A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete. Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John Thomas ...

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A 16-year-old schoolboy from a coastal resort in New Zealand has obliterated the world record for the fastest mile by a junior runner in one of the most jaw-dropping athletics feats of recent times.

Yes, at 7-years-old, she's beating teenagers more than twice her age. And even if she can't, that doesn't stop her from ...

A nine-year-old girl has set a potential world record for her age – after completing a 5k in just 19 minutes and 45 seconds.