Kiwi pole vault star Eliza McCartney will miss the World Athletics Championships starting in Doha this month after ending her season early because of injury. The 22-year-old Rio Olympics bronze medallist had already delayed the start of her international season because of a troublesome hamstring injury. The decision to delay her season was “precautionary” only, her manager…
The Meeting de Paris on Saturday (24) marks the final scoring opportunity in the IAAF Diamond League ahead of the finals in Zurich (29 August) and Brussels (6 September). Many of the places in the finals have already been secured, but lots can still change in the standings for the 14 scoring…
Eliza McCartney is finally getting close to bending that pole of hers and climbing out of the darkness and back towards the light again. Frankly, it can’t come soon enough either, though this world-class Kiwi pole vaulter has learned that when it comes to returning from injury, patience is most…
Pushy parents are frowned on when it comes to sport but Wilma Murto is the first to state she would never have scaled the giddy heights of the Rio Olympics had it not been for a shove from her mother. “My mum forced me into it,” said a grinning Murto…
Kiwi pole vaulter Eliza McCartney gave back to the community this morning, helping make breakfast for children battling cancer. Stopping in at Camp Quality, an organisation that provides activities for children living with cancer, McCartney helped out by making blueberry pancakes for the kids. The 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, who…
Olympic medallist pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has urged youngsters in Taranaki to ditch sugary drinks and stick to water. “It’s not necessarily known by a lot of people that things like sports drinks, and things like juices, are also high in sugar, acidic and bad for your teeth,” the 21-year-old said during a visit to Fitzroy…
Spread your thumb and forefinger 10cm apart. That’s what stands between New Zealand having not just one, but two women pole vaulters at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The qualifying standards for both Tokyo and next year’s world athletics championships in Doha aren’t out yet, but 4.55m is expected to…
It was during her final year of high school when Eliza McCartney found herself at a crossroads: go to university or chase a dream. The promising pole vaulter had just won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships, an achievement that made her realise the scale of her…
OPINION: On a day when Kate Sheppard is celebrated for her long struggle to win New Zealand women the vote, let’s consider those who paved the way for women in sport, a paving that was full of grit, hard work, grim determination and rejection of career-limiting mansplaining. I’m hoping here my own…
Pole vault star Eliza McCartney’s season is over. The North Shore athlete suffered a painful heel injury during a Diamond League meet in Birmingham last month, which ruled her out of two subsequent events, including the Diamond League final in Zurich. However she had been hoping to get one more…
