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- [Murphy doubles down as Buschkuehl wins Oceania thriller](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/murphy-doubles-down-as-buschkuehl-wins-oceania-thriller/) - The in-form Aidan Murphy has doubled down on his Oceania Athletics Championships heroics in Darwin, giving the 20-second barrier a shake once again.
- [Meet the man behind the microphone on the track, Jarrod Gibson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/meet-the-man-behind-the-microphone-on-the-track-jarrod-gibson/) - Meet the man behind the microphone, Jarrod Gibson
- [Reath raises bar as Azzopardi sprints to Oceania title in Darwin](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reath-raises-bar-as-azzopardi-sprints-to-oceania-title-in-darwin/) - Olympic high jumper and world-class showman Yual Reath was at his entertaining best when soaring to the Oceania title on Day Three in Darwin.
- [From Little Athletics to friends for life, that’s what the sport has given Nana](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-little-athletics-to-friends-for-life-thats-what-the-sport-has-given-nana/) - Sprinter Nana Owusu-Afriyie remembers the moment her life changed forever after attending her first ever Coles Little Athletics clinic. “I started in athletics through my PE teacher. I won a couple of House athletics titles at school and he said to me that I should join a Little Athletics club,” she said. “I started at
- [Murphy brings heat to Darwin to climb Australian all-time list](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/murphy-brings-heat-to-darwin-to-climb-australian-all-time-list/) - Crowned the Oceania 400m champion in Darwin today, Aidan Murphy has come within touching distance of one of the nation’s oldest records.
- [Breakthrough year sees Murphy primed for Darwin showdown](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/breakthrough-year-sees-murphy-primed-for-darwin-showdown/) - Aidan Murphy arrives in Darwin for Oceania Athletics Championships fresh off World Athletics Relays bronze in Botswana.
- [Glasgow bound Para-athletes set tone at Oceania Athletics Championships as Epitropakis wins maiden title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/glasgow-bound-para-athletes-set-tone-at-oceania-athletics-championships-as-epitropakis-wins-maiden-title/) - Australia’s Glasgow-bound Para-athletics stars have stolen the show on the opening day of the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.
- [Caldwell breakthrough lights up Shanghai Diamond League opener](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/caldwell-breakthrough-lights-up-shanghai-diamond-league-opener/) - Olympic middle-distance runner Abbey Caldwell has tonight become the second fastest Australian woman in history over 1500m at the Shanghai Diamond League.
- [Road to world stage leads through Darwin for Oceania Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/road-to-world-stage-leads-through-darwin-for-oceania-athletics-championships/) - Global javelin star Mackenzie Little, Paralympic prospect Layla Sharp and rising middle-distance talent Tate van Camp are among the names ready to ignite the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.
- [Set to inspire, Angela Ballard back on the big stage in Glasgow 12 years after winning gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/set-to-inspire-angela-ballard-back-on-the-big-stage-in-glasgow-12-years-after-winning-gold/) - Angela Ballard will be back at the Commonwealth Games for the fifth time in Glasgow later in the year.
- [A career off the track as well as competing, a way to grow identity alongside sport](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-career-off-the-track-as-well-as-competing-a-way-to-grow-identity-alongside-sport/) - Desleigh Owusu, Ebony Lane and Yual Reath share their stories about working as well as training for National Careers Week
- [Record number of Australians selected for U20 team bound for the USA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-number-of-australians-selected-for-u20-team-bound-for-the-usa/) - Gout Gout, Izobelle Louison-Roe, Isaac Beacroft, Daniel Williams and Zara Hagan part of 75 strong steam selected for the World Athletics U20 Championships in the USA
- [Global medallists flock to Diamond League opener in Shanghai](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/global-medallists-flock-to-diamond-league-opener-in-shanghai/) - The Diamond League is back for 2026 and so too are a host of Australian athletics stars including Jessica Hull, Matthew Denny and Kurtis Marschall in Shanghai.
- [Two champion Australian athletes celebrate Mother’s Day, still jumping to inspire](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/two-champion-australian-athletes-celebrate-mothers-day-still-jumping-to-inspire/) - Brooke Buschkuehl and Vanessa Low jump to inspire as we celebrate Mother's Day
- [Australian Athletics Pathway Transition Program nominations set to close](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-pathway-transition-program-nominations-set-to-close/) - Izobelle Louison-Roe part of the Australian Athletics Participation Pathways Plan, jumping to the stars.
- [Rhiannon Clarke set for Commonwealth Games No.3](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rhiannon-clarke-set-for-commonwealth-games-no-3/) - Rhiannon Clarke makes her third Commonwealth Games team, as the Australian Para Athletics squad is announced
- [Fresh Page eyes crowning moment at Glasgow Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fresh-page-eyes-crowning-moment-at-glasgow-commonwealth-games/) - At 17-years-old, Jaydon Page waltzed into his first Commonwealth Games and assumed sprinting was easy. Now, Glasgow awaits.
- [Imogen McDonald named winner of the Mark Dadswell Photography Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/imogen-mcdonald-named-winner-mark-dadswell-photography-award/) - Imogen McDonald wins Mark Dadswell Photography Award with image of Gout Gout and Lachlan (Lachie) Kennedy.
- [Brittain to follow in footsteps of Australian great Freeman at Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brittain-to-follow-in-footsteps-of-australian-great-freeman-at-commonwealth-games/) - Following her international debut, Arnhem Land and Ramingining teenager Briseis Brittain hoped to catch the attention of Catherine Freeman.
- [Track and field lead charge to Glasgow 2026 as first Australian athletes selected](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/track-and-field-lead-charge-to-glasgow-2026-as-first-australian-athletes-selected/) - A critical milestone for the Australian Team bound for Glasgow 2026 has been met, with the first athletes in green and gold selected after standout performances at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney.
- [Ballard to make history as para athletics squad confirmed for Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ballard-to-make-history-as-para-athletics-squad-confirmed-for-glasgow/) - A history-maker and 16 debutants headline Australia’s 24-strong Para Athletics squad, set to represent Australia at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- [Australian World Athletics Relays Team By The Numbers, a recipe for success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-world-athletics-relays-team-by-the-numbers-a-recipe-for-success/) - It really is one of the Australian athletics success stories of recent times, just how well the Australian team performed at the World Athletics Relays last weekend in Botswana. Australia was the only team competing at the event to have all six teams qualify for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Beijing in
- [Brittain and Lovell spearhead Australian Para-athletics team for Oceania Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brittain-and-lovell-spearhead-australian-para-athletics-team-for-oceania-athletics-championships/) - Australian Para-athletics team announced for 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin. Headlined by Briseis Brittain, Mali Lovell, Telaya Blacksmith
- [Bronzed Aussies and huge qualifying wins to finish the World Relays for Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-aussies-and-huge-qualifying-wins-to-finish-the-world-relays-for-australia/) - The 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana finished off in style for Australia with a bronze medal and another national record for our 4x400m men’s relay team. The team of Luke van Ratingen (NSW, Ben Liddy), Reece Holder (QLD, Christopher Dale), Thomas Reynolds (VIC, Matthew Oakley) and Aidan Murphy (SA, Nik Hagicostas) ran a
- [Relay records tumble as Australian sprinters stamp presence on world stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/relay-records-tumble-as-australian-sprinters-stamp-presence-on-world-stage/) - Australia has confirmed its status as a relay nation on the opening day of the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana where three Australian records fell.
- [Australian sprinters land in Botswana for World Athletics Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-sprinters-land-in-botswana-for-world-athletics-relays/) - The world awaits for Australia’s premier sprinters who have touched down in Gaborone, Botswana for the 2026 World Athletics Relays.
- [Cameron Myers wins the Betty Cuthbert Medal after historic 1500m win](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cameron-myers-wins-the-betty-cuthbert-medal-after-historic-1500m-win/) - Cameron Myers (ACT) has been named the winner of the prestigious Betty Cuthbert Medal for his incredible 1500m win at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney earlier in April. Myers, 19, won the race with a time of 3:29.85, bettering the Australian Allcomers Record for the second time in a month, after he did the
- [Australian sprinting stocks receive $50,000 boost thanks to 2026 Neville Sillitoe Foundation Scholarship](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-sprint-stocks-receive-50000-boost-thanks-to-2026-neville-sillitoe-foundation-scholarship/) - 10 Australian sprinters have received a $5000 boost as recipients of the Neville Sillitoe Foundation Scholarship through The Athletics International Trust; a commitment to guiding emerging talents to their athletic, educational and working life potential. Honouring the legacy of one of Australia’s most celebrated athletics coaches who coached Peter Norman and developed some of the
- [Rising stars take over in Brisbane as race to World Under 20 Championships heats up](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rising-stars-take-over-in-brisbane-as-race-to-world-under-20-championships-heats-up/) - Discus throwers Elijah Wilson and Riley-Jay Henry-Purcell punch their tickets to Oregon for the 2026 World Athletics Under 20 Championships as Charlotte Ehioghae impresses
- [Athletics stars head north for Oceania Championships in Darwin](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-stars-head-north-for-oceania-championships-in-darwin/) - Darwin awaits for Australia’s top athletics talents who are set to contest the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships from May 18-23.
- [Thirty of our best selected for the 2026 Australian Athletics U23 Tour](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/thirty-of-our-best-selected-for-the-2026-australian-athletics-u23-tour/) - 30 athletes selected for the 2026 Australian Athletics U23 tour.
- [Louison-Roe shines bright as curtains close on Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/louison-roe-shines-bright-as-curtains-close-on-australian-athletics-championships/) - After six days of junior athletics action in Brisbane, it was only fitting that high jumper Izobelle Louison-Roe would apply the finishing touches to a golden championships.
- [Gout waves goodbye in Brisbane as Louison-Roe equals Australian record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-waves-goodbye-in-brisbane-as-louison-roe-equals-australian-record/) - Sprint sensation Gout Gout has signed off on his final Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships.
- [Williams chasing ticket to World Under 20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/williams-chasing-ticket-to-world-under-20-championships/) - 800m runner Daniel Williams is one of the most curious cases in a new era of Australian athletics stars.
- [Gout arrives in Brisbane as Joseph-Riogi breaks new ground](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-arrives-in-brisbane-as-joseph-riogi-breaks-new-ground/) - Queensland’s favourite son Gout Gout blew out the cobwebs on the third day of athletics action in Brisbane, where javelin thrower Tallara Joseph-Riogi continued her rise.
- [Hagan hopes to seal breakthrough season in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hagan-hopes-to-seal-breakthrough-season-in-brisbane/) - 107 days into 2026, no Australian woman has run faster than Zara Hagan.
- [Relay record tumbles as young guns warm into Junior Championships in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/relay-record-tumbles-as-young-guns-warm-into-junior-championships-in-brisbane/) - The spotlight belonged to a quartet of New South Wales sprinters who set a new national record on the second day of junior athletics in Brisbane.
- [Taber launches opening day of Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/taber-launches-opening-day-of-australian-athletics-junior-under-age-championships/) - Sprinter Maya Taber kick-starts six days of championship action in Brisbane at QSAC.
- [Australia’s best young athletes set to star at the Australian Athletics Junior Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-best-young-athletes-set-to-star-at-the-australian-athletics-junior-championships/) - Nearly 3000 of Australia’s best junior athletes have arrived in Brisbane to compete in the Australian Athletics Junior Championships. The event will run from Wednesday, April 15th, to Monday, April 20th, at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane and feature many rising stars of the sport. The list of athletes includes 18-year-old Gout
- [Australia’s 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships kicks off tonight](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-2026-world-athletics-race-walking-team-championships-kicks-off-tonight/) - Australia’s best walkers will tonight go for Gold at the World Athletics Race Walking Championships in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Isaac Beacroft, 18, will attempt to defend his title in the Under 20 Men’s 10km race walk. He will race on Sunday night Australian time alongside John Ronan and Owen Toyne. “I’m feeling really excited
- [Australia medal rush at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-medal-rush-at-the-world-athletics-race-walking-team-championships/) - In a successful morning of walking, Australia has won a silver and two bronze medals at the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships held in Brasilia, Brazil. Isaac Beacroft (NSW, David Beacroft) , 18, won another major medal at an International walking event, winning the silver medal in the U20 Men’s 10km Race Walk,
- [Gout breaks world record as Hull returns to throne on final day of Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-breaks-world-record-as-hull-returns-to-throne-on-final-day-of-australian-athletics-championships/) - Teen sensation Gout Gout has delivered his biggest performance yet to close the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships with a world Under 20 record, as Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull showed the heart of a champion to land her golden moment in Sydney. With the eyes of the nation on him, Gout (QLD, Diane Sheppard) glided
- [Gout to lead main event on final day of Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-to-lead-main-event-on-final-day-of-australian-athletics-championships/) - A finals frenzy featuring Gout Gout awaits on the fourth and final day of the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships.
- [Sub-10 again in Kennedy’s in crowning moment at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sub-10-again-in-kennedy-in-crowning-moment-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Sprint king Lachlan Kennedy has doubled down on his sub-10 second heroics to be crowned Australia’s fastest man for the very first time.
- [Kennedy squared as Olympic champion and sprint star prepare to ignite Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-squared-as-olympic-champion-and-sprint-star-prepare-to-ignite-australian-athletics-championships/) - Olympic champion Nina Kennedy and sprint king Lachlan Kennedy will headline Saturday’s showtime at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships.
- [Kennedy and Myers shine under Friday night lights at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-myers-shine-under-friday-night-lights-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Sprint king Lachlan Kennedy shatters 10-seconds and middle-distance star Cameron Myers makes history once again, while the most anticipated race of the championships falls flat.
- [Myers and Hull hunt crowning moments at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-and-hull-hunt-crowning-moments-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Teenage sensation Cameron Myers and seven-time global medallist Jessica Hull are scorching favourites on the second day of the Australian Athletics Championships.
- [Hincksman world record sets tone for 2026 Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hincksman-world-record-sets-tone-for-2026-australian-athletics-championships/) - Angus Hincksman has set a new world record to kick-start the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, as Mia Scerri emerged in pole position of the heptathlon.
- [Title defence begins for West and Guse on Opening day of Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/title-defence-begins-for-west-and-guse-on-opening-day-of-australian-athletics-championships/) - Heptathlete Tori West and decathlete Benjamin Guse will prepare to defend their crowns, while Michael Mayne and Akeesha Snowden headline the Para-athletics action.
- [Hull headlines Australian athletics stars ready to rumble on eve of National Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-headlines-australian-athletics-stars-ready-to-rumble-on-eve-of-national-championships/) - The race to the Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games is about to hit top gear with the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships beginning in Sydney tomorrow, where Jessica Hull will conduct an orchestra of athletics stars.
- [Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman to race from scratch in historic debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/shacarri-richardson-and-christian-coleman-to-race-from-scratch-in-historic-debut/) - Handicaps released for the 144th Powercor Stawell Gift featuring Sha'Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman.
- [The rise of Adam Spencer from NCAA to winning World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-rise-of-adam-spencer-from-ncaa-to-winning-world-athletics-championships-bronze/) - It was in 2021 after a huge run at the Victorian Milers Club that Melbourne's Adam Spencer got an offer from the University of Wisconsin that changed his life forever. Spencer, 24, finished Wesley College in 2019 but lacked a fast enough time in the 1500m or 800m to attract the attention of the best
- [Vale Ronda Margaret Jenkins OAM (28 October 1943 to 1 April 2026)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-ronda-margaret-jenkins-oam-28-october-1943-to-1-april-2026/) - Australian Athletics farewells a Legend and a Champion, Ronda Jenkins.
- [Kennedy and Lewis headline Australian squads for World Athletics Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-lewis-headline-australian-squads-for-world-athletics-relays/) - Australia will look to cement its status as a relay nation with 30 athletes bound for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana on May 2-3; Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis among the names ready to take one step closer to the global podium.
- [Lightning strikes twice as Kennedy shines at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lightning-strikes-twice-as-kennedy-shines-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - The 2026 Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne saw Lachlan Kennedy triumph over Gout Gout, while Olympic champion Nina Kennedy, Cameron Myers and Claudia Hollingsworth rewrote the record books.
- [Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne: What you need to know before you go in 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mpm26-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go/) - Whether you're a first-timer or a long-time fan, we want to make sure your 2026 Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne experience is one to remember. With big crowds expected, the atmosphere at Lakeside Stadium is going to be electric. A little planning before you arrive goes a long way - here's everything you need to
- [Olympic champion Kennedy headlines world-class fields for Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-champion-kennedy-headlines-world-class-fields-for-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - The stage is set for the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, with global athletics stars starting to assemble at Lakeside Stadium for Saturday’s showdown.
- [Road to Brazil heats up with Australia’s premier race walkers locked in](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/road-to-brazil-heats-up-with-australias-premier-race-walkers-locked-in/) - National champions Declan Tingay and Rebecca Henderson will lead Australia’s charge on the road to Brasilia, Brazil for the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships on April 12.
- [Medals to Hull and Spencer close World Athletics Indoor Championships in style](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/medals-to-hull-and-spencer-close-world-athletics-indoor-championships-in-style/) - Olympic middle-distance runners Jessica Hull and Adam Spencer have lifted Australia’s medal tally to five at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, as Peter Bol set a new national record.
- [Global stars Hull and Marschall deliver double bronze at World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/global-stars-hull-and-marschall-deliver-double-bronze-at-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Middle-distance star Jessica Hull and pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall have delivered double bronze medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, joining the podium party in Poland on the penultimate day of competition. Racing in a tactical 3000m final, Hull (NSW, Simon Hull) threw down the gauntlet to her rivals with an assertive charge, leading them
- [Olyslagers sails to silver on opening night of World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-sails-to-silver-on-opening-night-of-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - High jumper Nicola Olyslagers has won her seventh global medal with silver at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.
- [Reigning world champion Olyslagers adds to Melbourne momentum](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reigning-world-champion-olyslagers-adds-to-melbourne-momentum/) - Fresh off winning silver at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, reigning world champion Nicola Olyslagers is bound for the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne.
- [New wave of women to bolster High Performance coaching ranks](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/new-wave-of-women-to-bolster-high-performance-coaching-ranks/) - Australian Athletics continues to invest in an inclusive future for High Performance coaching, recently hosting a three-day workshop for the Women in High Performance Coaching Program.
- [Olyslagers and Patterson to lead Poland podium charge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-and-patterson-to-lead-poland-podium-charge/) - A roll call of Australian athletics stars will be ready to rumble when the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships begin in Poland.
- [Six metre Marschall primed for Poland](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/six-metre-marschall-primed-for-poland/) - It would be hard to find a happier man than Kurtis Marschall at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
- [Australian Athletics and Little Athletics Australia complete historical national unification](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-and-little-athletics-australia-complete-historical-national-unification/) - In a historic day for athletics in Australia, Australian Athletics (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) have today signed final contracts to complete the process of national unification. Following the announcement in December 2025 that key terms for unification had been agreed, AA and LAA have diligently worked through final details to make national unification
- [Australia’s best walkers shine in beautiful conditions in Adelaide](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-best-walkers-shine-in-beautiful-conditions-in-adelaide/) - The inaugural Australian Athletics Half Marathon Race Walking Championships have taken place in Adelaide with some impressive times from the country’s best walkers. In the men’s half marathon walk it was a Victorian sweep on the podium, with Declan Tingay (VIC) taking out the win with a time of 1.23.59, with Will Thompson (VIC) in
- [Hometown hero Murphy salutes while Williams fires at Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hometown-hero-murphy-salutes-while-williams-fires-at-adelaide-invitational/) - In front of his home crowd it was sprinter Aidan Murphy who stole the show with a statement victory at the Adelaide Invitational, sharing the limelight with teenager Daniel Williams who lit up the 800m as records tumbled at the SA Athletics Stadium. 18-year-old Williams (NSW) continued his rise to stardom when taking down former
- [Refuse to Cruise | Busy Burian arrives at Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/refuse-to-cruise-busy-burian-arrives-at-adelaide-invitational/) - Coaching a rising talent on Friday and throwing the discus on Saturday, this weekend’s Adelaide Invitational is a glimpse into the busy life of Michal Burian in 2026.
- [Adelaide athletics frenzy to host Olympic and Paralympic stars](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/adelaide-athletics-frenzy-to-host-olympic-and-paralympic-stars/) - The Adelaide Invitational and Australian Athletics Half Marathon Race Walking Championships bring major credentials to South Australia, accompanied by the all-new Friday Night Lights showcase.
- [Melbourne to host Gout vs Kennedy rematch with an international twist](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/melbourne-to-host-gout-vs-kennedy-rematch-with-an-international-twist/) - Australian 200m record holder Gout Gout, defending champion Lachlan Kennedy and sub-20 second man Benjamin Richardson locked in for Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne.
- [Australian athletics royalty bound for World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-royalty-bound-for-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Back-to-back champion Nicola Olyslagers will lead a team including Jessica Hull and Kurtis Marschall at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, with 11 of the hottest names in Australian athletics bound for Kujawy Pomorze, Poland.
- [Vale Edward Israel (Ted) Simmons OAM (5 August 1928 – 1 March 2026)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-edward-israel-ted-simmons-oam-5-august-1928-1-march-2026/) - The golden strains of Ted Simmons’ voice were heard at Australian athletics events for nearly five decades but as dedicated and consistent as his voluntary work as an announcer has been, it was but a part of his exceptional service to, and involvement in, athletics over more than 70 years. The sport was saddened earlier
- [Young guns fire as Hobart Track Classic comes alight after ten years away](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/young-guns-fire-as-hobart-track-classic-comes-alight-after-ten-years-away/) - On a night full of impressive results, young guns Claudia Hollingsworth, Izobelle Louison-Roe and Delta Amidzovski starred at the Hobart Track Classic.
- [Record-breaking Murphy excited for Adelaide Invitational race against Diamond League champion](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-breaking-murphy-excited-for-adelaide-invitational-race-against-diamond-league-champion/) - Adelaide’s very own record-breaker Aidan Murphy is set to run alongside a strong field including Diamond League champion Jacory Patterson in the Golden North Men’s 200m at the Adelaide Invitational.
- [Tasmania’s own Despard and Cannell locked in for Hobart Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tasmanias-own-despard-and-cannell-locked-in-for-hobart-track-classic/) - Hometown heroes Jacob Despard and Arielle Cannell will spearhead the local charge at the Hobart Track Classic on February 28.
- [Young guns Amidzovski and Louison-Roe leap into Hobart Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/young-guns-amidzovski-and-louison-roe-leap-into-hobart-track-classic/) - Two of Australia’s top teenage talents are leaping into the return of the Hobart Track Classic, with World Under 20 long jump champion Delta Amidzovski and high jumper Izobelle Louison-Roe leading a rising crop.
- [Paralympic sprinters Perris and Clarke to bring the heat at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-sprinters-perris-and-clarke-to-bring-the-heat-at-perth-track-classic/) - Paralympic sprinters Chad Perris and Rhiannon Clarke are amongst the fastest names in Para-athletics bound for the Perth Track Classic on February 14.
- [Olympic champion Kennedy to headline star-studded cast at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-champion-kennedy-to-headline-star-studded-cast-at-perth-track-classic/) - Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy is poised for a romantic return to competition at Saturday’s Perth Track Classic, where she will be joined by sprint king Rohan Browning and 800m superstar Peter Bol as the who’s who of Australian athletics head west.
- [Jenneke back at best ahead of Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jenneke-back-at-best-ahead-of-perth-track-classic/) - After rupturing her hamstring at the Olympic Games, could Michelle Jenneke be back at her best ahead of the Perth Track Classic?
- [Olympic finalist Bol ignites Perth Track Classic to kick-start Chemist Warehouse Summer Series](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-finalist-bol-ignites-perth-track-classic-to-kick-start-chemist-warehouse-summer-series/) - Olympian Peter Bol claims victory at Perth Track Classic. Nina Kennedy and Kurtis Marschall dominate the pole vault.
- [Olympic champion Kennedy cleared for takeoff at Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-champion-kennedy-cleared-for-takeoff-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy is ready to rise to the occasion of her first Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, where the pole vault champion will face twin sensations Amanda Moll and Hana Moll.
- [Olympic medallist Hunter Bell kick-starts Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne momentum](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallist-hunter-bell-kick-starts-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-momentum/) - World number one and Olympic medallist Georgia Hunter Bell is ready and raring to battle Australia’s formidable army of middle-distance women at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne.
- [Record-breaking Myers to light up Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-breaking-myers-to-light-up-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Teenage trailblazer Cameron Myers has confirmed the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne as one of his highest priorities in 2026, promising to put on a show on March 28.
- [Diamond League champion Jacory Patterson bound for Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/diamond-league-champion-jacory-patterson-bound-for-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Reigning Diamond League champion Jacory Patterson has vowed to run his season-opening 400m like his last when he hits the track at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne.
- [Olympic medallist Denny locked and loaded for Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallist-denny-locked-and-loaded-for-adelaide-invitational/) - South Australian sports fans will have front row seats to the throws show that is Matthew Denny at the Adelaide Invitational, with the Olympic bronze medallist ready to launch the night on March 14.
- [Caldwell to chase Adelaide Invitational hat-trick](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/caldwell-to-chase-adelaide-invitational-hat-trick/) - Reigning Australian champion and Olympic 800m runner Abbey Caldwell to race at Adelaide Invitational on March 14.
- [Purple patch Pollard primed for Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/purple-patch-pollard-primed-for-adelaide-invitational/) - With a contagious energy and growing self-belief, Jemma Pollard is fast becoming one of the nation’s premier 400m runners ahead of the Adelaide Invitational on March 14.
- [Hobart bound Hollingsworth to shake up Australian 3000m Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hobart-bound-hollingsworth-to-shake-up-australian-3000m-championships/) - Claudia Hollingsworth, Georgia Griffith, Callum Davies and Abbey Caldwell to race in the 3000m Australian Championships at the Hobart Track Classic.
- [Olympians flock to return of Hobart Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-flock-to-return-of-hobart-track-classic/) - National-level athletics returns to Tasmania this Saturday for the first time in 10 years with Olympic medallist Matthew Denny and sprint star Lachlan Kennedy amongst those ready to light up the Hobart Track Classic.
- [Double the distance for Craig at Hobart Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/double-the-distance-for-craig-at-hobart-track-classic/) - Olympic semi-finalist Peyton Craig is out to prove he is more than a two-lap specialist at the Hobart Track Classic, stepping up to the 1500m to flex his range and development.
- [Baker and Bowers to lead UniRoos at 2026 FISU World Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/baker-and-bowers-to-lead-uniroos-at-2026-fisu-world-cross-country-championships/) - 16 of Australia’s top student-athletes are bound for the 2026 FISU World Cross Country Championships in Cassino, Italy from March 14-15.
- [Australian Athletics supports Gout's decision to focus on World Under 20 Championships Success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-supports-gouts-decision-to-focus-on-world-under-20-championships-success/) - Australian Athletics supports the decision by Gout Gout and his coaching team for him to not compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- [Philp and Jenneke light up Australian Short Track Championships in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/philp-and-jenneke-light-up-australian-short-track-championships-in-melbourne/) - The 2026 Australian Athletics Short Track Championships saw teenager Thewbelle Philp and Toowoomba product Jai Gordon bolt to national 60m titles in Melbourne, while Olympic hurdler Michelle Jenneke made a scorching return to form.
- [National glory awaits at Australian Athletics Short Track Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-glory-awaits-at-australian-athletics-short-track-championships/) - From Olympic finalist Connor Murphy to World Under 20 champion Delta Amidzovski and showman Yual Reath, the second instalment of the Australian Athletics Short Track Championships has attracted the nation’s top talent to Melbourne this weekend.
- [Olympic gold medallist to headline 2026 National Coaching Conference](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-gold-medallist-to-headline-2026-national-coaching-conference/) - Olympic champion Joanna Hayes to headline 2026 National Coaching Conference in Brisbane, Queensland.
- [Mayne motivated for more after World Para Championships debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mayne-motivated-for-more-after-world-para-championships-debut/) - Fresh off his first World Para Athletics Championships, Michael Mayne is craving opportunity. His international debut exceeded all expectations in the long jump T38.
- [Marschall and Kennedy to bring pole vault party to Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-and-kennedy-to-bring-pole-vault-party-to-perth-track-classic/) - World Championships medallist Kurtis Marschall and Olympic champion Nina Kennedy are throwing a pole vault party at the Perth Track Classic on February 14.
- [Myers leads world-leading Australians in early 2026 frenzy](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-leads-world-leading-australians-in-early-2026-frenzy/) - From Cameron Myers’ international dominance to Australia’s race walking and wheelchair racing national champions being crowned, Australia's athletes have started 2026 hot.
- [Freeman appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/freeman-appointed-companion-of-the-order-of-australia/) - Olympic champion and Australian icon Catherine Freeman has today been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, recognised for her profound impact on the nation.
- [Beacroft to battle for Commonwealth Games berth at Supernova Race Walk](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/beacroft-to-battle-for-commonwealth-games-berth-at-supernova-race-walk/) - The year of 2026 has long been marked as a World Under 20 Championships campaign for Isaac Beacroft, but the 18-year-old’s rapid rise finds him racing for a Commonwealth Games berth at Supernova.
- [Browning and Hobbs bound for Sprinter’s Paradise at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/browning-and-hobbs-bound-for-sprinters-paradise-at-perth-track-classic/) - Australian sprint king Rohan Browning is primed for the Perth Track Classic, set to be joined by Oceania record holder Zoe Hobbs and Bree Rizzo.
- [Sprint king Browning to double down against Japan’s finest at the Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/browning-to-double-against-japans-finest-maurie-plant-meet/) - On a night featuring the world’s best athletes at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, few are set to harness the crowd like Australia’s own sprint king Rohan Browning, with the fan-favourite locked and loaded to take on Japan’s fiercest sprinters as his Olympic campaign continues. Browning’s showdown with Japan’s Olympic silver medallist and national
- [Marathon Stars to Meet Track Specialists at Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marathon-stars-to-meet-track-specialists-at-maurie-plant-meet/) - Five of the 10 fastest Australian women in history over 5000m are bound for the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, as track specialists and versatile marathoners combine to chase an Australian victory over Ethiopian teenager and African Under 20 record holder Aynadis Mebratu at Lakeside Stadium. Racing their way to a historic day in Australian
- [Hurdling Royalty to hit Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hurdling-royalty-to-hit-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Idols will turn into rivals at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne as Queen Harrison Claye lands down under to meet Australia’s own hurdling royalty, with Olympians Liz Clay and Michelle Jenneke bound for the spotlight at Lakeside Stadium next Thursday, February 15. In an international affair worthy of the global stage, the World Athletics
- [Bisset headlines two-lap clash at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bisset-headlines-two-lap-clash-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - As the clock counts down to the Olympic Games, the intensity of the Australian middle distance scene is only ramping up, with the stage set for a battle between national record holder Catriona Bisset, Commonwealth medallist Abbey Caldwell and an all-star cast at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne next Thursday. With entry lists released
- [“NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED”: OLYMPIC HOPEFUL GEARS UP FOR ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-hopeful-gears-up-for-cw-adelaide-invitational/) - South Australia’s Matt Clarke says there will be “no stone left unturned” in his preparation for the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational. The Adelaide-based steeplechaser had an inconsistent 2023: he ran a season best 8:26.47 at Yokohama, but struggled in the heats at the World Championships in Budapest with an 8:40.92.
- [Lewis to return to scene of Australian record at Chemist Warehouse Canberra Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lewis-to-return-to-scene-of-australian-record-at-canberra-track/) - Australia’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis will return to the scene of her record-breaking triumph at next Saturday’s Chemist Warehouse Canberra Track Classic, with the teen sensation fit and firing to bolster her Paris Olympic campaign on March 2. The 19-year-old Queenslander stole the show at last month’s ACT Open and Under 20 Championships, stunning the
- [Step Back, Jump Forward: Liam Adcock for Movember](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/step-back-jump-forward-liam-adcock-for-movember/) - For most of this year, long jumper Liam Adcock was living the kind of season that most athletes can only dream about. After years of injury cycles, interruptions and quiet doubts, 2025 began with a feeling he hadn’t had in a long time – everything was finally moving in the right direction.
- [Australian stars roll into 2026 with Summer Down Under](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-stars-roll-into-2026-with-summer-down-under/) - A three-day showcase of Para-athletics is bound for Canberra for the Summer Down Under Series, headlined by the Australian Athletics Wheelchair Championships over 1500m and 5000m.
- [Olympic finalist Bol ready to rumble at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-finalist-bol-ready-to-rumble-at-perth-track-classic/) - Olympic finalist Peter Bol to headline Men's 800m at 2026 Perth Track Classic.
- [Hull anchors Australia to Gold at World Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-anchors-australia-to-gold-at-world-cross-country-championships/) - Australian distance running is on top of the world today after Olympic medallist Jessica Hull anchored the nation to gold at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the Mixed 4x2km Relay.
- [Western Australian Yukich to take on Australian champion Carli at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/western-australian-yukich-to-take-on-australian-champion-carli-at-perth-track-classic/) - One lap of the track and 10 hurdles will stand between Sarah Carli and Alanah Yukich when the 2026 Chemist Warehouse Summer Series launches at the Perth Track Classic on February 14.
- [Neville Sillitoe Foundation Scholarship Applications Open for 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/neville-sillitoe-foundation-scholarship-applications-open-for-2026/) - Neville Sillitoe scholarship applications are now open for 2026.
- [Global medallists Hull and Robinson to lead Australian charge at World Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/global-medallists-hull-and-robinson-to-lead-australian-charge-at-world-cross-country-championships/) - A star-studded relay team led by Olympic medallist Jessica Hull will spearhead Australia’s hopes at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.
- [Hall returns to Florida for World Cross Country Championships Debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hall-returns-to-florida-for-world-cross-country-championships-debut/) - Three-time Olympian Linden Hall to make World Cross Country Championships debut in Tallahassee, Florida in Mixed 4x2km Relay.
- [28 Athletes to build on Bathurst Breakthrough at World Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/28-athletes-to-build-on-bathurst-breakthrough-at-world-cross-country-championships/) - Australia has named one of its strongest teams in history for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January, with 28 athletes poised to build on the nation’s legacy shaped the likes of icons Benita Willis and Steve Moneghetti.
- [Under the Surface: Passing the Baton to the Next Generation](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-the-surface-passing-the-baton-to-the-next-generation/) - The final episode of Under the Surface powered by Rio Tinto, brings Australian Athletics’ past, present and future together with elite athletes answering big questions from young fans, a Paralympian reflecting on where it all began, and a former champion now shaping the next generation from behind the scenes.
- [Australian Athletics honours season’s best with 2025 Awards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-honours-seasons-best-with-2025-awards/) - Australian Athletics has today announced the full suite of winners for the 2025 Australian Athletics Awards, continuing the celebration of a season defined by historic performances, global success and depth across the sport.
- [Olyslagers honoured with Bruce McAvaney Award for Performance of the Year](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-honoured-with-bruce-mcavaney-award-for-performance-of-the-year/) - World champion and dual Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers has been awarded the Bruce McAvaney Award for Performance of the Year as part of the 2025 Australian Athletics Awards, recognised for her spectacular 2.04m clearance and Oceania record to win the Diamond League final in August.
- [Athletics Pathway Strengthened for Australia’s Emerging Talents](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-pathway-strengthened-for-australias-emerging-talents/) - Over 100 athletes and coaches contributed to Australian Athletics’ Pathways Transition Program camp at the Australian Institute of Sport this week,
- [Vale Kerry O’Brien OLY (17 April 1946 - 13 December 2025)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-kerry-obrien-oly-17-april-1946-13-december-2025/) - Vale Kerry O'Brien, world record holder and one of Australia and South Australia's greatest ever distance runners.
- [Historic Agreement to Unify Athletics in Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/historic-agreement-to-unify-athletics-in-australia/) - Australian Athletics (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) have today announced a significant step for the sport with agreement-in-principle to unify athletics at a national level.
- [Tributes flow for Paralympic medallist Nicholas Hum](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tributes-flow-for-paralympic-medallist-nicholas-hum/) - Australian Athletics, Paralympics Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport are deeply saddened by the passing of Paralympic bronze medallist Nicholas Hum.
- [O’Donnell and Ryan add names to Zatopek:10 Winner’s List](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/odonnell-and-ryan-add-names-to-zatopek10-winners-list/) - Middle-distance stars Lauren Ryan and Seth O’Donnell have etched their names into Australian athletics history at Zatopek:10.
- [Australian Athletics Launches the Mark Dadswell Photography Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-launches-the-mark-dadswell-photography-award/) - Australian Athletics is proud to announce the creation of the Mark Dadswell Photography Award, honouring the legacy of one of Australia’s most respected athletics photographers and passionate sportsman. Born in Stawell, Victoria, Dadswell's love of athletics saw him first compete at the famous Stawell Gift Carnival before transitioning from athlete to storyteller behind the lens.
- [Hobart Track Classic to launch new era of world class athletics in Tasmania](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hobart-track-classic-to-launch-new-era-of-world-class-athletics-in-tasmania/) - A fresh chapter of athletics is about to hit the Apple Isle, with the Hobart Track Classic confirmed for Saturday, February 28 as part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. Next year’s meet arrives with a renewed identity and status, joining the World Athletics Continental Tour as a bronze level meet to ensure athletes competing
- [Olympians Ryan, McSweyn and Rayner gun for 2025 Zatopek:10 crowns](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-ryan-mcsweyn-and-rayner-gun-for-2025-zatopek10-crowns/) - Olympians Lauren Ryan, Stewart McSweyn and Jack Rayner gun for 2025 Zatopek:10 crowns at Australian 10,000m Championships.
- [Australian Athletics congratulates AOC on Olympian Futures Fund](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-congratulates-aoc-on-olympian-futures-fund/) - Australian Athletics welcomes today’s announcement from the Australian Olympic Committee and applauds the significant investment in the long-term wellbeing of Australia’s Olympians. This commitment recognises the enormous dedication required to reach the pinnacle of sport and provides meaningful support for athletes as they balance their elite careers with education, employment, financial security and, for many,
- [Olympian Futures Fund Launched](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympian-future-fund-launched/) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has today committed $50 million as an investment in Australia’s Summer and Winter Olympians.
- [Pymble and Caulfield land on top at 2025 Australian Athletics Schools Challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pymble-and-caulfield-land-on-top-at-2025-australian-athletics-schools-challenge/) - Caulfield Grammar and Pymble Ladies' College land on top at 2025 Australian Athletics Schools Challenge
- [Marathon record falls as Stenson shines in Valencia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marathon-record-falls-as-stenson-shines-in-valencia/) - Australia’s marathon stocks have soared to new heights at the Valencia Marathon tonight, with Commonwealth champion Jessica Stenson breaking Sinead Diver’s national marathon record to become the fastest Australian woman in history over the distance.
- [Reed bounces back as Chis’ moment arrives on final day of Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reed-bounces-back-as-chis-moment-arrives-on-final-day-of-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-championships/) - Emilia Reed bounces back as Luac Chis’ moment arrives on final day of 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships
- [Australian record holders Chis and Joseph-Riogi to close Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships in style](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-record-holders-chis-and-joseph-riogi-to-close-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships-in-style/) - Australian record holders Lucas Chis and Tallara Joseph-Riogi to close Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships in style.
- [Taber and Fryga steal spotlight on Day Three of Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/taber-and-fryga-steal-spotlight-on-day-three-of-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Taber and Fryga steal spotlight on Day Three of Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships.
- [Penultimate day to feature diverse talent at Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/penultimate-day-to-feature-diverse-talent-at-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Middle-distance runner Emma Fryga and sprinters return for Day Three of the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships preview.
- [Teenage sprinters Lubenda and Taber bolt to Australian Schools Titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teenage-sprinters-lubenda-and-taber-bolt-to-australian-schools-titles/) - Townsville’s Uwezo Lubenda and Randwick’s Maya Taber crowned Australia's fastest school sprinters 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships.
