New Zealand middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest athlete ever to run a sub-four-minute mile, with the 15 ...

Sir Peter Snell's breasting of the finishing tape in the 800m at the Rome Olympics could be New Zealand sport's definitive image. In that instant on September 2, 1960, at the Olympic Stadium he ...

Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old New Zealander, has become the youngest athlete ever to break four minutes for the mile.

New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute-mile ...

New Zealand has long been a powerhouse in the mile, from Sir John Walker, the first man to break 3:50, to legendary ...

Ruthe’s name has been making headlines all summer. He first shattered the 15-year-old world best for 3000m in November, then lowered it twice more—most recently running 7:56.18 at the New Zealand ...

The New Zealand teenager creates history by running 3:58.35 on home soil at the age of just 15, as Gavin Riley reports ...

The 15-year-old clocked 3 minutes 58.35 seconds at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland on Wednesday evening, pushed on by his pacesetters, including two-time Olympian Sam Tanner, who went on to win the ...

Long jumper Shay Veitch is again plotting the demise of New Zealand's longest-standing athletics record this weekend. After Peter Snell's 1962 record 800m time of 1:44:3 was eclipsed by Wellington ...