Athletics

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Mar 8  /  Sport

Photo finish! Teenager and Olympian come up in dead heat at championships

A rare dead heat in the 1500 metres at the national athletics championships in Dunedin has seen a tie in the track's blue ribbon event.

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They have the same coach too.

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360617005/17-year-old-australian-sprint-sensation-gout-gout-wows-sub-20-sec-200m

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Fifteen-year-old Tauranga runner Sam Ruthe is lining up a world record attempt this week.

Mar 16  /  Sport

Four-minute mile in 15yo Kiwi runner Sam Ruthe's sights

Tauranga's Sam Ruthe is lining up a world record attempt.

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A live link for the Sam Ruthe Mile attempt. 8:15pm

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Roster Athletics

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He did it!!!

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Mar 18  /  Sport

Watch: Teen runner Sam Ruthe breaks record sub-four-minute mile

Tauranga teenager Sam Ruthe has broken a world record weeks ahead of his 16th birthday.

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That is seriously impresive @mikedogz

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At 15 years of age Kiwi runner Sam Ruthe (black singlet) just became...

At 15 years of age Kiwi runner Sam Ruthe (black singlet) just became the youngest person to ever run a sub 4min mile ⚡️ D.O.B 12 April 2009 🎥 Athletics...

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So so good

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Loved watching Sam Tanner cheering him on from the final bend and down the home straight.

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Pretty amazing for a kid who only took up running 2 years ago (his family wanted him to try lots of other sports before concentrating on running) although his running genes are pretty finely tuned

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360615057/born-run-remarkable-story-sam-ruthes-fast-track-middle-distance-greatness?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360625490/athletics-kiwi-shot-put-ace-tom-walsh-wins-gold-world-indoor-championships-china