- [Australia’s fastest school students set to be crowned in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-fastest-school-students-set-to-be-crowned-in-melbourne/) - Day Two of the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships to feature Kirra Wright, Uwezo Lubenda and Jonathan Kasiano.
- [Record books torched on Opening Day of Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-books-torched-on-opening-day-of-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Meet records fell and World Under 20 qualifiers were set on Day One of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships in Melbourne, where the country’s next generation of athletics talent delivered standout performances from start to finish. Walking his way to gold, Samuel Lindsay (TAS) celebrated a win in style with a personal
- [Opening night in Melbourne to feature rising stars and Paralympic power](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/opening-night-in-melbourne-to-feature-rising-stars-and-paralympic-power/) - From Paralympian Telaya Blacksmith to hammer thrower Connor Hopgood and middle-distance talents Kieran Shepherd and Eliza Lawton, the opening night of action at the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships promises to kick-start a historic 50th edition.
- [Wright and Lubenda to lead star-studded 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/wright-and-lubenda-to-lead-star-studded-2025-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - The 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships return to Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium for the first time in 10 years for the 50th edition.
- [Ones To Watch from Team NSW | Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-nsw-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - There is no greater powerhouse at the 2025 Australian Athletics All Schools Championships than team New South Wales who have both the star power and depth to continue their reign,
- [Ones to Watch from Team TAS: Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-tas-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Tasmania may be small in population but it continues to produce some of the most exciting young athletes in the country. This year, they arrive in Melbourne for the Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Championships with a powerful blend of undefeated champions, World Under 20 Championships potentials and rising talents ready to make their mark.
- [Anne Marie Van Daalen | Coach Appreciation Month](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/anne-marie-van-daalen-coach-appreciation-month/) - Through a thick South African accent, there is no mistaking Anne Marie Van Daalen’s love for athletics. With a passion for people and the patience for progress, the Queensland coach is one of many unsung heroes building the sport from the ground up. On a casual commute some time ago, Van Daalen cranked the radio.
- [Olyslagers crowned World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year, McAvaney honoured with President’s Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-crowned-world-athletics-field-athlete-of-the-year-mcavaney-honoured-with-presidents-award/) - Australian Athletics celebrates an historic night for the sport across the country, with Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers named World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year and legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney receiving the prestigious President’s Award at the 2025 World Athletics Awards in Monaco overnight.
- [Olympians Sandery and Cowley charge to Inaugural Australian Marathon Race Walk titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-sandery-and-cowley-charge-to-inaugural-australian-marathon-race-walk-titles/) - Olympians Olivia Sandery and Rhydian Cowley have been crowned the inaugural Australian champions in the Marathon Race Walk, lighting up an eventful morning in Canberra.
- [Canberra locals reign supreme as Pompeani and Myers win World Cross Country Championships Selection Trials](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/canberra-locals-reign-supreme-as-pompeani-and-myers-win-world-cross-country-championships-selection-trials/) - Canberra locals Cameron Myers and Leanne Pompeani emerge victorious at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships Selection Trials, as four Australians officially punched their tickets to Tallahassee, Florida.
- [Integrity isn’t an initiative, it’s the culture we choose to build](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/integrity-isnt-an-initiative-its-the-culture-we-choose-to-build/) - As Australian Athletics reaches the end of its first Athletics Integrity Month, one thing has become unmistakably clear: integrity is no longer a policy area that sits off to the side of our sport but the backbone of every safe start line, every fair selection decision, every trusted coach-athlete relationship and every interaction that now forms part of the athletics experience.
- [Ones to Watch from Team QLD: Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-qld-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - The Sunshine State is bringing serious firepower to Melbourne for the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships next week, with a squad stacked full of emerging stars and record-breakers ready to make their mark.
- [Ones To Watch From WA: Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-wa-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Western Australia's next generation of track and field talent is ready to shine at the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships, bringing speed, strength and serious star power to the national stage. Emilia Reed, Daisy Bradshaw, Luke Weber, Sophie Williams, Mia Shelley, Lauren Kelly, Wyatt Hill, Travarn Ackerman, Kate Philpott.
- [Olympians poised for inaugural Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-poised-for-inaugural-australian-marathon-race-walking-championships/) - Olympic race walkers Rhydian Cowley and Olivia Sandery gear up for inaugural Australian Athletics Marathon Race Walking Championships at Stromlo Forest Park.
- [World Cross Country Selection Trial attracts top talent to Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-cross-country-selection-trial-attracts-top-talent-to-canberra/) - Canberra's Stromlo Forest Park to host 2026 World Cross Country Selection Trial featuring Olympian Morgan McDonald and Australian marathon champion Leanne Pompeani.
- [Ones To Watch from Team ACT | Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-act-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Team ACT headlined by rising stars for 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships.
- [Ones To Watch from Team SA | Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-sa-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Team South Australia gears up for the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships headlined by Kelechi Ekwomadu and Hannah Tourneur,
- [Under the Surface: Where Inspiration Meets Opportunity](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-the-surface-where-inspiration-meets-opportunity/) - In Episode 2 of Under the Surface, powered by Rio Tinto we explore how Australia’s athletics champions are giving back and inspiring the next generation from the heart of regional towns to the road to Brisbane 2032.
- [Ones To Watch from Team VIC | Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-vic-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Team Victoria for 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All School Championships headlined by World Para Athletics Championships medallist Kirra Wright and middle-distance runner Lucas Chis.
- [Ones To Watch from Team NT | Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-team-nt-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Small in numbers but might in spirit, the Northern Terrtory’s 11 young athletes are ready to make their presence known at the Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Championships in Melbourne next month, including Briseis Brittain.
- [Women’s 100m to kick-start LA28 with athletics to cover entire Games period](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/womens-100m-to-kick-start-la28-with-athletics-to-cover-entire-games-period/) - The competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, published today, confirms that for the first time in history, athletics will span the entire Olympic period – starting on day one and running through to the final day of the Games
- [No Reward for Keeping It Inside | Starc Opens Up for Movember](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/no-reward-for-keeping-it-inside-starc-opens-up-for-movember/) - Brandon Starc has spent more than a decade soaring over bars for Australia but his greatest test hasn’t always been physical. This week he speaks about Mental Health for Movember.
- [Track work to affect Sydney Track Classic and NSW Athletics events](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/track-work-to-affect-sydney-track-classic-and-nsw-athletics-events/) - Australian Athletics and NSW Athletics wish to advise that several events originally intended for Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC) in early 2026, including the Sydney Track Classic will be impacted by ongoing major track upgrades.
- [Ones to Watch from NQ: Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-from-nq-chemist-warehouse-australian-athletics-all-schools-championships/) - Athletics North Queensland names to watch ahead of the 2025 Australian Athletics All Schools Championships.
- [Statement regarding Chloe Mannix-Power](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/statement-regarding-chloe-mannix-power/) - Australian Athletics acknowledges the outcome of the Sport Integrity Australia investigation regarding Chloe Mannix-Power and confirms the completion of her suspension for the presence and use of a prohibited substance.
- [Emerging Athlete Muller recognised after record-breaking debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/emerging-athlete-muller-recognised-after-record-breaking-debut/) - Rising star Ullrich Muller recognised as Commonwealth Games Australia Emerging Athlete of the Month after breakthrough 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Roeger rises for Movember](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/roeger-rises-for-movember/) - Paralympic medallist Michael Roeger speaks on men's mental health for Movember.
- [AIM Up | November is Athletics Integrity Month](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aim-up-november-is-athletics-integrity-month/) - Throughout November, Australian Athletics is recognising Athletics Integrity Month, shining a light on the values that underpin our sport, in fairness, respect, safety and trust.
- [Mali’s major sprinting success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/malis-major-sprinting-success/) - Paralympic sprinter Mali Lovell wins two silver medals at 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Jumping for Joy with Nicola Olyslagers](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jumping-for-joy-with-nicola-olyslagers/) - Australian High jumper Nicola Olyslagers wins World Championships, World Indoor Championships, Diamond League and Australian Championships in 2025.
- [Burnie sees Pompeani and Goddard crowned Australian 10km Road Running Champions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/burnie-sees-pompeani-and-goddard-crowned-australian-10km-road-running-champions/) - Rising stars Adam Goddard and Leanne Pompeani win Australian 10km Road Running Championships at Strait Link Burnie 10.
- [Under the Surface: Roots and Rising Stars](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-the-surface-roots-and-rising-stars/) - From the red dust of the Pilbara to the bright lights of the global stage, Australian Athletics’ new content series Under the Surface, proudly supported by Rio Tinto, shines a light on the stories, people and communities shaping the nation’s athletic future.
- [Lyons appointed to Australian Athletics Board](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lyons-appointed-to-australian-athletics-board/) - Australian Athletics is pleased to announce the appointment of former Athletics West Chair Tim Lyons to its Board of Directors, following his endorsement at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting today. Lyons brings more than a decade of governance experience in athletics, alongside a distinguished career as a lawyer specialising in commercial litigation, workplace relations and
- [Eastwood-Bryson honoured as Life Member of Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/eastwood-bryson-honoured-as-life-member-of-australian-athletics/) - In a fitting recognition of five decades of service to Australian athletics, Zoe Eastwood-Bryson (SA) has today been awarded Life Membership of Australian Athletics at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting.
- [History of Indigenous Athletes in Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-of-indigenous-athletes-in-australia/) - Note: This story may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. Indigenous Australians have a proud and fascinating history with track and field in Australia. From the turn of the century to modern day elite athletes, the indigenous story of athletics is invaluable to our history. The first
- [Running Forward: How Australian Athletics is shaping the future of sport](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/running-forward-how-australian-athletics-is-shaping-the-future-of-sport/) - When Australian Athletics took to the stage at SXSW Sydney last week, it wasn’t to celebrate medals, it was to explore ideas with President Jane Flemming join Olympic medallist Jessica Hull, Paralympic champion Vanessa Hull and General Manager - High Performance, Andrew Faichney to unpack the forces propelling Australia’s new golden era of athletics.
- [Gold tip of the iceberg for Low](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-low/) - Paralympic champion and world champion Vanessa Long speaks on 2025 long jump campaign after breaking world record and winning gold.
- [McSweyn to race the Australian 10km Championships in Burnie](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcsweyn-to-race-the-australian-10km-championships-in-burnie/) - Olympic middle-distance star to headline Australian 10km Championships at Burnie 10 in Tasmania.
- [Nixon mentors Abrishamforoushan Asl – Iran’s trailblazing photo finish judge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nixon-mentors-abrishamforoushan-asl-irans-trailblazing-photo-finish-judges/) - In a room on the third floor of the Japan National Stadium, Maryam Abrishamforoushan Asl stands holding a clipboard, positioned for the women’s 5000m heats alongside the chief photo finish judge, national judges and the technical timing team. Their eyes are fixed on the finish line, with the ambient evening lights beaming as the stadium
- [Little World Championships medal just what the Doctor ordered](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-world-championships-medal-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/) - Doctor Mackenzie Little wins second World Championships bronze medal in javelin after saving life.
- [Trio of Past Champions Confirmed for Burnie](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/trio-of-past-champions-confirmed-for-burnie/) - Leanne Pompeani, Gen Gregson and Sinead Diver, – will headline women’s field at the 2025 Strait Link Burnie 10 on 26 October, doubling as the Australian 10km Road Running Championships.
- [Victoria’s Anula Costa honoured with Peter Norman Humanitarian Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/victorias-anula-costa-honoured-with-peter-norman-humanitarian-award/) - Australian Athletics is today celebrating Geelong coach Anula Costa who has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Peter Norman Humanitarian Award.
- [Australia’s Summer of Athletics set to take over with 2026 National Calendar revealed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-summer-of-athletics-set-to-take-over-with-2026-national-calendar-revealed/) - Australian Athletics has today unveiled the full Summer of Athletics calendar for 2025/2026.
- [2025 Annual General Meeting](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2025-annual-general-meeting/) - Athletics Australia's 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday 24 October at 10:00am (AEST) at Athletics House, (Catherine Freeman Room) Ground Level, 31 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park, Victoria. All Members, Directors, Honorary Life Governors, Honorary Life Members and guests are invited to attend. Coffee and morning tea will be served from 9:00am, and lunch will be
- [Melbourne’s Golden Night of Athletics Returns | Maurie Plant Meet Confirmed for March](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/melbournes-golden-night-of-athletics-returns-maurie-plant-meet-confirmed-for-march/) - There’s no night in Australian athletics quite like it. The Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne returns to Lakeside Stadium on Saturday, 28 March 2026, with the world-class meet set to deliver another unforgettable showcase of global and homegrown talent, thanks to the support of the Victorian Government. In just three editions, the Maurie Plant Meet has
- [Australia reaps rewards in New Delhi to kick-start 2028 Paralympic cycle](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-reaps-rewards-in-new-delhi-to-kick-start-2028-paralympic-cycle/) - Australia has exploded out of the blocks to kick-start the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic cycle, with a rising crop of Para-athletes serving up a 2025 World Para Athletics Championships overflowing with pride and potential across nine days in New Delhi, India. Finishing the competition with 13 medals, the 11th most of any country headlined by
- [Hincksman Bronze rounds out 2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hincksman-bronze-rounds-out-2025-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Paralympian Angus Hincksman becomes a two-time global medallist at World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Paralympic stars Langdon and McCracken to lead final podium push in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-stars-langdon-and-mccracken-to-lead-final-podium-push-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympic stars Reece Langdon and Rheed McCracken to lead podium push on final day of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [McIntosh’s close call headlines penultimate day in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcintoshs-close-call-headlines-penultimate-day-in-new-delhi/) - Four-time Paralympian Sam McIntosh finished fourth in the 100m T52 to lead Australia in Day Eight of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Lovell doubles down with second silver at World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lovell-doubles-down-with-second-silver-at-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Paralympic sprinter Mali Lovell claims 200m T36 silver in New Delhi at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [McIntosh ready to fire on Penultimate day in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcintosh-ready-to-fire-on-penultimate-day-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympic wheelchair racer Sam McIntosh ready to chase medal at 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Colman goes from delay to delight with bronze in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/colman-goes-from-delay-to-delight-with-bronze-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympian Annabelle Colman wins maiden global medal with 1500m T20 bronze at New Delhi World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Turner returns to set eyes on 100m gold at 2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/turner-returns-to-set-eyes-on-100m-gold-at-2025-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Paralympic sprinter James Turner returns on Day Seven of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships to chase 100m T36 gold in New Delhi.
- [Carter and Colman to lead Day Six in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/carter-and-colman-to-lead-day-six-in-new-delhi/) - Commonwealth medallist Samuel Carter and Paralympic middle-distance runner Annabelle Colman lead Australia's hopes on day six in New Delhi.
- [Rheed for Speed as McCracken earns second silver in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rheed-for-speed-as-mccracken-earns-second-silver-in-new-delhi/) - Wheelchair racer Rheed McCracken wins 100m T34 silver on day five of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Clifford and McCracken to build on Australian momentum as New Delhi championships reach halfway](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/clifford-and-mccracken-to-build-on-australian-momentum-as-new-delhi-championships-reach-halfway/) - Paralympic medallists Jaryd Clifford and Rheed McCracken look to build on Australian momentum on day five in New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Low steals show as Australia wins four medals in one day at World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/low-steals-show-as-australia-wins-four-medals-in-one-day-to-rise-up-medal-table-at-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Paralympic champion Vanessa Low wins long jump T63 world title in New Delhi, as Chad Perris, Mali Lovell and Jaryd Clifford medal at World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Paralympic Powerhouses assemble as defining day of Australia's New Delhi campaign arrives](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-powerhouses-assemble-as-defining-day-of-australias-new-delhi-campaign-arrives/) - Paralympic stars Vanessa Low, Michal Burian, Jaryd Clifford, Chad Perris and Mali Lovell prepare for New Delhi showdown on day four of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Paralympic champion Turner reclaims world title to lead three Australian medals on day three in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-champion-turner-reclaims-world-title-to-lead-three-australian-medals-on-day-three-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympic sprinter James Turner wins 400m T36 gold on Day Three of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, joined by wheelchair racer Rheed McCracken and javelin thrower Dayna Crees on the podium.
- [Paralympic champion Turner’s time to shine on blockbuster day in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/turner-time-to-shine-as-paralympic-champion-headlines-blockbuster-day-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympic champion and world record holder James Turner aims to win back his 400m T36 world title on day three of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Podium eludes rising Australians on day two of World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/podium-eludes-rising-australians-on-day-three-of-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Day Three of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships sees Nathan Jason, Akeesha Snowden, Samuel Rizzo and Ella Hose finishes in fourth place in New Delhi.
- [Finals action sees Australia’s medal hunt ramp up on day two in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/finals-action-sees-australias-medal-hunt-ramp-up-on-day-two-in-new-delhi/) - Paralympians Sam Rizzo and Ella Hose lead charge on day two of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Silver success as Wright kick-starts New Delhi World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/silver-success-as-wright-kick-starts-new-delhi-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Teenager Kirra Wright lands Shot Put F36 silver on Day One of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, Telaya Blacksmith and Nathan Jason impress.
- [Australians Blacksmith and Page dare to dream on Opening Day in New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australians-blacksmith-and-page-dare-to-dream-on-opening-day-in-new-delhi/) - Day One of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships sees Paralympians Telaya Blacksmith and Jaydon Page take centre stage.
- [Experienced campaigners steer Australian Team at 2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/experienced-campaigners-steer-australian-team-at-2025-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Paralympic stars Vanessa Low, Jaryd Clifford, Chad Perris and Rhiannon Clarke appointed team leaders for 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
- [Funding the Future as Australia gears up for 2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/funding-the-future-as-australia-gears-up-for-2025-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s biggest Para-athletics team since Sydney 2000 is ready for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi thanks to funding boost from the Australian Sports Commission ahead of Brisbane 2032 Paralympics.
- [Rio Tinto and Australian Athletics Extend Transformational Partnership](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rio-tinto-and-australian-athletics-extend-transformational-partnership/) - Australian Athletics and Rio Tinto have renewed and expanded their landmark partnership for a further three years, deepening a shared commitment to driving community engagement and promoting athletics at all levels through Athletics For The Outback.
- [Australia Unveils Powerhouse Para Athletics Team for 2025 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-unveils-powerhouse-para-athletics-team-for-2025-world-championships/) - Australia’s largest Para-athletics team in a quarter of a century is bound for New Delhi for the World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Sydney to host Australian Athletics Open Championships in 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sydney-to-host-australian-athletics-open-championships-in-2026/) - Sydney will host the country's premier athletics championships as the Australian Athletics Championships takes place at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre from April 9-12, 2026. With the world watching in the lead-up to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games the meet will provide a powerful platform for Australia's top athletes to perform, seek team selection and
- [Four medals and foundations laid in Tokyo as Australia begins new Olympic cycle](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/four-medals-and-foundations-laid-in-tokyo-as-australia-begins-new-olympic-cycle/) - Australia’s campaign at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo has delivered some unforgettable performances and provided the perfect foundation for the Olympic cycle ahead, with the 86-strong team gaining valuable experience against the world’s best. The team finished with four medals, nine top-8 finishes, and 28 top-16 performances to finish 13th on the placing
- [Golden Girl Olyslagers On Top Of The World](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/golden-girl-olyslagers-on-top-of-the-world/) - Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers has capped a career-defining year with gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, adding a sixth global medal to her collection and underscoring her status as one of Australia’s greatest ever athletes.
- [Five global medallists to chase more Australian glory on final day in Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/five-global-medallists-to-chase-more-australian-glory-on-final-day-in-tokyo/) - The curtain comes down on the World Athletics Championships tonight in Tokyo, with five global medallists and the Australian Men’s 4x100m relay team set for a blockbuster finale. World and Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson headline the women’s high jump final, Jessica Hull chases a second medal in Tokyo, Matthew Denny goes for global medal number two and world indoor medallist Ky Robinson strives for an outdoor podium.
- [Brilliant bronze for Little on penultimate day in Tokyo ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brilliant-bronze-for-little-on-penultimate-day-in-tokyo/) - Doctor by day, javelin thrower by night. Sydney’s Mackenzie Little has claimed Australia’s third medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, winning bronze in the women’s javelin - an event that has become Australia’s most successful discipline at the global meet.
- [Finals Frenzy Awaits 11 Australians In Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/finals-frenzy-awaits-11-australians-in-tokyo/) - The penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships promises to be one of Australia’s busiest yet, with eleven athletes lining up for finals on the track and field and roads. Led by history-makers Rose Davies and Linden Hall, javelin medallist Mackenzie Little and some of the country’s finest race walkers competing for medals, four relay squads and discus giant Matthew Denny will be chasing coveted finals places on Sunday.
- [Hull makes history as Little and Robinson also progress to Tokyo 2025 Finals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-makes-history-as-little-and-robinson-also-progress-to-tokyo-2025-finals/) - Olympic and world championships medallist Jessica Hull continued to amaze on the world stage tonight at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo breaking the Oceania record and becoming the first Australian to qualify for the Women’s 800m final at the meet, while global medallists Mackenzie Little and Ky Robinson advanced through the qualification to set up a finals frenzy.
- [Brisbane dates confirmed for inaugural aligned 2026 National Junior Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brisbane-dates-confirmed-for-inaugural-aligned-2026-national-junior-athletics-championships/) - Australian Athletics (AA), and Little Athletics Australia (LAA), are pleased to announce dates and details for the inaugural aligned athletics championships in Brisbane in 2026. Reflecting closer working relationships between the two bodies, the Australian Athletics Junior Championships (AAJC) which forms part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series will be conducted side-by-side with the Coles
- [Australia’s middle distance stocks make history, Gout and Lewis show they belong on the world stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-middle-distance-stocks-make-history-gout-and-lewis-show-they-belong-on-the-world-stage/) - Australia delivered a commanding display of middle-distance strength on Day Six of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with Jessica Hull, Claudia Hollingsworth and Abbey Caldwell qualifying Women’s 800m semi-finals and Rose Davies and Linden Hall qualifying for the Women’s 5000m final - a first in the nation’s history.
- [Little targets javelin final as two-lap showdown intensifies for a trio of Australians](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-targets-javelin-final-as-two-lap-showdown-intensifies-for-a-trio-of-australians/) - Australia’s golden generation of women’s middle-distance runners will again be on display with a full contingent lining up for the Women’s 800m semi-finals, while Dr Mackenzie Little spearheads Australia’s charge on the field on Day Seven of the World Athletics Championships.
- [Records Smashed at Sydney Marathon for Australia's Fastest Marathon Of All Time](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/records-smashed-at-sydney-marathon-for-australias-fastest-marathon-of-all-time/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS made history today as all four course records were shattered, with the men’s and women’s marathon champions clocking the fastest times ever run on Australian soil and the men’s and women’s wheelchair winners posting the fastest marathons ever wheeled in the nation’s history.
- [Gout and Lewis to bolt in semi-final and high jump medal hopes launch world title tilts](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-and-lewis-to-bolt-in-semi-final-and-high-jump-medal-hopes-launch-world-title-tilts/) - Australia’s golden mix of emerging talent and seasoned champions will be on display in Tokyo today, as 17-year-old sprint prodigy Gout Gout and Torrie Lewis race the 200m Semi-Finals, Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson launch their campaigns for yet another global podium in the high jump and Cameron MCEntyre appears in his first major final on Day Six of the World Athletics Championships.
- [Sprint sensations Gout and Lewis storm into semi-finals at World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sprint-sensations-gout-and-lewis-storm-into-semi-finals-at-world-athletics-championships/) - Teen sensation Gout Gout and the country’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis have demonstrated the incredible young talent in Australian sprinting by qualifying for the 200m semi-finals, while in the middle of Japan’s National Stadium Cameron McEntyre has got the throwers on the scoreboard by qualifying for the Javelin Final, with the longest throw by an Australian male at a World Championships.
- [Gout-mania to go global and sprint sensation Lewis to return to the Tokyo track](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-mania-to-go-global-and-sprint-sensation-lewis-to-return-to-the-tokyo-track/) - The next generation of Australian athletics stars will step into the spotlight on Day Five of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. All eyes will be on teen sprint prodigy Gout Gout, who makes his highly anticipated debut in the Men’s 200m, while Torrie Lewis returns for her second event of the championships in the Women’s 200m alongside a strong cast of Australia’s sprinting stars.
- [Bronzed Hull solidifies status as Australian athletics great with fourth global medal ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-hull-solidifies-status-as-australian-athletics-great-with-fourth-global-medal/) - Track sensation Jessica Hull has broken new ground for Australia, collecting the country’s first ever medal in the 1500m at a World Athletics Championships by holding on for bronze to secure the fourth global medal of her career.
- [Bronze as good as gold as Duplantis soars to 14th world record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronze-as-good-as-gold-as-duplantis-soars-to-14th-world-record/) - Kurtis Marschall wins Australia's first medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships with 5.95m clearance Sarah Carli through to 400m Hurdles Semi-Finals
- [Hull to chase history on Day Four as Bol begins Tokyo 2025 campaign](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-to-chase-history-on-day-four-as-bol-begins-tokyo-2025-campaign/) - Jessica Hull to race for Australia’s second World Championship medal Peter Bol headlines trio of Australian stars in 800m heats Reece Holder to race for a coveted place in 400m Final Desleigh Owusu will be the first Australian woman to contest Triple Jump at World Championships Australia stands on the cusp of grabbing its second
- [Hull and Reath through to finals and Holder flies in Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-and-reath-through-to-finals-and-holder-flies-in-tokyo/) - Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull through to another global 1500m Final Yual Reath reaches his first World Championship High Jump Final Torrie Lewis runs a strong semi final but misses the 100m Final Reece Holder in career best form to progress to 400m Semis
- [Marschall to soar for Australia's first medal in Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-to-soar-for-australias-first-medal-in-tokyo/) - Kurtis Marschall chasing another global medal and Australia’s first for Tokyo 2025 World number five and Diamond League winner Liam Adcock and Olympian Chris Mitrevski Four athletes over the barriers in the 400m Hurdles and 3000m Steeplechase
- [Myers and Lewis lead the chase for glory on Day Two in Tokyo  ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-and-lewis-lead-the-chase-for-glory-on-day-two-in-tokyo/) - World Under 20 record holder Cameron Myers makes Senior Team Jessica Hull and Linden Hall take on 1500m Semi Finals Torrie Lewis target 100m finals Marathon madness begins with Sarah Klein, Tara Palm and Vanessa Wilson in action From the early morning grind of the Women’s Marathon to an electric in-stadium program across two sessions,
- [Lewis blasts to Australian 100m Record on opening day of World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lewis-blasts-to-australian-100m-record-on-opening-day-of-world-athletics-championships/) - Torrie Lewis lowers her own Australian 100m Record to 11.08 seconds Best ever World Championship results in Women’s and Men’s 35km Race Walk Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull and Olympic finalist Linden Hall advance to the 1500m Semi-Finals
- [Australia primed for fast start at World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-primed-for-fast-start-at-world-athletics-championships/) - Olympic medallists Rhydian Cowley and Jessica Hull launch Australia’s campaign at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Australia’s fastest athletes Torrie Lewis and Rohan Browning and global pole vault medallist Kurtis Marschall are also in action.
- [Things To Look Out For During The Athletics Competition In Tokyo 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/things-to-look-out-for-during-the-athletics-competition-in-tokyo-2025/) - There will be some changes for fans when watching the athletics competition in Tokyo 2025 whether in the stadium, via television broadcast, radio or online. Some things are new, some are returns to the past, whilst others are confirmed or tweaked after successful introductions in recent competitions. We will also farewell the 20km and 35km
- [Vale Gary Leslie Hooper MBE (11 February 1939 – 13 August 2025)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-gary-leslie-hooper-mbe-11-february-1939-13-august-2025/) - Vale Gary Hooper, one of Australia's first Paralympians and Paralympic medallists.
- [Heat, Harmony and High Performance: Australia primed for Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-harmony-and-high-performance-australia-primed-for-tokyo/) - Team Australia ready to take on 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
- [2.04m and Rising | Olyslagers Poised for World Title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2-04m-and-rising-olyslagers-poised-for-world-title/) - After a year that included World Indoor gold, Diamond League crowns and another Oceania record Dual Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers is going for gold in Tokyo.
- [Guiding the Green and Gold | Australia’s team leaders for the World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/guiding-the-green-and-gold-australias-team-leaders-for-the-world-athletics-championships/) - For Australia’s World Athletics Championships campaign, four team leaders have been appointed in race walking veteran Rhydian Cowley, sprint star Bree Rizzo, middle-distance runner Linden Hall and marathoner Sarah Klein.
- [One Giant Leap | Delta Amidzovski](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/one-giant-leap-delta-amidzovski/) - World Under 20 Long Jump champion Delta Amidzovski books ticket to 2025 World Athletics Championships for Australia.
- [The Stillness Behind The Power | Matt Denny](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-stillness-behind-the-power-matt-denny/) - Olympic bronze medallist Matt Denny prepares for 2025 World Athletics Championships in the Discus Throw.
- [2025 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award Nominations Now Open](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2025-peter-norman-humanitarian-award-nominations-now-open/) - “I believe that every man is born equal and should be treated that way.” It was at the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games when Australian sprinter Peter Norman became a household name. Norman won a silver medal, and his time of 20.06 seconds over 200m still remains the Australian record today. However, it was his stand
- [Janet Nixon | The Woman Behind The World's Closest Finishes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/janet-nixon-the-woman-behind-the-worlds-closest-finishes/) - Janet Nixon is widely regarded as the world’s leading photo finish judge and the final authority on some of athletics’ most defining moments.
- [Walking Into History | Rhydian Cowley](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/walking-into-history-rhydian-cowley/) - Olympic medallist Rhydian Cowley has been the quiet constant of Australian race walking. Steady, determined and never one to court the spotlight, he now travels to his sixth World Athletics Championships.
- [Vale Amy Ellen Bessie (Bennett) Burow AM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-amy-ellen-bessie-bennett-burow-am/) - Vale Amy Burrow, Australian Athletics Life Member.
- [Barriers broken for Para-athletes including Low and McCracken](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/barriers-broken-for-para-athletes-including-low-and-mccracken/) - Paralympic medallists Low and McCracken among recipients of Australian Institute of Sport and Paralympics Australia funding boost.
- [Australians leading from behind the scenes on world stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australians-leading-from-behind-the-scenes-on-world-stage/) - When the spotlight shines on athletes at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, a dedicated team of Australians are also at the heart of the action, ensuring the competitions run with precision, fairness and integrity. From photo finishes to technical rulings, their work is largely unseen
- [Green and Gold to Shine in Tokyo with Largest Athletics Team Yet](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green-and-gold-to-shine-in-tokyo-with-largest-athletics-team-yet/) - Australian Athletics names team for 2025 World Athletics Championships including Olympic medallists Jessica Hull, Nicola Olyslagers and Matthew Denny for Tokyo, Japan.
- [Porridge to Podium for Paralympic Powerhouse Burian](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/porridge-to-podium-for-paralympic-powerhouse-burian/) - Paralympic medallist Michal Burian's rise from the Czech Republic to throwing Javelin for Australia at the World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Hull and Hall sign off in style as Diamond League season closes in Zurich](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-and-hall-sign-off-in-style-as-diamond-league-season-closes-in-zurich/) - Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull claims second place in the Diamond League Final over 1500 in Zurich ahead of Linden Hall, following on from Nicola Olyslagers' high jump victory.
- [Olyslagers crowned Diamond League champion as Adcock soars to bronze in Zurich](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-crowned-diamond-league-champion-as-adcock-soars-to-bronze-in-zurich/) - Nicola Olyslagers has soared to a new Oceania record of 2.04m to clinch the Women’s High Jump crown on Day One of the Diamond League Finals,while World Indoor medallist Liam Adcock also impressed with a podium finish to complete his debut Diamond League season in style.
- [Australian athletics stars power towards Diamond League Final in Zurich](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-stars-power-towards-diamond-league-final-in-zurich/) - Olympic medallists Jessica Hull, Nicola Olyslagers, Eleanor Patterson and Matthew Denny prepare for 2025 Diamond League Final in Zurich, Switzerland.
- [Relay Rampage takes over Ballarat while Beacroft Walks into Record Books](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/relay-rampage-takes-over-ballarat-while-beacroft-walks-into-record-books/) - Day two 2025 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships headlined by Mixed 4x2km Relays and Isaac Beacroft at the Australian Athletics Junior Race Walking Championships.
- [Facioni and Oates strike Gold at Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships in Ballarat](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/facioni-and-oates-strike-gold-at-australian-athletics-cross-country-championships-in-ballarat/) - Bronte Oates and Zach Facioni win Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships in Ballarat.
- [Hall Storms To Silver as Denny Holds Fifth in Brussels](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hall-storms-to-1500m-personal-best-as-denny-holds-fifth-in-brussels/) - Linden Hall stormed to a lifetime best and silver in the Women’s 1500m at the Brussels Diamond League while Olympic medallist Matthew Denny battled to fifth in a Men’s Discus showdown at the penultimate Diamond League meet before the World Athletics Championships.
- [Australian distance runners to chase gold in Ballarat at Australian Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-distance-runners-to-chase-gold-in-ballarat-at-australian-cross-country-championships/) - Ballarat will be the heartbeat of Australian distance running this weekend as over 1600 athletes descend upon Victoria Park for the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships, with hopefuls from around the country primed for their shot at national glory. The pinnacle event of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series, the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships are
- [Olyslagers shares Diamond League victory as Aussies battle rain-soaked night in Switzerland](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-shares-diamond-league-victory-as-aussies-battle-rain-soaked-night-in-switzerland/) - On a night where rain battered the stadium and Olympic champions faltered, Dual Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers rose above the conditions to share the top spot in the Women’s High Jump at the Lausanne Diamond League, a highlight in a string of gritty Australian performances in Switzerland.
- [Step by Step as Smee eyes Australian Cross Country title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/step-by-step-as-smee-eyes-australian-cross-country-title/) - Tasmanian distance runner Ruby Smee chasing maiden national title at Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships.
- [Hollingsworth hits the record books at Silesia Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hollingsworth-hits-the-record-books-at-silesia-diamond-league/) - Olympian Claudia Hollingsworth runs 800m Australian record at Silesia Diamond League as Nicola Olyslagers and Kurtis Marschall finish on podium in Poland.
- [Australians to stamp presence at Silesia Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australians-to-stamp-presence-at-silesia-diamond-league/) - Silesia Diamond League to feature Australian athletics stars including Olympic medalists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson, plus rising star Cameron Myers,
- [Twelve Months of Momentum](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/twelve-months-of-momentum/) - From the streets of Paris to podiums across the globe, Australian athletics has delivered one of the most successful years in our history, with so much more still to come.
- [McIntosh finding new speed ahead of New Delhi World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcintosh-finding-new-speed-ahead-of-new-delhi-world-championships/) - Four-time Paralympian Sam McIntosh eyes World Para Athletics Championships podium in New Delhi, India this September.
- [Nominations open for the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Community Hero Awards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nominations-open-for-the-2025-chemist-warehouse-community-hero-awards/) - Australian Athletics is calling for nominations for the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Community Hero Awards.
- [Australian Cross Country Legacy to roll on in Ballarat](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-cross-country-legacy-to-roll-on-in-ballarat/) - Australian cross country legacy including Benita Willis and Steve Moneghetti to roll on in Ballarat at Australian Cross Country Championships.
- [Running Against The Tide | How Wardlaw Helped Australia Say Yes to Moscow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/running-against-the-tide-how-wardlaw-helped-australia-say-yes-to-moscow/) - For Australian distance legend Chris Wardlaw, the lead up to the 1980 Games became a battle fought not on the roads or the track, but in the media, in parliament and within the soul of Australian sport. 45 years on as Parliament recognise the team for the first time he reflects.
- [Son of a Gun, Will Short in it for the Long Run](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/son-of-a-gun-will-short-in-it-for-the-long-run/) - Son of Paralympic legend Russell Short, Will Short selected for 2025 World Para Athletics Championships over 1500m.
- [Australia finishes on top | Golden final day seals historic World University Games campaign](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-finishes-on-top-golden-final-day-seals-historic-world-university-games-campaign/) - Australia’s athletics team at the FISU World University Games has officially closed out its most successful World University Games campaign in history, topping the medal tally with 10 medals as burgeoning racewalker Elizabeth McMillen and the Women’s 4x100m Relay Team lead the UniRoos to a medal haul of five on the final day of competition in Bochum, Germany.
- [Double Delight as Murphy and Guse claim World University Games victory](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/double-delight-as-murphy-and-guse-claim-world-university-games-victory/) - It was a golden day for the Australian UniRoos at the FISU World University Games, with Connor Murphy soaring to the top step of the podium in the triple jump while Benjamin Guse wrapped up an impressive decathlon campaign with a breakthrough global gold in the Decathlon on Day Six of competition. Murphy (NSW, Andrew
- [Sullivan salutes as Guse sets up success at FISU World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sullivan-salutes-as-guse-sets-up-success-at-fisu-world-university-games/) - Javelin thrower Oscar Sullivan finishes fourth at the 2025 FISU World University Games, decathlete Ben Guse leads Decathlon.
- [Bronze in Bochum as Surch and Anastasios Rise](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronze-in-bochum-as-surch-and-anastasios-rise/) - Heptathlete Emelia Surch and high jumper Roman Anastasios win bronze at 2025 FISU World University Games in Bochum, Germany.
- [Momentum builds as UniRoos deliver strong showing on Day Three in Germany](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/momentum-builds-as-uniroos-deliver-strong-showing-on-day-three-in-germany/) - Australia’s student-athletes kept things rolling on Day Three of the World University Games, with rising heptathletes Emelia Surch and Mia Scerri delivering powerful campaigns on day one of competition, while Australia’s sprinting stocks proved their worth with four athletes advancing through to the semi-finals. Surch (QLD, Glynnis Nunn-Cearn) opened her heptathlon with a slick 13.43
- [Countdown On: Prize Money Announced for 2025 Australian Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/countdown-on-prize-money-announced-for-2025-australian-cross-country-championships/) - With just one month to go until Australia’s top endurance athletes descend on Ballarat for the 2025 Australian Cross Country Championships, anticipation is building and so is the incentive to win, with a $25,000 prize pool now confirmed. Set to take place on Saturday, August 23 at Ballarat’s Victoria Park, the Championships will bring together
- [Harris lands 100m gold at FISU World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/harris-lands-100m-gold-at-fisu-world-university-games/) - Australian sprinter Georgia Harris wins 100m FISU World University Games gold.
- [Coaches At The Core | The People Powering Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coaches-at-the-core-the-people-powering-australian-athletics/) - New data shows that during the 2024-2025 season, 5,739 coaches across the country held active Australian Athleticsaccreditation, marking the second highest level of coaches on record and only slightly shy of the record high of 5.782 reached in 2016-17. It’s the third straight year of growth, with a 6.1% increase in coach accreditation renewals this year alone.
- [Olympians and global medallists to headline largest ever Australian UniRoos Athletics Team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-and-global-medallists-to-headline-largest-ever-australian-uniroos-athletics-team/) - The UniRoos will send its largest ever athletics team to the 2025 FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany with 66-student athletes selected to compete at one of the world’s most prestigious multi-sport meetings. Confirmed by Australian Athletics and UniSport Australia today, the team blends experience and emerging talent, featuring four Olympians, six global medallists
- [UniRoos Ready to Rumble at FISU World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/uniroos-ready-to-rumble-at-fisu-world-university-games/) - Australian athletics team featuring Olympians and World Under 20 champions poised for 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany
- [Oates finishes top-five at World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/oates-finishes-top-five-at-world-university-games/) - In the Women’s 10,000m final, Bronte Oates (NSW, Katie surged to a sensational fifth place in a personal best time of 32:11.77, while World Under 20 champion Delta Amidzovski made a dazzling World University Games debut, unleashing a powerful 6.57m (0.8) jump to top the Long Jump qualification across both pools and notch herself a new personal best.
