She may be a 19-year-old international novice, but Kiwi pole vault sensation Eliza McCartney has things well figured out ahead of her Olympic final on Friday (Saturday 11.30am, NZT). The Aucklander, who has been the big mover on the Kiwi track and field scene in 2016, safely negotiated a testing…
New Zealand’s pole vaulting hope at the Rio Olympics, Eliza McCartney, is only 19 and hitting new heights every time she takes to the track. She’s ranked seventh in the world and currently holds the world junior record. Nevertheless, she said she would be battling nerves once the competition started…
Problematic poles haven’t stopped Eliza McCartney from soaring into the pole vault final at the Rio Olympics. The 19-year-old raised her arms in celebration after soaring over 4.60m, the mark for direct entry into Friday’s final. But she’d struggled early on in qualifying, needing three attempts to clear her first…
Kiwi Olympian vaulter Eliza McCartney has a major problem – her poles have not turned up in Rio. McCartney revealed today that while she has been in Rio since the beginning of the Games, her most important piece of equipment is yet to arrive. “We’ve been promised they’ll be here…
New Zealand medal hopeful Eliza McCartney says she has an “extra energy” ahead of her Olympic debut next Wednesday morning (NZT). The pole vaulter has a few days to wait before she competes, but says the adrenaline is already pumping through her veins as she awaits her first vault at…
Sports Call – Close to 200 athletes will represent New Zealand at the Rio Olympics shortly and a lucky few will reach that achievement before they even make their twenties. At one end of the spectrum, one of New Zealand’s oldest and most accomplished Olympians – Sir Mark Todd –…
Shot putter Tom Walsh and pole vaulter Eliza McCartney both got on the podium at the London Diamond League athletics meeting. Walsh’s best came in the second round of the stacked shot put competition, throwing 21.54m, the fourth longest throw of his career. He held the lead until the fifth…
