INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
FRANCE
World Athletics Diamond League, Meeting De Paris, Stade Charléty – 28 June 2026
With four weeks to the Commonwealth Games, New Zealand’s three women’s pole vaulters squared off at the Paris Diamond League.
Eliza McCartney scored a second placing clearing 4.70m, with Imogen Ayris seventh and Olivia McTaggart eighth.
Eliza McCartney PV 4.70m (2), (4.30o, 4.45o, 4.60o, 4.70o, 4.77xxx), Imogen Ayris PV 4.60m (7), (4.30xo, 4.45o, 4.60xxo, 4.70xxx), Olivia McTaggart PV 4.45m (8), (4.30-, 4.45o, 4.60xxx).
At the same meeting Tori Moorby was tenth in the javelin with a throw of 55.89m, (55.89, 55.48, 55.10).
CROATIA
76th Memorial Boris Hanžeković, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb, 25-26 June: Tom Walsh SP 21.42m (3), Nick Palmer 21.01m (7). Zoe Hobbs 100m 11.02 +0.9 (4).
USA
Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland OR, 20-21 June: James Harding 800m 1:44.94 PB (2), moves to 4th on NZ all-time list. Hannah Gapes 1500m 4:07.44 PB (4). Sam Idiens 1500m 3:41.06 (6R2). Jeff Lautenslager 5000m 13:59.53 PB (1), Craig Lautenslager 14:20.97 (10). Taigen Hunter-Galvan 800m 2:02.48 PB (1R1). Scarlett Robb 1500m 4:24.58 (7R2).
BAA 10km, Boston MA, 21 June: Liam Back 31:00 (28).
Los Angeles Throws Cup, Colich Throwing Centre, Wilmington, Los Angeles CA, 27 June: Lexi Maples HT 63.37m (7).
Western States 100 mile Endurance Run, Auburn CA, 27-28 June: Caitlin Fielder (4th woman) 15:57.09.
GERMANY
WGV Leichtathletik Festival-Kugelstoss, Marktlatz, Stuttgart, 21 June: Nick Palmer SP 21.19m PB (20.72 PB 20.72 =PB X 21.19 PB 20.76 X). A huge PB by 51cm, surpassing his 20.68m on 1 June in Czech Republic. He beat Eric Maihöfer
(Germany) 20.63m PB and Aiden Smith (South Africa) 20.59m.
28th Stadtwerke, Stadion Ratingen, 27/28 June: Briana Stephenson heptathlon DNF, (100m H 13.37 +0.9, HJ 1.75m, SP 12.96m PB, 200m 24.31 +0.2).
CHECH REPUBLIC
Brněnská Laťka Olympia, Nákupní centrum Olympia, Brno, 25 June: Imogen Skelton HJ 1.86m (7).
PORTUGAL
Portugal Open, Estadio Universitario, Lisboa, 22-23 June: Maddie Wilson heptathlon 5885 points (4), (14.16/-0.1 PB, 1.80, 12.75 PB, 25.04w/+2.2, 6.25/-0.2, 37.15, 2:20.45).
FRANCE
Championnats De Bretagne, Complexe Sportif Du Penthièvre, Lamballe, 21 June: Maria Sartin 400m H 1:00.05 (1).
Meeting Premium DE Troyes-Aube, Stade d’Athletisme Pierre Voillequin, Troyes, 28 June: James Preston 800m 1:48.37 (9). Camryn Smart 800m 2:05.51 (4). Maria Sartin 400m H 59.88 (2RB).
BELGIUM
Ciney Golden Series, Stade Rebompré, Ciney, 20 June: Camryn Smart 800m 2:06.74 (7).
GREAT BRITAIN
BMC Gold Standard, Woodside Stadium, Watford, 24 June: Luca Evett 800m 1:51.53 (8).
REGIONAL RESULTS
AUCKLAND
Grand Prix Cross Country #3, Long Bay Regional Park – 27 June 2026
Ronan Lee followed up wins this season at Pakuranga, Auckland Teams and fastest lap at Southland Centennial Relays with a convincing win over two 2km circuits of Long Bay Reserve in 11:52. Jono Jackson was second in 12:23.