- [SBS reveals expert commentary team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sbs-reveals-expert-commentary-team-for-the-world-athletics-championships-in-tokyo-in-september/) - Bruce McAvaney and Tamsyn Manou to lead SBS coverage of 2025 World Athletics Championships
- [Davies, Griffith and Hull put on middle distance masterclass as Patterson adds to podium tally](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-griffith-and-hull-put-on-middle-distance-masterclass-as-patterson-adds-to-podium-tally/) - Rose Davies and Georgia Griffith have delivered a pair of record-breaking performances at the London Diamond League in the 5000m, while Jessica Hull broke the Australian mile record and Eleanor Patterson finished second in the women's high jump.
- [Touched Down In London Town | Diamond League Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/touched-down-in-london-town-diamond-league-preview/) - 19 Australians are set to compete at the London Diamond League.
- [Kipchoge leads unprecedented men’s field at 2025 TCS Sydney Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kipchoge-leads-unprecedented-mens-field-at-2025-tcs-sydney-marathon/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS has today unveiled the most competitive men’s elite field ever assembled on Australian soil, with 15 athletes holding personal bests equal or faster than the current course record, promising a thrilling showdown on race day. Leading the charge is Eliud Kipchoge (KEN), widely regarded as the greatest marathoner
- [Own the Track at 2025 Women in Coaching Conference](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/own-the-track-at-2025-women-in-coaching-conference/) - Australian Athletics will host the 2025 Women in Coaching Conference this August, inviting coaches of all levels to the Gold Coast for the two-day initiative designed to create strong networks and develop coaching excellence. Set to take place at the Gold Coast Performance Centre from August 2-3, the conference welcomes all coaches, with a focus
- [Paralympic City hosts Australian Athletics stars ahead of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-city-hosts-australian-athletics-stars-ahead-of-2025-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Australian Paralympic stars and debutants attend training camp in Brisbane ahead of 2025 World Para Athletics Championships
- [Hull and Bol break records as Gout ignites Monaco](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-and-bol-break-records-as-gout-ignites-monaco/) - Jessica Hull and Peter Bol have shattered national records at the Monaco Diamond League as teenage phenom Gout Gout won the U23 200m
- [TSC Sydney Marathon assembles the most decorated wheelchair racing line up in Australian history](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tsc-sydney-marathon-assembles-the-most-decorated-wheelchair-racing-line-up-in-australian-history/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is proud to announce a world-class field of elite wheelchair athletes for its historic 2025 edition, taking place on Sunday, 31 August. Marking the event’s first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major (AbbottWMM), this year’s race will bring together the fastest and most decorated wheelchair racers from
- [NAIDOC Week: Layla Sharp and the strength of the Next Generation](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/naidoc-week-layla-sharp-and-the-strength-of-the-next-generation/) - The Australian colours sit freshly on her shoulders, but the story Layla Sharp carries runs far deeper than her team debut. At just 17, the proud Biripi and Darug woman is one of five Indigenous teenagers representing Australia at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, and her first steps to that stage come
- [Buchanan and Pompeani make it back-to-back Australian Half Marathon Titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/buchanan-and-pompeani-make-it-back-to-back-australian-half-marathon-titles/) - Bendigo’s Andy Buchanan and Canberran Leanne Pompeani scored famous victories in the China Airlines Half Marathon on Saturday morning on the Gold Coast, as part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series.
- [Hull rises in world record race at Prefontaine Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hull-rises-in-world-record-race-at-prefontaine-classic/) - Australia’s track stars made their presence at the Prefontaine Classic, as Jessica Hull placed third in the fastest 1500m ever run while Oliver Hoare, Lachlan Kennedy, Cameron Myers and Adam Spencer stepped up against world-class fields in Eugene’s iconic Diamond League meet.
- [Back to Hayward Field | Hull Leads Aussies into Pre Classic Spotlight](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/back-to-hayward-field-hull-leads-aussies-into-pre-classic-spotlight/) - Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull returns to Hayward Field for her first Diamond League meet of the season while Cameron Myers and Oliver Hoare return for the Bowerman Mile. Lachlan Kennedy steps into a 100m showdown at the Prefontaine Classic
- [United National Pathway For Young Athletes | Australian Athletics and Little Athletics Australia To Align National Junior Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/united-national-pathway-for-young-athletes-australian-athletics-and-little-athletics-australia-to-align-national-junior-championships/) - Australian Athletics and Little Athletics Australia will stage the Australian Junior Athletics Championships and the Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships side-by-side for the first time in 2026.
- [Australian Half Marathon Championships bring Gold to Gold Coast](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-half-marathon-championships-bring-gold-to-gold-coast/) - Australia's top Olympic distance runners head to Gold Coast Marathon for Australian Championships.
- [Canberra to host double header of national endurance events at Stromlo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/canberra-to-host-double-header-of-national-endurance-events-at-stromlo/) - Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park will play host to two of Australia’s most anticipated endurance events this November, with the World Cross Country Trials and the Australian Marathon Walks Championships taking place in the nation's capital. Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park will play host to two of Australia’s most anticipated endurance events this November, with the World Cross Country Trials and the Australian Marathon Walks Championships taking place in the nation's capital.
- [Australian Athletics officiating ranks continue to swell following the World Athletics Bronze Referee Evaluation](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-officiating-ranks-continue-to-swell-following-the-world-athletics-bronze-referee-evaluation/) - The 34 newly-accredited officials from all States and the ACT bring to 157 the number of Australian officials with current World Athletics international officiating accreditations. Included in the new group are three “twenty-something” officials from New South Wales. University student Josh Henry becomes Australia’s youngest international athletic official at 20 and is joined on the
- [The Rio Tinto Run Club, powered by Australian Athletics, off to another fast start in 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-rio-tinto-run-club-powered-by-australian-athletics-off-to-another-fast-start-in-2025/) - Rio Tinto Run Club powered by Australian Athletics.
- [Historic elite female field set to descend on iconic TCS Sydney Marathon course in 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/historic-elite-female-field-set-to-descend-on-iconic-tcs-sydney-marathon-course-in-2025/) - Olympic champion Sifan Hassan to run Sydney Marathon against Olympians Jess Stenson and Lisa Weightman.
- [World-leading recommendations to support mum athletes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-leading-recommendations-to-support-mum-athletes/) - The Australian Institute of Sport launches best practice recommendations to support elite athletes from preconception to parenthood
- [Marathoner Klein Receives Call Up for Fourth World Athletics Championships in Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marathoner-klein-receives-call-up-for-fourth-world-athletics-championships-in-tokyo/) - Marathon runner Sarah Klein books ticket to fourth World Championships.
- [The Athletics Foundation | Sarah Carli Pocket Profile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-athletics-foundation-sarah-carli-pocket-profile/) - Olympic 400m hurdler Sarah Carli juggles full-time work as a financial planner with elite athletics
- [Hammer Flow sees Ratcliffe land on Radar](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hammer-flow-sees-ratcliffe-land-on-radar/) - Olympic hammer thrower and NCAA champion Stephanie Ratcliffe manages elite athletics with neuroscience and diabetes.
- [Gout and Myers Rewrite History In Ostrava as Australian Records Tumble](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-and-myers-rewrite-history-in-ostrava-as-australian-records-tumble/) - Gout Gout has run a new Australian 200m Record while Cameron Myers rewrote the 1500m record at Ostrava Golden Spike, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet.
- [Tonga awaits Team Australia for 2025 Oceania Cup](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tonga-awaits-team-australia-for-2025-oceania-cup/) - Australia’s developing athletes will continue to gain international experience on their road to the world stage, with 20 athletes under the age of 23 earning their start for the Oceania Cup in Nuku’alofa, Tonga where they will size up the Area’s best this October. Set to take place from October 29 to November 1 in
- [Olyslagers returns to Olympic city with Paris Diamond League Triumph](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-returns-to-olympic-city-with-paris-diamond-league-triumph/) - Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers wins Paris Diamond League high jump
- [The Reinvention of Rheed McCracken](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-reinvention-of-rheed-mccracken/) - After years without a personal best, four-time Paralympian Rheed McCracken is back in the fast lane, and this time, with something to prove. After years without a personal best, four-time Paralympian Rheed McCracken is back in the fast lane, and this time, with something to prove.
- [Australian Olympic medallists and Diamond League winners lead the charge in Paris](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-olympic-medallists-and-diamond-league-winners-lead-the-charge-in-paris/) - The City of Lights will host a powerful contingent of Australians once more, as the Diamond League rolls into Paris this weekend. Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson will join Stockholm Diamond League winner Linden Hall along with middle-distance stars Abbey Caldwell and Georgia Griffith in a stacked program where the performances may shape
- [Perth to host Australia’s rising stars at 2026 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/perth-to-host-australias-rising-stars-at-2026-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - Australian Athletics announces dates for 2026 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships
- [The Athletics Foundation | Luke Bailey Pocket Profile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-athletics-foundation-luke-bailey-pocket-profile/) - Paralympic wheelchair racer Luke Bailey's piece with The Athletics Foundation
- [Golden Night For Hall and Olyslagers in Stockholm](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/golden-night-for-hall-and-olyslagers-in-stockholm/) - Nicola Olyslagers (high jump) and Linden Hall (3000m) win the Stockholm Diamond League, with Kurtis Marschall (pole vault) placing second. Matt Denny (discus) and Ky Robinson (5000m) finish third.
- [Dream Mile sees Myers land podium at Oslo Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dream-mile-sees-myers-land-podium-at-oslo-diamond-league/) - World Under 20 record holder Cameron Myers takes second place at the Oslo Diamond League Dream Mile.
- [The Athletics Foundation | Elizabeth McMillen Pocket Profile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-athletics-foundation-elizabeth-mcmillen-pocket-profile/) - A race walker with overflowing potential and the motivation to match, Elizabeth McMillen recently packed up her life in Sydney at 21-years-old and moved to Adelaide to chase her dream of becoming one of the world’s best. Supported by a partnership between Australian Athletics and the South Australian Institute of Sport in her move to
- [Australian show bound for Oslo | Diamond League Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-show-bound-for-oslo-diamond-league-preview/) - The Oslo Diamond League will host Australian athletes including world under 20 record holder Cameron Myers and Commonwealth champion Oliver Hoare.
- [Clutch Adcock conquers global giants at Rome Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/clutch-adcock-conquers-global-giants-at-rome-diamond-league/) - Olympic long jumper Liam Adcock wins the Rome Diamond League with personal best.
- [PREVIEW | Rome Diamond League attracts middle-distance stars](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-rome-diamond-league-attracts-middle-distance-stars/) - Australian middle-distance stars are bound for Rome Diamond League, featuring Oliver Hoare, Abbey Caldwell and Liam Adcock.
- [History In 9.98 Seconds: Kennedy Joins Sprinting's Fastest Club](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-in-9-98-seconds-kennedy-joins-sprintings-fastest-club/) - Lachlan Kennedy becomes first Australian in 22 years to legally break the 10-second barrier in the Men’s 100m.
- [Charlton links with the AIS' Thrive With Pride Program](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/charlton-links-with-the-ais-thrive-with-pride-program2025/) - Julie [Jae] Charlton OAM appointed as ambassador of the AIS' Thrive With Pride Program.
- [Denny seals Doha Diamond League victory with last-round firepower](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-seals-doha-diamond-league-victory-with-last-round-firepower/) - Olympic medallist Matt Denny kickstarted his Diamond League title defence with a 68.97m throw to take victory in the Men’s Discus at the Doha Diamond League.
- [The Athletics Foundation | Aiden Hinson Pocket Profile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-athletics-foundation-aiden-hinson-pocket-profile/) - At 21-years-old, Aiden Hinson has experienced enough success to warrant his Olympic dream yet enough setbacks to have his reservations. Calling from Vienna for an insight into the life of an athlete taking a leap of faith, the triple jumper is taking it all in his stride. One of four athletes to be profiled this
- [Australian athletics stocks continue to rise on historic weekend](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-stocks-continue-to-rise-on-historic-weekend/) - From Lachlan Kennedy’s sub-10 performance to Jaryd Clifford’s world record and a wheelchair racing resurgence led by Rheed McCracken, the weekend’s athletics action had it all from Africa to Europe and the United States, and even back at home in Launceston. The breakthrough season of Kennedy (Andrew Iselin) is showing no signs of slowing down,
- [Cathy, Sally, Gout. Who’s Next? Australian All Schools Athletics Championships Unveils Next Chapter in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cathy-sally-gout-whos-next-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships-unveils-next-chapter-in-melbourne/) - Following the unforgettable success of last year’s Chemist Warehouse Australian All School Athletics Championships, Australian Athletics is excited to announce Lakeside Stadium as the next host for the nation’s premier school-aged athletics meet. More than just a competition, the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships is a breeding ground for the next generation of Australian stars,
- [Clifford Destroys Vision Impaired 1500m World Record With Lightning Run in Nice](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/clifford-destroys-vision-impaired-1500m-world-record-with-lightning-run-in-nice/) - Paralympic middle-distance star Jaryd Clifford has reannounced himself on the global stage, shattering his own 1500m T12 world record from 2021 with the fastest ever run over the distance by an ambulant Para-athlete. Stopping the clock at 3:40.39 in the 1500m T12 at the Meeting Nakaia in Nice in France, Clifford obliterated his own previous
- [Australians crunch kilometres in Flagstaff with LA 2028 in mind](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australians-crunch-kilometres-in-flagstaff-with-la-2028-in-mind/) - Four Paralympians, an Olympic race walker and a World Under 20 record holder sounds like the start of a bad joke, but they are just some of the Australians you could find calling Flagstaff home in May, breathing the Arizona altitude with more in common than first thought. The sporting world may still be relishing
- [Linden Hall's Unfinished Business](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/linden-halls-unfinished-business/) - There’s a quiet determination to Linden Hall. The kind that doesn’t shout, but simply shows up. On the start line and in the weight of her body of work. Three Olympic Games. Sub-two minutes over 800m. Sub-four minutes over 1500m. And now, at the age of 33, sub-15 minutes over 5000m. 14:43.61 to be exact,
- [Record number of First Nations athletes appointed as national ambassadors](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-number-of-first-nations-athletes-appointed-as-national-ambassadors/) - Australian sport is set to welcome a wave of First Nations trailblazers after a record number of athletes were today appointed as national ambassadors. Now in its sixth year, the AIS Share a Yarn Program is the only initiative in Australia which connects First Nations athletes from all high performance sports. Athletes are paired with
- [Reath flies onto podium to lead Australians at Rabat Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reath-flies-onto-podium-to-lead-australians-at-rabat-diamond-league/) - High-flying Olympian Yual Reath has soared onto the Diamond League podium to lead the Australian athletics action in Rabat, Morocco as middle-distance runner Jude Thomas took another step forward in his developing career. Reath (Mike Barber) matched it with the world’s best high jumpers when delivering a 2.25m clearance for equal second place, only denied
- [TCS SYDNEY MARATHON VOLUNTEERS TO DON TRIBUTE SYDNEY 2000 UNIFORMS, CELEBRATING 25 YEARS SINCE THE GAMES](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tcs-sydney-marathon-volunteers-to-don-tribute-sydney-2000-uniforms-celebrating-25-years-since-the-games/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, in collaboration with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), today unveiled its new-look volunteer uniforms, in a tribute to the enduring legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and paying homage to the iconic uniforms worn by Olympic volunteers.The announcement coincides with National Volunteer Week and marks 100 days
- [PREVIEW | Rizzo and Co to rock Morocco for Rabat Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-rizzo-and-co-to-rock-morocco-for-rabat-diamond-league/) - The Rabat Diamond League will play host to six Australians spearheaded by sprinter Bree Rizzo and middle-distance star Georgia Griffith, as the nation’s athletics resurgence faces one of its toughest tests yet in 2025 on the world’s premier athletics circuit. The Rabat meeting is the fourth of 15 in the Wanda Diamond League Series in
- [Matthew Webster’s Life in Athletics for National Volunteer Week](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/matthew-websters-life-in-athletics-for-national-volunteer-week/) - From sprint champion to an accomplished official, Matthew Webster’s willingness as a volunteer has seen him travel the world and rub shoulders with Usain Bolt, extending his involvement in athletics long beyond his competitive years. Speaking in National Volunteer Week, Webster is one of many Australian Athletics officials who contribute greatly to the sport at
- [The Quiet Rise of Kristie Edwards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-quiet-rise-of-kristie-edwards/) - If Kristie Edwards could fly under the radar forever, she probably would, but the unassuming sprinter’s results are making that increasingly difficult. In a sport quick to celebrate prodigies, Edwards is a reminder that patience prevails. Apart from a need for speed, the Olympian defies most sprinting stereotypes. Slowly but surely creeping into the conversation
- [Statement regarding Amanda Mason](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/statement-regarding-amanda-mason/) - Australian Athletics acknowledges the outcome of the Sport Integrity Australia investigation regarding Amanda (Mandy) Mason and confirms that a three-year suspension has been imposed for the presence and use of a prohibited substance. The decision follows an In-Competition doping control test conducted on 13 April 2024, which returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for LGD-4033 (Ligandrol),
- [Aussies set the pace in Tokyo with six wins, seven podium finishes and three meet records](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aussies-set-the-pace-in-tokyo-with-five-wins-eight-podium-finishes-and-three-meet-records/) - Australia’s athletes have lit up the track and field at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, collecting six wins, three meet records and seven podium finishes in a commanding display at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet. Taking place at Tokyo’s National Stadium, the same venue set to host the World Athletics Championships
- [National Careers Week - Eliza Stankovic-Mowle](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-careers-week-eliza-stankovic-mowle/) - This week is National Careers Week and Australian Athletics is shining the spotlight on athletes extending their dedication beyond the track, with the initiative celebrating careers and career development. A series of Q&A’s will provide an insight into what Australia’s best athletes are achieving in their chosen fields, today featuring Paralympian Eliza Stankovic-Mowle who now
- [National Careers Week - Cameron McEntyre](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-careers-week-cameron-mcentyre/) - National Careers Week is underway and Australian Athletics is shining the spotlight on athletes extending their dedication beyond the track, with the initiative celebrating careers and career development. A series of Q&A’s will provide an insight into what Australia’s best athletes are achieving in their chosen fields, today featuring Olympic javelin thrower Cameron McEntyre. Introduction
- [Australian athletes punch tickets to Palau for 2025 Pacific Mini Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletes-punch-tickets-to-palau-for-2025-pacific-mini-games/) - The Palau National Stadium will play host to a rising crop of 20 Australian athletes selected for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to take place this July, with the development opportunity set to build on the nation’s status as a leader in the region both on and off the track. The Athletics component of the
- [National Careers Week - Angie Blackburn](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-careers-week-angie-blackburn/) - National Careers Week has arrived for 2025 and Australian Athletics is shining the spotlight on athletes extending their dedication beyond the track, with the initiative celebrating careers and career development. A series of Q&A’s will provide an insight into what Australia’s best athletes are achieving in their chosen fields, beginning with Olympian Angie Blackburn -
- [The future takes centre stage as 2024 Emerging Athlete of the Year finalists announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-future-takes-centre-stage-as-2024-emerging-athlete-of-the-year-finalists-announced/) - From record-breaking runs to world titles and Paralympic podiums, the trio of finalists announcedfor Commonwealth Games Australia's 2024 Emerging Athlete of the Year prove that the future of Australian sport is in outstandinghands. Selected from a competitive field of 11 individual athletes and spanning nine sports, Gout Gout(Athletics), Callum Simpson (Swimming) and Nicole Duncan (Cycling)
- [Australian Mixed 4x400m Silver signs off historic World Athletics Relays Campaign](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-mixed-4x400m-silver-signs-off-historic-world-athletics-relays-campaign/) - Australia has staked its claim as a global relay threat with a historic campaign at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China capped off with Mixed 4x400m silver and a wave of World Athletics Championships qualifying performances in the Men’s 4x100m, Women’s 4x400m and Men’s 4x400m. With all-important qualifying positions for the 2025 World Athletics
- [Australian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Punch Tickets To Tokyo with Oceania Record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-mixed-4x400m-relay-team-punch-tickets-to-tokyo-with-oceania-record/) - Australia’s relay squads ignited the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou with historic performances, as the Mixed 4x400m Relay team shattered the Oceania record to secure a coveted spot at September’s World Athletics Championships while the nation’s inaugural Mixed 4x100m Relay team made a sensational debut, advancing to the event’s first-ever final. As the primary
- [Australia’s marathon charge to return to the streets of Tokyo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-marathon-charge-to-return-to-the-streets-of-tokyo/) - Record breakers and rising stars will lead Australia back to the streets of Tokyo this September for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with six marathoners announced today by Australian Athletics headlined by national record holder Andrew Buchanan. Selected from a strong crop of Australian marathoners who nominated for the event, the team will be spearheaded
- [Six Squads, One Goal: Tokyo Qualification Starts On The Gold Coast](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/six-squads-one-goal-tokyo-qualification-starts-on-the-gold-coast/) - Australia’s fastest athletes are locked in and laser-focussed, having hit top-gear on the Gold Coast ahead of the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China this weekend. The focus: technical precision, team cohesion and translating individual speed into collective performance, as qualification for Tokyo hangs in the balance. Headlined by some of the season’s top performers
- [Low’s Greatest Leap Yet](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lows-greatest-leap-yet/) - A three-time Paralympic champion and world record holder, Vanessa Low has soared to the highest levels of para athletics. Now she’s making her biggest leap yet: channeling her influence to lead and make change in the global para sport movement. Low has been elected to three of the most influential roles in global para sport;
- [Billings Breakthrough as Australian trio hit Diamond League podium in Shanghai](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/billings-breakthrough-as-australian-trio-hit-diamond-league-podium-in-shanghai/) - The breakthrough campaign of Sarah Billings has rolled on at the Shanghai Diamond League which saw her become the second fastest Australian woman in history over 800m, finishing in second place as high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson also landed on the podium. Continuing her strong form in 2025, Billings (Nic Bideau) battled valiantly
- [Australian Team named for Under 23 Tour of Taipei City](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-team-named-for-under-23-tour-of-taipei-city/) - The green and gold awaits for an emerging lineup of Australian athletes bound for the Australian Athletics Under 23 Tour in Taipei City, with the international experience set to bolster their transition from junior success to Open team representation. With a rising crop of Australian teenagers hitting the headlines in recent years and a record-breaking
- [PREVIEW | Diamond League party to roll on in Shanghai](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-diamond-league-party-to-roll-on-in-shanghaidl/) - The Diamond League party kicked off in Xiamen last week and moves onto Shanghai this Saturday, with eight Australians earning starts from World Indoor champion high jumper Nicola Olyslagers to middle-distance debutant Jude Thomas. The Shanghai meeting is the second of 15 in the Wanda Diamond League Series in 2025, culminating with the final in
- [A historic first as Australia gets set to contest all six events at World Athletics Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-historic-first-as-australia-gets-set-to-contest-all-six-events-at-world-athletics-relays/) - The country’s fastest athletes are locked and loaded to land Australia in the conversation with global sprinting powerhouses at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, with Australian Athletics today announcing a full contingent of six teams for the first time in Guangzhou, China from May 10-11. With medals and qualifying positions for the 2025 World Athletics
- [Five Podiums, Two National Records: Australian Athletics Stars Sparkle In Diamond League Opener](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/five-podiums-two-national-records-australian-athletics-stars-sparkle-in-diamond-league-opener/) - Australia’s top track and field talent have launched onto the international circuit in spectacular style, claiming five podium finishes and two national records by Rose Davies and Abbey Caldwell in the opening leg of the Diamond League series in Xiamen, China tonight. Olympic medallists Eleanor Patterson (VIC, Fuzz Caan and Marco Fassinotti) and Nicola Olyslagers
- [PREVIEW | Diamond League season opener to host 14 Australians](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-diamond-league-season-opener-to-host-14-australians/) - Australian athletics is running hot and 14 of the nation’s best athletes are poised to bring that heat to the Diamond League in Xiamen this Saturday, with Nicola Olyslagers and Kurtis Marschall leading the charge in the field while Lachlan Kennedy meets the world’s fastest men once again. The Xiamen meeting is the first of
- [Coming of Age | Myers locked in for World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coming-of-age-myers-locked-in-for-world-athletics-championships/) - With three and a half minutes of near perfection, Cameron Myers wiped away a year of disappointment. His talent at 18-years-old is hardly news, but a candid assessment after claiming the Australian title reveals the growth that has locked in his World Championships debut. Before the arrival of Gout Gout, Myers was Australia’s man. With
- [First athletes named for Team Australia’s Missions to Tokyo and New Delhi](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/first-athletes-named-for-team-australias-missions-to-tokyo-and-new-delhi/) - Australia’s path to the global stage in 2025 has officially begun, with world record holders, Olympic and Paralympic medallists, and debutants announced for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi this September. Following an unforgettable 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, the first wave of green and gold representatives
- [Australian Masters Achievements at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-masters-achievements-at-the-world-masters-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Congratulations to our incredible Australian athletes at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida! World Championships are a rollercoaster of triumphs and challenges for Aussie Athletes! With many ups, downs, and everything in between. A small team of 52 athletes made the trip to Gainesville, Florida. Of that group, 49 participated in the championships.
- [2025 POWERCOR STAWELL GIFT HANDICAPS DECLARED](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2025-powercor-stawell-gift-handicaps-declared/) - The Victorian Athletic League (VAL) has announced handicaps for nearly 1000 athletes set to compete in the 2025 Powercor Stawell Gift, running from Saturday, April 19, to Monday, April 21, at Central Park, Stawell. Now in its 143rd year, Australia’s richest footrace will attract the nation’s fastest sprinters, some making their debut on the historic
- [Gout named best performer at Australian Athletics Championships with Betty Cuthbert Medal](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-named-best-performer-at-australian-athletics-championships-with-betty-cuthbert-medal/) - Seventeen-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout has been awarded the prestigious Betty Cuthbert Medal for the Most Outstanding Single Performance of the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, after etching his name even deeper among the greatest Under-20 athletes of all time to win gold in the Men’s 200m. With the Perth crowd on their feet, the Ipswich
- [Who else? Gout’s Signature Speed Signs off Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/who-else-gouts-signature-speed-signs-off-australian-athletics-championships/) - At an Australian Athletics Championships that had already witnessed so much history, there was no man more fit for a finishing flash than global sprint phenom Gout Gout as the kid became the king on the final day of athletics action in Perth, while Olympic hero Peter Bol saluted in his home state with a
- [Day Four Preview: Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-four-preview-australian-open-and-under-20-athletics-championships/) - The biggest names in Australian athletics are poised to draw the curtains on the historic show that has been the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, as rising sprinters Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy go head-to-head while Kurtis Marschall chases the elusive six-metre marker. The track has been running hot all championships and few races have been
- [Browning blazes back to victory while middle distance magic dazzles at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/browning-blazes-back-to-victory-while-middle-distance-magic-dazzles-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s fastest athletes brought fire to Day Three of the Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships, as Rohan Browning announced his return to peak form to claim the Men’s 100m crown while Australia’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis came out on top in a fierce three-way finish. Olympic semi-finalist Rohan Browning (NSW, Andrew Murphy) reminded
- [Day Three Preview: Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-three-preview-australian-open-and-under-20-athletics-championships/) - With momentum building and the stakes at their highest, the penultimate day of the Australian Athletics Championships is set to ignite, with the nation’s fastest men and women chasing history to collide with a golden resurgence in homegrown sprinting power. The Men’s 100m final has quickly shaped up as the headline act, with the first
- [Kennedy fires to 10.00 as sprint surge continues in Perth](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-fires-to-10-00-as-sprint-surge-continues-in-perth/) - Australia’s fastest men continued to flirt with sub-10 second history in legal conditions, with Lachlan Kennedy rising to number two on the Australian all-time list on the second day of the Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships in Perth, as the stars of Australian athletics delivered a powerful statement. Just 24 hours after Gout
- [Gout Goes Sub-10 Twice as Low and Langdon Shatter World Records](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-goes-sub-10-twice-as-low-and-langdon-shatter-world-records/) - The rapid rise of sprint sensation Gout Gout has hit new speeds in Perth with the teenager shattering the 10-second barrier twice in one day at the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, scorching the track alongside Paralympic stars Vanessa Low and Reece Langdon who set world records on a historic day. Only twice in history had
- [Day Two Preview: Australian Open and U20 Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-two-preview-australian-open-and-u20-athletics-championships/) - With medallists from the World Under 20 Championships, Paralympic and Olympic Games set to grace the track and field for Day Two of the Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships, the WA Athletics Stadium is the place to be for athletes and fans alike. All eyes will be on the clock as the likes
- [Australian Athletics Championships Set To Conclude Record-Breaking Season In Style](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-championships-set-to-conclude-breakthrough-season-in-style/) - The stage is set for a action-packed finale to the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, as the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships continue in Perth with the Open and Under 20 events this Thursday through to Sunday. As the final stop on what has been a landmark season for Australian athletics, the Championships represent more than national
- [Day One Preview: Australian Open and U20 Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-one-preview-australian-open-and-u20-athletics-championships/) - Some of the biggest stars of Australian athletics are set to put their skills to the test at WA Athletics Stadium today, with Olympic and Paralympic medallists and the next generation of talent looking to stake their claim on the first day of the Open and Under 20 events at the Australian Athletics Championships. Beginning
- [From the Outback to the National Stage: First Nations Athletes Chase Glory](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-the-outback-to-the-national-stage-first-nations-athletes-chase-glory/) - The best of the best from each state gather at the Australian Athletics National Championships every year to run, jump, throw, and write their names into history. This year, some will have travelled from further away than most: among the athletes representing the Northern Territory are those who come from its most isolated reaches, graduates
- [O’Brien saves Best for Last on Final Day of Australian Junior Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/obrien-saves-best-for-last-on-final-day-of-australian-junior-athletics-championships/) - Western Australian sprinter Leah O’Brien saved the best performance of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships for the fifth and final day of competition, racing to history and passing the baton to her Under 20 and Open counterparts for four more days of athletics action in the wild west. Running in the Under 18 Girls 100m
- [Teen sprint star O'Brien breaks Boyle's long standing record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teen-sprint-star-obrien-breaks-boyles-long-standing-record/) - Australia’s sprinting renaissance has found its newest star in 17-year-old Leah O’Brien, who blazed down the straight at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth to dismantle the long-standing Australian Under 18 record held by sprinting icon Raelene Boyle. Running in the Under 18 Girls 100m Final, the Perth product delivered a performance of 11.14 (+1.7)
- [Records Fall and Futures Rise on Day Four of the Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/records-fall-and-futures-rise-on-day-four-of-the-australian-athletics-championships/) - The stars of tomorrow shone brightly on Day Four of the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, with 16-year-old Lucas Chis continuing his meteoric rise while a host of emerging talents delivered statements on the nation’s premier stage. Chis (VIC) continued his rise with a new championship record of 3:46.27 over 1500, torching the Under 18 Boys
- [Denny breaks new ground with historic 72.07m throw](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-breaks-new-ground-with-historic-72-07m-throw/) - Olympic bronze medallist Matthew Denny has etched his name even deeper into Australian athletics history, unleashing a phenomenal 72.07m throw to become the first Australian to eclipse the 70-metre mark and land the fifth longest-throw in global history. Already one of the sport’s most consistent performers on the world stage, Denny’s record-breaking performance at the
- [High Hopes for Harding at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/high-hopes-for-harding-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - Few events in Australian athletics are running hotter than pole vault right now and Jamison Harding is keen to carry the flame. With a best of 4.10m at 15-years-old and gold already locked away in the 100m hurdles, the versatile teenager is ready for the main event in Perth. One of the youngest girls in
- [Reed leads teen sprinting revival on Day Three of Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reed-leads-teen-sprinting-revival-on-day-three-of-australian-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s next generation of sprinters are showing no signs of slowing down, with 14-year-olds Emilia Reed and Ayla Kowalczyk along with Queensland’s 4x100m Under 18 Relay Team delivering history-making performances on Day Three Australian Athletics Championships. Reed (WA) confirmed her status as Australia’s fastest ever Under 16 sprinter, stopping the clock at a scorching 11.45
- [From Silver by a Sliver to Gold In Sight](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-silver-by-a-sliver-to-gold-in-sight/) - In a season defined by a renaissance in Australian sprinting, it is a 14-year-old from Perth who is emerging as the brightest of sparks in the junior ranks. Emilia Reed might still be in high school, but on the track, she’s etching her name into the history books. Just last month, the quietly spoken teenager
- [Juniors Fire Across the Board as McMahon and O’Brien light up Day Two](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/juniors-fire-across-the-board-as-mcmahon-and-obrien-light-up-day-two/) - Day Two of the Australian Athletics Championships brought the heat and the highlights to Perth, with Patrick McMahon smashing the Australian Under 16 2000m steeplechase record and the 200m finals serving up sprinting talent in spades thanks to Leah O’Brien and Jonathan Kasiano. Middle-distance runner Patrick McMahon (NSW) announced himself as a name to watch
- [Williams’ Heptathlon Heroics Steal The Show on Day One | Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/williams-heptathlon-heroics-steal-the-show-on-day-one-australian-athletics-championships/) - A home crowd hero, personal bests galore, and a string of breakout performances – Day One of the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships had it all, as Western Australia’s Sophie Williams returned to the national stage in style, proving the next generation is ready to step into the spotlight. The Perth crowd had plenty to cheer
- [Chis chasing Golden Finale to Breakthrough Season at Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/chis-chasing-golden-finale-to-breakthrough-season-at-australian-athletics-championships/) - World record holder Hicham El Guerrouj retired long before Lucas Chis was born, but the 16-year-old Victorian has been sifting through the archives. Just two years after his first training session, Chis’ name is one that is only growing louder in the conversation of Australia’s emerging stars. A breakthrough summer featuring personal bests of 3:43.70
- [Top Teenage Talent heads West for Australian Junior Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/top-teenage-talent-heads-west-for-australian-junior-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s top teenagers will kick-start what promises to be a historic Australian Athletics Championships beginning in Perth this week, with the next generation of household names set to sow the seeds of stardom at the WA Athletics Stadium from April 4-8. Competing at the pinnacle event of underage athletics in Australia as part of the
- [Australian Athletics congratulates Mark Arbib on appointment as AOC CEO](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-congratulates-mark-arbib-on-appointment-as-aoc-ceo/) - Australian Athletics extends its warmest congratulations to former President Mark Arbib, on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee. Arbib, who served as President of Athletics Australia for six years (2015-2021) led the sport through a period of significant growth and transformation. During his tenure, his spearheaded major governance reforms, drove
- [A Major Opportunity for Australian Athletes at TCS Sydney Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-major-opportunity-for-australian-athletes-at-tcs-sydney-marathon/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon today announced a record-breaking prize pool of $135,000 AUD exclusively for Australian athletes, marking the largest ever domestic prize offering for a marathon event in Australia. This landmark investment underscores the marathon’s commitment to elevating Australian runners and fostering the nation’s elite running talent as the event officially joins the Abbott
- [Vale Leonard Roy Boyd OAM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-leonard-roy-boyd-oam/) - Vale Leonard Roy Boyd OAM (13 July 1932 – 24 March 2025) Roy Boyd was the doyen of Australian hurdles coaching for much of its modern history. He was a long serving National Event Coach, tutoring countless other coaches in the intricacies of hurdling. He was a Team Coach for the 1994 Commonwealth Games. But
- [Sprint King Kennedy Outdoes Fan Favourite Gout at Sell Out Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sprint-king-kennedy-outdoes-fan-favourite-gout-at-sell-out-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - A sold-out crowd roared inside Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium tonight, as the Maurie Plant Meet delivered an unforgettable night of world-class athletics, capped off by a spectacular sprint double by Lachlan Kennedy who took down teenage prodigy Gout Gout. With the eyes of the nation on 17-year-old Gout (QLD, Diane Sheppard) at the World Athletics Continental
- [Athletics Boom | Maurie Plant Meet Becomes First One-Day Meet to Sell Out In More Than 20 Years](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-boom-maurie-plant-meet-becomes-first-one-day-meet-to-sell-out-in-more-than-20-years/) - The Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne has officially sold out, marking the first one-day athletics meet in Australia to do so since the 2001 IAAF Grand Prix, and cementing the sport’s growing appeal as a dynamic and in-demand entertainment product. Set to take place at Lakeside Stadium and part Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, the meet
- [Davidson to shake up Javelin rankings at Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davidson-to-shake-up-javelin-rankings-at-maurie-plant-meet-in-melbourne/) - Some ring the doorbell and others politely knock, but Lianna Davidson just kicked the door down. The seasoned veterans of Australian javelin would be reluctant to concede a changing of the guard just yet, but a fresh wave of women will soon ask the question of the greats. World Championships bronze medallist Mackenzie Little will
- [Olympic champion Tebogo, teen sensation Gout and a host of Australian athletics stars get set to dazzle at Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-champion-tebogo-teen-sensation-gout-and-a-host-of-australian-athletics-stars-get-set-to-dazzle-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - The wait is over and the biggest names in global athletics have touched down in Melbourne for Saturday’s Maurie Plant Meet at Lakeside Stadium, as an all-star cast headed by Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo and teenage sensation Gout Gout get ready to rumble on the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series’ biggest stage. Botswana’s Tebogo will be
- [Athletics says ‘yes’ to 63,000 stadium but questions why no legacy for the sport](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-says-yes-to-63000-stadium-but-questions-why-no-legacy-for-the-sport/) - Australian Athletics and Queensland Athletics welcome the decision by the Queensland Government to move forward with Victoria Park Stadium as the venue for athletics for the Brisbane 2032 Games, however further detail is urgently needed around supporting infrastructure and the long-promised legacy for the number one Olympic and Paralympic sport. While we are pleased to
- [Four Medals and a National Record on Day Three Seal Australia’s Best-Ever World Indoors](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/four-medals-and-a-national-record-on-day-three-seal-australias-best-ever-world-indoors/) - Australia has capped off a sensational final day at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, claiming four medals, including gold, silver and two bronze as well as a new national record, to seal the nation’s most successful campaign in the event’s history. With seven medals in total over three days of competition, Australia
- [Olyslagers makes history with back-to-back titles as Patterson claims silver in record-breaking day for Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-makes-history-with-back-to-back-titles-as-patterson-claims-silver-in-record-breaking-day-for-australia/) - Australia has reached rare air today at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China as Nicola Olyslagers soared into the history books to become the first Australian to go back-to-back at the global meet, while Eleanor Patterson delivered silver in a stunning one-two finish. Their efforts secured Australia’s fourth and fifth medals in China,
- [Medal madness rolls on with Bronze to Hull and Robinson at World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/medal-madness-rolls-on-with-bronze-to-hull-and-robinson-at-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - A pair of global bronze medals to middle-distance dynamos Jessica Hull and Ky Robinson on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships have brought Australia to the verge of history with one day of competition remaining in Nanjing, China. Chasing the nation’s record medal tally of four at the World Athletics Indoor Championships from
- [Kennedy Delivers Historic Sprint Silver at World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-delivers-historic-sprint-silver-at-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Lachlan Kennedy has confirmed his place among the world’s fastest men, storming through the rounds of the 60m to claim silver and secure Australia’s first-ever medal in the event on Day One of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China – a landmark moment for the nation’s rising sprint force. Having stunned the athletics
- [Olympic hurdlers Jenneke and Mucci to clash with World Under 20 Champion Amidzovski in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-hurdlers-jenneke-and-mucci-to-clash-with-world-under-20-champion-amidzovski-in-melbourne/) - The current and future stars of Australian sprint hurdling are set for a Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne showcase led by Olympic stars Michelle Jenneke and Celeste Mucci, and joined by dual World Under 20 medallist Delta Amidzovski and Japan’s Yumi Tanaka on March 29. Lakeside Stadium will host the Women’s 100m Hurdles among an
- [Top things to do in Perth for Athletics Australia Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/top-things-to-do-in-perth-for-athletics-australia-championships/) - The Australian Athletics Championships are making their way to Perth / Boorloo, Western Australia in April 2025. The finale of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series is shaping up for a huge nine days of competition with Australia's very best and upcoming athletes set on claiming the 2025 Australian Champion title.Planning on joining us in Perth
- [World Champion Patterson and High-Flying Friends to light up Maurie Plant Meet](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-champion-patterson-and-high-flying-friends-to-light-up-maurie-plant-meet/) - World champion and Olympic bronze medallist Eleanor Patterson is ready to launch into the Melbourne skyline on March 29, leading a charge of high jumpers including Australian record holder Brandon Starc and Olympic showman Yual Reath at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne. With a host of track stars announced for the Lakeside Stadium event,
- [Under the Radar | Adcock Firing ahead of World Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-the-radar-adcock-firing-ahead-of-world-indoor-championships/) - Booked with a jump and sealed with a flip, Liam Adcock’s chase was complete. From six years without a personal best to a world title contender, the long jumper’s time to convert his form into a global medal arrives this weekend in Nanjing, China. A Paris Olympian with a low profile on the international scene,
- [Team Australia Eyes Unprecedented Success at World Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/team-australia-eyes-unprecedented-success-at-world-indoor-championships/) - Australia will be represented by both quality and quantity at this weekend’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China with its largest ever team of 20 athletes – six of which boast top-five rankings spearheaded by world-leading sprinter Lachlan Kennedy and high jump defending champion Nicola Olyslagers. Featuring Olympic medallists, world champions and a number
- [Australia v. The World | Stage Set for Women’s 1500m Showdown at Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-v-the-world-stage-set-for-womens-1500m-showdown-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Three sub-four-minute Australians, a rising star, and an international field packed with pedigree - the Women’s 1500m at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is shaping up as a must-watch event at the World Athletics Continental Gold level meet taking place on March 29 at Lakeside Stadium. Olympic finalist and the first Australian woman in
- [Gout Gout shatters barriers with historic sub-20 sprint](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-gout-shatters-barriers-with-historic-sub-20-sprint/) - The 20-second barrier in the 200m is one of the defining marks of world-class sprinting – a threshold that few ever cross. Now for the first time in history, an Australian has done it. Teenage sensation Gout Gout has become first ever Australian to achieve the feat, stopping the clock at a wind-assisted 19.98 (+3.6)
- [National record shattered as Australian sprinting resurgence continues at Sydney Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-record-shattered-as-australian-sprinting-resurgence-continues-at-sydney-track-classic/) - History was made under the lights of the Sydney Track Classic as the Australian Men’s 4x100m relay team blazed to a new national record, signalling a defining moment in the resurgence of the country’s sprinting stocks, while Georgia Griffith and Jude Thomas commanded victories in the Australian 3000m Championships. Australia’s sprinting revival hit new speeds
- [KIPCHOGE TO MAKE HISTORIC AUSTRALIAN DEBUT AT TCS SYDNEY MARATHON 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kipchoge-to-make-historic-australian-debut-at-tcs-sydney-marathon-2025/) - The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS has today announced that legendary marathoner Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) will race in the 2025 event, marking the first time in history that the global icon will compete on Australian soil. Widely regarded as the greatest marathoner of all time, Kipchoge is the only human in history to run
- [Griffith Good to Go for early season Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-good-to-go-for-early-season-championships/) - From travel side quests to an elliptical studio in her own home, Georgia Griffith is one of one. The Olympic middle-distance runner is chasing a new level in 2025, beginning with the Australian 3000m Championships and World Indoor Championships. On the eve of the Sydney Track Classic and World Indoor Championships, Griffith gets straight to
- [Support Strengthened for Rising Stars through Pathway Transition Program](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/support-strengthened-for-rising-stars-through-pathway-transition-program/) - With the nation’s best ever crop of emerging athletics talent and a home Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, Australian Athletics is expanding its Pathway Transition Program from 25 athletes and their coaches to 100, broadening the support network in 2025 off the back of an increase in High Performance funding from the Australian
- [World Champions and Emerging Sprinters named on Australian Team for World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-champions-and-emerging-sprinters-named-on-australian-team-for-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - A powerful blend of world champions, Olympic medallists and rising stars will represent Australia at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China from March 21-23, as Australian Athletics unveils a 20-strong line up brimming with potential. Reigning champion and dual Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell) will return to the indoor
- [Badges and Medals partners with Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/badges-and-medals-partners-with-australian-athletics/) - Australian Athletics is excited to announce it has chosen Badges And Medals as its official medal supplier for the next three years. The collaboration will kick off with custom-made medals for the Australian Athletics Championships, being held in early April. “Australian Athletics is proud to partner with Badges and Medals, a company that shares our
- [Stars to Align for Scorching Sydney Track Classic this Saturday](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/stars-to-align-for-scorching-sydney-track-classic-this-saturday/) - From the Australian 3000m Championships to the nation’s 4x100m outfits and first-class fields headlined by Olympic and Paralympic medallists, Saturday’s Sydney Track Classic is shaping up as one of the hottest nights of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. No event on the program at Sydney Olympic Park will carry more weight than the Australian 3000m
- [World U20 Record Holder Myers eyes 1500m throne at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-u20-record-holder-myers-eyes-1500m-throne-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Fresh off torching a series of World Under 20 Records, rising middle-distance star Cameron Myers is determined to etch his name into the winners list at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, with a cast of Olympians including Oliver Hoare and Peter Bol standing between the teenager and glory in the John Landy 1500m. Myers
- [Accelerating Action | Women Leading the Charge in Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/accelerating-action-women-leading-the-charge-in-australian-athletics/) - Athletics has long been a stage where women shattered records and redefined what is possible, and in recent years in Australia, it has been the nation's women that have come out on top, paving the way for the golden era of the sport. This International Women’s Day, the sport takes centre stage not just for
- [Maurie Plant Meet live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/maurie-plant-meet-live-and-free-on-seven-and-7plus-sport/) - Seventeen-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout has been making global headlines with his record-breaking speed. Now, fans can watch him in action as he races in the Peter Norman Memorial 200m at the Maurie Plant Meet, broadcast live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport from 7.00pm AEDT on Saturday, 29 March. Broadcasting live from the
- [Gout Gout locked and loaded for Peter Norman Memorial 200m at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-gout-locked-and-loaded-for-peter-norman-memorial-200m-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - The name on everyone’s lips: Gout Gout. At 17-years-old, the kid is stealing global headlines with his record-breaking and history-making speed, and now it’s official – he will line up for the Peter Norman Memorial 200m at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne on March 29 at Lakeside Stadium. Fresh off a breakout season that
- [Australia’s Para Athletes Head to New Delhi for Reconnaissance Mission](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-para-athletes-head-to-new-delhi-for-reconnaissance-mission/) - As Australia’s elite para athletes set their sights on the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in September, a select group of athletes and coaches will first touch down in New Delhi for the World Para Athletics Grand Prix - a competition that doubles as a reconnaissance mission for what lies ahead. The World Para Athletics
- [Starc withdraws from World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/starc-withdraws-from-world-athletics-championships/) - Athletics Australia confirms the withdrawal of high jumper Brandon Starc from the Australian Team competing at the World Athletics Championships, beginning this Friday in Oregon, USA. Starc had been scheduled to compete on Day 1 of the championships, however has opted to sit out of competition in order to focus on his final preparations for
- [The Winner Takes It All | Brussels Diamond League Finals Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-winner-takes-it-all-brussels-diamond-league-finals-preview/) - The international athletics season enters the home straight this weekend, with the best athletes across the world flying into Brussels for one of the most coveted meets of the year – the Diamond League finals. Over two days of global athletics action, nine Australians will have one last opportunity to leave their mark on 2024
- [In-form Tiernan eyeing victory not time in Paris](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/in-form-tiernan-eyeing-victory-not-time-in-paris/) - A world-class season of running thus far from Patrick Tiernan was triggered by a disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics last year and now his mindset on the track is much more simple and aggressive. The 22-year-old has set personal bests over 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m so far in 2017 and has rocketed up the
- [Final Wrap: Aussies finish fifth on medal table](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/final-wrap-aussies-finish-fifth-on-medal-table/) - The final day of competition at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London were capped off by an impressive third gold medal performance from James Turner. The rising stars of para-athletics, Turner, 21, and young sprint star Isis Holt, 16, were the headline duo for the Australians combining for five of the eleven gold
- [Clifford and O'Hanlon lift medal haul to three](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/clifford-and-ohanlon-lift-medal-haul-to-three/) - The medal haul continued for the Australians on the second day of the Tokyo Paralympics athletics competition, with Jaryd Clifford claiming silver, while Australian stalwart Evan O'Hanlon claimed bronze to bring our track and field medal tally to three. Five years ago a 17-year-old Jaryd Clifford (Philo Saunders) placed 7th in the 5000m T13 at
- [Overheated Clifford confident he'll be ready for 1500m hit out](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/overheated-clifford-confident-hell-be-ready-for-1500m-hit-out/) - Distance runner Jaryd Clifford realised a dream – winning his first Paralympic medal – but it came at considerable cost. Clifford can’t remember patches of his post-race movements, after taking silver in the 5000m T13 at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium because he was under severe heat stress. Australian and Tokyo 2020 medical staff had to apply ice
- [Nitro Athletics Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nitro-athletics-melbourne/) - The world’s greatest athlete, Usain Bolt, will compete and captain the ‘Bolt All-Stars’ in a new sports entertainment series set to revolutionise global track and field. A high energy, team-based competition, Nitro Athletics will see the stars of Australian and international athletics compete across three nights of blockbuster entertainment at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium in February
- [IOC President Bach letter to athletes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ioc-president-bach-letter-to-athletes/) - Dear Fellow Athletes, In this unprecedented crisis we are all united. Like you, we are very much concerned about what the COVID-19 pandemic is doing to people’s lives. Human lives take precedence over everything, including the staging of the Games. The IOC wants to be part of the solution. Therefore we have made it our
- [Olyslagers withdraws from Commonwealth Games final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-withdraws-from-commonwealth-games-final/) - Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers (nee McDermott) has withdrawn from the Women’s High Jump final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Olyslagers sustained a tear in her calf in yesterday’s qualification round and has made a decision to bow out of the final after seeking medical advice. “It’s both disappointing and devastating not to be able to
- [Olympians Bol and Craig to lead blockbuster 800m bout at Sydney Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-bol-and-craig-to-lead-blockbuster-800m-bout-at-sydney-track-classic/) - Australia’s love affair with the two-lap showdown is set to continue in the Harbour City, as Olympians Peter Bol, Peyton Craig and the rising stars of Australian athletics lead a stacked Men’s 800m field at the Sydney Track Classic on March 15. Bol (VIC, Justin Rinaldi), the second-fastest Australian in history, is determined to flex
- [More than a number | Australian Athletics legacy strengthened by International Representation Bibs](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/more-than-a-number-australian-athletics-legacy-strengthened-by-international-representation-bibs/) - From Edwin Flack at number one to Alanah Yukich at 1254, Australian Athletics’ International Representation Numbers and Commemorative Bibs are strengthening the connection between generations of the green and gold – symbolic of each athlete’s contribution to the sport in this country. Beginning with Olympic champion Edwin Flack in 1896, the program provides a chronological
- [Kennedy inches closer to sub-10 performance as Adcock seizes his moment at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-inches-closer-to-sub-10-performance-as-adcock-seizes-his-moment-at-perth-track-classic/) - Olympic sprinter Lachlan Kennedy and long jumper Liam Adcock have skyrocketed up the Australian all-time lists with historic performances at the Perth Track Classic tonight, leading a fresh wave of Australian talent as the meet returned to the national calendar for the first time since 2020. Continuing his rapid rise, the 21-year-old Kennedy (QLD, Andrew
- [Kennedy says Time Will Come ahead of Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-says-time-will-come-ahead-of-perth-track-classic/) - In 6.43-seconds, Lachlan Kennedy became global athletics news. The rising sprinter is welcoming the noise ahead of Saturday’s Perth Track Classic, quietly confident that a breakthrough over 100m will soon silence the critics. A victim of his own success, the 21-year-old has just been doing what he has done best in recent years – sprinting.
