Pole vaulting may look like fun, but the smallest mistake can turn the rest of your day pear-shaped very quickly.

World indoor champion, Ryan Whiting of the USA, broke Kiwi Tom Walsh’s New Zealand allcomers shot put record at a meeting in Christchurch tonight.

Nick Willis is edging closer to retirement but there are two major events that beckon.

As presidential bids go, it was hardly brilliantly timed. Sebastian Coe, laying out his manifesto for election as the most powerful man in athletics, calmly assured that his sport was not in crisis.

A role model in consistent excellence and ironclad resilience, shot put queen Valerie Adams once again proved untouchable in 2014, extending her unbeaten run to 56 successive events.

King's trampolinist Dylan Schmidt and Takapuna Grammar pole vaulter Eliza McCartney are the 2014 ASB Young Sportspeople of the Year.

If golfer Lydia Ko is seeking a role model, she doesn't need to look further than all-conquering world shot put queen, writes Dana Johannsen.

Valerie Adams won the 2014 women's world athlete of the year award at a gala event in Monaco this morning.

Shot put champ Valerie Adams may be injured, but that didn't stop her from turning out to meet young fans in South Auckland yesterday.

Dental technician Wayne Botha is aiming to reclaim a Guinness Book of Records world title and beat another record today in Auckland.

The world is full of secrets - the Coca-Cola recipe, the nuclear weapons pin codes, the subject of Carly Simon's You're So Vain ...

Tom Walsh has made the biggest decision of his fledgling athletics career. He's committed to pursuing shot put in the professional ranks for the next 10-15 years.