Bethany Bromfield winner at the opening Grand Prix event in Pukekohe won the women’s 4km in 14:35.
Results:
SM 4km; Ronan Lee (Whippets) 11:52, Jono Jackson (ACA) 12:23, Jack Snedden (Oratia) 12:31.
SW 4km; Bethany Bromfield (Owairaka) 14:35, Sarah Lewington (Glen Eden) 15:11, Leah Hankey (Owairaka) 15:18.
MM 4km; Jake Hendrickx (Pakuranga) 13:28, Andrei Plechen (Night Ninjas) 13:51, Troy Harold (Night Ninjas) 13:55.
MW 4km; Karen Donaldson (Night Ninjas) 15:12, Dale Berrill (Pakuranga) 15:19, Kate Macdonald (Night Ninjas) 15:45.
MU/20 4km; William Wood (Lynndale) 13:57, Duke Gilbert (Lynndale) 16:11, Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 20:22.
WU/20 4km; Eryn Westlake (NHB) 14:09, Denika Clooney (TTT) 14:19, Annabel Richardson (ACA) 14:27.
MU/18 4km; Kona Kelly (Oratia) 12:52, Tasman Reid (Hamilton) 12:56, Finn Birch (Lynndale) 13:18.
WU/18 4km; Joanne Huang (Lynndale) 14:23, Dove Elton (ACA) 14:43, Amy Thomson (Oratia) 14:58.
MU/16 2km; Tyler Poland (NHB) 6:16, Elijah McDermott (Oratia) 6:22, James Page (Akld Tri) 6:28.
WU/16 2km; Ella Blincoe (Takapuna) 6:49, Katie Gardner (NHB) 6:50, Hayley Whiteman (Pakuranga) 6:50.
BU/14 2km; Jacob Heathorn (Glen Eden) 6:25, Jonty Farrell (Lynndale) 6:30, Nathan Barron (Night Ninjas) 6:40.
GU/14 2km; Hannah Van Der Watt (NHB) 7:02, Mingxi Zhang (Takapuna) 7:13, Fenella Foden (NHB) 7:14.
BU/12 2km; Vito Feng (Pakuranga) 7:01, Kayno Kaitao (Pakuranga) 7:01, Viggo Burke (Takapuna) 7:19.
GU/12 2km; Riley McKay (Pakuranga) 7:08, Isla Tobin (NHB) 7:14, Jacque Zhang 7:20.
BU/10 2km; Luke Pannett (Owairaka) 7:48, Patrick Meyer (NHB) 7:50, Cooper Matthews (Warkworth) 8:08.
GU/10 2km; Delta Sanderson (Warkworth) 8:13, Wanjiku Gitau (NHB) 8:16, Dekota Fourie (TTT) 8:20.
BU/8 2km; Millen Shaw (Pakuranga) 8:22, Nathaniel Nunn (Lynndale) 9:16, Liam Bennett (Owairaka)10:55.
GU/8 2km; Haydee Kaitao (Pakuranga) 8:59, Piper Van Der Westhuzen (NHB) 9:07, Julie Blake (Pakuranga) 9:40.
DUNEDIN
Edmond Cup, Otakou Golf Course – 27 June 2026
Matthew Bolter, 2023 Otago under 20 8km road champion in 26:27, won the open 8km cross country event in 27:43.
Results:
Open M 8km; Matthew Bolter 27:43, Oliver O’Sullivan 27:46, Oskar Ehrhardt 28:50.
Open W 8km; Laura Bungard 32:21, Kristy Eyles 32:44, Olivia Sutherland 33:02.
Open M 6km; Thomas Weatherall 21:05, Tim Dobier 24:39, Ash Dustow 29:45.
Open W 6km; Margie Campbell 23:48, Melanie Button 27:06, Joanna Hare 27:09.
Open W 4km; Eve Kelleher 16:11, Kotomiyo Cowell 16:16, Lucy Fitzgerald 18:34.
BU/16 4km; Caleb Dobier 14:17.
GU/16 4km; Alena Cooney 16:40, Niamh Porter 21:10.
BU/14 3km; Albert Smith 13:11, Rich Williamson 13:52.