- [Australian Athletics’ Best to head West for Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-best-to-head-west-for-perth-track-classic/) - The Perth Track Classic is back this Saturday for the first time since 2020, with Australia’s top athletics talent set to land in the west as world-leading sprinter Lachlan Kennedy, a cast of Olympic and Paralympic medallists and local heroes headline a night of speed and spectacle at WA Athletics Stadium. Following the Adelaide Invitational
- [Step By Step | Montag’s Road to Glory Continues](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/step-by-step-montags-road-to-glory-continues/) - Balancing early morning training with the rigorous demands of medical school, dual Olympic medallist Jemima Montag is carving out every moment meticulously. This Saturday she is bound for the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meet in Taicang, China – her sole chance at competition before racing for global gold this September. In the early
- [WORLD ATHLETICS REFEREE EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM BRONZE REFEREES EVALUATION - 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-athletics-referee-education-and-certification-system-bronze-referees-evaluation-2025/) - Australian Athletics is seeking Expressions of Interest from eligible national technical officials to be considered for nomination to undertake the WARECS Bronze Referees education and evaluation program in 2025. ELIGIBILITY Nominees must: be at least 19 years of age on 24 May 2025 be currently registered in any capacity with a Member Association of Australian
- [Olympic Medallist Denny set for Australian finale at Maurie Plant Meet before World Record Pursuit](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallist-denny-set-for-australian-finale-at-maurie-plant-meet-before-world-record-pursuit/) - One of Australia’s most dominant athletics stars Matthew Denny will make his final competitive appearance on home soil for 2025 at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne on March 29, before heading to the United States to chase history. Fresh of his best-ever season opener at last week’s Adelaide Invitational where he launched the discus
- [Global medallists Little and Barber to lead javelin throwdown at Sydney Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/global-medallists-little-and-barber-to-lead-javelin-throwdown-at-sydney-track-classic/) - Back-to-back world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber and World Championships bronze medallist Mackenzie Little are set to spearhead a javelin masterclass at the Sydney Track Classic, taking on Kiwi rival Tori Moorby and Japan’s Sae Takemoto in a world-class matchup. Returning to the iconic Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on March 15, the third stop of the
- [Olympic relay team mates Montag and Cowley crowned Australian 20km Race Walking Champions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-relay-team-mates-montag-and-cowley-crowned-australian-20km-race-walking-champions/) - Australia’s top race walkers have wasted no time making their mark in 2025, with Olympic medallists Jemima Montag (VIC) and Rhydian Cowley (VIC) claiming victory at the Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide, as Canada’s Evan Dunfee breaks the 25-year-old Australian All Comers Record. Setting the pace at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour
- [Lewis returns to Australia for blockbuster showdown at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lewis-returns-to-australia-for-blockbuster-showdown-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - Australia’s fastest woman in history is back, and better. Torrie Lewis is set to make her highly anticipated return to home soil for the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne at Lakeside Stadium on March 29, jetting back to Australia from her training base in the Netherlands for a 200m showdown against South Africa’s Miranda Coetzee.
- [Denny opens season with world leading throw at Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-opens-season-with-world-leading-throw-at-adelaide-invitational/) - Australia’s athletics season has opened in emphatic fashion at the Adelaide Invitational, with Olympic medallist Matthew Denny launching a world-leading mark and middle-distance star Abbey Caldwell delivering a powerhouse performance to set the tone on the first stop of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. Discus king Denny (QLD, Dale Stevenson) picked up where he left
- [Australian athletics heroes return for Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-heroes-return-for-adelaide-invitational/) - From Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes to the rising stars of athletics, there is no shortage of star power across this weekend’s Adelaide Invitational and Australian 20km Race Walking Championships – kick-starting the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series in style. Beginning with the Adelaide Invitational, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level competition featuring 171 athletes
- [Adelaide to host historic Australian race walking showdown](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/adelaide-to-host-historic-australian-race-walking-showdown/) - Australia’s race walkers will have a slice of history to compete for at Sunday’s Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide, lining up for the final national title over the distance as World Athletics transitions to the Half Marathon distance from January 1, 2026. With Olympic medallists Jemima Montag (VIC, Brent Vallance) and Rhydian Cowley
- [Record-breaking run secures fourth place for Hull in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fourth-place-for-hull-in-glasgow/) - Middle-distance star Jessica Hull has bettered her own Australian 3000m record to finish in a valiant fourth place at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow this morning, sewing up her best individual result at a major championships. Inspired by Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers’ world title on Day 1 of competition, Hull (NSW,
- [Victorian Government backs Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships with three-year deal](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/victorian-government-backs-australian-athletics-cross-country-championships-with-three-year-deal/) - Cross country running is set for a significant boost, with the Victorian Government today confirming a three-year partnership for Ballarat to host the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships. The investment from Sport and Recreation Victoria will see ‘The Golden City’ play host to the annual Championships from 2025 through to 2027, reinforcing the city’s status
- [Record rampage as Aussies fly across the globe](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-rampage-as-aussies-fly-across-the-globe/) - The weekend spotlight belonged to Cameron Myers and his World Under 20 record, but a host of Australian athletics stars stamped their claim for a big 2025 with statement results on the eve of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. The 18-year-old Myers (Dick Telford) stretched his legs to claim third place in the Wannamaker Mile
- [Australia's top athletes to battle for more as Australian Athletics boosts Chemist Warehouse Summer Series prize pool](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-top-athletes-to-battle-for-more-as-australian-athletics-boosts-chemist-warehouse-summer-series-prize-pool/) - Australia’s top track and field athletes will have more to race, jump and throw for this season, with more than $370,000 in prize money on offer across three meets within the country’s premier athletics series, the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series - marking a new investment from Australian Athletics in the nation’s top-tier domestic competition. The
- [Olympic medallist Montag to pave way at Australian 20km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallist-montag-to-pave-way-at-australian-20km-race-walking-championships/) - At an Australian 20km Race Walking Championships that could be a considered a formality for Jemima Montag, the dual Olympic bronze medallist sees an opportunity. With little to add to her own decorated resume in Adelaide, the narrative shifts to leading the way for her peers. At 26-years-old, Montag has won the last five Australian
- [Prodigious talent Myers stuns with World U20 record and Australian Open record in Wanamaker Mile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/prodigious-talent-myers-stuns-with-world-u20-record-and-australian-open-record-in-wanamaker-mile/) - Teen sensation Cameron Myers has taken another stunning step into the history books, finishing third in the iconic Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games when breaking his own World Under 20 record and equalling the Australian Mile record, set by Commonwealth champion Oliver Hoare in 2022. The 18-year-old lined up against a world-class field, holding
- [Olympic Champion Nina Kennedy to make Landmark Return at Perth Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-champion-nina-kennedy-to-make-landmark-return-at-perth-track-classic/) - The wait is over. The Olympic champion is returning to where it all began. For the first time since soaring to pole vault gold at Paris 2024, reigning Olympic and world champion Nina Kennedy will return to her home track at WA Athletics Stadium to headline the Perth Track Classic on March 1, 2025. A
- [Paralympic champion Vanessa Low to return to competition at Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-champion-vanessa-low-to-return-to-competition-at-adelaide-invitational/) - Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Vanessa Low is set to make her return to the runway at the Adelaide Invitational next Saturday night, with the long jumper ready to open her season on the first stop of the country’s premier athletics tour, the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. For the first time since achieving
- [Dawes to bring experience and expertise to Paralympic program](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dawes-to-bring-experience-and-expertise-to-paralympic-program/) - Despite coaching some of Australia’s biggest names through a golden era of Paralympic success, Andrew Dawes is looking to the future. The experienced campaigner is joining forces with Australian Athletics as the nation looks to climb the medal table ahead of Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032. Formally starting his role as Para Performance Coaching
- [From Down Under to the Top: Australian Athletics Enters Golden Era ahead of Paris 2024](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-enters-golden-era-ahead-of-paris-2024/) - On the eve of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Australia’s track and field stars are raising the standard around the globe, with a breakthrough year headlined by World Championships success and a revitalised summer domestic season. Achieving a record six medals at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and a further 14 medals
- [NASS Athletes announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nass-athletes-announced/) - Sixty-two able-bodied and forty para-athletes have today been extended the offer of National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia. Capturing Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Jared Tallent (Vic) and Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Paralympic champions Scott Reardon (ACT), Brayden Davidson (SA) and James Turner(NSW), the NASS is a high performance system that provides support to individual athletes who have the highest potential to contribute
- [On A Roll | Athletes To Watch](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/on-a-roll-athletes-to-watch/) - As the 2025 Australian Wheelchair Racing Championships roll into Canberra next week as part of the Summer Down Under Series, all eyes will be on an exceptional group of athletes set to showcase their skill and speed in their first Championships since the Paris Paralympic Games. Hosted by Wheelchair Sports NSW and ACT, the Summer
- [Brilliant Batt-Doyle surpasses Australian legend Kerryn McCann in Marugame](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brilliant-batt-doyle-surpasses-australian-legend-kerryn-mccann-in-marugame/) - The Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon has witnessed Isobel Batt-Doyle surpass one of Australia’s most treasured national records, with the rising road racer claiming third place in 1:07:17 to take down Australian legend Kerryn McCann’s mark from 2000. The late McCann’s long-standing record was set at 1:07:48 when Batt-Doyle was just four years old, and
- [Connolly and Kennedy dominate inaugural Australian Short Track Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/connolly-and-kennedy-dominate-inaugural-australian-short-track-championships/) - The Australian Short Track Athletics Championships debuted in spectacular fashion tonight, as Olympians Ella Connolly and Lachlan Kennedy solidified their speed credentials, taking out the inaugural 60m titles at the iconic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. The one-day championships marks a significant step in the development of short track racing in the country, providing a
- [Olympic hurdler Willis ready to rumble at Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-hurdler-willis-ready-to-rumble-at-adelaide-invitational/) - From social media to the Olympic stage, Tayleb Willis craves fanfare. Australia’s third-fastest hurdler in history is giving little away ahead of the Adelaide Invitational but makes one promise – a show you don’t want to miss. The man with over 600,000 followers on TikTok now has the Olympic credentials to match his fame after
- [Festival of Throws lights up Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/festival-of-throws-lights-up-brisbane/) - A new era of Australian throwing is being forged, with a cohort of more than 60 athletes and coaches gathering for an intensive Festival of Throws camp, made possible through Commonwealth Games Australia’s Green To Gold To Great program. The initiative brought together a mix of national team members, rising Under-23 talents, and future stars
- [History awaits at first Australian Short Track Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-awaits-at-first-australian-short-track-athletics-championships/) - The inaugural Australian Short Track Athletics Championships will welcome some of the nation's best athletes to Sydney this Saturday, headlined by 60m world-leader Lachlan Kennedy, Olympic finalist Connor Murphy and World Under 20 champion Delta Amidzovski. Olympian Lachlan Kennedy (QLD, Andrew Iselin) was one of the hottest names in athletics last week when launching to
- [Australian Athletics Unveils Bold New Brand](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-unveils-bold-new-brand/) - Australian Athletics enters 2025 with a bold new identity, unveiling a rebrand that reflects the sport’s evolution and growth, connects to its storied legacy, and sets its sights on an exciting future. Previously known as Athletics Australia, this transformation goes beyond a name change, introducing a striking new logo and reaffirming a deep commitment to
- [Kennedy, Myers and Co set the tone for 2025 ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-myers-and-co-set-the-tone-for-2025/) - From Lachlan Kennedy’s world-leading 60m to Cameron Myers’ world Under 20 record and a host of Paralympic stars returning to the scene, an action-packed long weekend in Canberra, Brisbane and abroad set the tone for a historic year of Australian athletics. 18-year-old Cameron Myers (Dick Telford) opened his 2025 campaign in record-setting style when becoming the fastest
- [Honouring Excellence | Kennedy and Charlton Celebrated On Australia Day Honours List](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/honouring-excellence-kennedy-and-charlton-celebrated-on-australia-day-honours-list/) - Two Australian representatives have been named on the 2025 Australia Day Honours List, with Olympic champion Nina Kennedy and Commonwealth Games representative Julie Charlton both awarded with the Medal of the Order of Australia this weekend. Kennedy’s career soared to incredible heights in 2024, when she became Australia’s ninth woman to win Olympic gold in athletics, and the first
- [Olympic medallists Montag and Dunfee stroll to Supernova success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallists-montag-and-dunfee-stroll-to-supernova-success/) - Olympic medallists Jemima Montag and Evan Dunfee have flexed their form with dominant victories at Supernova, landing on top of slick fields at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Silver event in Canberra. Montag (Brent Vallance) dismantled a world-class field on Day One, taking line honours by more than 30 seconds as she began her season
- [Jessica Hull headlines Athletics Australia Awards after record-breaking year](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jessica-hull-headlines-athletics-australia-awards-after-record-breaking-year/) - In a year that redefined Australian athletics, middle distance star Jessica Hull’s record-breaking 1500m run at the Paris Diamond League has earned her the Bruce McAvaney Award for Performance of the Year as part of the 2024 Athletics Australia Awards. Hull re-wrote the record books in Paris, less than one month before the Olympic Games, running an extraordinary 3:50.83 in
- [FOURTEEN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES ANNOUNCED FOR AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM IN PARIS](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fourteen-athletes-announced-for-australian-olympic-team-paris/) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the first 14 track and field athletes to the Australian Olympic Team in Paris at the conclusion of the Australian Athletics Championships. Olympic finalists Peter Bol and Matt Denny, former high jump World Champion Eleanor Patterson and Rhydian Cowley have been selected for their third Australian Olympic Team,
- [Three-time Olympian Bol joins Paris bronze medallist Denny for Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/three-time-olympian-bol-joins-paris-bronze-medallist-denny-for-adelaide-invitational/) - The stars are aligning for the Adelaide Invitational with Australian 800m icon Peter Bol ready to dance his way around two laps of the SA Athletics Stadium, joining Olympic discus medallist Matthew Denny as athletes announced for the February 15 event. The three-time Olympian and former national record holder at 1:44.00 will be a major drawcard in Adelaide as
- [Olympic Medallists Cowley and Montag lead Supernova charge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympic-medallists-cowley-and-montag-lead-supernova-charge/) - No less than four Olympic medallists led by Rhydian Cowley and Jemima Montag will be in action at this weekend’s Supernova, a World Athletics Race Walking Tour – Silver showdown over 10,000m fresh off a training camp in the nation’s capital. Kick-starting 2025 on the roads of Canberra, Australia’s premier race walkers have been joined by a handful of
- [McCracken back at best ahead of Australian Wheelchair Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mccracken-back-at-best-ahead-of-australian-wheelchair-championships/) - Returning to action after Paralympic bronze in Paris, the wheels are turning for Rheed McCracken. His year won’t be defined by next week’s 2025 Australian Wheelchair Championships, but the experienced campaigner knows the importance of momentum. Reflecting on his fourth Paralympic Games after making his debut as a 15-year-old at London 2012, a candid McCracken
- [On The Rise: Tryphena Hewett Excited for Adelaide Invitational](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/on-the-rise-tryphena-hewett-excited-for-adelaide-invitational/) - The 2025 Adelaide Invitational, part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, is already starting to take shape, with one of South Australia's rising stars looking to defend her title. Tryphena Hewett took part in last year's Invitational, taking home the title in the Women's Pole Vault despite being a junior competing against open-aged athletes. "I
- [All Bow Down: Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to headline Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/all-bow-down-olympic-champion-letsile-tebogo-to-headline-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - One of the hottest names in global athletics is bound for the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, with Olympic champion sprinter Letsile Tebogo set to bring unrivalled speed and style to Lakeside Stadium on March 29. Confirming his start for the first World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet of 2025, Botswana’s first-ever Olympic champion will continue his meteoric
- [Vale Bruce McKinley Wilson OAM (31 May 1945 – 26 December 2024)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-bruce-mckinley-wilson-oam-31-may-1945-26-december-2024/) - Bruce Wilson began his involvement in athletics in Western Australia in 1980 and became a devoted servant of the sport thereafter both at state and national level. He extended his involvement in many ways – not the least as an enthusiastic masters athlete. The geographic isolation of his state from the rest of the national
- [Athletics Australia and PUMA forge ahead into new era of success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-and-puma-forge-ahead-into-new-era-of-success/) - In an historic move set to reshape the landscape of athletics across the nation, Athletics Australia is thrilled to announce the extension of its groundbreaking partnership with international sportswear giant PUMA until 2032. The new agreement, is recognised as the longest ever deal for Australian athletics and reaffirms PUMA's firm belief in a new golden
- [Connolly eyeing Fast Start in 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/connolly-eyeing-fast-start-in-2025/) - From a gifted teenager over 400m to Australia’s fastest ever woman in the 60m, Ella Connolly’s range often divides opinion. The Olympic sprinter has little doubt of her own, dialled in on a fast start in 2025 ahead of the Australian Short Track Athletics Championships. With a 400m personal best of 52.72-seconds at 17-years-old and
- [Coaching for Success | Katie Edwards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coaching-for-success-katie-edwards/) - Katie Edwards has spent years quietly shaping futures, forging pathways for her athletes to thrive and now, her work has been recognised with a place in the highly prestigious AIS Women’s High Performance Coach Summit Program. For Edwards, being selected for the program is an honour and a testament to her dedication, but it is
- [Bruce McAvaney's Golden Predictions: A Year of Unprecedented Potential](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bruce-mcavaneys-golden-predictions-a-year-of-unprecedented-potential/) - As the Australian 2025 athletics season dawns, the ‘Voice of Athletics’, Bruce McAvaney, reflects on a horizon brimming with possibility. With his trademark eloquence and unerring eye for potential, McAvaney paints a picture of a "golden summer," heralding an era of excellence that could redefine the nation's sporting legacy. “This summer feels special,” he said.
- [Record-breaking All Schools Athletics Championships in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-breaking-all-schools-athletics-championships-in-brisbane/) - It was sprinting sensation Gout Gout who stole the show at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, but with 38 meet records across the program – the nation’s rising stars stamped their claim as a golden generation ahead of Brisbane 2032. Off the back of Australia’s most successful World Under 20 Championships
- [Sandery and Cowley Crowned 35km Race Walk Champions in Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sandery-and-cowley-crowned-35km-race-walk-champions-in-melbourne/) - An eventful morning at Melbourne’s Albert Park saw Olympians Olivia Sandery and Rhydian Cowley all but punch their tickets to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, claiming Australian 35km Race Walking titles in style. The record books will show no signs of adversity for Olivia Sandery (SA, Jared Tallent) who blasted a new Australian record of 2:45:31 to eclipse Rebecca
- [Distance dynamos Davies and Rayner reclaim Zatopek:10 titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/distance-dynamos-davies-and-rayner-reclaim-zatopek10-titles/) - Jack Rayner is the undisputed king of Australian 10,000m running after claiming his fourth consecutive crown amongst a roaring crowd at On Track Nights: Zatopek:10, while Rose Davies clinched her third title over the distance in style. Rayner (VIC, Nic Bideau) raced to victory in 28:26.12, extending his streak at the iconic event and joining Australian legend Steve Moneghetti as
- [Athletics Australia statement on Parnov](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-statement-on-parnov/) - Athletics Australia acknowledges the highly concerning reports about the conduct of Alex Parnov during his time as a pole vault coach at the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) between 1998 and 2019, as well as the subsequent WAIS responses to complaints that were made. The reports identify patterns of behaviour that are totally unacceptable
- [Rising To The Challenge | Lauren Ryan targets back-to-back Zatopek victories](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rising-to-the-challenge-lauren-ryan-targets-back-to-back-zatopek-victories/) - Lauren Ryan thrives in the pursuit of excellence. Tonight, at the On Track Nights: Zatopek 10, she stands on the cusp of defending her Australian title, a testament to a year that has seen her rise to the pinnacle of distance running. In an individual sport, where expectations weigh heavy, Ryan has embraced her role
- [Title Time for Australia's Race Walkers](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/title-time-for-australias-race-walkers/) - With the festive season in full swing, Australia’s race walkers have national titles at the top of their wish lists. Set to race over 35km on Sunday morning in Melbourne, Olympian Olivia Sandery is one of many athletes eyeing an early ticket to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. A quintessential summer morning at Melbourne’s
- [Kenzie Calls Time on Glittering Career](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kenzie-calls-time-on-glittering-career/) - After 12 years at the forefront of para athletics, Paralympic silver medallist and former world champion Deon Kenzie has announced his retirement, drawing a curtain on a journey that has inspired countless young athletes with cerebral palsy. A trailblazer in para middle distance running, Kenzie’s accolades include silver at Rio 2016, bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics, and
- [Zatopek:10 Preview | Rayner and Ryan aim to Defend Titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/zatopek10-preview-rayner-and-ryan-aim-to-defend-titles/) - An all-star cast will be out to shine under the Melbourne skyline at On Track Nights: Zatopek:10 this Saturday, December 14 as the Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer of Athletics heats up. Held annually at Lakeside Stadium, the meet brings together the country’s finest distance runners alongside emerging talent, with the Australian 10,000m Championship races taking
- [Ballarat Marathon to host inaugural Australian Road Mile Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ballarat-marathon-to-host-inaugural-australian-road-mile-championships/) - Some of the best middle distance runners in the nation will be taking to the streets of Ballarat in April after the Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon was named host of the inaugural Australian Road Mile Championships. The Championships will be held on the evening of Saturday 26 April on a spectacular course in Ballarat’s CBD,
- [Australia’s Top School Athletics Programs Crowned in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-top-school-athletics-programs-crowned-in-brisbane/) - National glory and school pride was on the line as the 2024 Chemist Warehouse National Schools Challenge Final delivered a fitting encore to a historic weekend in Brisbane, with Australia’s top school athletics programs flexing their form in the fast and fun format. Only the finest of margins could separate the nation’s best school athletics
- [Record Rampage Rolls on as Thorne Torches Day Three in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-rampage-rolls-on-as-thorne-torches-day-three-in-brisbane/) - They say a rising tide lifts all ships, and Australia’s rising stars have proved exactly that at a historic 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, with Day Three results led by Terrell Thorne while New South Wales were crowned champions. Completing the sweep of Australian Under 18 Boys’ national records in the sprints after Gout Gout’s 100m
- [Thorne and Louison-Roe to Close the Show | Day Three Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/thorne-and-louison-roe-to-close-the-show-day-three-chemist-warehouse-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - The new wave of Australian athletics has arrived in Brisbane and if the first two days of action are any indication, a finale featuring Australian representatives Izobelle Louison-Roe and Terrell Thorne will only add to the legend of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. Fresh off leaping to victory in both the Under 18 Triple Jump
- [Gout-fuelled Success Rolls on in Brisbane | Day Two Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-fuelled-success-rolls-on-in-brisbane-day-two-chemist-warehouse-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - Day Two of the Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships belonged to the nation’s rising sprinters once more, as Ipswich teen Gout Gout took down Australian icon Peter Norman’s 200m record, while Amaya Mearns prevailed as the fastest school girl over 200m. A global sensation, Gout (QLD) clocked a 20.04 seconds (+1.5m/s) to eclipse Peter Norman’s
- [Brisbane teen Gout Gout breaks Australia’s longest standing athletics record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/brisbane-teen-gout-gout-breaks-australias-longest-standing-athletics-record/) - At just 16-years-old, Ipswich teen Gout Gout has done the unthinkable. In perfect conditions on his home track in Brisbane, the World Under 20 Championships medallist has blazed all the way into the history books, breaking Peter Norman’s 200m national record at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. The global sensation clocked
- [Australia's Rising Stars to Double Down on Day Two | Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-rising-stars-to-double-down-on-day-two-chemist-warehouse-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - The party is just getting started in Brisbane and a star-studded cast including sprint sensation Gout Gout and fellow World Under 20 medallist Mason McGroder is in the house for Day Two of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships where history awaits. Gout (QLD) stole the show on Day One of competition with a dazzling 10.04 (+3.4)
- [Gout and Philp start All Schools with a Bang | Day One Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-and-philp-start-all-schools-with-a-bang-day-one-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - Australia’s fastest school students have been crowned, with teenage sprinting prodigy Gout Gout and Thewbelle Philp delivering history-making runs on Day One of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. Bringing the heat as the sun belted down on the Brisbane track, Gout (QLD) coiled into the blocks for the Under 18 100m Heats before exploding to a 10.04
- [Gout and Friends to Ignite Day One | Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gout-and-friends-to-ignite-day-one-chemist-warehouse-australian-all-schools-athletics-championships/) - From sprint sensation Gout Gout and his World Under 20 teammates Izobelle Louison-Roe, Thewbelle Philp, Chelsy Wayne and Jonathan Kasiano to Paralympic revelation Telaya Blacksmith, the record books will be on high alert for Day One of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Brisbane. Gout’s (QLD) well-documented rise to stardom has generated much anticipation ahead of the opening day of
- [Building communities through sport: Athletics For The Outback's impact on WA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/building-communities-through-sport-athletics-for-the-outbacks-impact-on-wa/) - The evidence is clear: physical activity and sports participation deliver a wide range of benefits for both individuals and communities, with strong links between sports participation and better literacy, numeracy, and overall educational outcomes. Engaging in sports improves social and emotional well-being, builds resilience, boosts cognitive development, and fosters social, cultural, and community connections. It
- [Next Is Now | Rising Stars of Australian Athletics Set to Shine in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/next-is-now-rising-stars-of-australian-athletics-set-to-shine-in-brisbane/) - The next generation of Australian athletics talent led by World Under 20 Championships medallists Gout Gout, Izobelle Louison-Roe, Mason McGroder and Paralympic sensation Telaya Blacksmith will light up Brisbane this weekend for the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships – on a path to return to the Olympic and Paralympic city of 2032. Set to be hosted at the
- [Athletics Australia Secures Funding Boost to Champion Inclusion and Participation Growth](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-secures-funding-boost-to-champion-inclusion-and-participation-growth/) - Australian athletics has achieved another significant milestone, securing more than $2 million in Australian Government funding to fuel further growth and help the make the sport truly accessible for all – a key component of Athletics Australia’s strategy to grow the sport at all levels. Coming off the back of record membership and participation levels,
- [Buchanan shatters Australian Marathon record in Valencia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/buchanan-shatters-australian-marathon-record-in-valencia/) - The Australian men’s marathon record has fallen in spectacular fashion in Spain, with Olympian Andy Buchanan delivering a career-defining performance, while Isobel Batt-Doyle soared to third on the Australian all-time list at the Valencia Marathon tonight. Hailing from Bendigo, Buchanan (Scott Westcott) made history as the first Australian to dip under the 2:07 barrier. His record-breaking run of 2:06:22
- [VALE Paul Hallam 1969-2024](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-paul-hallam-1969-2024/) - The Australian athletics community is mourning the loss of a well-loved member and esteemed coach, Paul Hallam, aged 55. Paul passed away on Thursday of a rare lung condition which effects one in four million people. A talented junior sprinter, from his mid-20s Paul sought out knowledge from the best coaches around the world for
- [Historic ASC Investment Secures Golden Future for Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/historic-asc-investment-secures-golden-future-for-australian-athletics/) - Athletics Australia welcomes the groundbreaking boost in high performance funding from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), marking a major milestone in preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The transformative investment represents a strong vote of confidence in the sport’s performance trajectory, following the world-class results delivered in Paris 2024, with the
- [Where Tradition Meets Talent: AFTO’s Impact in the Northern Territory](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/where-tradition-meets-talent-aftos-impact-in-the-northern-territory/) - The Northern Territory is famous for its rugged natural beauty, iconic sites like Uluru and King’s Canyon, and Traditional Cultures that stretch back to the dawn of human history. But beyond these wonders lies something just as special: a wealth of untapped athletic talent, waiting to be discovered. Through the Rio Tinto Athletics for the Outback
- [Grassroots to Greatness | Hannan calls time on Coaching Career](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/grassroots-to-greatness-hannan-calls-time-on-coaching-career/) - From grassroots to greatness, Sharon Hannan’s coaching career has been defined by passion and results. Over 40 years after finding her feet athletics, she steps away from coaching with a lasting legacy and memories for a lifetime. Hannan’s coaching career may have reached the pinnacle of sport as the coach of Olympic champion and athletics
- [Pocket Rocket Philp set for Takeoff in Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pocket-rocket-philp-set-for-takeoff-in-brisbane/) - Meet Thewbelle Philp, the 16-year-old pocket rocket with Indigenous and Filipino heritage. With a World Under 20 Championships under her belt and personal bests of 11.51 and 23.21 to her name, the energetic sprinter is smiling her way through a breakthrough year. If Philp’s year ended today, it would be considered a raging success. The
- [Breakthrough Buchanan Bound for Valencia Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/breakthrough-buchanan-bound-for-valencia-marathon/) - Ahead of Sunday’s Valencia Marathon, Andrew Buchanan is walking the tightrope of ambition and greed. The Olympian could finish as Australia’s next record holder, the marathon’s next victim, or anywhere in between – such is the nature of the sport’s most humbling event. In what is widely considered a test of patience and poise, the
- [Small Steps, Big Impact: Kate Colahan’s Passion for Outback Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/small-steps-big-impact-kate-colahans-passion-for-outback-athletics/) - Kate Colahan has a vision: to see even more athletes from Rio Tinto Athletics for the Outback (AFTO) competing at the national level, representing their communities and showcasing the potential that lies in remote regions of Australia. To anyone who knows her, it’s no surprise that she’s well on her way to making it happen.
