WELLINGTON: New Zealand middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest athlete ever to run a sub-four-minute mile, with the 15-year-old...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest athlete ever to run a sub-four-minute mile, with the 15-year-old...

Days after Gout Gout stunned the athletics world in Brisbane, 15-year-old New Zealand middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest...

The Tauranga 15-year-old this week became the youngest ever to run a mile in under four minutes.

The Tauranga 15-year-old this week became the youngest ever to run a mile in under four minutes.

The New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe broke the previous world record set by the two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

The middle-distance journeyman quietly became New Zealand's 50th four-minute miler behind the teenage prodigy.

The middle-distance journeyman quietly became New Zealand's 50th four-minute miler behind the teenage prodigy.

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