GU/14 3km; Arnelle Hamman 14:46, Annabel Slade 17:01.
BU/12 2km; Edison Brown 8:39, Nicholas Duncan 9:34, Jonathan Duncan 10:26.
GU/12 2km; Ellie Coburn 8:49, Pippa McLean 9:55.
GU/10 2km; Josie Taylor 8:50, Annabelle Coburn 9:40, Hazel Tisch 10:30.
ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY
AUCKLAND
Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 23 June: Seamus Kelly 17:06, Harry Harris 17:11, Michael Rodliffe 17:23. Leah Hankey 19:11, Brooke Ross 19:14, Brigid Du Burgess 19:58.
Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 24 June: Damon Nicholas 19:00.
WELLINGTON
39th Wellington Marathon, Hnry Stadium, 28 June: Joshua Stewart 2:32:51, Hiro Tanimoto 2:33:49, Murendeni Netshituka 2:36:29, Max Poland 2:38:13. Charlotte Burgess 2:46:06, Sarah Imbush 2:58:15, Maya Edmondson 3:04:49, Brooke Thomas 3:06:00. Half marathon; Mike Robinson 1:09:29, Max Doherty 1:09:32, Lennox Crowe 1:09:42. Kumiko Otani 1:18:35, Esther George 1:18:47, Ingrid Cree 1:18:54. 10km; Callum Stewart 31:33, Luke Kuggeleijn 32:50, Luke Sturkenboom 33:34. Sarah Drought 35:04, Emily Reynolds 38:26, Sarah Campbell 39:02.
DUNEDIN
84th Leith Harbour Free 5k and 10k, 28 June: 10km; Jason Van Kempen 31:55, Sandor Toth 34:04, Sean Latimer 35:10. Olivia Sutherland 39:37, Mel Aitken 42:50, Georgina Benson 44:01. 5km; Archie McKinlay 18:06, Richard Campbell 18:24, Murray Gray 19:52. Grace Perry 21:41.
OBITUARY
Athletics legend Les Mills CNZM MBE has died aged 91.
A four-time Olympian, five-time Commonwealth medallist and 25-time national champion, Les enjoyed a lengthy career at the top, which spanned three decades and two distinct generations of New Zealand athletics.
Self-coached for much of his career, and with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Les embraced innovative training techniques throughout his career and such was his all-round athletic ability he also represented his country at the sport of weightlifting.
Naturally fast, he began his athletics journey as a talented sprinter and hurdler but as his body developed he later took up the shot and discus around the age of 14.
He won his first national senior shot put and discus titles in 1955, with his last titles coming in 1972.
He won six Commonwealth Games medals; silver discus throw 1958 in Cardiff, gold discus throw 1966 and silver shot put 1966 in Kingston, silver discus throw 1970 and bronze shot put 1970 in Edinburgh.
He was captain and flag bearer at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, finishing 11th in the shot put and 28th in the discus throw. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics he was seventh in the shot put. In the 1968 Mexico Olympics he was 11 th in the shot put and at the 1972 Munich Olympics he was the flagbearer for the New Zealand Team and finished 14th in the discus throw and 23rd in the shot put.
He set up his first Les Mills gym in 1968, the fitness empire for nearly 60 years has become a byword for health and fitness in New Zealand. He also later moved successfully into politics and served as Auckland Major for eight years from 1990 to 1998.
Les also remained connected with sport. He was national sports director in Papua New Guinea for a spell and from 1977 to 1979 was Director of Coaching at Athletics NZ.
He later enjoyed a successful period as a coach, memorably guiding Beatrice Faumuina to the world discus title in 1997, the 1998 Commonwealth crown and New Zealand discus record.
He also coached the current New Zealand men’s discus record-holder Ian Winchester and Jordan Vandermade to decathlon bronze at the 2006 World U20 Championships.
He was the Village Mayor at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, chef de mission of the 1998 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team in Kuala Lumpur and the 2000 Olympic Games team in Sydney.
He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
In the 1973 Queen’s Birthday honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to sport and in the 2002 Queen’s Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours he was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to local government and sport.
In 2022 Les and his son Phillip and daughter-in-law Jackie Mills were jointly inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.