- [Sydney to host inaugural Australian Short Track Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sydney-to-host-inaugural-australian-short-track-athletics-championships/) - A new format of athletics will arrive in Australia with the inaugural Australian Short Track Athletics Championships set to be staged in Sydney on February 1, strengthening the qualification hopes of Australian athletes in 2025. Hosted at the iconic Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, the one-day championships approved by World Athletics will host 60m and
- [Green, Gold, Gator | Schmidt heads to NCAA Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green-gold-gator-schmidt-heads-to-ncaa-cross-country-championships/) - Few athletes embrace the chaos like Gabby Schmidt and few races provide it like Saturday’s NCAA Cross Country Championships. Less than three months after finishing seventh over 5000m at the World Under 20 Championships, the 18-year-old is making her mark for the Florida Gators. For an athlete who finished seventh at the World Under 20
- [Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne set to soar higher with major boost from Victorian Government for world class athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-set-to-soar-higher-with-major-boost-from-victorian-government-for-world-class-athletics/) - Oceania’s one and only World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet, the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, is stepping up to a new level this season, with the backing of the Victorian Government through its Significant Sporting Events Program. The premier one-day meet at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday, March 29 will be supercharged, further highlighting the event’s status
- [Seven extends deal to broadcast Australian athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/seven-extends-deal-to-broadcast-australian-athletics/) - The Seven Network will remain the home of Australian athletics, announcing a two-year extension to a long-term partnership with Athletics Australia. Building on the momentum from the success of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the World Under 20 Championships, 7plus Sport will bring the best of the sport into homes across Australia through the
- [Athletics for all | How athletics became the nation’s sport of choice](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-for-all-how-athletics-became-the-nations-sport-of-choice/) - Across parks, on city streets, out on trails, and on tracks around the country, Australians are embracing athletics in all its forms like never before. With rapid growth in both formal and casual forms, participation in athletics is booming, reaching record levels. The latest release of the Australian Sports Commission’s AusPlay Data – a survey
- [RIO TINTO ATHLETICS FOR THE OUTBACK CONTINUES TO SOAR](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rio-tinto-athletics-for-the-outback-continues-to-soar/) - Imagine a place like Esperance in Western Australia, Mareeba in Queensland, or Katherine in the Northern Territory. Now picture every single person in town lacing up their shoes and diving into the fun of athletics. Picture the buzz, the excitement, the joy as everyone from the youngest to the oldest comes together to run, jump,
- [Dave Stephens, 11 November 1928 – 5 November 2024](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dave-stephens-11-november-1928-5-november-2024/) - If you knew just one Australian distance runner as the year 1955 turned to Melbourne 1956 Olympic year, it was almost certainly John Landy. If you knew two, the other would have been Dave Stephens. Stephens, who died in Melbourne this week just a few days short of his ninety-sixth birthday, was almost definitively mercurial.
- [Dr Peter Brukner named as Finalist in Australian of the Year Awards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dr-peter-brukner-named-as-finalist-in-australian-of-the-year-awards/) - Four members of the Australian athletics community have been recognised as state and territory nominees for the 2025 Australian of the Year Awards, including Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy and sports medicine leader Dr Peter Brukner. With the annual awards celebrating the achievements and contributions of eminent Australians who serve as role models for all, Kennedy (WA, Nominee -
- [Lima to Brisbane | McGroder Locked in for All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lima-to-brisbane-mcgroder-locked-in-for-all-schools-championships/) - Draped in an Australian flag and a smile after winning World Under 20 bronze at the age of 15, Mason McGroder’s time flying under the radar was over. The six-foot-three long jumper who has the eight-metre marker in his sights is bound for Brisbane’s 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. Australia’s youngest member
- [Six Miles and 96 Years | John 'Jack' Davey going strong in Bendigo](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/six-miles-and-96-years-john-jack-davey-going-strong-in-bendigo/) - It is often said that sport creates memories for a lifetime, and Bendigo’s John ‘Jack’ Davey is living proof of exactly that. At 96-years-old, his crystal-clear recollection of the 1950 British Empire Games is just one highlight of a life lived in athletics. Cruising around the country streets in an early model Valiant yet also
- [Paralympic Talent Search | Walsh Encourages Next Generation](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-talent-search-walsh-encourages-next-generation/) - Sarah Walsh had Paralympic aspirations before she knew what sport she could excel in, if any. It comes as no surprise that the Paralympic long jumper is an advocate for Future Green and Gold and the Paralympic Talent Search, aimed at unearthing the next generation of stars ahead of Brisbane 2032. Watching the Beijing 2008
- [A Legacy Built On People | Hilliard Takes His Final Bow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-legacy-built-on-people-hilliard-takes-his-final-bow/) - For 42 years, Craig Hilliard has been a steady force in Australian athletics, guiding athletes and coaches alike with an instinctive understanding of people and a devotion to their success. Now, as he retires from a life spent on the track, his impact resonates across generations. The philosophy that has defined his career is simple,
- [Sydney Marathon Joins the World Marathon Majors: A Milestone for Australian Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sydney-marathon-joins-the-world-marathon-majors-a-milestone-for-australian-athletics/) - Athletics Australia is proudly celebrating an historic moment for the sport, with the news today that Sydney Marathon has officially joined the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Majors, elevating it to the pinnacle of global marathons. The achievement positions Sydney among an exclusive group of races, alongside the world’s largest and most renowned marathons including the
- [President’s Message](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/presidentrsquos-message/) - Congratulations to all athletes selected to compete as part of the Australian Olympic Team at Rio 2016, to be held on 5-21 August 2016. It’s a great honour to represent one’s country on the world stage, and the Olympic Games are arguably the grandest stage of all. I hope that you cherish the opportunity presented
- [Australia in Rio](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-in-rio/) - Australia’s athletics team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games boasts 60 impressive athletes to ensure its position as the largest section of the Australian Olympic Team. It is the second biggest team to compete at an Olympic Games hosted internationally (behind Atlanta), with the Sydney 2000 and Melbourne 1956 teams the two biggest ever contingents.
- [2016 Australian All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2016-australian-all-schools-championships-2/) - James Joycey (Vic) was the first athlete atop the podium at the 2016 Australian All Schools Championships this evening, with the hammer thrower hitting 62.34m to win gold and launch his campaign in style. Joined on the podium by Conor McLaughlin (Qld, second, 60.41m) and Alexander Kolesnikoff (NSW, third, 56.16m), Joycey now looks forward to
- [President applauds Rio Olympians](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/president-applauds-rio-olympians/) - On the eve of the Paralympics Games, it is with great pride that I reflect on the commendable and inspiring campaign of the 60-strong athletics section of the Australian Olympic Team at Rio 2016. Led by medallists Jared Tallent (silver, 50km walk) and Dane Bird-Smith (bronze, 20km walk), our athletes delivered a total of nine top-eight
- [Australian athletics team ready for Paralympics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-team-ready-for-paralympics/) - Forty-five of Australia’s best para-athletes are set to realise their Paralympic dream as they prepare for competition in Rio over the next eleven days. Twenty athletes will making their Paralympic debut, with at least one representative from across seven states and territories. Entering his fifth and final Paralympic campaign, Kurt Fearnley (NSW) will lead the
- [BRONZE for Beattie & Ballard](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronze-for-beattie-ballard/) - Australia’s athletics section is on the board at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, with Angela Ballard (NSW) and Carlee Beattie (Qld) both winning bronze on day one of track and field. Competing in the first race of her five event schedule, Ballard delivered the first green and gold medal when she clocked 16.59 for third
- [A message of congratulations from the President](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-message-of-congratulations-from-the-president/) - The outstanding Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have drawn to a close, capping off what has been a remarkable few months for Australian athletics. Our athletes have competed admirably at the IAAF World Under 20 Championships and the Olympic Games, with their para-athletics counterparts continuing the strong green and gold presence on the world stage by
- [Ella Nelson receives ’One to Watch’ award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ella-nelson-receives-rsquoone-to-watchrsquo-award/) - Sydney University Athletics Club sprinter Ella Nelson has been named as the ‘One to Watch’ at the Women’s Health ‘I Support Women In Sport’ awards gala overnight. Receiving the award in Sydney, Nelson was “honoured” to take the award following her break-out performance in the 200m at the Rio Olympics, in which she lunged at
- [ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/annual-general-meeting/) - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Athletics Australia ABN 72 006 447 294 Notice is hereby given that the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Athletics Australia will be held at Athletics House, Catherine Freeman Room, 31 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park on Friday 28 October 2016 at 11.00am. Business of the Annual General Meeting Ordinary Business 1.
- [Usain Bolt launches Nitro Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/usain-bolt-launches-nitro-athletics/) - The world’s greatest athlete, Usain Bolt, will compete and captain the ‘Bolt All-Stars’ in a new sports entertainment series set to revolutionise global track and field. A high energy, team-based competition, Nitro Athletics will see the stars of Australian and international athletics compete across three nights of blockbuster entertainment at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium in February
- [About Nitro Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/about-nitro-athletics/) - Nitro Athletics is a high energy, team-based competition that will stimulate the senses, highly entertain audiences and provide a level of competitiveness that not only delivers a commercially successful sports entertainment product for athletics, but creates a buzz around the sport and helps revolutionise the way fans look at athletics. Nitro Athletics Melbourne will see
- [Fearnley finishes second in New York Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fearnley-finishes-second-in-new-york-marathon/) - Kurt Fearnley (NSW) has finished second in the New York Marathon, centimetres behind winner Marcel Hug of Switzerland. Fearnley and Hug both finished in a time of 1 hour 35 minutes 49 seconds, more than three minutes ahead of third placed Josh George (USA). The result mirrors the finish of last month's Chicago Marathon and
- [2016 Australian All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2016-australian-all-schools-championships-1/) - It has been a sprinters paradise at the 2016 Australian All Schools Championships, with the reliable tailwinds of Canberra’s track delivering national and meet records for multiple athletes competing on the home straight. Leading the charge in the girl’s under 16 90m hurdles was Sophie White (WA), with her time of 12.31 (w: +0.7) improving
- [2016 Australian All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2016-australian-all-schools-championships/) - Carley Thomas (NSW) has dedicated her 2016 Australian All Schools Championships gold medal to her recently deceased coach, the renowned John Atterton, as competition drew to a close in Canberra (ACT). Competing in timed finals for the girl’s under 18 800m, Thomas moved past Cara Jardine (Qld) in the second lap to storm up the
- [2017 SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-summerofaths-grand-prix/) - The 2017 SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix will welcome Australia’s best able-bodied and para-athletes for two days of thrilling athletics competition at the AIS Track and Field Centre in Canberra (ACT). Competition spans two days, providing one last competition opportunity before attention shifts toward the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships and selection to the green and gold contingent
- [2016 Zatopek:10 preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2016-zatopek10-preview/) - Eloise Wellings (NSW) comes into the 2016 women’s Zatopek 10,000 metres as one of four women to have won the race three times. She could emerge as the only one to have triumphed four times in the famous race. There will be plenty of competition, but Wellings looks the pick in the women’s race provided
- [Team Australia squad announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/team-australia-squad-announced/) - Rio 2016 Olympians Michelle Jenneke (NSW), Cedric Dubler (Qld), Ella Nelson (NSW), Kurtis Marschall (SA), Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Genevieve LaCaze (Vic) are among the 42-strong Team Australia Squad for Nitro Athletics Melbourne confirmed by Athletics Australia today Selected from an exceptional number of more than 150 nominees, the Team Australia Squad sees an impressive
- [Australian athletics celebrates AusPlay Survey](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-celebrates-ausplay-survey/) - Australian athletics is celebrating the release of the AusPlay Survey by the Australian Sports Commission today, with the sport, including runners and joggers, boasting the largest participation base of any national sporting organisation. Highlighting that more than three million Australians are regularly pounding the pavement or taking part in traditional athletics offerings in clubs and
- [Sally Pearson Appointed as first official GC2018 Ambassador](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sally-pearson-appointed-as-first-official-gc2018-ambassador/) - Australian track queen Sally Pearson OAM was announced today as the first official ambassador of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) at a public function on the Gold Coast beachfront. The popular announcement was made by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP beside the GC2018 Surfers Paradise Countdown Clock at a presentation hosted by Olympic and
- [Athletics Team Arrives in Rio](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-team-arrives-in-rio/) - Australia’s 60-strong athletics section has arrived at the Athletes Village in Rio and, with competition now only days away, anticipation among the green and gold is fast approaching fever pitch. Descending on Rio 2016 from the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, over the past few days, the team has settled in to Building 23, with
- [Athletics...AWAY!](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsaway/) - Fourteen Australians line up on the opening day of track and field competition, including the first two medal events of the Games athletics program, the women’s 10,000m with Eloise Wellings and the men’s 20km walk with debutants Dane Bird-Smith and Rhydian Cowley. Research by the Australian Olympic Committee reveals that to date 496 athletes have represented Australia in athletics at the Olympics, tracing back
- [BRONZE for Perris & Keefer](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronze-for-perris-keefer/) - A further two bronze medals have been added to the athletics section medal tally at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, with Chad Perris (WA) and Claire Keefer (Qld) joining the growing list of starters with podium finishes next to their name. Competing in the T13 100m for athletes that are visually impaired, Perris qualified for
- [Lapierre wins Diamond Race in Brussels](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lapierre-wins-diamond-race-in-brussels/) - Fabrice Lapierre’s dominant 2016 season has come to a conclusion in Brussels overnight, with the 32-year-old long jumper taking victory in the IAAF’s Diamond Race. With a leap of 8.17m, Lapierre finished in 2nd place behind Luvo Manyonga (RSA), but the Australian picked up 4 points (double the usual points as Brussels was a final)
- [Kenzie and Hodgetts add to Rio medal Tally](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kenzie-and-hodgetts-add-to-rio-medal-tally/) - Australia’s athletics medal count at the Paralympic Games stands at six after Deon Kenzie (Tas) and Todd Hodgetts (Tas) won a silver and bronze respectively on day three in the Rio 2016 stadium. Competing at his first Paralympics, Kenzie was gutsy in the men’s T38 1500m for athletes with cerebral palsy. He led at the
- [Captain Kurt wins BRONZE](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/captain-kurt-wins-bronze/) - Australian Paralympic Team captain, Kurt Fearnley, has won a fourth consecutive Paralympic medal in the T54 wheelchair 5000m at Rio 2016. Crossing third in a time of 11:02.37 as Prawat Waharom (THA) won gold, Fearnley’s performance adds a 12th Paralympic Games medal to his impressive trophy cabinet, with the 35-year-old to compete in the men’s
- [Vale Dr. Brian Hodgson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-dr-brian-hodgson/) - Athletics Australia acknowledges the great service to the sport of its Life Member, Dr. Brian Hodgson who passed away on 5 November 2016 after a battle with cancer. After retiring from his academic work in microbiology in Melbourne, Brian had relocated 12 years ago to Thailand, where he was a member of the Faculty of
- [Tiernan caps off 2016 with Zatopek:10 title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tiernan-caps-off-2016-with-zatopek10-title/) - The stunning 2016 of Patrick Tiernan (Qld) has continued, with the 22-year-old adding the Australian 10,000m Championship to his athletics resume at the Zatopek:10 in Melbourne (Vic). Set to sit alongside his unprecedented victory at the NCAA Cross Country Championships last month (read more here) and his Olympic debut in the men’s 5000m at Rio 2016, Tiernan’s victory
- [Bolt the Bradman of his time says Steffensen](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bolt-the-bradman-of-his-time-says-steffensen/) - If Don Bradman was alive and playing at the MCG this weekend, sports fans from around the nation would descend on Melbourne to watch the greatest of all time in action. That’s the opportunity for sports fans when the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, arrives in Melbourne next February for the world premiere of Nitro
- [Watch Nitro Athletics’ New Commercial](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/watch-nitro-athleticsrsquo-new-commercial/) - Tickets to Nitro Athletics Melbourne have now gone on sale to the general public, as we count down less than two months until the ground-breaking series begins in Melbourne. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Team Australia take on Usain Bolt and the Bolt All-Stars as well as international teams from
- [James Turner named Paralympic Rookie of the Year](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/james-turner-named-paralympic-rookie-of-the-year/) - The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) honoured Paralympians both past and present at the Australian Paralympic Awards gala dinner tonight, with seven prestigious awards presented to members of the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team and six athletes and officials inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame. Paralympic debutant James Turner was awarded Paralympic Rookie of the Year after surging to Paralympic
- [Gregson breaks 50-year drought to win Burnie Mile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-breaks-50-year-drought-to-win-burnie-mile/) - Olympic finalist Ryan Gregson became the first man in 50 years to win the Burnie Mile from scratch with a performance that rocked the timber stands at the 130th running of the Burnie Gift Carnival. Not since Harry Downes won his third straight Burnie Mile from scratch in 1967 had the feat been achieved, a fitting
- [LaCaze and Gregson partner up to lead Team Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lacaze-and-gregson-partner-up-to-lead-team-australia/) - Australian middle distance pair Genevieve LaCaze and Ryan Gregson will extend their partnership onto the track as co-captains of Team Australia for Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne. The duo will lead Team Australia across the three nights of competition commencing this Saturday and continuing next Thursday and Saturday against Usain Bolt’s All-Stars and four other teams
- [Mathews and Lacaze combine in the Nitro Athletics 3 minute challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mathews-and-lacaze-combine-in-the-nitro-athletics-3-minute-chall/) - Relive this classic moment from round 1 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Asafa Powell dominates the 60m sprint at Nitro Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/asafa-powell-dominates-the-60m-sprint-at-nitro-athletics/) - Relive this classic moment from round 1 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Matthew Ramsden upstages Riseley at Nitro Athletics elimination mile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/matthew-ramsden-upstages-riseley-at-nitro-athletics-elimination/) - Relive this classic moment from round 1 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Bolt smashes the field at Nitro Athletics mixed 4x100m relay](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bolt-smashes-the-field-at-nitro-athletics-mixed-4x100m-relay/) - Relive this classic moment from round 1 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Michelle Jenneke’s two very different passions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/michelle-jennekersquos-two-very-different-passions/) - The 100m hurdles is a fairly straightforward event. Eight athletes in eight lanes race over ten hurdles to see who can reach the finish line first. What is not exactly straightforward is the study of mechatronic engineering. But it’s these two pursuits that Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke finds herself deeply involved in. The Rio Olympian is set
- [Morgan Mitchell and Luke Stevens ignite Nitro Athletics mixed 2x300m](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/morgan-mitchell-and-luke-stevens-ignite-nitro-athletics-mixed-2x/) - Relive this classic moment from round 1 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Bolt leads All-Stars to narrow victory](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bolt-leads-all-stars-to-narrow-victory/) - Usain Bolt left Lakeside as he arrived… a winner, with his All-Stars taking a narrow victory over Team Australia on the opening night of the inaugural Coles Nitro Athletics series at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday night. The action on the track went by in a flash, just like the Jamaican who stormed
- [24 BOUND FOR KAMPALA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/24-bound-for-kampala/) - A green and gold contingent of 24 will battle it out at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on 26 March 2017. Confirmed by Athletics Australia Selectors today, the team is led by Brett Robinson (Vic) and Anna Kelly (Vic) after the duo won the Selection Trial in Canberra (ACT) last month. Robinson and Kelly
- [Australia’s fastest schoolboy Hale looks to fast future](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-fastest-schoolboy-hale-looks-to-fast-future/) - Photo credit: Ed Durand-Kennedy Australian under 20 100m record holder Jack Hale (Tas) says going sub-10 seconds for 100m is a possibility in the next few years. “Look, I’m only 18 now so I’ve got plenty of years still to come and I’m not putting any limits on myself,” Hale said. “It’ll be about me doing the
- [Riseley takes the chocolates at Nitro Athletics 3 minute challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/riseley-takes-the-chocolates-at-nitro-athletics-3-minute-challen/) - Relive this classic moment from round 2 of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne.
- [Team Australia take on Bolt All-Stars in decider](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/team-australia-take-on-bolt-all-stars-in-decider/) - After a victory during round two of Nitro Athletics, the Bolt All-Stars have set up a blockbuster clash atop of the Nitro Athletics Team Standings as they and Team Australia vie for the inaugural Nitro Athletics World Cup at Saturday night's final. Team Australia (10 ladder points) sit beneath the Bolt All-Stars (12 ladder points)
- [All-Stars trump Australia with champagne finish](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/all-stars-trump-australia-with-champagne-finish/) - Usain Bolt led his All-Stars to victory over a valient Team Australia side in the inaugural Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series by winning two events, including the relay finale, at Lakeside Stadium in front of a sell-out crowd on Saturday night. Bolt declared the fresh concept and take on track and field a brilliant success
- [Athletes loved it, they want to come](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletes-loved-it-they-want-to-come/) - One of the most satisfying endorsements of the inaugural Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series for Athletics Australia chief executive Phil Jones was from the athletes themselves, they loved it. Across the board athletes only had positive things to say about their Nitro experience, from the star of the show Usain Bolt right through to 16-year-old
- [Coe: Elimination mile is tough, I’d have loved it](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coe-elimination-mile-is-tough-id-have-loved-it/) - The elimination mile was a worldwide hit at the inaugural Nitro Athletics series and naturally caught the attention of IAAF president Sebastian Coe who would have loved to race the modified event in his prime. Few athletes mastered the event in the three-night series that saw last place in the field of six eliminated after
- [Bird-Smith returns to the road in Adelaide](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bird-smith-returns-to-the-road-in-adelaide/) - “Rio was a lifelong dream but a four year plan,” says Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) as he reflects on his Olympic bronze medal just days before his return to the road for the Oceania and Australian 20km Race Walking Championships. “Looking back on the day and everything that led to it, I am unbelievably proud of
- [Top three Aussie performances at Nitro Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/top-three-aussie-performances-at-nitro-athletics/) - One of the biggest performances by a local athlete in the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series was undoubtedly from Team Australia sprinter Riley Day taking victory in the 150m on the final night. The 16-year-old from the small town in Queensland of Beaudesert stretched out her arms at the finish line, a step ahead of
- [Red hot track in Canberra for state titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/red-hot-track-in-canberra-for-state-titles/) - The track at Canberra’s AIS will be red-hot this weekend as nine Rio Olympians get set to take part in a bumper weekend schedule for the ACT Athletics Championships starting today. Australia’s fastest man and woman will be roaring down the home straight as both Josh Clarke (NSW) and Melissa Breen (ACT) will look to
- [Young Aussie vaulters set to fly in city of churches](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/young-aussie-vaulters-set-to-fly-in-city-of-churches/) - Australia’s highest flyers are ready to soar at the South Australian Athletics Championships as a flock of young pole vaulters look to progress at a domestic level whilst setting their sights to higher marks on the world stage. Local athlete Kurtis Marschall (SA), the 19-year-old Olympic pole vaulter was the first of many young jumpers
- [LONDON CALLING, AS RECORDS FALL](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-calling-as-records-fall/) - London is calling for Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Regan Lamble (Vic) after they won gold at the Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide (SA) to ensure their start at the IAAF World Championships. Stopping the clock in 1:19:37 and 1:29:58 respectively, the fast-paced Rio 2016 Olympians were joined on a long list
- [Dani Stevens returns to competition at NSW champs](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dani-stevens-returns-to-competition-at-nsw-champs/) - One of Australia’s most consistent performers at major championships, Dani Stevens (nee Samuels)(NSW), will start her season at the 2017 New South Wales track and field championships this weekend at Sydney Olympic Park. Since finishing a disappointing, but more than credible, fourth in Rio at the Olympic Games last year the 2009 world champion and
- [Sally returns for Queensland championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sally-returns-for-queensland-championships/) - Following a successful indoor racing stint in Europe, Sally Pearson (Qld) has returned to Australia to contest her state championships and make her season debut in her favoured event. The 30-year-old ran a total of eight indoor 60m hurdles races in Europe to kick-start her season after returning from a hamstring injury that prevented her
- [Bird-Smith, Lamble first confirmed for London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bird-smith-lamble-first-confirmed-for-london-2017/) - Australia’s charge toward London 2017 stepped up today, with national race walk champions Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Regan Lamble (Vic) among four initial selections for the IAAF World Championships in August. The winner of bronze in the men’s 20km walk on debut at the Olympic Games last year, Bird-Smith clocked an equal personal best of 1:19:37 to earn his priority selection at
- [London calling for 26 of Australia’s best](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-calling-for-26-of-australiarsquos-best/) - London is calling for twenty of Australia’s best athletes after initial selections for the 2017 IAAF World Championships were confirmed as the 2017 Australian Athletics Championship drew to a close in Sydney (NSW) today. Featuring Sally Pearson (Qld), who will compete on the same track she won Olympic gold in 2012, and Rio 2016 medallists
- [State championships weekend review](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/state-championships-weekend-review/) - The weekend was a big one for Australian track and field as four states held their championships with just a month to go before athletes venture to Sydney for the national titles. Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia all hosted open and junior championships with a few winners also posting world championships qualifiers.
- [Matthew Ramsden will be his own athlete](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/matthew-ramsden-will-be-his-own-athlete/) - Significant talent, long legs and an endless supply of confidence has seen teenage distance runner Matthew Ramsden (WA) compared to former Australian track great Craig Mottram. The similarities go further to how the 19-year-old boldly attacks a race, which he highlighted while competing for the Bolt All-Stars at the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series. He surprised
- [Japan and China take wins in mixed hurdles relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/japan-and-china-take-wins-in-mixed-hurdles-relays/) - Take a look at the two mixed hurdles races from the final of the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series
- [Gregson and Ramsden battle in Nitro elimination mile](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-and-ramsden-battle-in-nitro-elimination-mile/) - Watch Team Australia captain Ryan Gregson win the elimination mile in the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne final.
- [Usain Bolt wins the 150m at Nitro Athletics final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/usain-bolt-wins-the-150m-at-nitro-athletics-final/) - See the fastest man in the world Usain Bolt win the 150m at the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne final.
- [Lawson takes on Lapierre in Nitro long jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lawson-takes-on-lapierre-in-nitro-long-jump/) - US star Jarrion Lawson defeated Australian long jumper Fabrice Lapierre at the Cole Nitro Athletics Melbourne final.
- [Australia edge England in Nitro final medley relay](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-edge-england-in-nitro-final-medley-relay/) - Luke Mathews kicks home late to help Australia win the mixed medley relay at Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne final.
- [Entry lists revealed for #SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/entry-lists-revealed-for-summerofaths-grand-prix/) - Entry lists are now up for the #SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix that will be held at the AIS Athletics Centre, Canberra on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March. A number of enticing match-ups across the weekend include a battle between Olympic semi-finalists Ella Nelson (NSW) and Morgan Mitchell (Vic) over the former’s preferred distance of 200m -
- [Birkinhead and Stevens headline Victorian champs](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/birkinhead-and-stevens-headline-victorian-champs/) - The second weekend of the Victorian Athletics Championships will see local Olympic shot putter Damien Birkinhead (Vic) from Corio Athletics Club throw for his fourth consecutive state title. The 24-year-old who is in good form placed tenth at the Rio Olympics last year will be keen to pocket another state gold medal with less than
- [Confident Hall has many reasons to keep smiling](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/confident-hall-has-many-reasons-to-keep-smiling/) - The world is quite literally at the feet of Linden Hall (Vic) from a running perspective as she looks towards a national record, world championships final and a chance to put right an Olympic dream in Tokyo. It has all come together pretty quickly for the 25-year-old who last year became the third fastest Australian woman
- [#SUMMERofATHS returns with Canberra Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/summerofaths-returns-with-canberra-grand-prix/) - With the respective state championships now done and dusted, athletics in Australia takes a national focus as the #SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix in Canberra is set to host a number of athletes chasing qualifying standards and form ahead of the nationals With just 20 days until the Australian Athletics Championships begin at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic
- [GC2018 Queen’s Baton Relay announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gc2018-queens-baton-relay-announced/) - Excitement continues to build ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with nominations for thousands of local legends to carry the Queen's Baton Relay across Australia in the lead up to the games now open. The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) is set to depart from London on March 13 with an extraordinary journey through
- [LIVE STREAM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/live-stream/) - Athletics fans across Australia and the world can share in the excitement of the SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix this weekend, with Athletics Australia today confirming broadcast times for its LIVE STREAM. To be hosted by athletes Matt Lynch and Ben Offereins, coverage at www.live.athletics.com.au spans both days of competition, ensuring access to the performances of Australia’s
- [It’s been a great week at Sydney Olympic Park](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/itrsquos-been-a-great-week-at-sydney-olympic-park/) - The 2017 Australian Athletics Championships have drawn to a close and what a week it has been for track and field in Australia! Pitting the nation’s best able-bodied and para-athletes of all ages against each other in the race for the coveted title of national champion, results at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre include
- [Mileage man Josh Harris looks to London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mileage-man-josh-harris-looks-to-london/) - A life-long dream has very nearly been realised by Josh Harris after all the miles he has run over the years finally came together in Japan on Sunday producing a marathon time qualifying him for the upcoming world championships in London. The only remaining hurdle for the 26-year-old is that now he must wait until
- [Ella Nelson getting a little better every day](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ella-nelson-getting-a-little-better-every-day/) - Australian champion sprinter Ella Nelson (NSW) is on the cusp of challenging the best 200m runners in the world and she has got to this point by making small and purposeful gains every day at an elite performance centre in the United States. She returns for the #SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix now as the sixth fastest
- [Peter Bol fixated on overcoming Olympic pain](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/peter-bol-fixated-on-overcoming-olympic-pain/) - The hurt of underperforming at an Olympics affected Australian half miler Peter Bol so much that it almost ruined his debut Games experience and he is now determined to ensure he never feels that way again. The 23-year-old, who will contest the 800m at the #SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix in Canberra this weekend, enters 2017 with re-newed
- [Preview: SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix - Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-summerofaths-grand-prix-canberra/) - There’s no place like Canberra (ACT) for athletics fans this weekend, as 41 Rio 2016 Olympians and Paralympians get set to join 11 starters from Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne for the much-anticipated SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix. Two days of competition on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March will be the penultimate hit-out for Australia’s best athletes ahead
- [Athletics in Australia Celebration](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-in-australia-celebration/) - Come together with friends and colleagues in the Australia athletics community for the 2017 Athletics in Australia Celebration. The evening will celebrate the 2017 Australian athletics season and toast our champions from the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games via the Athlete of the Year Awards, before the announcement of initial Australian team selections for
- [World record for Roeger, Aussie women shine](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-record-for-roeger-aussie-women-shine/) - The stellar start to 2017 for Michael Roeger (SA) has continued, with the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games bronze medallist clocking 14:14.91 in the men’s 5000m at the SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix to smash the T46 ambulant world record. Delivering the result only weeks after he ran 3:46.51 to better the 1500m mark in Sydney (NSW), the
- [Ella Nelson qualifies at SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ella-nelson-qualifies-at-summerofaths-grand-prix/) - Ella Nelson (NSW) is one step closer to a start at the IAAF World Championships after a strong win in the women’s 200m to qualify for London 2017 on a blustery day at the 2017 SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix Stopping the clock at 23.00 (w: +1.5), the fastest time by an Australian this year, the performance puts her
- [World, national & track records in Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-national-track-records-in-canberra/) - A host of athletes recorded world championships qualifiers at the SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix in Canberra on the weekend, a meet that also produced world, national and track records. Perhaps one of the best performances in the nation’s capital was from teenager Keely Small (ACT) who ran a huge personal best to win the women's 800m eclipsing
- [No small feat by Keely in Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/no-small-feat-by-keely-in-canberra/) - Keely Small (ACT) stood on the start line at the SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix in Canberra before the women’s 800m as a 15-year-old wanting to be in a good position on the last bend to have a crack, what followed shocked everyone. The 15-year-old cruised past her experienced competitors, which included 400m Olympian Anneliese Rubie (NSW), down
- [The race that was faster than the Olympics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-race-that-was-faster-than-the-olympics/) - The Race that ran faster than the Olympics: My Story by Jaryd Clifford (Australia, 17 years old) It was dark underneath the stadium, dust was thick in the air and the room smelt strongly of sweat. I ran my tongue over my cracking lips, trying to wet them. I could feel the tension of the
- [Athletes of the Year nominees revealed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletes-of-the-year-nominees-revealed/) - It is with great excitement that Athletics Australia can today confirm the illustrious list of nominees for our sport’s most prestigious honours, to be presented at the Athletics in Australia Celebration on Sunday 2 April. Culminating with the announcement of the green and gold contingents bound for the London 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships and IAAF
- [STEVE MONEGHETTI](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/steve-moneghetti/) - STEPHEN (STEVE) MONEGHETTI, AM (26 Sep 1962 - Steve was born in Ballarat and was educated at St Patrick’s College and the University of Ballarat. He has a Civil Engineering Degree and a Diploma of Education. Beginning his athletic career with Ballarat Harriers, in an under 14 cross-country race in Burrumbeet, Steve ran with the
- [TATIANA GRIGORIEVA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tatiana-grigorieva/) - TATIANA GRIGORIEVA (8 Oct 1975 - Tatiana Grigorieva was born in St Petersburg, Russia and her early athletic career was as a 400 metres hurdler. In 1997 she made a major life decision - to migrate to Australia with her then pole vaulter husband Viktor Chistiakov, settling in Adelaide. Along with them came Dmitri Markov
- [MARILYN BLACK](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marilyn-black/) - MARILYN BLACK (20 May 1944 - Marilyn Black was educated at Fort Street High in Sydney and was a member of Western Suburbs Athletics Club. She first came to notice beyond her home state at the 1960 Australian Women’s Championships at North Hobart Oval in Tasmania, finishing fifth in the junior 100 yards in 11.6secs
- [Hall of Fame inductees announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hall-of-fame-inductees-announced/) - Australian athletics has a rich and proud history of success dating back over 100 years. In celebration of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame was established to recognise the outstanding achievements of Australia's truly great athletes across the course of this history and since then almost 40 people have been
- [Ones to watch: a juniors preview at #AAC17](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ones-to-watch-a-juniors-preview-at-aac17/) - The wait is over! This weekend the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships kick off at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre with Australia’s talented juniors taking centre stage for the first half of the championships. With a number of young athletes vying for Commonwealth Youth Games qualification and meet records within grasp, a host of internationally experienced
- [Patriotic Tiernan confident ahead of Kampala 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/patriotic-tiernan-confident-ahead-of-kampala-2017/) - Australia’s men’s team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships should not be ignored according to Australian national 10,000m title holder Patrick Tiernan (Qld), as he gets set to line up at the first major international event of the year in Kampala (UGA) on Sunday 26 March. "I'd like to think if we all have good days we
- [Holt’s para-sprint double as meet records fall](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/holtrsquos-para-sprint-double-as-meet-records-fall-2/) - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games medallist, Isis Holt (Vic), has delivered the girl’s under 20 para-athletics sprint double on day three of the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. Stopping the clock at 14.01 (w: -0.6) to win the 100m this evening, Holt was victorious in the 200m in a time of 28.97 (w: +0.9) yesterday to ensure
- [London calling for 26 of Australia’s best](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-calling-for-26-of-australiarsquos-best-2/) - London is calling for twenty of Australia’s best athletes after initial selections for the 2017 IAAF World Championships were confirmed as the 2017 Australian Athletics Championship drew to a close in Sydney (NSW) today. Featuring Sally Pearson (Qld), who will compete on the same track she won Olympic gold in 2012, and Rio 2016 medallists
- [It’s been a great week at Sydney Olympic Park](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/itrsquos-been-a-great-week-at-sydney-olympic-park-2/) - The 2017 Australian Athletics Championships have drawn to a close and what a week it has been for track and field in Australia! Pitting the nation’s best able-bodied and para-athletes of all ages against each other in the race for the coveted title of national champion, results at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre include
- [Roper & Warren farewell juniors with gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/roper-warren-farewell-juniors-with-gold/) - Darcy Roper (Qld) has capped off his impressive junior career with victory in the boy’s under 20 long jump as the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships launched at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. Soaring to 7.79m (w: +0.4) in the second round, Roper’s national crown today sits alongside his silver (2015) and gold (2016) medals
- [Tiernan shows cross country strength in Kampala](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tiernan-shows-cross-country-strength-in-kampala/) - Patrick Tiernan (Qld) has impressed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, crossing 13th in the hotly contested men’s open race in Kampala (UGA). Battling humid conditions, the Rio 2016 Olympian, Tiernan, looked comfortable among the leaders as he sat with them for much of the first half of the 12-kilometre race. Never slipping too far from
- [Day & Connolly shine on track, as Zhoya soars to new heights](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-connolly-shine-on-track-as-zhoya-soars-to-new-heights/) - The rising stars of Australian sprinting have shone on day two of the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships, with Riley Day (Qld) and Ella Connolly (Qld) cruising to meet records at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. Taking to the start line for the girl’s under 18 100m, Day was strong out of the blocks and
