By Athletics New ZealandNew Zealand athletes will be taking part in an exciting, innovative athletics series in Melbourne over the next week. Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne is the brainchild of Athletics Australia in a bold attempt to create a new format to attract more fans to the sport. Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne gets under way this weekend at Lakeside Stadium in the Australian sporting capital and features three rounds of innovative team athletics on Saturday 4, Thursday 9 and Saturday 11 February. Sky Television will be showing Nitro Athletics live with the first days competition on Sky Sport 2 at 9:00pm on Saturday. The New Zealand team:Men: Matthew Wyatt (captain), Ben Musson, Hamish Gill, Hayden Hall, Jack Henry, Joseph Millar, Michael Cochrane, Nick Southgate, Tim Cornish, Tom Moulai, Will O'Neill.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 03, 2017 01:38 UTC