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Southland teenager Corbin Strong, in his first year as an elite rider, has won the Points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, with Nick Kergozou seventh in the kilo.
Competing at the 2009 junior world track cycling championships helped set Hamish Tomlinson on a path to becoming a Rhodes Scholar and Oxford graduate.
Jack Allan has nearly 20 years of coaching experience behind him, so when he says that Shakira Mirfin is easily the best rower he has mentored, it’s worth taking notice.
From Invercargill to the historic halls of one of the world’s most prestigious universities – it's been quite a journey for Sammy Murrell.
“It’s a critical pathway, and a pathway that a lot of athletes who have gone onto major success wouldn’t have been able to achieve without that support around them.” - Raylene Bates
Quinn Hartley was the Southland star at the national secondary school athletic champs last weekend.
Whatever happened to Southland table tennis prodigy Michael Zhang?
What is it with Southland and the triple jump?
Aparima College and Academy Southland athlete Teagan Ashley is another Southland athlete to watch at the New Zealand Secondary Schools champs.
Southlander Simon Jones was part of rugby history in Japan earlier this year.
World junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin and New Zealand synchronised swimming representative Ali Robertson have been recognised at the annual Academy Southland graduation function at ILT Stadium tonight.
Next year's junior world championships loom as a major target for top Southland squash player Anna O’Connor.
Profiles of five of Southland’s best young riders ahead of the Oceania Championships.
Invercargill’s Emily Paterson made the most of the opportunity to race on her home track.
One of Southland’s most promising young triathletes is gearing up for a big summer.
La’chlan Robertson is a relatively recent convert to road cycling, but he’s going to be undergoing an intensive internship over the next month.
Southlander Tori Peeters would love nothing more than to put New Zealand women’s javelin on the map by qualifying for next year’s Olympic Games.
Southland’s brightest young track cycling talent have a great future ahead of them, it’s just not clear exactly what that future looks like.
The latest recruits to the Talent Development Southland board, which oversees the Academy Southland programme, are providing two very different but valuable perspectives.