- [Events to tune into at #AAC17](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/events-to-tune-into-at-aac17/) - The 2017 Australian Athletics Championships are set to reach a thrilling crescendo as the open age athletes take to Sydney Olympic Park - Athletic Centre in the quest for national titles. Set to span five days from Wednesday afternoon, Athletics Australia's LIVE STREAM will cover all the track and field action across the junior and
- [Juniors at #AAC17 - Highlights so far](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/juniors-at-aac17-highlights-so-far/) - There have been stellar performances in the last three days of competition by the juniors at the Australian Athletics Championships with underage world records, meet records and national team qualifiers achieved. Holt, Mucci and Willis shine on day three in Sydney Rio 2016 Paralympic Games medallist, Isis Holt (Vic), confirmed the girl’s under 20 para-athletics sprint double
- [A Day of records for Riley and more at #AAC17](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-day-of-records-for-riley-and-more-at-aac17/) - It has been a meet record breaking day at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships, with history rewritten in six events on day four at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. Launching proceedings was Alla Parnov (WA), who soared 3.51m in the girl’s under 14 pole vault to win gold and claim the mark held by
- [Heidi can see what needs to be done](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heidi-can-see-what-needs-to-be-done/) - Heidi See (NSW) has been the best 1500m runner in the country when it matters most in the last two years but the formality of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics disappointingly did not eventuate. At the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships See will be aiming for the rare feat of three consecutive national 1500m titles, only
- [Mitchell & Solomon get job done in 400m heats](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchell-solomon-get-job-done-in-400m-heats/) - It’s a case of ‘job done’ for one-lap specialists Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and Steve Solomon (NSW) on day five of the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. Taking to the track for their respective heats of the women’s and men’s 400m in wet conditions at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, the duo crossed the line in
- [Rio miss gave Solomon perspective on London run](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rio-miss-gave-solomon-perspective-on-london-run/) - Steve Solomon is a smart young man, but it took him four years and the hurt of missing out on the Rio Olympics to truly understand how wonderful his effort was to make the 400m final in London. The pre-med student athlete on scholarship at Stanford is well and truly on his way back from
- [Athletics for the Outback bolstered by support of GE](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-for-the-outback-bolstered-by-support-of-ge/) - Athletics for the Outback will expand its reach in 2017 thanks to a new partnership announced today with GE. The partnership between Athletics Australia and GE ensures that Athletics for the Outback will be able to deliver a number of new engagement experiences at events including the Australian Athletics Championships, as well as additional community
- [Wells wants more than tenth national hurdles crown](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/wells-wants-more-than-tenth-national-hurdles-crown/) - Proud and humbled are the two words used by nine-time Australian 400m hurdles champion Lauren Wells (ACT) to describe her record at the national level before lining up for a shot at a tenth crown at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. The 28-year-old has claimed nine national titles in a career spanning 12 years that
- [Gregson jogs through while Dubler grabs gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-jogs-through-while-dubler-grabs-gold/) - Olympic finalist Ryan Gregson has breezed through his heat of the men’s 1500m at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships from Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. Cruising to the finish line in a comfortable 3:47.74, Gregson has advanced to the final on Sunday afternoon in search for his third national title over 1500m. The Nic Bideau trained athlete looked strong
- [Mitchell and Roberts look to London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchell-and-roberts-look-to-london-2017/) - Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT) will be London 2017 bound after ensuring their automatic selection to the Australian team for the IAAF World Championships on day seven at the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships. Taking to the start line for the women’s 400m final with two qualification standards under her belt, Mitchell glided down the back straight before
- [Pearson makes triumphant return, as seven confirm London 2017 selection](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-makes-triumphant-return-as-seven-confirm-london-2017-sel/) - Sally Pearson (Qld) has made a triumphant return to the Australian Athletics Championships, reduced to tears of elation after a stunning performance to win her eighth national crown in the women’s 100m hurdles. Taking to the track for the first round and blitzing the field to clock an IAAF World Championships qualification standard of 12.75 (w: +1.6),
- [Turner and Holt honoured as Para-Athletes of the Year](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/turner-and-holt-honoured-as-para-athletes-of-the-year/) - The 2016 Athletics Australia Awards have been announced as part of the festival of athletics at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, with athletes, coaches and officials alike celebrated for their achievements in 2016. Selected by an independent panel after nominees were determined via collaboration between the Special Awards Committee and the member associations, those
- [A year out Mitchell wants relay medal](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-year-out-mitchell-wants-relay-medal/) - Olympic sprinter Morgan Mitchell is thrilled that the 2018 Commonwealth Games are being held in Australia on the Gold Coast and she has high hopes for her team in the 4x400m relay. The 22-year-old spoke with the media and participated in a public event at Federation Square celebrating one year to go before the Games
- [Mitchell and Rubie headline world relays team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchell-and-rubie-headline-world-relays-team/) - Australia’s women’s 4x400m relay team will duel for automatic qualification to the London 2017 IAAF World Championships at the 2017 IAAF World Relays in Nassau (BAH) on 22-23 April. Starting alongside the best relay squads from across the globe, the green and gold contingent announced by Athletics Australia today also includes a men’s and women’s
- [Deek takes Indigenous Marathon Project to London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/deek-takes-indigenous-marathon-project-to-london/) - Harold Matthew will soon be the first Indigenous Marathon Project runner to start the Virgin London Marathon after distance running legend Rob de Castella selected him to represent his team later this month. The 33-year-old from the remote Thursday Island in Far North Queensland will take on the famous course in the English capital on
- [2017 Australian Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-road-running-championships/) - Date: Sunday 17 September 2017 Venue: Adelaide, SA Host Event: Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run Distance: 12km Individual Championship: Yes Teams Championship: No The Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run has a long history of providing significant assistance to Australia’s elite distance runners. Suitably qualified athletes (eight male and eight female) will be provided with a
- [2017 Australian Marathon Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-marathon-championships/) - The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival will welcome Australia's best marathon runners for the next three years, with Athletics Australia partnering with the world-renowned event to deliver the 42,195km championship for men and women. Date: Sunday 17 September 2017 Venue: Sydney, NSW Host Event: Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Distance: 42.195km Individual Championship: YesTeams Championship: Yes If you
- [2017 Australian Half Marathon Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-half-marathon-championships/) - The Sunshine Coast will welcome athletes competing across 21.1km in 2017, as the Australian Half Marathon Championships descends on the picturesque course that takes in Maroochydore and Moolooloba. Date: Sunday 20 August, 2017 Venue: Sunshine Coast, QLD Host Event: 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon (McDonalds Half Marathon) Distance: 21.1km Individual Championship: Yes Teams Championship: Yes If
- [2017 Australian Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-cross-country-championships/) - The 2017 Australian Cross Country Championships will descend on the City of Wollongong in 2017, with the Kembla Joggers excited to welcome the nation's best distance runners to their purpose-built cross country facility. Athletes aged under 14, under 16, under 18, under 20 and open will have the chance to take home the gold medal
- [2017 Australian Winter Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-winter-race-walking-championships/) - The 2017 Australian Winter Race Walking Championships ensure a bumper weekend of athletics in Wollongong (NSW), with the 2017 Australian Cross Country Championships to be held the day before. Athletics Australia will offer events for all ages at the 'Winter Walks' with entry details to be provided as they come to hand. Competition information is
- [Distance dates locked in](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/distance-dates-locked-in/) - Distance runners and walkers across the country can lock in their 2017 campaigns from today, with Athletics Australia confirming the Australian Road Running, Cross Country and Race Walking Championships calendar for the winter of athletics ahead. The Australian Half Marathon Championships launch proceedings on Sunday 20 August, with the 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon welcoming a
- [Oceania Athletics Championships to welcome more than 150 athletes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/oceania-athletics-championships-to-welcome-more-than-150-athlete/) - Team Australia will be on show in Suva (FIJ) this June after Athletics Australia and Queensland Athletics today confirmed a team of more than 150 athletes for the 2017 Oceania Athletics Championships. Featuring able-bodied and para-athletes aged under 18, under 20 and open, the team will be the largest to compete in the green and
- [Universiade medallists return in Taipei](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/universiade-medallists-return-in-taipei/) - The rising stars of Australian athletics, including four debutants from last year’s Olympic Games, will compete at the 29th Summer Universiade this August, with Athletics Australia today confirming the track and field team bound for Taipei. Headlining the 34-strong team will be Rio Olympians Michelle Jenneke (University of Sydney, 100m hurdles), Rachel Tallent (University of Canberra, 20km
- [Short and Petrie honoured with Edwin Flack Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/short-and-petrie-honoured-with-edwin-flack-award/) - Two Victorian athletes with diverse careers in the sport have been named by Athletics Australia as the recipients of its prestigious Edwin Flack Award for 2015 and 2016 respectively. The Award acknowledges distinguished service to the sport by athletes only. Named in honour of this country’s first ever Olympian and gold medallist, just one award
- [With the help of many, Trengove wants PB in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/with-the-help-of-many-trengove-wants-pb-in-london/) - The women’s field for the upcoming London Marathon is packed with superstars of the sport but the fanfare of sharing such a famous course with the fastest distance runners in the world is of little concern for Jess Trengove. Her performances in major championship races have been impressive, underlined by a bronze medal at the
- [Arbib to run London Marathon for Deek’s project](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/arbib-to-run-london-marathon-for-deeks-project/) - Time will not be the main factor for Athletics Australia President Mark Arbib when he starts his fifth marathon this weekend, because he will be running the streets of London for a greater cause than a personal best. The former federal sports minister will run to help raise funds for the Indigenous Marathon Foundation and
- [World Relays preview: 4x400m women eyeing final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-relays-preview-4x400m-women-eyeing-final/) - It has been an amazing two years for Anneliese Rubie (NSW) and her relay teammates, and it will be that experience that inspires her when she takes to the start line at the latest instalment of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau (BAH) this weekend. Determined to ensure their automatic selection for London 2017 by
- [London Marathon preview: Bekele wants records](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-marathon-preview-bekele-wants-records/) - Ethiopian distance star Kenenisa Bekele is unlikely to break the two-hour mark in the London Marathon on Sunday, but he is eyeing off the course and world records in the English capital. The 34-year-old ran the quickest time of 2016 with his 2:03:03 in Berlin, just six seconds outside Dennis Kimetto’s world record, and two
- [London calling for 4x100m and 4x400m teams](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-calling-for-4x100m-and-4x400m-teams/) - London and the IAAF World Championships are calling for the Australian men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x400m relay teams after they ensured their automatic entry by advancing to the medals round at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau (BAH) earlier today. Not to be outdone in the women’s 4x800m relay were Lora Storey (NSW), Abbey de
- [Australia third overall at IAAF World Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-third-overall-at-iaaf-world-relays/) - Team Australia has finished an outstanding third overall at the IAAF World Relays, with top-five finishes by the women’s 4x400m relay, the men’s 4x800m relay and mixed 4x400m relay closing out an amazing two-day campaign for the green and gold in Nassau (BAH). Competing in the round-of-eight after automatically progressing through the rounds yesterday, the
- [Gold Coast 2018 Qualification Standards released](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-coast-2018-qualification-standards-released/) - The Qualification Standards and nomination principles for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games have been released, as Australian athletics looks towards our home Games from the 4 - 15 April 2018. From Sunday 8 to Sunday 15, the track and field competition is set to take place at Carrara Stadium while the Race Walks will be
- [Olivia Tauro still fighting hard to be her best](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olivia-tauro-still-fighting-hard-to-be-her-best/) - A seven-year absence from athletics following an exceptional junior career as a sprinter has not stopped Olivia Tauro from fighting through hard times to once again perform at the elite level on the track. The 26-year-old was a junior star and had big expectations considering her natural speed and dogged competitive edge that saw her
- [Tiernan and McNeill lead Aussies at Payton Jordan](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tiernan-and-mcneill-lead-aussies-at-payton-jordan/) - Five Olympians are among the twelve Australians over in California lining up to compete at the annual distance-running meet, the Payton Jordan Invitational 2017 in Palo Alto (USA) on Friday. Distance duo and Rio Olympic teammates Patrick Tiernan (Qld) and David McNeill (Vic) are among the starters looking to post fast times on foreign soil. Tiernan is in great
- [Athletics Australia Statement](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-statement/) - In response to a media article published on Monday 1 May, the Board of Athletics Australia has expressed their continued support for Chief Executive Officer, Phil Jones. Phil’s contribution to athletics in Australia as Chief Executive Officer has been exemplary. He was selected to lead our administration after a far-reaching recruitment process and during his
- [Gregson in for Diamond League opener in Doha](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-in-for-diamond-league-opener-in-doha/) - Australian duo Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Genevieve LaCaze (Vic) will be on the search for qualifying times for the upcoming IAAF London World Championships in the season opener of the Diamond League in Doha this Friday. Coming off his third 1500m national title win following four indoor races in Europe, Gregson has been in top shape after a
- [Collis in elite company pacing Breaking2 in Italy](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/collis-in-elite-company-pacing-breaking2-in-italy/) - Australian distance runner Collis Birmingham will be sharing the road with some of the best athletes in the world who are pacing, yes pacing, three men in Nike’s Breaking2 pursuit in Monza, Italy. The 32-year-old will be one of at least 18 pacers from around the world who will be leading Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese
- [Gregson & Tiernan confirm London 2017 start](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-tiernan-confirm-london-2017-start/) - Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Patrick Tiernan (Qld) are London 2017 bound after ensuring their automatic selection in the men’s 1500m and men’s 10,000m respectively on a big day for Australian athletics across the globe. Stopping the clock in a season best 3:34.56 behind winner Elijah Managoi (KEN, 3:31.90) at the IAAF Diamond League in Doha
- [Unforgettable Aussie Commonwealth Games moments](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/unforgettable-aussie-commonwealth-games-moments/) - There’s nothing like the atmosphere of a home crowd, and in April next year, you'll have the chance to witness Australia’s best track and field athletes fight for gold when the Gold Coast plays host to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. One of the biggest dates on the athletics calendar, the Commonwealth Games has a long
- [Lapierre opens Diamond title defence in Shanghai](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lapierre-opens-diamond-title-defence-in-shanghai/) - Five Australians will be competing in Shanghai for the second round of the IAAF Diamond League this weekend, including in-form Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) who won the long jump competition last year. The entry list for the men’s long jump is littered with stars from Rio Olympic champion Jeff Henderson (USA) to silver medallist Luvo Manyonga
- [2017 Commonwealth Youth Games team announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-commonwealth-youth-games-team-announced/) - Australia’s next generation of talent will look to recapture the form of our IAAF World Relays team when they battle it out at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau (BAH) for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. Confirmed today by Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), the 23-strong athletics section features 10 boys and 13 girls, including
- [Dani Stevens second in Shanghai Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dani-stevens-second-in-shanghai-diamond-league/) - Dani Stevens (NSW, nee Samuels) is brimming with confidence after a 66.47m throw to place second in the women’s discus throw at the IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai (CHN) overnight. Taking to the thrower’s circle alongside the men, as the event was combined for the first time, Stevens’ best mark came in the third round, with
- [Athletics Australia partners with Life First to keep Australians healthier for longer](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-partners-with-life-first-to-keep-australians/) - Athletics Australia has today confirmed Life First as an Official Partner, working together to keep Australians healthier for longer. Committed to preventative health, Life First offer personalised, leading edge health assessments and management, working with their clients to understand their health, prevent disease and support a healthy and happy life. “Athletics in Australia is committed
- [London World Championships Qualifying Update](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-world-championships-qualifying-update/) - Five years after the 2012 Olympic Games, the athletics world is ready once again to focus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium as London plays host to the 2017 IAAF World Championships from 4-13 August. For an elite athlete to qualify for the world championships, they must satisfy the criteria as outlined by Athletics Australia,
- [Birmingham back to basics as he hits the road](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/birmingham-back-to-basics-as-he-hits-the-road/) - As Collis Birmingham moves up in distance towards the marathon, following a few seasons derailed by injury, he is welcoming a return to the daily grind that made him one of Australia’s top distance runners. The 32-year-old is a veteran of the Melbourne Track Club, headed by coach and manager Nic Bideau, littered with Olympians,
- [Kolesnikoff relishes chance to train in Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kolesnikoff-relishes-chance-to-train-in-canberra/) - Alexander Kolesnikoff (NSW) has relished the chance to train at the Australian Institute of Sport this past weekend, with the 17-year-old one of 47 athletes to descend on Canberra (ACT) for a camp that welcomed Athletics Australia’s Under 19 Talent Squad. Introducing young athletes to the benefits of sports psychology and nutrition and the rigours
- [Runaway Bay the home of GC2018 athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/runaway-bay-the-home-of-gc2018-athletics/) - Minister for the Commonwealth Games, Kate Jones, has announced Australia’s best athletes will train at the Sports Super Centre in Runaway Bay during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018). Minister Jones was joined by champion hurdler Sally Pearson for the announcement at the Department of Education and Training facility today. “I am delighted to
- [Vale Allan Lawrence](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-allan-lawrence/) - ALLAN (AL) LAWRENCE (9 July 1930 – 15 May 2017) Athletics Australia advises with sadness of the passing in the United States this week of Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, Allan Lawrence. 'Al' was born in Punchbowl, Sydney and grew up in the suburb of Matraville during the Great Depression. After seeing a film of Cornelius
- [Cathy Freeman appointed as GC2018 Ambassador](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cathy-freeman-appointed-as-gc2018-ambassador/) - Legendary Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman OAM became the sixth official Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Ambassador in Brisbane today. The announcement was made by Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation Chairman, Peter Beattie AC and Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP at a public event in the Queensland capital. Speaking with rising sprint
- [Starc back jumping in Kawasaki Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/starc-back-jumping-in-kawasaki-grand-prix/) - The season’s second IAAF World Challenge meeting on 21 May will see nine Australians compete at the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki, Japan looking for form and qualifying marks for the IAAF London World Championships. Some big names of track and field feature on the entry list including US star sprinter Justin Gatlin who will
- [Kathryn Mitchell throws herself into London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kathryn-mitchell-throws-herself-into-london-2017/) - Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) looks set to compete in her third world championships team after producing a London 2017 qualifying throw of 63.23m at the Golden Grand Prix meet in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Sunday. The Rio Olympic finalist produced her best throw since August last year to place second behind Chinese athlete Shiying
- [Patrick Tiernan’s stellar season continues](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/patrick-tiernanrsquos-stellar-season-continues-2/) - Patrick Tiernan has soared to 5th on the Australian All-Time List for the 3000m over the weekend at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston (JAM) producing a 12.5 second personal best for 7:41.62. Tiernan's stupendous season continued with the 22-year-old Queenslander finishing just 0.42 seconds behind winner and distance running legend Mo Farah (GBR). Tiernan now sits
- [Thirteen new athletes added to Gold Coast GOLD](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/thirteen-new-athletes-added-to-gold-coast-gold/) - Athletics Australia has bolstered its Gold Coast GOLD Relay Program today, with 13 new athletes extended the offer of membership as the 2018 Commonwealth Games fast approach. Proudly supported by Commonwealth Games Australia, membership to the program ensures enhanced daily training environment and medical support for the nation’s best sprinters as they prepare to stake
- [Hall returns to Eugene for Prefontaine Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hall-returns-to-eugene-for-prefontaine-classic/) - Linden Hall (Vic) returns to Hayward Field this weekend to race at the Prefontaine Classic, the place where she set her personal best last year before going on to make the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics. As was the case in 2016 the field for the women’s 1500m is loaded with world-class runners including Rio
- [Australian marathoners take on London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-marathoners-take-on-london-2017/) - Olympians Jessica Trengove (SA), Milly Clark (NSW) and Jeff Hunt (NSW) will headline a six-strong marathon contingent at the IAAF World Championships, with Athletics Australia Selectors today confirming starters for the 42.195km race at London 2017. To be joined by Beijing 2015 starter Sinead Diver (Vic) and world championships debutants Brad Milosevic (NSW) and Josh
- [Ballard edges De Rozario for Australian Record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ballard-edges-de-rozario-for-australian-record/) - Australian Paralympic teammates Angela Ballard and Madison de Rozario turned into rivals at the Daniela Jutzeler memorial meet for para-athletes in Arbon, Switzerland last week. Ballard and de Rozario, who share eleven Paralympic medals between them, jostled for the top two positions in the T53 - T54 1500m wheelchair event, with Ballard stopping the clock in
- [Gregson faces Centro and Kiprop in Bowerman blitz](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-faces-centro-and-kiprop-in-bowerman-blitz/) - An inform Ryan Gregson (Vic) will be right in the mix of a world-class mile field this weekend when he lines up against the reigning Olympic 1500m champion and a long list of elite runners in Eugene (USA). The prestigious Bowerman Mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meeting in Oregon is always littered with stars and
- [Tick the box - Hall gains world champs qualifier](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tick-the-box-hall-gains-world-champs-qualifier/) - Olympic semi-finalist Linden Hall (Vic) has taken another step in her elite athletic career posting an IAAF World Championships qualifying time for the 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (USA) today. Stopping the clock in 4:07.37, Hall placed 12th in a tactical race that saw the pace kick down very fast over the final
- [Athletics Australia CEO Phil Jones resigns](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-ceo-phil-jones-resigns/) - Athletics Australia Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Phil Jones, has tendered his resignation, effective from 1 July 2017. “Whilst we understand and support his reasons for moving on, we shall be very sorry to see Phil leave the organisation,” Mark Arbib, Athletics Australia President, said. “Phil has had a very positive impact in the two and
- [World Para-Athletics Junior Championships team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-para-athletics-junior-championships-team/) - Athletics Australia Selectors have confirmed a green and gold team of 12 for the inaugural World Para-Athletics Junior Championships to be held on 3-6 August 2017. Set to provide the next generation of para-athletics talent with their first taste of international competition as they continue their development pathway towards the Paralympic Games, the four-day event
- [Luke Mathews runs world champs 1500m qualifier](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/luke-mathews-runs-world-champs-1500m-qualifier/) - With the pacing help of training partner and best mate Ryan Gregson (Vic), Luke Mathews (Vic) has run a world championships qualifier in the 1500m over the weekend. In the race at Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Mathews clocked a personal best with 3:35.60 to ensure his name is in the mix for Australian team selection to London 2017.
- [Mathews runs qualifier thanks to Gregson bromance](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mathews-runs-qualifier-thanks-to-gregson-bromance/) - “He’s a great friend, incredibly professional, and a constant reminder of how to make myself a better athlete.” 21-year-old middle distance runner Luke Mathews is under no illusions as to where he’d be without his training partner and best mate Ryan Gregson . “A 'bromance' is certainly the word to describe it” Mathews laughs. Recording an IAAF
- [London 2017 para-athletics team confirmed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-2017-para-athletics-team-confirmed/) - The 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships launch a summer of athletics in London (GBR) next month and Team Australia will be there with 37 athletes taking to the field of play at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 14-23 July 2017. Determined to continue the form that saw them win 26 medals (three gold, nine silver,
- [Hamish Peacock throwing with the best in Rome](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hamish-peacock-throwing-with-the-best-in-rome/) - Tasmanian javelin thrower Hamish Peacock will take on some of the best athletes that have ever competed in his event at the Rome Diamond League meeting in the Olympic Stadium. He enters the Italian capital ranked sixth out of the eleven men on the entry list, which features reigning Olympic champion Thomas Rohler from Germany
- [Pole vaulting in the Outback](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pole-vaulting-in-the-outback/) - When there’s not much infrastructure in the outback, sometimes you have to be a little resourceful. So when 2001 world pole vault champion Dmitri Markov went to teach pole vault and athletics on Groote Eylandt, a small remote Indigenous community in the Gulf of Carpentaria, he had to be a little inventive in terms of
- [Griffith and Mathews qualify for London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-and-mathews-qualify-for-london-2017/) - A stunning women’s 800m personal best of 2:00.90 by the 20-year-old Georgia Griffith (Vic) has placed her in the box seat for a maiden start at the IAAF World Championships in London (GBR). Competing at the Portland Track Festival alongside a bounty of Australians, including Linden Hall (Vic) who ran a 1500m season best of
- [Ella Nelson to make Diamond League season debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ella-nelson-to-make-diamond-league-season-debut/) - Australian sprinter Ella Nelson (NSW) will make her Diamond League season debut in Oslo, Norway early tomorrow morning with a perfect opportunity to hit her stride in the lead-up to the London world championships. The 23-year-old has had a reasonable start to the season, with her best performance coming at the SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix in Canberra
- [Tallent heads to London as Griffith impresses](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tallent-heads-to-london-as-griffith-impresses/) - Rachel Tallent (Vic) has been added to Team Australia for the IAAF World Championships, as Georgia Griffith (Vic) continued her rapid rise in the women’s 1500m on a big weekend of athletics. Set to join Beki Smith (NSW) and Regan Lamble (Vic), Tallent’s confirmation in the women’s 20km walk ensures a full quota of green
- [Vale Allan William McDonald AO QC](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-allan-william-mcdonald-ao-qc/) - Vale Allan William McDonald AO QC (3 Mar 1937 – 15 Jun 2017) Athletics Australia notes with great respect and much sadness the passing of its sixth President and Life Governor - the Honourable Allan William McDonald AO QC. Allan McDonald’s involvement in and service to athletics was both extensive in time and substantial in
- [Australia’s fastest men get set for London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australiarsquos-fastest-men-get-set-for-london-2017-2/) - Australian 100m champion Trae Williams (Qld) will lead the men’s 4x100m relay team into battle at the IAAF World Championships, with Athletics Australia Selectors today confirming a five-athlete squad for London 2017. To be joined on track by Nicholas Andrews (NSW), Rohan Browning (NSW), Tom Gamble (Qld) and Alex Hartmann (Qld), Williams and his charges
- [Michelle Jenneke’s two very different passions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/michelle-jennekersquos-two-very-different-passions-2/) - The 100m hurdles is a fairly straightforward event. Eight athletes in eight lanes race over ten hurdles to see who can reach the finish line first. What is not exactly straightforward is the study of mechatronic engineering. But it’s these two pursuits that Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke finds herself deeply involved in. The Rio Olympian is set
- [Visualising key for Kelsey-Lee’s progress](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/visualising-key-for-kelsey-lees-progress/) - Kelsey-Lee Roberts is a powerful athlete capable of launching a javelin well over 60 metres, but it is the power of her mind that has allowed her to achieve some of her athletic goals. The 25-year-old who was born in East London, South Africa, is the reigning Australian champion and ranked ninth in the world
- [Griffith progress reassured after Portland pearler](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-progress-reassured-after-portland-pearler/) - Running a big personal best in the United States a few weeks ago gave Georgia Griffith more than a qualifying time for the London world championships, it reaffirmed to herself that she is still on course to fulfil her athletic ability. The 20-year-old placed a credible fourth two years ago at the 2014 World Junior
- [Wellings heads to Gold Coast for London warm-up](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/wellings-heads-to-gold-coast-for-london-warm-up/) - Two-time Olympian and three-time Commonwealth Games representative Eloise Wellings will use the Southern Cross University 10km Run at this year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon as one of her final preparations before the London world championships this August. Headlining the field on Saturday 1 July, Wellings will run in the 10,000m on the track in London, in
- [Relay teams added to Uniroos team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/relay-teams-added-to-uniroos-team/) - A full set of four relay teams in addition to six individual athletes have been added to the Australian athletics team that is bound for Taipei to compete at the 29th Summer Universiade (World University Games) this August. The announcement today confirms the place of seventeen student-athletes to the previously announced team, bringing the total
- [Aussie marathoners hit Gold Coast before London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aussie-marathoners-hit-gold-coast-before-london/) - Four of the six athletes representing Australia in the marathon at the upcoming world championships in London will be competing on the Gold Coast on Sunday 2 July in two world-class half marathon races. The women’s field features two-time Olympic marathoner Jess Trengove who will be using the race as a hit-out after placing 10th
- [Steve Solomon ready to ignite London memories](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/steve-solomon-ready-to-ignite-london-memories/) - Steve Solomon’s (NSW) fond memories of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park could well be reignited later this year, as the 24-year-old clocked an impressive 45.19 seconds over 400m to put himself in contention to be selected for Team Australia in London. Out of lane 9 at the TrackTown Summer Series meet in Palo Alto, Solomon’s time
- [London calls for Olympians Frayne and Bol](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-calls-for-olympians-frayne-and-bol/) - Two-time Olympian Henry Frayne (Qld), Rio Olympian Peter Bol (Vic) and Olympic finalist Steve Solomon (NSW) have each recorded London IAAF World Championships qualifying standards in a big weekend for Australian athletics abroad, while young Queensland long jumper Naa Anang (Qld) continues to improve as she edges closer to her maiden qualifier. Long jumper Henry
- [#TeamAUS at #London2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teamaus-at-london2017/) - PRINT OUT THE TEAM LIST Sixty-two of Australia’s best will don the green and gold to compete at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships, commencing 4 August 2017. The Australian biggest team to compete at an able-bodied world championships, the contingent features Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Dane Bird-Smith (Qld, 20km walk) and Jared Tallent (Vic, 50km walk)
- [#TeamAUS at #London2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teamaus-at-london2017-1/) - PRINT OUT THE TEAM LIST Sixty-two of Australia’s best will don the green and gold to compete at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships, commencing 4 August 2017. The Australian biggest team to compete at an able-bodied world championships, the contingent features Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Dane Bird-Smith (Qld, 20km walk) and Jared Tallent (Vic, 50km walk)
- [#TeamAUS at #London2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teamaus-at-london2017-2/) - PRINT OUT THE TEAM LIST Sixty-two of Australia’s best will don the green and gold to compete at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships, commencing 4 August 2017. The Australian biggest team to compete at an able-bodied world championships, the contingent features Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Dane Bird-Smith (Qld, 20km walk) and Jared Tallent (Vic, 50km walk)
- [Pearson and Mitchell back on international scene](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-and-mitchell-back-on-international-scene/) - Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and Sally Pearson (Qld) have returned to the tracks of Europe in Székesfehérvár (HUN) earlier today as they continue their preparations for the IAAF World Championships. Competing in the women’s one-lap race at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial, Mitchell, who is the Australian champion, ran 52.37 to cross the line sixth behind Shaunae
- [Diamond League debut for Marschall in Lausanne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/diamond-league-debut-for-marschall-in-lausanne/) - Australia’s leading pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall will make his debut in the Diamond League early tomorrow morning in Lausanne, Switzerland amongst an entry list that features world record holder Renaud Lavillenie, world leader Sam Kendricks and teenager Armand Duplantis. The 20-year-old from South Australia recently made his way to Europe, basing himself in Cologne, Germany
- [Five for five from the Aussies in Lausanne](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/five-for-five-from-the-aussies-in-lausanne/) - Personal bests were produced by all of the five Australian athletes who competed at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland early on Friday morning. The best placing went to javelin thrower Kathryn Mitchell who launched her fifth attempt 66.12 metres setting a personal best and capping off a quality series of throwing that
- [London here we come!](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/london-here-we-come/) - London is calling for Team Australia, with the 37-strong squad making their way to the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships from airports across the nation overnight. Marking the return of competition to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after the resounding success of the 2012 Paralympic Games, the green and gold, including roommates Claire Keefer
- [Stratton eyes qualifier at London Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/stratton-eyes-qualifier-at-london-diamond-league/) - Eurosport Australia will broadcast the London Diamond League meet from 11:00pm AEST Sunday night. Since making the Olympic long jump final Brooke Stratton has scarcely gone down the runway, but she has done all she can whilst on the sidelines to qualify for the London world championships in August. The 23-year-old set a personal best
- [Pearson back to best in London Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-back-to-best-in-london-diamond-league/) - Sally Pearson (Qld) has made a triumphant return to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, clocking 12.48 (w: +0.2) to place a narrow second behind world record holder Kendra Harrison (USA, 12.35) at the IAAF Diamond League in London (GBR). Clocking 12.71 (w: 0.0) to win her heat and progress to the round-of-eight, Pearson was strong
- [Carrara Stadium’s massive makeover ahead of GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/carrara-stadiumrsquos-massive-makeover-ahead-of-gc2018/) - It’s a known fact that every stadium improves by 100% when it has an athletics track in it. One only needs to look at Carrara Stadium, currently undergoing a massive transformation to become the centrepiece venue for the track and field at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2018 Australian Athletics
- [Tamsyn talks about talent and big expectations](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tamsyn-talks-about-talent-and-big-expectations/) - Expectations on young athletes can rise sharply when that often-unexpected breakout performance bobs up and the record books are brought out to determine just how great this teenager can become. Athletics federations, coaches and fans are always on the lookout for such results and often they are never replicated for numerous reasons – with over-training
- [Short and Ballard make #TeamAUS history in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/short-and-ballard-make-teamaus-history-in-london/) - The opportunity to compete for your country on the world stage is out of reach for most people, but that’s not the case for Russell Short (Vic) and Angela Ballard (NSW). Set to make history as the most prolific ever male and female starters for Team Australia at the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships in London
- [#TeamAUS champions determined to defend titles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teamaus-champions-determined-to-defend-titles/) - The dream of every para-athlete is to become Paralympic or world champion, and for seven starters with Team Australia holding on to that title is their aspiration at the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships. Victorious at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games or the Doha 2015 World Para-Athletics Championships, Scott Reardon (ACT), James Turner (NSW), Brayden Davidson
- [McSweyn gets win and 5000m qualifier in Dublin](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcsweyn-gets-win-and-5000m-qualifier-in-dublin/) - Tasmanian distance runner Stewart McSweyn has run a big personal best of 13:19.98 to win the 5000m at the Morton Games in Ireland and notch a qualifier for the London world championships. The 22-year-old took victory in Dublin overnight and moved himself into twelfth on the Australian All-Time record list, and just over a second
- [‘Aus Aths Rising’ says President Mark Arbib](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aus-aths-rising-says-president-mark-arbib/) - On Twitter, I often use the hashtag #ausathsrising because it's easy to see the great progress our sport and athletes are making at home and on the world stage. On the eve of competition getting underway in London for the World Para Athletic Championships, I believe this rise of Australian athletics will continue to build with
- [2017 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-world-para-athletics-championships/) - The 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships launch a summer of athletics in London (GBR) next month and Team Australia will be there with 37 athletes taking to the field of play at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 14-23 July 2017. Determined to continue the form that saw them win 26 medals (three gold, nine silver, 14 bronze)
- [2017 IAAF World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-iaaf-world-championships/) - Five years after the 2012 Olympics, the athletics world is ready once again to focus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London from 4 - 13 August. Headlining the current team is 2011 100m hurdles world champion Sally Pearson (Qld), who made a triumphant return to the Australian athletic scene
- [2017 Summer Universiade](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-summer-universiade/) - The Summer Universiade is the world's second largest international athletic event, double the size of the Winter Olympics and bigger than the Commonwealth Games. The word ‘universiade’ comes from the words, university and Olympiad and means Olympic Games for students. The Universiade features more than 20,000 athletes from 170 countries and for many the University
- [The gold rush at London 2017 begins](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-gold-rush-at-london-2017-begins/) - One of Australia’s Para-athletes has made his international debut a spectacular one, setting a world record to claim gold on the opening night of the World Para-Athletics Championships in London. 31-year-old debutant Cameron Crombie (ACT) won the first world title of the Championships in the F38 shot put for athletes with neurological impairments, throwing 15.95m
- [Lapierre on runway at Rabat Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lapierre-on-runway-at-rabat-diamond-league/) - Silver medallist from the last world championships Fabrice Lapierre will be looking for consistent form on the board at the Rabat Diamond League early on Monday morning. His season has been mixed with a number of seemingly long fouls and windy marks that include a monster 8.50-metre effort (+4.4) at the Longhorn Invitational in late
- [A silver lining for Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-silver-lining-for-australia/) - The Australian medal tally continued to grow on day two of the World Para-Athletics Championships at Queen Elizabeth Park, with three silver and one bronze medal added to the collection. Beginning the medal haul for the day was Guy Henly (NSW), who threw a massive 53.59m in his sixth and final attempt in the F37
- [Holt surges to gold once again](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/holt-surges-to-gold-once-again/) - She claimed victory as a 14-year-old debutant at the 2015 World Championships, and now Isis Holt (VIC) has done it again. Soaring across the finish line in the 200m T35 final, Holt gave it her all to take out gold in 28.47s (+0.3), and reclaim the number one spot she had lost to China’s Zhou Xia
- [Reardon and Turner crowned kings of the track](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reardon-and-turner-crowned-kings-of-the-track/) - Victory was the theme of the day, as two more Australians were crowned world champions, and another two earned themselves silver and bronze on day four of the World Para-Athletics Championships in London. Scott Reardon (NSW) proved he is the undisputed king of the track in the 100m T42, after claiming his third consecutive world
- [Cam Crombie breaks World Para Shot Put Record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cam-crombie-breaks-world-para-shot-put-record/) - Australia's first 2017 World Para Athletics title has been won thanks to a 15.95m throw by Cameron Crombie in the F38 shot put. Click here to read more. Click here to watch the full Day 1 Evening Session.
