Arch Jelley is the oldest coach in any sport operating at the top level in New Zealand, and probably the world.

To understand the external demons faced by shot putter Valerie Adams at her fourth Olympics, look at the London Games podium.

Sprinting star Usain Bolt is in danger of missing the 2016 Rio Olympics due to a hamstring injury.

Two of New Zealand's most prominent athletes heading into the Rio 2016 Olympics have just one thought on their new uniforms; they don't care.

A New Zealand Olympic medallist who competed at the Tokyo Olympics alongside Peter Snell says he knew the Snell's singlet was a fake the moment he saw it.

Usain Bolt has negotiated a series of delays and a false start in his own race before easily winning his quarter-final of the 100m

Tessa Webb stormed to an eye-catching victory in the senior girls' race at the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships

Earlier this year Ashley Taylor won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious Halberg Awards. Steve Landells chats to the Waikato-based

Tessa Webb stormed to an eye-catching victory in the senior girls' race at the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships

Te Papa has pulled the plug on the purchase of the singlet worn by Peter Snell in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

The three-time Olympic gold medallist is as perplexed as anyone amid the revelation that his 1964 Tokyo Olympics singlet, bought by Te Papa, may not be the real deal.

Valerie Adams is one of the most recognisable faces in New Zealand but she will now have a much bigger profile abroad after playing a leading role in Visa's global advertising campaign ahead of the Rio Olympics.

COMMENT: Never in his wildest dreams did Peter Snell think the black singlet he wore would have sold for the $50k they were touting it could fetch at auction.

You might notice that the Mt Albert Grammar School First XV backline has a swift, athletic look about it.