The Zoom Zoom Show

We are back!! And wow, what a year it has been for New Zealand athletics! Gold medals at World Indoors, many medals across Para Worlds and Paralympics, two Olympic medals and of course many NZ records. In this episode Alisha Lovrich and Hayden Shearman breakdown the finalists and winners of the Athlete of the Year in jumps and throws.

After two stunning silvers from Tom Walsh in the shot put and then Eliza McCartney in the pole vault, we all awoke on Monday morning of the Glasgow 2024 World Indoor Champs to discover Hamish Kerr had flown to the top of the world with a 2.36 WL, =AR and PB victory in the high jump. And then to top it all off Geordie Beamish unleashed the most brutal kick in the final 100m of the men's 1500 to become world champion!So 10 athletes brought home four medals, seven top 5s, another top 10, multiple PBs and area records. That is one way to get us pumped on athletics in 2024!!

Who were NZ's top sprinters, mid-distance and long-distance runners, and para athletes in 2023? Cam Avery, Alisha Lovrich and Hayden Shearman talk through the highlights from another epic year with Area Records and World Champs medals galore in the paras, Zoe Hobbs crushing it in the 100, and records to Geordie Beamish in the middle distances. Be sure to catch last week's episode where we talk through the top Kiwi throwers and jumpers of 2023.

Amidst the controversy and travesty of Zoe Hobbs not being nominated for Sportswoman of the Year, we discuss who are our highlights and picks for thrower and jumper of the year. There's a lot to choose including records galore across the javelin, triple jump, discus and high jump, plus an epic comeback from Eliza and a big upset at nationals with Jacko taking down Tom.

The world champs are over for another round and Alisha and Hayden reflect on the highs, lows, heartbreaks, and hopes for the future.

At the midway point in the World Champs we've already got 15 athletes back in the sheds, so Cam Avery joins Hayden Shearman to digest the action so far. The highs, the lows, and the in-betweens.

In Part 2 of our Budapest World Athletics Championship preview we breakdown our epic 19-strong Kiwi team and talk about the likelihood of medals and top 8s!

We are getting just a little excited about the World Champs starting in Budapest in less than 10 days time! In this episode, Hayden and Alisha talk through the new rule changes that could well have a big effect in how the rounds play out for the distance and sprint events. Plus, we catch up with the final pre-Worlds results from some of our team members to see how their form is tracking towards the big dance in Budapest.