- [Young Aussies eyeing medals in the Bahamas](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/young-aussies-eyeing-medals-in-the-bahamas/) - An Australian squad that is ranked highly in the under 18 global rankings is set to compete for medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas. Teenage sprinter Riley Day and one-lap specialist Ella Connolly, also from Queensland, headline the 23-strong squad set for action at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau when
- [Bronzed Aussies step up on the podium](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-aussies-step-up-on-the-podium/) - Australia is toasting two more medals in London today, as Paralympic gold medallist Brayden Davidson (SA) and debutant Sarah Edmiston (WA) delivered to bring the Australian medal count to 15. As Paralympic champion, Brayden Davidson went into London Stadium today with a target on his back. But despite not feeling any pressure from the outside,
- [Wrap: Aussies in medals at Para World Champs](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/wrap-aussies-in-medals-at-para-world-champs/) - Australia has collected a total of 15 medals, including four gold, at the halfway point of the Para Athletics World Championships in London. Included in the medal haul are six silver and five bronze medals combined with three world records – two from James Turner in the T36 200m and Cameron Crombie in F38 shot
- [In form Marschall to jump in Monaco](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/in-form-marschall-to-jump-in-monaco/) - Fresh off the back of a personal best performance of 5.73m at the Lausanne Diamond League, South Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall have been given another start against some of the world's best vaulters in the Monaco Diamond League early Saturday morning Australian time. Marschall, 20, will share the runway with none other than reigning Olympic champion
- [Photo decider sees O’Hanlon reclaim glory](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/photo-decider-sees-orsquohanlon-reclaim-glory-2/) - Australia’s fastest Paralympian Evan O’Hanlon (NSW) has overcome his bitter disappointment in Rio, after regaining his crown as the world’s fastest athlete with cerebral palsy. O’Hanlon, who had famously remained undefeated in the 100m T38 until the Rio Paralympic Games, reclaimed the number one spot crossing the line in 11.07s (-1.6), ahead of China’s Jianwen
- [A trio of gold medals bolsters Australia’s medal tally](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-trio-of-gold-medals-bolsters-australiarsquos-medal-tally-2/) - Jayden Sawyer (ACT) and Deon Kenzie (Tas) have become world champions for the first time, and Madison de Rozario (WA) has claimed victory in the 5000m on the penultimate day of the World Para-Athletics Championships, bringing Australia’s medal count to 25. Deon Kenzie (Tas) ran another well-executed race to win his maiden world title in
- [Holt storms home in world record time](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/holt-storms-home-in-world-record-time/) - “It’s unbelievable. It’s just that I have all this pride, all this excitement – and a world record, I’m over the moon!” The words of 16-year-old Isis Holt (Vic) who won her second consecutive world title in the 100m T35, and her fourth world championship gold in her very young career. Sprinting across the finish
- [Medal success out of reach for McCracken and Anderson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/medal-success-out-of-reach-for-mccracken-and-anderson/) - Australia’s hunt for medals proved to be elusive on day seven of the World Para-athletics Championships, with only two athletes taking to the track and field at London Stadium. Bundaberg’s Rheed McCracken (QLD) was set to be a heavy weight in the 800m T34 after claiming bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, but crossed
- [MARSCHALL CLEARS 5.72m IN MONACO](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-clears-572m-in-monaco/) - Kurtis Marschall (SA) has narrowly missed a personal best leap to place equal 6th in the men’s pole vault at Meeting Herculis in Monaco (MON) early this morning. Competing at only his second IAAF Diamond League meet, Marschall missed his maiden leap at 5.45m before a second attempt clearance boosted his confidence. A 5.60m jump
- [Oboya crowned Commonwealth Youth Champion](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/oboya-crowned-commonwealth-youth-champion/) - The depth of Australian talent in the women's 400m continues to impress as Bendere Oboya and Ella Connolly took the top two spots respectively at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. Oboya clocked a new personal best time of 52.69 for gold, while Connolly, the U18 Australian Champion in 2017, placed just behind with
- [McDonald in the frame for worlds with qualifier](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcdonald-in-the-frame-for-worlds-with-qualifier/) - Morgan McDonald has put himself right into contention for a spot on the Australian team for the upcoming world championships with a qualifying mark at the Knight of Athletics meet in Belgium. The junior who attends the University of Wisconsin clocked the fastest time by an undergraduate in Badger’s history placing tenth in 13:15.83 over
- [Gold for Turner as #TeamAUS finish with 28 medals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-for-turner-as-teamaus-finish-with-28-medals/) - The Australian Para-athletics Team has cemented itself as a world leader on the track and field, after scooping up another three medals on the final day of the World Para-Athletics Championships in London. Team Australia will now return home with a medal haul of 11 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze, but it was the
- [Gold for Riley Day as Aussies sweep medals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-for-riley-day-as-aussies-sweep-medals/) - Riley Day (Qld), Bendere Oboya (NSW), Sean Szalek (WA), Carley Thomas (NSW), Neil Janse (Qld), Alex Kolesnikoff (NSW) and Ella Connolly (Qld) are just some of the names to remember for the future as Team Australia collects 17 medals at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. The athletics team of 23 will leave Thomas A. Robinson Stadium
- [Team Australia named for London IAAF World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/team-australia-named-for-london-iaaf-world-championships/) - Print out the team list UPDATE: Team Australia at the 2017 IAAF World Championships is bigger than it has ever been, with 14 additional athletes extended invitations to compete at London 2017 via the IAAF Roll-Down Process in recent days. Click here to read more. Forty-eight of Australia’s best will don the green and gold to compete
- [Eurosport the exclusive home of London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/eurosport-the-exclusive-home-of-london-2017/) - Eurosport will be the exclusive home of the 2017 IAAF World Championships, with the Australian network set to televise all the action from London 2017 when competition commences on 4 August. FULL RES - CLICK HERE Eurosport’s live broadcast starts Saturday 5 August at 3:30am AEST and will continue as per the schedule below. Times
- [Morgan McDonald earns suprise World Champs selection](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/morgan-mcdonald-earns-suprise-world-champs-selection/) - A college student trying his hand at an international season on Friday, a member of Team Australia at the IAAF World Championships on Saturday. That’s the story of Morgan McDonald (NSW) after the 21-year-old business and finance student clocked an eight-second personal best of 13:15.83 in the men’s 5000m to stake his claim for London
- [2017/2018 Australian Athletics Season FAQs](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/20172018-australian-athletics-season-faqs/) - 2017/2018 Australian Athletics Season Which meets feature in the Australian Athletics Season? The Australian Athletics Season details National, State and Territory Championship events to be hosted, together with other competitions that are delivered by Athletics Australia as part of its national events schedule. These meets represent the pinnacle of the national athletics competition schedule, with
- [Gold Coast and Sydney to welcome Australia’s best for Championships of 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-coast-and-sydney-to-welcome-australias-best-for-championshi/) - CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL CALENDAR Athletes from across the nation will duel for the coveted title of national champion on the hallowed turf of Carrara Stadium, with Athletics Australia today confirming that the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships will be held on the Gold Coast (Qld). Providing a most important preparation opportunity on the same
- [Fourteen roll-down athletes added to record-breaking Team Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fourteen-roll-down-athletes-added-to-record-breaking-team-austra/) - Team Australia at the 2017 IAAF World Championships is bigger than it has ever been, with 14 additional athletes extended invitations to compete at London 2017 via the IAAF Roll-Down Process in recent days. Bringing the team size to 62, seven more than Seville (ESP) in 1999, the green and gold contingent now includes debutants
- [World Championships Entry Lists now online](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-championships-entry-lists-now-online/) - The provisional entry list for the IAAF World Championships London 2017, which take place from 4-13 August in the British capital, is now available. The entries, as at 29 July, are now available via the athletes page on the IAAF World Championships London 2017 mini-site where users can search and browse all 2034 athletes from
- [Mathews talks highs and lows of rollercoaster 2016](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mathews-talks-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-2016/) - As he works backs to fitness during a month-long altitude training camp at Falls Creek, rising middle distance star Luke Mathews (Vic) has only taken inspiration from a breakout season that ended in bitter disappointment. With the upcoming Nitro Athletics and other 2017 assignments including the world championships ahead, the 21-year-old is well into his
- [Day to miss school for world championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-to-miss-school-for-world-championships/) - While her friends and classmates get stuck into another week of study and school duties, Beaudesert High’s Riley Day (Qld) has spent the last month a little differently. The Year 12 student, who was just 5 months old when the Sydney 2000 Olympics were held, is preparing to make her Australian senior team debut at the
- [Bird-Smith set to swoop in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bird-smith-set-to-swoop-in-london/) - Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) was a relative unknown when he took to the start line for the men’s 20km race walk at Rio 2016. Twelve months later, and with a bronze medal under his belt, the 25-year-old now relishes the exposure that the performance provided him, taking in his stride the positive banter he enjoys while
- [Australia to continue proud relay history in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-to-continue-proud-relay-history-in-london/) - Australia has a proud history of relay running. In 1956, it was Betty Cuthbert leading the green and gold to their first top-of-the-podium finish in a baton event at the Olympic Games and the tradition of success has continued until as recently as 2010, when a mock game of cricket was used to salute the victory the
- [The moment arrives for Kelsey-Lee Roberts](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-moment-arrives-for-kelsey-lee-roberts/) - It was at the London leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park last month that Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT) threw a mark of 64.38m in the women’s javelin to improve her personal best for a second time this year. It’s in the same stadium next week that she believes she can step
- [World Championships Day 1 Preview: Tiernan versus world over 25 laps](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-championships-day-1-preview-tiernan-versus-world-over-25-l/) - This season’s personal bests have come thick and fast for Patrick Tiernan (Qld) who will start 25 laps of the track in London at 6:20am against the best distance runners in the world. The 22-year-old former Villanova student, who won the NCAA cross country last year, has being competitive in the Diamond League this season from
- [Consistency key for Marschall to soar in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/consistency-key-for-marschall-to-soar-in-london/) - Consistency has been the key for London 2017 world championships debutant Kurtis Marschall (SA), with the 20-year-old now confident he can call himself a 5.70m jumper after soaring over the height so regularly in 2017. Marschall, who debuted in the senior green and gold team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games last year has had
- [Experience to help put Gregson in line for London final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/experience-to-help-put-gregson-in-line-for-london-final/) - Olympic finalist Ryan Gregson (Vic) will lead a strong Australian distance team at the London world championships with a number of athletes capable of placing well in the English capital. The 27-year-old will compete in the 1500m at his fourth world championships twelve months after appearing in his first final at a major championships in
- [Long jump final awaits for Fabrice Lapierre](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/long-jump-final-awaits-for-fabrice-lapierre/) - The men’s long jump final awaits Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) after he soared 7.91m (w: +0.6) to progress to the medal round on day one at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London (GBR). Opening his account with 7.67m (w: -0.3), Lapierre hit his best mark with his second attempt to ensure his progression. On the
- [Day Two: Lapierre in final, Hills & Wellings up for 25 laps](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-two-lapierre-in-final-hills-wellings-up-for-25-laps/) - Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) is confident he can compete for a medal in the long jump final at the London world championships on day two after nabbing the last qualifying spot. In his second of three jumps in the qualifying round the silver medallist from the last championships in Beijing reached out to 7.91 (+0.6), just enough
- [Medal rush at World Para Junior Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/medal-rush-at-world-para-junior-championships/) - A dominant performance by Australia has seen the team win a total of 10 medals during the first two days of competition at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. In the inaugural edition of the championships, jumper and sprinter Alissa Jordaan (NSW) has lead the way for the green and gold team
- [Bolt bows out with bronze in tough day for Australia in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bolt-bows-out-with-bronze-in-tough-day-for-australia-in-london/) - Usain Bolt (JAM), the fastest man in history over 100m, has bowed out in his final global competition in the event with a bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships in London A fairy-tale finish was not to be for the Jamaican who again struggled with his start as he did in the semi-final, unable
- [Day Three: Marschall, Morgan and marathon Sunday](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-three-marschall-morgan-and-marathon-sunday/) - Kurtis Marschall (SA) will take to the runway in qualifying of the men’s pole vault in his world championships debut with confidence that he can make it through to the final. The reigning national champion who narrowly missed out on a place in the Rio Olympic final last year has already made an impressive debut this
- [Trengove delivers greatest Australian marathon performance in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/trengove-delivers-greatest-australian-marathon-performance-in-lo/) - The sun is shining in London (GBR) once more, with Jessica Trengove (SA) crossing a stunning ninth place in the women’s marathon on day three of the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Stopping the clock at 2:28:59, the fastest ever by an Australian woman at the world titles, the performance is also the best ever female
- [Roberts & Marschall bound for medal round](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/roberts-marschall-bound-for-medal-round/) - Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT) and Kurtis Marschall (SA) will duel for medals at the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Advancing through the qualifying rounds of the women’s javelin and men’s pole vault respectively on day three in London (GBR), the duo will both compete for a spot on the podium on the evening of Tuesday 8 August.
- [Day Four: Ten-time national champ Wells lines up](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-four-ten-time-national-champ-wells-lines-up/) - Ten-time national 400m hurdles champion Laurens Wells (ACT) will start her fourth world championships campaign in London with eyes on making the first global final appearance of her career. The third fastest Australian woman ever in the event (behind Olympic champion Debbie Flintoff-King and world champion Jana Pittman) has featured in three semi-finals at world championships
- [Vale Betty Cuthbert](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-betty-cuthbert/) - Athletics Australia is saddened to confirm the passing of Olympic legend, Betty Cuthbert, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. An icon of athletics in Australia and around the world, Betty shot to fame at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, winning gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. She went on to win two
- [A 20-medal haul at Nottwil](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-20-medal-haul-at-nottwil/) - Team Australia will arrive home from Nottwil (SUI) with 20 medals, the third most of any nation, after a stunning four days of competition at the 2017 World Para-Athletics Junior Championships. Standing on the podium for no less than five gold, six silver and nine bronze, the 12-strong team also achieved 16 personal bests to
- [Cuthbert honoured, as Wells competes in 400m hurdles](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cuthbert-honoured-as-wells-competes-in-400m-hurdles/) - The 2017 IAAF World Championships have honoured Betty Cuthbert this evening, with the sold-out stadium standing for a minute silence to recognise the four-time medallist from Melbourne 1956 and Tokyo 1964. As music played in the background, the big screen at each end of the iconic venue featured memorable images of the only athlete, male
- [Day Five: Kurtis and Kelsey-Lee set for London finals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-five-kurtis-and-kelsey-lee-set-for-london-finals/) - A count back in qualifying at a major championships this time worked in favour of Australian pole-vaulter Kurtis Marschall who will compete in the final in London. The 20-year-old cleared 5.60m in the English capital two days ago to qualify for his first major final after just missing out on countback at the Olympic Games
- [Jared Tallent withdraws](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jared-tallent-withdraws/) - The Rio Olympic silver medallist, Jared Tallent (SA), has today withdrawn from the men’s 50km walk at the 2017 IAAF World Championships, due to a hamstring injury. Tallent is a three-time medallist at the world titles, and offered the following comments: “2017 has been a remarkable year for me. On the one hand, my wife
- [Marschall soars to 7th in pole vault final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-soars-to-7th-in-pole-vault-final/) - Kurtis Marschall (SA) is now among the best vaulters in the world after placing 7th in the men’s pole vault final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London (GBR). Determined to not simply be an athlete who made up the numbers, Marschall’s strong performance sees him become the first Team Australia charge since Steve
- [Day Six: London finals the aim for Stratton, LaCaze](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-six-london-finals-the-aim-for-stratton-lacaze/) - Despite spending a big portion of her time after finishing seventh at the Olympics injured on the sidelines, Brooke Stratton (Vic) will be aiming for a spot in the long jump final in London. Two years ago at the world championships in Beijing the now 24-year-old missed the final by only a few centimetres, but
- [LaCaze, Tiernan & Stratton advance to final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lacaze-tiernan-stratton-advance-to-final/) - Team Australia has impressed despite saturating conditions on day six of the 2017 IAAF World Championships, with all of Genevieve LaCaze (Vic), Patrick Tiernan (Qld) and Brooke Stratton (Vic) advancing to the final. Competing in the women’s 3000m steeplechase and chasing a top-three finish to ensure her progression to the medal round, LaCaze sat confidently
- [Day Seven: Gregson headlines London distance day](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-seven-gregson-headlines-london-distance-day/) - National record holder Ryan Gregson (Vic) will start his heat of the 1500m at the London world championships with confidence a year after running in an Olympic final. The 27-year-old features on the seventh day of competition at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park where nine Australian distance runners will strut their stuff in the English capital. A
- [Mathews & Williamsz into 1500m semis](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mathews-williamsz-into-1500m-semis/) - Luke Mathews (Vic) has won his heat of the men’s 1500m to advance to the semi-final at London 2017, where he will be joined on the entry lists by his teammate Jordan Wiliamsz (Vic). Ensuring that Team Australia has two starters in the metric mile at the IAAF World Championships for the first time since
- [Day Eight: Former champs Pearson & Stevens take stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-eight-former-champs-pearson-stevens-take-stage/) - 2011 world champion Sally Pearson (Qld) takes centre stage at the London world championships in the stadium she won her Olympic 100m hurdles title five years ago. The 30-year-old is back in fine form and capable of winning a medal in the English capital after clocking her fastest time since she won Olympic gold in
- [Stratton & Pearson shine on day eight](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/stratton-pearson-shine-on-day-eight/) - Brooke Stratton (Vic) has delivered Australia’s best ever female result in the women’s long jump final on day eight of the 2017 IAAF World Championships, as Sally Pearson (Qld) sent a commanding message to her rivals by advancing to the 100m hurdles final as fastest. Taking to the runway after an injury interrupted 2017, Stratton
- [Day Nine: Pearson starts final as fastest qualifier](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-nine-pearson-starts-final-as-fastest-qualifier/) - Sally Pearson will take her mark in lane four, next to the world record holder Kendra Harrison (USA) as she starts the 100m hurdles final on the same track she won Olympic gold on in London five years ago. Since then the 30-year-old has endured a string of serious injuries that have left her on
- [Sally Pearson is world champion once again](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sally-pearson-is-world-champion-once-again/) - Sally Pearson (Qld) is a champion once more, clocking 12.59 (w: +0.1) to win a stunning gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London (GBR). Providing a fairy tale ending to arguably Australian athletics’ most famous comeback story, Pearson’s victory tonight sees a second world title added to a trophy cabinet that also
- [Day Ten: Stevens throws for gold, Bird-Smith confident](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-ten-stevens-throws-for-gold-bird-smith-confident/) - Dani Stevens (NSW) is planning on an aggressive approach when she steps inside the thrower's circle on the final day of competition at the world championship in London. The 29-year-old is determined not to compete in fear and is in fine form as she eyes off a second world title after only needing just one throw of
- [Record breaking Stevens](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-breaking-stevens/) - Dani Stevens (NSW) has smashed the Oceania and Australian record for the women’s discus throw to win silver at the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Hitting a best mark of 69.64m to challenge the gold medallist Sandra Perkovic (CRO, 70.31m) with her final throw, Stevens’ medal winning result sees her return to the podium for the
- [Ten of the biggest moments from London 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ten-of-the-biggest-moments-from-london-2017/) - Ten days of world-class athletics competition at the London world championships in Stratford have produced many moments of brilliance, disappointment and confusion. Below are just ten of those moments that made headlines: Sally completes comeback, wins second world title Australia's Sally Pearson completed an amazing comeback from a tough two years of serious injuries
- [OneSport pursued](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/onesport-pursued/) - Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia have demonstrated their commitment to diversity today by signing a cooperative agreement to develop a nationwide inclusion framework for the sport of athletics. Delivering upon the strategic priority of both organisations to support a OneSport philosophy and to collaborate on projects for the betterment of the sport, the project
- [Sally ditches hurdles, Dani throws in Birmingham](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sally-ditches-hurdles-dani-throws-in-birmingham/) - Reigning world champion in the 100m hurdles Sally Pearson will bypass the barriers this weekend at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Sunday. The 30-year-old is fresh off winning her second hurdles world title in London and continues her European season with her third race in 2017 over 100m. Pearson will start with a
- [From Birmingham, to Birmingham](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-birmingham-to-birmingham/) - Patrick Tiernan (Qld) and Jordan Williamsz (Vic) have carried their London 2017 form to the IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham (GBR), with the middle-distance duo contending in the men’s 3000m and men’s mile respectively. Lining up alongside winner Mo Farah (GBR, 7:38.64) as he farewelled the British Athletics competition circuit, Tiernan was among the lead
- [Liz Clay can learn from Jenneke in Taipei](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/liz-clay-can-learn-from-jenneke-in-taipei/) - Qualifying for the final of the 100m hurdles at the Summer Universiade (also known as the World University Games) in Taipei is the major goal for Griffith University student Liz Clay. Something that could help her achieve that goal will be some guidance from teammate Michelle Jenneke who won bronze in the event two years
- [Taipei via London for athletics headline acts](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/taipei-via-london-for-athletics-headline-acts/) - The rising stars of Australian athletics, including six athletes from the recent IAAF World Championships in London, will compete at the 29th Summer Universiade as the athletics competition commences on Wednesday. Headlining the 44-strong squad will be 2015 World University Games bronze medallist Michelle Jenneke (The University of Sydney, 100m hurdles), Nicholas Hough (The University of Sydney, 110m hurdles), Georgia
- [Griffith progresses to 800m semis in Taipei](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-progresses-to-800m-semis-in-taipei/) - Fresh off her debut appearance at the IAAF World Championships in London, rising middle distance star Georgia Griffith (Monash University) has secured herself a spot in the women’s 800m semi-finals in wet and humid conditions on the opening day of competition at the athletics. Finishing her heat in third place as the final automatic qualifier, Griffith’s time
- [Taryn spins to discus bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/taryn-spins-to-discus-bronze/) - Masters of Teaching student Taryn Gollshewsky (Central Queensland University) has mastered the wet conditions better than most, taking the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. The drizzly conditions played havoc on most of the 12-woman field, with Gollshewsky herself fouling three of her six attempts, but pulling one together to secure her
- [Pearson wins in Zurich](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-wins-in-zurich/) - The IAAF Diamond League Final in Zurich (SUI) has delivered for Team Australia, with Sally Pearson (Qld) leading the green and gold results with her victory in the women’s 100m hurdles. Stopping the clock at 12.55 (w: -0.3), a mere 0.08 second outside her season best, Pearson’s victory was confirmed by the photo finish judges
- [Kyle conquers in Taipei](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kyle-conquers-in-taipei/) - Super student-athlete Kyle Cranston (Australian Catholic University) has produced an upset victory in the hardest athletics discipline of all taking out the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Ranked twelfth by personal best heading into the Games, Cranston sealed his medal with a 4:42.08 performance in the 1500m, taking
- [Buchanan & Paterson win](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/buchanan-paterson-win/) - Victoria has dominated the open competition at the Australian Cross Country Championships in Wollongong (NSW) today, winning the individual gold for men and women, as well as the team trophy for both events. Competing at the purpose-built venue that serves at the home of the Kembla Joggers, it was Andrew Buchanan (Vic) who launched proceedings
- [Burnett in the box seat at World Uni Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/burnett-in-the-box-seat-at-world-uni-games/) - A day after Kyle Cranston took the gold medal in the men’s decathlon, fellow multi-eventer and Australian Catholic University student Alysha Burnett takes a second-place position after her first day of competition in the heptathlon. Opening her seven-event account with a 14.60 (-1.4) run in the 100m hurdles, Burnett then equalled her personal best in
- [Alysha Burnett takes home silver to join classmate Cranston’s gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/alysha-burnett-takes-home-silver-to-join-classmate-cranstons-gol/) - Australian Uniroo Alysha Burnett has joined her Australian Catholic University classmate and fellow multi-eventer Kyle Cranston as a Taipei 2017 medallist by taking the silver in the heptathlon at the Summer Universiade (also known as the World University Games). With both athletes studying a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science degree, Burnett is in her
- [Mitrevski jumps to fourth on final night in Taipei](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitrevski-jumps-to-fourth-on-final-night-in-taipei/) - The 2017 Australian long jump champion Chris Mitrevski (RMIT University) has jumped to fourth place in the men’s long jump competition on the final night of competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Finishing with a best mark of 7.78m, the 21-year-old came close to the medals with a performance of 7.78m which he
- [Birkinhead breaks shot put record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/birkinhead-breaks-shot-put-record/) - Damien Birkinhead (Vic) is the toast of Australian throwing after the London 2017 IAAF World Championships representative threw a national record of 21.35m to place second in Zagreb (CRO) overnight. Eclipsing the mark held by his coach, Scott Martin, the performance improves his personal best by 14 centimetres after he hit 21.21m to qualify for
- [AA & ATFCA sign MOU](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aa-atfca-sign-mou/) - Athletics Australia and the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association (ATFCA) have today signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to draw upon the nation’s coaching knowledge for the betterment of performance-focused athletics. Aimed at providing a comprehensive suite of support services to coaches as they guide Australia’s athletes to success on the world stage,
- [APPLY NOW for Raise the Bar](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/apply-now-for-raise-the-bar/) - For the fourth consecutive year, Athletics Australia and the University of Melbourne will come together to host the Raise the Bar Academy (RTBA) in January 2018. RTBA in 2018 is open to Indigenous students entering Years 10, 11 or 12, with the aim of supporting those who aspire to participate in athletics and study at
- [2017 Australian 50km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-50km-race-walking-championships/) - Update: Monday 5th December 2017 - AUSTRALIAN 50KM RACEWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER Timetable will remain as is. All entries will be automatically rolled over to the new event date, however if you are unable to attend please email Athletics Australia for a refund of your entry fee. Location: Fawkner Park, Melbourne VIC Event
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships/) - School pride will be on the line in Adelaide as the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships welcomes the best school aged track and field starters to duel for the coveted title of national champion. The pinnacle of Australian Athletics development pathway, this three-day festival of athletics features events for students aged under 14, under 16, and
- [2017 Australian Schools Knockout Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-schools-knockout-championships/) - The Australian Schools Knockout Championships will cap off a big weekend of athletics in Adelaide on Monday 11 December, with schools to duel for the title of national champion at junior, intermediate and senior age groups. Date: Monday 11th December 2017 Location: SA Athletics Stadium, Adelaide South Australia Live Results: Live Results Timetable: Final Timetable Please note
- [2017 Australian 10,000m Championships (Zatopek:10)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-10000m-championships-zatopek10/) - Click here for live results Live Stream: Date: Thursday 14th December 2017 Location: Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne Victoria Ticketing: Tickets will be available to purchase at the gate. Entry Lists: Entry Lists (01.12.2017) Athlete Information: All athlete entries must be completed online before the closing date. Please note that your entry does not guarantee automatic selection
- [2018 Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-oceania-australian-20km-race-walking-championships/) - Date: Sunday 11th February 2018 Location: War Memorial Drive, Adelaide, South Australia Timetable 7:00am: Australian 20km Race Walking Championships 8:00am: Oceania Under 20 10km Race Walking Championship 8:00am: Invitational Under 18 5km Race Walking Championships Start List as of 07.02.18 RESULTS Past Results 2017 results 2016 results 2015 results
- [2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trials](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-athletics-championships-nomination-trials/) - Date: Thursday 15th February - Sunday 18th February 2018 Location: Cararra Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland Entry Standards Please click here for able-bodied and para-athlete entry standards. Ticketing Tickets are available online and at the gate. Purchase Here Coach's passes are available for purchase online only with your coach's accreditation membership number. COACHES CLICK HERE Live
- [Pearson nominated for ’The Don’](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-nominated-for-rsquothe-donrsquo-2/) - Two-time world hurdles champion Sally Pearson (Qld) has been honoured as one of seven finalists nominated for ‘The Don’ Award after her remarkable victory to win the world 100m hurdles title at the world athletics championships in London in August. Twice a winner of The Don (2013 and 2015) Pearson was selected from a long-list
- [National Athlete Support Structure Announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-athlete-support-structure-2021/) - 152 of Australia’s most promising track and field athletes have been awarded National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia. NASS is a high performance system that supports Australian athletes who have demonstrated the greatest potential to achieve Athletics Australia’s and the Australian Institute of Sport’s targets at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, World
- [2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-junior-athletics-championships/) - Date: Wednesday 14th March - Sunday 18th March 2018 Location: Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Center (SOPAC), Sydney New South Wales Time: Wednesday 12noon – 7pm Thursday 9am – 6pm Friday 8am – 6pm Saturday 9am – 5pm Sunday 7:30am – 2pm (timetable changed as of 16th March) Results: Start Lists / Results Timetable: Timetable as of
- [Gold Coast 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-coast-2018/) - Australian Athletics Officials will be joined by the colleagues from around the world at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with GOLDOC today confirming a team of more than 200 to deliver athletics at Carrara Stadium. Set to provide the highest possible quality competition environment for athletes descending on the Gold Coast, the list of appointments today
- [Darren Gocher appointed Chief Executive Officer](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/darren-gocher-appointed-chief-executive-officer/) - Athletics Australia today announces that Darren Gocher has been appointed Chief Executive, starting in his new role effective immediately. Gocher will work with the Board and membership to help drive athletics to meet its strategic mission to be the largest participation sport in Australia and to achieve even greater success at the high performance
- [AA Board confirms commitment to marriage equality](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aa-board-confirms-commitment-to-marriage-equality/) - Athletics Australia’s Board of Directors has today confirmed their personal and combined commitment to marriage equality, advocating for a ‘YES’ vote in the postal plebiscite currently underway. “The Athletics Australia Board of Directors are proud to confirm our commitment to marriage equality and our unanimous support for the ‘YES’ vote in the postal plebiscite,” Mark
- [Historic partnership to put athletics ahead of the race](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/historic-partnership-to-put-athletics-ahead-of-the-race/) - Athletics is a major step closer to achieving its goal of becoming the largest participation sport in Australia, with a new drive to boost involvement at all levels. Fresh from her win at the world championships in London, Sally Pearson announced in Sydney today a landmark partnership between Coles, Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia.
- [Trengove returns for Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/trengove-returns-for-road-running-championships/) - Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jess Trengove (SA) will return to the familiar roads of Adelaide to run in the 2017 Australian Road Running Championships as a part of the Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run this weekend. Thousands of runners are expected to run the 12km course which begins on King William Road and finishes at
- [What events to look forward to at GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/what-events-to-look-forward-to-at-gc2018/) - Runners will chase records, throwers will display unbelievable power, jumpers will reach dizzying heights and multi-eventers will do the lot. It’ll all be happening in 200 days when the athletics competition kicks off at Carrara Stadium for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Featuring eight days of fast-paced, exhilarating athletics action, great tickets are still
- [From the classroom to Canberra for Kyle Swan](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-the-classroom-to-canberra-for-kyle-swan/) - Amidst the hectic and stressful period that is Year 12, emerging Victorian racewalker Kyle Swan has found another type of learning a welcome break as he attends the Under 19 Talent Squad at the Australian Institute of Sport this weekend. The nation’s capital is once again welcoming Australia’s next generation of track and field talent,
- [Trengove and Robinson rule the road as Makda and Edmonds take marathon title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/trengove-and-robinson-rule-the-road-as-makda-and-edmonds-take-ma/) - Australian Road Running Championships Less than two months after her ninth-place performance in the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in London, South Australian Jess Trengove returned to the streets of Adelaide to take first place at the 2017 Australian Road Running Championships on Sunday. It was a busy weekend for Australian distance runners, with
- [Hometown hero reveals GC2018 marathon course](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hometown-hero-reveals-gc2018-marathon-course/) - Gold Coast native Michael Shelley has helped reveal the 2018 Commonwealth Games 42.195km marathon road course where he will defend his title next April. Three Australian athletes aiming to be on the start line in April - Kurt Fearnley OAM, Shelley and Jessica Trengove - attended the announcement today at Burleigh Heads and gave their tick
- [Three-time Olympic walker Chris Erickson retires](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/three-time-olympic-walker-chris-erickson-retires/) - Three-time national champion and fifteen-time Australian representative, Chris Erickson, has announced his retirement from competitive race-walking, after an illustrious career that has spanned over 20 years. The son of former Australian walking representative Tim Erickson, it was perhaps inevitable that Chris would choose race-walking as his sport of choice, given the continued exposure to the
- [National Athlete Support Structure announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/national-athlete-support-structure-announced/) - Sixty-three able-bodied and thirty-eight para-athletes have today been extended the offer of National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia. Capturing London 2017 IAAF World Champion Sally Pearson (Qld) and silver medallist Dani Stevens (Qld) as well as eight 2017 World Para Athletics World champions including 2016 Paralympic Champions Scott Reardon (ACT) and James Turner
- [Wellings leads Love Mercy Millions Challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/wellings-leads-love-mercy-millions-challenge/) - Is it possible to run 1 million kms in 6 months? It’s a challenge that is being put to the Australian running community to collectively run or walk a distance of 1,000,000km before the end of the Commonwealth Games in 2018. A distance further than Earth to the moon and back. A love of running
- [Sally Pearson nominated for IAAF award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sally-pearson-nominated-for-iaaf-award/) - World champion Sally Pearson has been named as one of ten female finalists in the 2017 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Awards. Pearson’s extraordinary comeback to claim her second world 100m hurdles title in London in August sealed her place in Australian sporting folklore. The 30-year-old had missed the previous two years because of
- [Riley Day teams up with water polo great Debbie Watson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/riley-day-teams-up-with-water-polo-great-debbie-watson/) - Beaudesert high school student Riley Day has already run against dual world record holder Usain Bolt and the reigning world 200m champion Dafne Schippers in her track career. The 17-year-old from Beaudesert in Queensland was the star of Nitro Athletics earlier in the year and recently made her senior debut in the 200m heats at
- [Paralympic icon Frank Ponta into Hall of Fame](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/paralympic-icon-frank-ponta-into-hall-of-fame/) - The late Frank Ponta was an elite athlete in his own right competing at five Paralympic Games, yet his lifelong work as a coach will see his legacy in sport remain for generations. Underscoring how much of an impact Ponta had on Australian sport will be his induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- [Athletics Australia’s Life Memberships awarded](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australiarsquos-life-memberships-awarded-2/) - Len Johnson and Laurie Keaton add their names to a distinguished list of Australian athletics servants who have greatly contributed to the success of the sport as an athlete, coach, official or administrator, named as Life Members of Athletics Australia at Friday’s Annual General Meeting in Melbourne. LEN JOHNSON (Vic) Len Johnson’s association with athletics started
- [NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/notice-of-annual-general-meeting-1/) - The 36th Annual General Meeting of Athletics Australia will be held on Friday 30 October 2020 at 10.30am. Interested members of the athletics community are invited to attend and receive an update on Athletics Australia's business and plans for the coming year. To ensure security, interested guests will be required to pre-register to attend the
- [Sebastian Coe talks about the importance of Nitro Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sebastian-coe-talks-about-the-importance-of-nitro-athletics/) - Talking on ABC Grandstand in Australia, IAAF President Sebastian Coe talks about the need for innovation within global athletics. "I'm delighted that it's actually come out of Australia because you guys really do know how to put on an event whether it's some of the more traditional sports or certainly trying to innovate around traditional themes and
- [Athletics Australia partners with School Sport Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-partners-with-school-sport-australia/) - Athletics Australia is excited to announce its partnership with School Sport Australia for the 2018 Australian Cross Country Championships. This partnership will see both organisations jointly conduct the National Championship event on the 25th August in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with the School Sport Australia Cross Country Relay Championships on the 27th August, also in
- [Four Aussies finish top ten at Chicago Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/four-aussies-finish-top-ten-at-chicago-marathon/) - Australian Paralympic legend Kurt Fearnley has finished second in the Chicago Marathon's wheelchair category for the second straight year. As in 2016, the 37-year-old five-time winner beat all but Switzerland's Marcel Hug home, finishing with a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes and 24 seconds. Fearnley has never finished lower than second in Chicago, recording
- [Notice of Annual General Meeting](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/notice-of-annual-general-meeting/) - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Athletics Australia ABN 72 006 447 294 Notice is hereby given that the 33rd Annual General Meeting of Athletics Australia will be held at Athletics House, Catherine Freeman Room, 31 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park on Friday 27 October 2017 at 10.30am. Business of the Annual General Meeting Ordinary Business 1.
