delighted at medal award

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…

Smith heads NZ Track and Field Team for World university Games

Photo of a NZ Athletics  Singlet
ATHENS Olympian Kimberley Smith shapes as New Zealand’s leading medal hope on the track at August’s World University Games in Turkey. The 23-year-old middle distance runner heads a 20-strong Kiwi track and field team confirmed today for the 23rd Summer Universiade in Izmir from August 11-21. » Read more…

NZU Blues Recipients Announced

NZU Blues Award 5 Olympic athletes and 1 Paralympian are in line to take out the Sportsperson of the year award at the annual New Zealand University Blues Awards which will be held this year in the Te Papa, Wellington on Friday 22nd July. » Read more…

News

News Archive