Nikki Hamblin etched herself a place among the great names of NZ athletics in Delhi last night.

It is entirely appropriate that hurdlers should have up and down years, but not in the way Andrea Miller has.

The Commonwealth Games 200m women's final has proved more dramatic than sprinter Monique Williams was expecting.

Gold medal shot putter Valerie Adams' coach paid tribute to her former mentor yesterday, while predicting bigger and further things to come.

A "humbled" Nick Willis takes to the track tonight to defend the 1500m title he won four years ago in Melbourne.

They were the shots heard around New Zealand -- the big one biffed by Valerie Adams, the several small ones fired by Greg Yelavich and Alan Earle.

Decathlete Brent Newdick is "stoked" at winning Commonwealth Games silver after fighting cramping and tiredness.

Nickki Hamblin has continued the proud history of New Zealand middle distance running with a 1500m silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Didier Poppe knows it is best to give Valerie Adams a bit of space when she's got her game face on.

New Zealand decathlete Brent Newdick has had a strong first day at the Commonwealth Games moving into medal contention.

He might be doing an athletics version of a hit-and-run, but Nick Willis is leaving little to chance, according to team coach Chris Pilone.

Olympian Hamish Carter and his wife are helping young athletes find corporate backers, reports Suzanne McFadden.

Middle distance runners Nick Willis and Nikki Hamblin are approaching the New Delhi Commonwealth Games with similar perspectives.

New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis rounded at his Commonwealth Games preparations.