- [Duncan, Williamsz surprise with victory in Noosa](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/duncan-williamsz-surprise-with-victory-in-noosa/) - All eyes were Stateside on Monday morning for the 2017 New York City Marathon. Newly-crowned T54 5000m World Champion Madison de Rozario, claimed fifth place in the Women’s Wheelchair Division, won by Switzerland’s Manuela Schar (1:48:09). Congrats to this absolute #legend @madiderozario for smashing out the #TCSNYCMarathon🏅just making @Australia proud! 🇦🇺#beerandanap pic.twitter.com/8QNmAgL59s — Nicole
- [Steve Hooker’s golden record vaults him into Hall of Fame](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/steve-hookers-golden-record-vaults-him-into-hall-of-fame/) - Many athletes at the elite level have opportunities to etch their name in the history books but very few soared to greatness as often as Steve Hooker OAM did when he ruled the pole vault world. Hooker’s record in track and field is world-class and that will be recognised with induction into the Sport Australia
- [Raelene Boyle proud to be an Australian Legend](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/raelene-boyle-proud-to-be-an-australian-legend/) - With seven Commonwealth Games golds, three Olympic silvers and a lifetime of giving it everything she’s got, Raelene Boyle AM MBE is proud to be an Australian sporting legend. Boyle has been a legend of Australian sport for some time, but she officially became the 39th Legend of Australian sport at the Sport Australia Hall
- [Australian athletics stars honoured](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-stars-honoured/) - Past, present and future Australian athletics stars were celebrated among the best of the nation’s sporting greats at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala Dinner in Melbourne on Thursday night. Multiple Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Raelene Boyle AM MBE was recognised as the 39th Legend of Australian sport, Steve Hooker
- [Sub 2:30 up next for ex AFL star turned marathoner Kane Cornes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sub-230-up-next-for-ex-afl-star-turned-marathoner-kane-cornes/) - Looking down the list of the official results for the 2017 Melbourne Marathon many people would have done a double take at the name Kane Cornes next to the number 22 in the placings list. It was in fact the former Port Adelaide star midfielder who clocked a very impressive time of 2:35.12 in his
- [Athletics community represented in 100-day Australian journey of Queen’s Baton Relay](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-community-represented-in-100-day-australian-journey-of/) - Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed the list of approximately 3,800 Australians who will carry the Queen’s Baton on its 100-day journey across the nation in the leadup to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Premier said the list of names, selected through a community nomination program, is a great reflection of Australia. “The
- [VALE DON ALLEN](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-don-allen/) - Aged 85, Don Allen was preparing for his 50th year officiating with Athletics NSW, when he sadly passed away this week. A stalwart of athletics in NSW, Don was a fixture on the high jump fan at athletics meets since he first commenced officiating in 1968 at ES Marks Athletics Field. In the ‘90s he
- [World record breaker at 90](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-record-breaker-at-90/) - New South Wales racewalker Heather Lee has set a world record* and won gold in the women’s 3000m walk for the 90+ age group clocking 24:56.97 in Penguin at the 16th Australian Masters Games staged in Tasmania’s North West. The 90-year-old, who was disappointed there was not a 10km walk on the schedule, was more than
- [Junior Sport Policy consultation begins aiming to improve longevity in athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/junior-sport-policy-consultation-begins-aiming-to-improve-longev/) - Athletics Australia is set to begin a consultation process to develop a Junior Sport Policy. The policy will establish an evidence-based position on the appropriate programs for junior participants in athletics that: encourage participation and a development of fundamental movement skills and physical literacy; and provide the best opportunities for athletes to reach their potential
- [2018 Australian Junior Combined Event Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-junior-combined-event-championships/) - 2018 Australian Junior Combined Event Championships Date: Friday 2nd March - Sunday 4th March, 2018 Location: Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria ENTER HERE Entries close on Monday 19th February, 2018 at 12:00pm FINAL TIMETABLE ENTRY LISTS RESULTS For more information please contact Athletics Victoria (03 8645 4500) or Athletics Australia (03 8646 4550)
- [Tallent into the great unknown at Australian 50km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tallent-into-the-great-unknown-at-australian-50km-race-walking-c/) - Claire Tallent heads into unchartered territory this Sunday, as the sole woman competing at the Australian 50km Race Walking Championships at Fawkner Park in Melbourne. “It’s been a real challenge trying to weight up whether to do the 50km here or not,” the 2010 Commonwealth silver medallist and two-time Olympian said. The event now included
- [Three million Australians using athletics for better health](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/three-million-australians-using-athletics-for-better-health/) - More Australians are inspired to improve their fitness, health and wellbeing through participating in athletics, according to the latest AusPlay data. Over three million Australians, aged 15 and over, participated in athletics through track and field, jogging and running between July 2017 and June 2016. “Athletics Australia wants to make a genuine impact on as
- [From sprinting to Olympic rugby sevens gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-sprinting-to-olympic-rugby-sevens-gold/) - Former Glenhuntly Athletics Club sprinter Ellia Green can thank her junior athletics experience as one of the factors behind her incredible pace she now shows on the rugby field. As a key member of the Australian women’s rugby sevens team that won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, Green's natural ability to accelerate was on full display
- [Apply now for Indigenous Marathon Project 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/apply-now-for-indigenous-marathon-project-2018/) - The Indigenous Marathon Project goes from strength to strength with applications now open for 2018. Each year a group of 12 Indigenous Australians (six men and six women) are selected to train for the New York City Marathon with just six months of training under their belts. Using their skills, knowledge and qualifications earned across
- [Former AFL star Anthony Koutoufides was once a school athletics champion](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/former-afl-star-anthony-koutoufides-was-once-a-school-athletics/) - The 2017 Pacific School Games, which will count as the 2017 Australian All Schools Championships for boys and girls 10-12 years, has not only seen many past and present-day athletics greats compete, but also athletes from all sporting codes including former AFL star Anthony Koutoufides. Ahead of the 10th edition of the Games, which will welcome
- [Forward focus at U17 National Development Squad camp](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/forward-focus-at-u17-national-development-squad-camp/) - Some of the brightest next generation of athletics talent convened in Canberra last week, a chance for young athletes and their personal coaches to work with some of the Australia’s best coaches in an intensive camp held at the Australian Institute of Sport. The camp, held 16-19 November, was a development opportunity for U17 athletes
- [Applications are now open for Ron Clarke Scholarship 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/applications-are-now-open-for-ron-clarke-scholarship-2018/) - The Ron Clarke Scholarship supports young, and emerging athletes who aspire to excellence in their sport and educational life with applications for 2018 are now open. Previous winners include Luke Mathews (2016) and Lora Storey (2017) with the recipient expected to uphold the values demonstrated by Rob over his life: commitment to their athletic career,
- [Gold Coast GOLD Relay Squads train at Sports Super Centre](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-coast-gold-relay-squads-train-at-sports-super-centre/) - Athletics Australia’s team preparation for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games continued over the weekend with the Gold Coast GOLD Relay Camp at the Sports Super Centre. The new world-class athletics track and field at the Runaway Bay venue was a hive of activity as the men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x400m squads came together for the
- [De Grasse targets Gold Coast gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/de-grasse-targets-gold-coast-gold/) - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has confirmed his intention to win if he gets the chance to compete at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April 2018. The opportunity to see one of the world’s greatest athletes, and the man who many are calling ‘the heir to Usain Bolt’s throne’, will be a treat
- [2018 Australian 10,000m Race Walk Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-10000m-race-walk-championships/) - 2018 Australian 10,000m Race Walk Championships Date: Sunday 14th January 2018 Location: AIS Track & Field Stadium Canberra, ACT Timetable 8:00am - Women 10000m Walk 9:25am - Men 10000m Walk Start Lists
- [Kurtis Marschall and Jess Trengove up for sports award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kurtis-marschall-and-jess-trengove-up-for-sports-award/) - From quiet achievers to the stars of para and able-bodied athletics, a number of Australian athletes and participants across the country have been nominated for local and state sporting awards. On the back of his rise to the Rio Olympic Games team in 2016, South Australian Kurtis Marschall continued to raise the bar in 2017
- [Adams claims City2Sea honours again](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/adams-claims-city2sea-honours-again/) - Olympic marathon representative, Liam Adams sprinted to the win at the City2Sea event in St Kilda, Melbourne on Sunday. The 31-year-old stormed across the finish line after 15kms in a time of 44:08, just ahead of Dejen Gebreselassie who had set the pace for much of the race. It was Adams second win in three
- [Vote for Isis Holt & Sally Pearson in the AIS Sport Performance Awards](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vote-for-isis-holt-sally-pearson-in-the-ais-sport-performance-a/) - Isis Holt and Sally Pearson are nominated for the ABC Sports Personality of the Year, as part of the annual AIS Sport Performance Awards. The AIS and ABC Grandstand have launched aisawards.abc.net.au where the public can vote for the ABC Sports Personality of the Year and the Public Choice Team of the Year. Voting is
- [Q&A with Benita Willis](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/qa-with-benita-willis/) - Benita Willis is currently assisting Athletics Australia during the consultation process for the development of a Junior Sport Policy. Here, the 11-time Australian record holder, four-time Olympian, two-time Commonwealth Games representative, 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Champion, 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships bronze medallist and three-time Australian 5,000 meters champion talks about the importance
- [Pearson nominated for ’The Don’](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-nominated-for-rsquothe-donrsquo/) - Two-time world hurdles champion Sally Pearson (Qld) has been honoured as one of seven finalists nominated for ‘The Don’ Award after her remarkable victory to win the world 100m hurdles title at the world athletics championships in London in August. Twice a winner of The Don (2013 and 2015) Pearson was selected from a long-list
- [Busy Dubler finds time to coach next generation](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/busy-dubler-finds-time-to-coach-next-generation/) - Cedric Dubler is a busy man. Aside from training for his ten events and focussing on an upcoming home Commonwealth Games next year, the Queensland-based decathlete is also taking the time to fly down to Adelaide in support his athletes who are contesting the 2017 Australian All Schools Championships and 2017 Schools Knockout Final. Dubler who
- [Adam Bishop joins Athletics Australia as Interim High Performance Director](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/adam-bishop-joins-athletics-australia-as-interim-high-performanc/) - Adam Bishop will take on the role of Interim High Performance Director with Athletics Australia, as Alison Campbell steps down at the end of this week. Bishop joins Athletics Australia on a six-month secondment from Athletics SA, where he is the CEO. With over a decade of experience in athletics, Bishop brings a wealth of
- [Pearson named Female Athlete of the Year](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-named-female-athlete-of-the-year/) - Sally Pearson has been named Female Athlete of the Year at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Sydney tonight. The AIS Sport Performance Awards celebrate the nation’s sporting achievements, with awards for male and female athlete of the year; Para-performance; emerging athlete; international team; coach; and leadership. Almost 400 guests gathered at The Star in Sydney
- [Tiernan confident ahead of Zatopek:10 title defence](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tiernan-confident-ahead-of-zatopek10-title-defence/) - It will be a more confident Pat Tiernan who stands on the start line in the Australian 10,000m Championships on Thursday night, the feature event of Zatopek:10. The Australian 10,000m Championships will deliver automatic nomination for the Australian Commonwealth Games Team for the first two eligible athletes across the finish line. Tiernan claimed his first
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships: Day 3](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships-day-3/) - It was a thrilling final day of competition at SA Athletics Stadium on Sunday. Kristie Edwards (NSW) again proved she is a sprinter to watch, closing out her 2017 All Schools campaign with a second world under 20 qualifier for the weekend, this time in the 200m. On Saturday, Edwards snagged the 100m (11.79) with
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships: Day 2](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships-day-2/) - It was a day for the fast athletes with the sprint events taking centre stage on Saturday at the 2017 Australian All Schools Championship at SA Athletics Stadium. Sasha Zhoya (WA) enjoyed a huge day of competition, setting a new national record in the under 18 boys 110m hurdles. Zhoya (14.02) was a clear fastest
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships: Day 1](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships-day-1/) - Katie Hayward (Qld) closed out her final Australian All Schools showing with a dominant performance in the under 18 girls 5000m walk. Hayward, who earlier this year won the Australian 10,000m Championship ahead of more experienced athletes, even finished ahead of the boys with the two events run concurrently. The Gold Coast student won gold
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships: Day 1](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships-day-1/) - Katie Hayward (Qld) closed out her final Australian All Schools showing with a dominant performance in the under 18 girls 5000m walk. Hayward, who earlier this year won the Australian 10,000m Championship ahead of more experienced athletes, even finished ahead of the boys with the two events run concurrently. The Gold Coast student won gold
- [2017 Australian All Schools Championships Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-all-schools-championships-preview/) - A host of emerging talent takes centre stage in Adelaide starting this Friday at the 2017 Australian All Schools Championships. Three days of competition put school pride on the line in the pinnacle of Australian Athletics development pathway at the SA Athletics Stadium for students aged under 14, under 16, and under 18. Recent years
- [Get set for a season of athletics to remember](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/get-set-for-a-season-of-athletics-to-remember/) - A bumper Athletics Australia calendar is set to deliver the highest-standard of competition for athletes and world-class excitement to sports fans throughout the summer. As the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games loom in April, our athletes will need to perform when it matters most – at the Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial this coming
- [New date for Australian 50km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/new-date-for-australian-50km-race-walking-championships/) - The Australian 50km Race Walking Championships originally scheduled for December 3, will now take place on Sunday, December 17 at Fawkner Park in Melbourne. Athletics Australia was forced to cancel last weekend’s event after a deluge of rain swept over most of Victoria, with safety of athletes, officials, staff and spectators the priority. Entries will
- [Athletics for the Outback: Changing lives in Ramingining](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-for-the-outback-changing-lives-in-ramingining/) - Five-hundred kilometres east of Darwin on the edge of the Arafura Swamp lies the community of Ramingining or ‘Ramo’, land of the Yolgnu people. Culturally rich, the lifestyle viewed as idyllic with the community of about 800 people surrounded by freshwater wetlands and the wildlife that call it home. “The kids here, they’re living in
- [Get involved: #ThisIsAthletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/get-involved-thisisathletics/) - Your athletics story is as individual as you are. That’s why Athletics Australia is inviting you and your friends to get involved across your social media channels this season, using #ThisIsAthletics. As we build up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, we want the whole world to know what Australian athletics is all about
- [A fun week ahead for record breaker Imogen Stewart](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-fun-week-ahead-for-record-breaker-imogen-stewart/) - There are few underage middle-distance records out of reach for 12-year-old Imogen Stewart who set another best mark in the 1500m with a meet record on day one of athletics at the 2017 Pacific School Games. After a comfortable first lap for the New South Wales athlete, Stewart charged well ahead of the pack before
- [Aussie Athletes hit the ranking heights](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aussie-athletes-hit-the-ranking-heights/) - Not since 2006 has Australia held such a strong position in world athletics, with 11 Australian athletes holding global top-10 positions in their chosen events. Track and Field News’ annual global athlete rankings puts Jared Tallent (2nd, 50km walk), Dane Bird-Smith (3rd, 20km walk), Dani Samuels (4th, discus), Fabrice Lapierre (5th, long jump), Kathryn Mitchell
- [Nitro Team Australia confirmed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nitro-team-australia-confirmed/) - An Australian team full of young guns and rising stars are relishing the opportunity to take on Usain Bolt and his international band of super stars at the inaugural Nitro Athletics Melbourne. Headlined by Olympians and Olympic finalists including Ryan Gregson, Morgan Mitchell, Genevieve LaCaze, Fabrice Lapierre, Brooke Stratton, Kathryn Mitchell and Michelle Jenneke the
- [Carrara Stadium’s massive makeover ahead of GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/carrara-stadiumrsquos-massive-makeover-ahead-of-gc2018-2/) - It’s a known fact that every stadium improves by 100% when it has an athletics track in it. One only needs to look at Carrara Stadium, currently undergoing a massive transformation to become the centrepiece venue for the track and field at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2018 Australian Athletics
- [Resilience, balance the key to Sullohern’s resurgence](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/resilience-balance-the-key-to-sullohernrsquos-resurgence-2/) - Celia Sullohern is taking each result in her stride, and is open to every opportunity that comes her way. Over the last two months, the Commonwealth Games has gone from a tiny light, glittering in the distance to high beam, demanding Sullohern’s full attention and focus. Wide-eyed, Sullohern is nothing but pleasantly surprised with her
- [Promising signs for women’s 4 x 100m relay team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/promising-signs-for-womenrsquos-4-x-100m-relay-team-2/) - The Australian women’s 4 x 100m Gold Coast GOLD Relay team wrapped up its three-day camp at the weekend with a seamless performance at the Carlee Beattie Shield. Brianna Beahan, Melissa Breen, Maddie Coates, Riley Day, Mia Gross, Sally Pearson and Ash Whittaker make up the team, with Gross sitting out of this camp due
- [Athletics International’s distance running seminar](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-internationalrsquos-distance-running-seminar-2/) - With the influx of distance runners heading to Falls Creek over the summer months, Athletics International will once again be hosting a distance running seminar on Thursday 28th December from 2pm - 4pm in the Falls Creek Resort Management Boardroom (above Food Works supermarket). From 2pm - 3pm there will be a Distance Running
- [2017 Australian Athletics ’Team of the Year’](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2017-australian-athletics-rsquoteam-of-the-yearrsquo-2/) - In 2016 we charged athletics commentator David Culbert with the task of selecting an unofficial Australian Athletics Team of the Year. The rules were as follows: One person per event Could be female or male Could be a para-athlete or able bodied Could be junior or senior The Team of Year returns in 2017… and
- [#AAInsider Attends Australian All Schools](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aainsider-attends-australian-all-schools/) - Ever wanted to get a glimpse of what a national athletics event looks like from INSIDE the track? Meet Rachel Fisk - one of Athletics Australia's most respected (and coolest) Officials - who will take you behind-the-scenes this summer, and reveal all the action you may not see from the grandstands (or the results pages).
- [Sullohern, McSweyn win Australian 10,000m Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sullohern-mcsweyn-win-australian-10000m-championships/) - Two new Australian 10,000m champions have been crowned at Zatopek:10 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, with Celia Sullohern and Stewart McSweyn first across the tape in their respective events. The wins earned Sullohern (32:31.22) and McSweyn (28:37.28) automatic nominations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games despite their times ranking as B Standards. Both athletes
- [Pearson lands Comm Games A qualifier in 100m sprint](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-lands-comm-games-a-qualifier-in-100m-sprint/) - The Carlee Beattie Shield event at QSAC delivered a Commonwealth Games A qualifying time for Sally Pearson in the 100m sprint on Saturday. Pearson, racing at the end of a four-day camp with the Australian women’s 4x100 Gold Coast GOLD relay squad, highlighted a host of national sprint talent on show, with Rohan Browning also
- [Jaensch impresses as battle for GC2018 long jump places hots up](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jaensch-impresses-as-battle-for-gc2018-long-jump-places-hots-up/) - The runway between Rio and Gold Coast 2018 has been far from easy, but Chelsea Jaensch showed plenty of fighting spirit to jump a wind-assisted 6.60m at the Carlee Beattie Shield on Saturday at QSAC. While the jump, which took out the women’s high performance competition, was just 5cm from a Commonwealth Games A qualifier
- [The Mentor Advantage by Riley Day](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-mentor-advantage-by-riley-day/) - The Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program has given me insight into the life of an Olympian and an elite athlete. Debbie Watson, my mentor and I have been communicating regularly over Facebook as she lives interstate. She has shared her experiences at the Sydney Olympic Games and the effort and dedication
- [Athlete’s Advisory Group established by Athletics Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletes-advisory-group-established-by-athletics-australia/) - Australian athletes will be given greater input into the future of athletics, with the establishment of Athletics Australia’s Athlete’s Advisory Group. The first of the regular meetings of the Athlete’s Advisory Group will take place this week. The move is key in giving athletes a voice in shaping key deliverables for the National Sporting Organisation
- [Karlström wins Australian 50km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/karlstrm-wins-australian-50km-race-walking-championships/) - The rescheduled Australian 50km Race Walking Championships were held on Sunday morning at Melbourne’s Fawkner Park. Just one man made up the field after a deluge of rain two weekends ago washed out the original schedule, with Swede Perseus Karlström setting a new national mark of 3h44m35s – a 14-second improvement. “I’m very happy,” said
- [David Grace Q.C. appointed to IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/david-grace-qc-appointed-to-iaaf-disciplinary-tribunal/) - Former Athletics Australia President and board member, David Grace Q.C. has been appointed to the inaugural IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal. The appointment was made at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco last month. Grace will hold the position until the conclusion of the 2019 IAAF Congress in September 2019. “The work of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal
- [Top 17 Australian athletics photos of 2017](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/top-17-australian-athletics-photos-of-2017/) - No questions about it, athletics is a beautiful sport. And in 2017, it was captured beautifully by photographers at home and abroad. From our high flying best to the thousands of pavement pounders, here is the top 17 photos from a big 2017 in Australian athletics. Women's Zatopek:10 on fire Photographer: Scott Barbour A fireball sky
- [Cuthbert, Mathews statues unveiled in Sydney](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cuthbert-mathews-statues-unveiled-in-sydney/) - IAAF President, Lord Sebastian Coe has unveiled two bronze sculptures of Betty Cuthbert and Marlene Mathews in a special ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) precinct today. Betty Cuthbert and Marlene Mathews set 11 world records at the former Sydney Sports Ground, and their remarkable achievement sees them as the first female athletes to
- [Dubler, Pearson inspect Carrara Stadium track](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/dubler-pearson-inspect-carrara-stadium-track/) - Exactly three months out from the Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony, decathlete Cedric Dubler and dual world champion Sally Pearson were the first athletes to step onto the track at Carrara Stadium. The home to the track and events at the Commonwealth Games has undergone an incredible transformation from an AFL ground to an an
- [Gold Coast 2018 athletics team quota confirmed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-coast-2018-athletics-team-quota-confirmed/) - A team of 111 will represent Australia in athletics at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The news, confirmed by Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), following discussions with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), is welcomed by Athletics Australia with CEO Darren Gocher saying that it is a great result for home-grown talent. “We want to send as
- [#BatonBuddies: Episode 1](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/batonbuddies-episode-1/) - #BatonBuddies is the side of the Australian men’s 4x100m relay squad that you haven’t seen. They’re quick on the track and quick to support each other as you’ll see in Episode 1, with Trae Williams going into battle with a very tricky spelling bee. Team camps, mean teamwork and Nick Andrews, Rohan Browning, Tom Gamble,
- [Frayne’s Great Form Continues at Stadio Olimpico](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fraynersquos-great-form-continues-at-stadio-olimpico/) - Long jumper Henry Frayne was again in superb form at the Golden Gala Diamond League held in Stadio Olimpico in Rome overnight. Frayne placed sixth with a best jump of 8.15m behind London 2017 World Champion Luvo Manyonga from South Africa whose 8.58m was a world lead. Frayne now sits in third place on the
- [2018 Under 20 Women’s 3000m Championship](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-under-20-womenrsquos-3000m-championship-2/) - 2018 Under 20 Women's 3000m Championship Date: Friday 2nd February, 2018 Location: Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Center (SOPAC) ENTER HERE Entries close on Friday 26th January, 2018 at 9am. For more information please contact Athletics NSW (02 9746 1122) or Athletics Australia (03 8646 4550)
- [Pearson expects ’high standards’ for first hurdles hit out of 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-expects-rsquohigh-standardsrsquo-for-first-hurdles-hit-o-2/) - Saturday’s Jandakot Airport Track Classic marks Sally Pearson’s return to full distance hurdling on home soil, following her stunning victory at last year’s IAAF World Championships in London. The meet, at the WA Athletics Stadium will see Pearson go head-to-heard with Brianna Beahan, with the West Australian welcoming the competition that an athlete of Pearson’s
- [Preview: Jandakot Airport Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-jandakot-airport-track-classic/) - All eyes are on Perth’s WA Athletics Stadium for this Saturday’s Jandakot Airport Track Classic as a host of Australia’s athletics stars step out to hone their form with just over a month to go before the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial. Olympic gold medallist and two-time world champion Sally Pearson begins her
- [Australian team named for 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-team-named-for-2018-iaaf-world-half-marathon-champion/) - A quality line-up of Australian distance talent will line up for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain, on March 24, 2018. Milly Clark (NSW), Sinead Diver (Vic) and Ellie O’Kane (Vic) make up the women’s field while Collis Birmingham (Vic), Brett Robinson (Vic), Harry Summers (Vic), DeJen Gebreselassie (Tas), and Thomas DoCanto (NSW).
- [Rusty' Pearson snags first hurdles win of 2018 in Perth](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rusty-pearson-snags-first-hurdles-win-of-2018-in-perth/) - Sally Pearson’s 2018 100m hurdles campaign got underway at the WA Athletics Stadium on Saturday night, with the dual world champion posting a time of 12.73 (1.4w) at the Jandakot Airport Track Classic in Perth. The packed grandstand cheered Pearson to victory over West Australian Brianna Beahan who stormed home in a personal best time of
- [Smith, Tingay win Australian 10,000m race walking crowns](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/smith-tingay-win-australian-10000m-race-walking-crowns/) - Beki Smith (NSW) and Declan Tingay (WA) have been crowned Australia’s 10,000m race walking champions for 2018 in Canberra on Sunday morning. Tingay was promoted to first position following a 60-second time penalty to rival Rhydian Cowley (Vic) who had received a third penalty from the judges late in the race, so the chief judge
- [First 14 athletes in the Australian athletics team for Gold Coast 2018 announced](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/first-14-athletes-in-the-australian-athletics-team-for-gold-coas/) - Commonwealth Games Australia today confirmed the first 14 members of the 111 strong Australian Athletics Team to compete at Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018). Australian Team Chef de Mission Steve Moneghetti, joined by newly-announced team members; Isis Holt, Jessica Trengove and Lisa Weightman, made the announcement at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, the heart of athletics during
- [2018 Summer Down Under](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-summer-down-under/) - 2018 Summer Down Under Date: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January 2018 Location: AIS Stadium, Canberra ACT Timetable: DRAFT TIMETABLE Athletics Australia Events: Start Lists as of 16.1.18 RESULTS Athletics ACT Events: Please click here for on-day entry form. Entries close 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of the events. It is free to
- [Fourth Raise the Bar Academy a success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fourth-raise-the-bar-academy-a-success/) - Thirty-eight eager Indigenous students came to Melbourne this week from right across Australia to participate in the Raise the Bar Academy, a program delivered through a partnership between Athletics Australia’s Athletics for the Outback initiative and Melbourne University Sport. The students, who were successful in completing a competitive application process, range from years 10-12, with
- [Birkinhead back in action at Hunter Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/birkinhead-back-in-action-at-hunter-track-classic/) - The Hunter Track Classic gets underway on Saturday evening at the Hunter Sports Centre in Glendale with another opportunity for our athletes to put their hand up for Gold Coast 2018 nomination. One athlete competing with a host of Commonwealth Games A qualifiers already to his name is Rio Olympic Games shot put finalist, Damien
- [Commonwealth Games qualifiers aplenty at Hunter Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/commonwealth-games-qualifiers-aplenty-at-hunter-track-classic/) - Rio Olympian Linden Hall was impressive in the performance of the meet at the Hunter Track Classic, winning the women’s 5000m in a Commonwealth Games A qualifying and world leading time of 15:18.77. The 1500m specialist finished ahead of the ACT’s Emily Brichacek (15:46.58) and Victoria’s Melissa Duncan (15:52.89). Hall, Duncan and Brichacek had a
- [Mitchell launches her season](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchell-launches-her-season/) - With 25 days remaining before the Australian Championships, which this year double as the Commonwealth Games trials, competition either side of the Nullarbor continued throughout the weekend. The wheelies, distance runners and field eventers shone in the hot conditions around the nation. Competing at a throwers club meet in Ringwood, dual Olympian, Kathryn Mitchell launched
- [Marschall flying high after clearing 5.80m](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-flying-high-after-clearing-580m/) - South Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has found himself in a purple patch of form and on Saturday night in Perth, jumped to a new PB of 5.80m raising his bar for the second time in as many weeks. Marschall chose to stay in the west to make the most of the reliably idyllic conditions,
- [The Riley Day Vlog: A change is as good as a holiday](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-riley-day-vlog-a-change-is-as-good-as-a-holiday/) - In the second of her updates, Riley Day checks in following a week spent in Melbourne with National Junior Sprints Coach, Paul Pearce. Day also spent time at Lakeside Stadium, the same venue where she raced against Usain Bolt just last year at Nitro, with Celeste Mucci, Jesse Andrews and last year’s Australian Under-20 100m
- [Commonwealth Games pre-selection battle hots up in Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/commonwealth-games-pre-selection-battle-hots-up-in-canberra/) - The cream of Australia’s athletics talent will be on show at the ACT Athletics Championships starting Friday, as a number of key pre-selection battles for this year’s Commonwealth Games take shape. Reigning 100m hurdles world champion Sally Pearson (Qld) will hit the AIS Athletics Track on Sunday’s final day of competition with key match-ups emerging across
- [Summer Down Under continues in Sydney](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/summer-down-under-continues-in-sydney/) - The wheelchair Summer Down Under Series continued last night at Blacktown in Sydney. Some exciting events were added to the program including relays and athlete elimination, where the last athlete as the pack passed the bell dropped out. Prolific winners on the night included two-time Commonwealth Games representative Eliza Ault-Connell with three wins and American visitor
- [Day dazzles with PB as men are separated by 0.003 seconds](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/day-dazzles-with-pb-as-men-are-separated-by-0003-seconds/) - The 100 metres events highlighted a terrific day one of the Australian Capital Territory Championships in Canberra. Riley Day started the new year with a personal best, while in the men’s race, the photo finish judge needed to take the times to thousandths of a second to split the medallist. The much-anticipated showdown between Australia’s
- [Mathews leads home trifecta of A qualifiers in the 800 metres](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mathews-leads-home-trifecta-of-a-qualifiers-in-the-800-metres/) - Near perfect conditions greeted the athletes on day two of the Australian Capital Championships, being held in Canberra this weekend. The athletes responded with a host of qualifiers, but none were more impressive and important than men’s 800m, where three athletes clocked Commonwealth Games A qualifiers, bringing the total to five now. World championships semi-finalist,
- [Sprint Preview - Australia’s medal contender](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sprint-preview-australiarsquos-medal-contender/) - Men's 100m Trae Williams (Qld) announced himself as Australia’s newest sprint king when he clocked 10.10s at the Commonwealth Trials in February to become the fourth fastest ever Australian over 100m. In the process “Quadzilla”, as he is nicknamed, rocketed into Games medal contention. It was the culmination of an outstanding season which saw him
- [Commonwealth Games berth an early birthday present for Montag](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/commonwealth-games-berth-an-early-birthday-present-for-montag/) - Victoria’s Jemima Montag earned herself an early birthday present on Sunday, booking her place on the Australian team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Montag, who turns 20 on Thursday, rounded out a consistent season, her first competing in the open ranks with a silver medal at the 2018 Australian 20km Race Walking Championships
- [#AthleticsGold preview: Women’s field events](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-preview-womenrsquos-field-events-2/) - In the second of our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the women’s field events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics As each year passes, Dani Stevens (NSW) continues to grow in stature as one of the finest
- [New Australian record for Kathryn Mitchell in women’s javelin](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/new-australian-record-for-kathryn-mitchell-in-womenrsquos-javeli-2/) - Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) is the new Australian record holder in women’s javelin, throwing 67.58m* at a meet in Ringwood, Victoria on Sunday afternoon. It was an emotional moment for Mitchell in the wake of the death of Australian men’s record holder, Jarrod Bannister on Friday. The pair shared a coach in former East German world record holder Uwe
- [#AthleticsGold Preview: men’s field events](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-preview-menrsquos-field-events-2/) - In the first of our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the men’s field events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics A faultless domestic season means pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall (SA) arrives on the Gold Coast
- [Bird-Smith with a ’job to do’ at Australian 20km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bird-smith-with-a-rsquojob-to-dorsquo-at-australian-20km-race-wa-2/) - A bumper two weeks of Australian athletics begins in Adelaide this Sunday at the 2018 Australian 20km Race Walking Championships and Oceania Championships. The event doubles as the selection trial for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Rio Olympic bronze medalist Dane Bird-Smith (QLD) will be favourite to take out the men’s race. Should Bird-Smith win
- [Pearson continues her build up in Canberra](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-continues-her-build-up-in-canberra/) - Swirling winds on day three of the Australian Capital Territory Championships didn’t gust Sally Pearson’s (QLD) way as she endured a headwind in her build up to the Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. In just her second hurdle race of the summer, Sally Pearson clocked 12.87, foiled by a headwind of -1.2 metres per
- [Cuthbert posthumously awarded Companion of the Order of Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/cuthbert-posthumously-awarded-companion-of-the-order-of-australi/) - The late, great Betty Cuthbert was named among members of the Athletics Australia family to receive Australia Day honours on Friday. Cuthbert, who died last year aged 79 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, was posthumously awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). The four-time Olympic gold medalist was recognised for eminent
- [Calling junior athletics fans - #BeSallysGuest](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/calling-junior-athletics-fans-besallysguest/) - Do you have a budding athletics fan in your household? Maybe it’s your daughter, son or grandchild? Perhaps you coach someone who can’t wait to run, jump walk or throw every opportunity they can? This is their chance to enjoy the ultimate fan experience this Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
- [Your ticket to the best in Australian athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/your-ticket-to-the-best-in-australian-athletics/) - Miss out on your favoured athletics tickets at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast? Never fear. The 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial is your chance to sit in the very same stadium and soak up the atmosphere before April. Tickets are now on sale for the four-day event which will see
- [Australia’s great recent race walking history](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-great-recent-race-walking-history/) - What event group has been Australia’s most successful over the last two decades? Hurdles…jumps… have been strong, but the answer is race walking. In the competitive world of global athletics where over 200 countries contest an Olympics or world championships, where Australia is held to a few medals at each championship, it is astounding to
- [Weekend wrap-up: February 2-4, 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/weekend-wrap-up-february-2-4-2018/) - Three state championships highlighted the weekend of athletics, just one week out from the Australian 20km Race Walking Championships and less than a fortnight from the Australian Athletics Championships – both nomination trials for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Emerging talents, such as South Australian steeplechaser, Max Stevens and Sydney sprinter Anas Abu-Ganaba illustrate
- [Smith, Bird-Smith win 2018 Australian 20km Race Walk Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/smith-bird-smith-win-2018-australian-20km-race-walk-championship/) - Beki Smith (NSW) and Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) have been crowned Australian 20km Race Walking Champions for 2018, winning the women’s and men’s events in Adelaide on Sunday morning in perfect conditions. Smith made her move on rivals Jemima Montag (Vic) and Claire Tallent (SA) in the final kilometres to cross the finish line in 1:31:26, a good four-and-a-half minutes clear of the
- [Enid Evans – Australia’s oldest Commonwealth Games athlete](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/enid-evans-australias-oldest-commonwealth-games-athlete/) - On February 7, 80-years-ago today, Australia’s oldest living Commonwealth Games athlete, Enid Pate [nee Evans], competed in the long jump at the 1938 Sydney Empire Games. Evans reflected on her selection, the opening ceremony and her competition day. “A fellow office worker, came up to congratulate me as he had read my name in his
- [Jarrod Bannister 1984-2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jarrod-bannister-1984-2018/) - Athletics Australia is saddened and shocked to learn of the death of Jarrod Bannister, aged 33. Jarrod’s mark of 89.02m is the current Australian record in javelin, set in Brisbane in 2008. Two years later, he won gold for his performance at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. It was the highlight of the many occasions that
- [Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team takes shape](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-commonwealth-games-athletics-team-takes-shape/) - Commonwealth Games Australia has tonight confirmed 51 athletes for Gold Coast 2018 (GC2018). A total of 47 names have been added to the Australian Commonwealth Games team from this weekend’s 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial, with four selected from the recent Australian 20km Race Walking Championships. Australian Team Chef de Mission Steve Moneghetti
- [2018 Summer of Athletics Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-summer-of-athletics-grand-prix/) - Summer of Athletics Grand Prix DATE: Thursday 22nd March 2018 LOCATION: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Nathan, Queensland Live Stream Live Results Timetable Start Lists Tickets: PURCHASE HERE
- [Our best athletes honoured at Athletics Australia Gala Dinner](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/our-best-athletes-honoured-at-athletics-australia-gala-dinner/) - Australia’s best athletes of 2017 were honoured tonight at the 2018 Athletics Australia Gala Dinner held on the Gold Coast following a very successful Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial. After an inspiring year where she returned to peak form, Sally Pearson was named the Female Athlete of the Year following her courageous comeback
- [#AthleticsGold: Day does the double](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-day-does-the-double/) - Teenager Riley Day has completed the 100m-200m national sprint double with a huge personal best in the 200m of 22.93 seconds into a -1.7m/s headwind on Sunday at Carrara Stadium. Day’s performance was just one of the many highlights on the fourth and final day of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial on the Gold Coast. The
- [#AthleticsGold: Cool Pearson wins ninth Australian 100m hurdles title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-cool-pearson-wins-ninth-australian-100m-hurdles-ti/) - World Champion Sally Pearson (Qld) has claimed her ninth Australian 100m hurdles crown on Saturday night in a dramatic finish to day three of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial on the Gold Coast. Pearson shook off the disruption of a false start by fellow competitor Daniela Roman (Vic) to equal the record number of national titles set by
- [#AthleticsGold: Crombie closes in on 16m with shot put gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-crombie-closes-in-on-16m-with-shot-put-gold/) - Cameron Crombie showed he was on target for the Commonwealth Games during Saturday morning’s session of day three of competition at the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial. Canberran Crombie claimed a gold medal in the shot put ambulant final, his throw of 15.77m not far off his world-record mark of 15.95m The F38
- [#AthleticsGold: Tremendous Trae Williams goes back-to-back in 10.10](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-tremendous-trae-williams-goes-back-to-back-in-1010/) - Trae Williams (Qld) is the fastest Australian in over a decade, running 10.10s (0.4m/s) to claim back-to-back national championships. The men’s 100m lived up to the hype as the premiere event on Friday night’s schedule at the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trials. Williams, cheered on by a home crowd was already grinning as
- [#AthleticsGold: Denny claims fourth hammer throw title](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-denny-claims-fourth-hammer-throw-title/) - Matt Denny (Qld) claimed a fourth-straight Australian hammer through title in the morning session of day two at the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium. It was the first of two events for Denny these championships, with the Allora local back in action during Friday’s evening session in the discus. Denny
- [#AthleticsGold: McDonald steams to 5000m victory on day one](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-mcdonald-steams-to-5000m-victory-on-day-one/) - Morgan McDonald (NSW) has booked his ticket to the Commonwealth Games in sensational fashion, winning his maiden Australian 5000m title in a world leading time of 13:19.05. The most anticipated race on the opening night of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial came down to the final 300m with McDonald shooting into the lead
- [The Riley Day Vlog: The Journey to Commonwealth Games selection](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-riley-day-vlog-the-journey-to-commonwealth-games-selection/) - In the third of her updates, Riley Day gives us an insight into just how far she has come. From a young junior athlete to racing against the worlds best. Riley has a big challenge ahead of her this weekend, as she aims to qualify for the Commonwealth Games at the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships.
- [Up and down and back again: Hosking Commonwealth Games bound](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/up-and-down-and-back-again-hosking-commonwealth-games-bound/) - It’s just gone 5am and most of the Victorian border city of Wodonga is not yet awake. Bella the border collie and Ned the kelpie will faithfully keep up with their master, race walker Michael Hosking, through the darkness in these early hours. Some will never know this time of day, a few long for
- [On your marks... travelling to and from Carrara Stadium](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/on-your-marks-travelling-to-and-from-carrara-stadium/) - Here’s your handy guide for getting to and from the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial. Carrara Stadium is situated on Nerang-Broadbeach Rd, within the revitalised Carrara Sports Precinct. PUBLIC TRAINSPORT Heavy rail (train) - The closest train station to the Carrara Precinct is Nerang Station. Nerang Station is approximately a 25-minute walk (2.4km)
- [#BeSallysGuest](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/besallysguest/) - Meet Tess - a young champion-in the-making, who has persevered through injury and disappointment to pursue her love of Track & Field. And it is clear her admiration of Sally Pearson has inspired her! Tess and her lucky guardian will enjoy: Two return flights form their home city of Melbourne Two nights accommodation at the
- [Madison deRozario’s quest for her elusive Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/madison-derozarios-quest-for-her-elusive-games/) - Did you know that Madison deRozario has competed at THREE Paralympic Games? Won TWO silver medals in Rio? Won a gold, silver AND bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships? Yet she has never represented at a Commonwealth Games. Unsurprisingly, this is her major focus for 2018. Catch up with Madison in her second vlog, as she
- [Athletics Australia joins forces with BLK](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletics-australia-joins-forces-with-blk/) - Athletics Australia is proud to announce a new partnership with BLK Sport. The global performance apparel brand will supply Australian athletics teams with high performance apparel for the next three years. BLK aims to create a new standard of excellence, something the brand will explore with Athletics Australia through innovative performance design created specifically for its teams
- [#AthleticsGold preview: men’s track events](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-preview-menrsquos-track-events-2/) - In the third of our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the men’s field events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics A number of the men’s track races and battles for Commonwealth Games berths are going to be
- [Introducing a new award named in Betty Cuthbert’s honour](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/introducing-a-new-award-named-in-betty-cuthbertrsquos-honour-2/) - Athletics Australia is proud to announce the inauguration of the Betty Cuthbert Medal, at this week’s Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial on the Gold Coast. The inaugural winner of the Betty Cuthbert Medal will be awarded at Sunday night’s Athletics Australia Gala Dinner. The Medal respects and recognises the extraordinary athletic achievements of the four-time
- [#AthleticsGold preview: women’s track events](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athleticsgold-preview-womenrsquos-track-events-2/) - In the fourth and final in our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the women’s track events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics Reigning world 100m hurdles champion, Sally Pearson (Qld) will be the headline athlete of Saturday
- [Kennedy ’very happy’ with world indoor debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-rsquovery-happyrsquo-with-world-indoor-debut-2/) - Day three of the IAAF World Indoor Championships saw four-time national 1500m champion Ryan Gregson (NSW) get the Australians underway with the first two place-getters guaranteed a start in the final, along with the next three fastest times. Competing in the second of three heats, Gregson took charge with four laps to go moving to the front,
- [Mitchell’s new Australian javelin record ’unexpected’](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchellrsquos-new-australian-javelin-record-rsquounexpectedrsqu-2/) - Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) bettered her recently-set Australian javelin record on Saturday afternoon, a new mark of 68.57m set at the Victorian Open & Para Athletics Track & Field Championships. Just 20 days had passed since Mitchell extended Kim Mickle’s previous national record mark of 66.83m set in 2014. In spite her good form, with Mitchell
- [2018 Sydney Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-sydney-grand-prix/) - SYDNEY GRAND PRIX DATE: Saturday 17th March 2018 LOCATION: Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW TIME: 6:00pm - 9:30pm TIMETABLE START LISTS @17.3 LIVE RESULTS TICKETS: PURCHASE HERE
- [Seven Australians bound for IAAF World Indoors](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/seven-australians-bound-for-iaaf-world-indoors/) - World champion Sally Pearson (Qld), will lead a small but elite team of seven athletes to the 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships to be held in Birmingham, England, March 1-4, 2018. Pearson, who on Saturday attained automatic nomination in the 100m hurdles for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, will be looking to replicate her
- [Solomon breaks Australian 400m indoor record](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/solomon-breaks-australian-400m-indoor-record/) - Steve Solomon (NSW) has broken the Australian 400m indoor record in South Carolina on Friday evening. Solomon, currently studying a Masters in Management Studies (MMS) at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, bettered the previous mark of 45.93 set by Daniel Batman (ACT) in 2003, clocking 45.44 to finish as fastest qualifier in the
- [Gregson fights for third at Müller Indoor Grand Prix](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gregson-fights-for-third-at-mller-indoor-grand-prix/) - Ryan Gregson (NSW) continued his build up for the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships with third place in the 1500m at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Glasgow early on Sunday. Gregson (3:38.00) was just edged at the finish line by Kenyan pair Bethwell Birgin in 3:37.76 and Vincent Kibet in 3:37.88. "Today was close, only
- [Australian line-up named for 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-line-up-named-for-2018-iaaf-world-race-walking-team-c/) - A strong Australian team will line-up for the 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, May 5 – 6 in Taichang, China. Dane Bird-Smith (Qld), Michael Hosking (Vic), Rhydian Cowley (Vic), Adam Garganis (Vic) and Brendon Reading (ACT) will line up in the men’s 20km event while in the women’s 20km event Beki Smith (NSW),
- [Viewing guide: 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/viewing-guide-2018-iaaf-world-indoor-championships/) - It may be taking place in another hemisphere in a different time zone, but you won’t miss any of the action from the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Eurosport (Channel 511) has live coverage across all day of the championships starting from 0500 AEDT on Friday but with no Australians competing in the day’s session,
- [Viewing guide: 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/viewing-guide-2018-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-1/) - It may be taking place in another hemisphere in a different time zone, but you won’t miss any of the action from the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Eurosport (Channel 511) has live coverage across all day of the championships starting from 0500 AEDT on Friday but with no Australians competing in the day’s session,
- [Jenneke, Pearson advance to 60m hurdles semi-finals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jenneke-pearson-advance-to-60m-hurdles-semi-finals/) - Michelle Jenneke (NSW) and Sally Pearson (Qld) booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. The fastest four women in each heat earning an automatic start in the semi-final, with the next fastest also qualifying. Jenneke was the first of the Australian team out of
- [Marschall fourth in IAAF World Indoor Championships debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-fourth-in-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-debut/) - Two Australians were in action on the final day of competition at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. It may have been freezing outside thanks to the European cold snap, but the pole vault competition inside Arena Birmingham was hot with over three hours of nail-biting tactics playing out in the air. Kurtis Marschall (SA)
- [Commonwealth Games: Pasternatsky replaces Nelson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/commonwealth-games-pasternatsky-replaces-nelson/) - Ella Nelson (NSW) has withdrawn from the Australian Commonwealth Games team for Gold Coast 2018 due to medical reasons. Larissa Pasternatsky (NSW) will be her replacement, competing in the 200m. Pasternatsky makes her Commonwealth Games debut. She previously represented Australia at the 29th Summer Universiade. A team of 109 will represent Australia in athletics at
- [Queensland International Track Classic](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/queensland-international-track-classic/) - The Queensland International Track Classic is an action packed, three hour, international athletics event that will feature many of the best athletes in the Commonwealth as as they prepare for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Athletes from Australia, including World and Olympic Champion Sally Pearson, will match against the best from England,
- [Record numbers for Sporting Schools in Term 1](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-numbers-for-sporting-schools-in-term-1/) - The new school year is off to a great start and Athletics Australia can now report that record numbers have joined the Sporting Schools program for Term 1. A new record of 280 schools have signed up for Sporting Schools, which focuses on skill development, building a generation of active, healthy, sport loving children while
- [Vale Marion Jessie Patterson OAM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-marion-jessie-patterson-oam/) - Athletics Australia sadly bids farewell to one of the sport’s outstanding contributors with the passing on 28 February of its Life Member - Marion Patterson OAM. Marion dedicated her life to athletics after beginning her involvement in the sport as a competitive shot putter. She rose to become one of the first women appointed to
- [Preview: 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-2018-australian-junior-athletics-championships/) - Over 2,000 of our young emerging athletes from all around the country are converging on Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Center (SOPAC) for the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships starting Wednesday, March 14 through Sunday, March 18. We’ll see some of our future greats emerge with raw talent on the track and field. In recent years,
- [Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 1](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/report-2018-australian-junior-championships-day-1/) - The opening day of competition at the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships saw several notable performances at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Wednesday. Montanna McAvoy (Qld) claimed the day’s only IAAF World U20 qualifier, securing an automatic berth blitzing the field in the women’s U20 5,000m. McAvoy led from the gun completing the
- [Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 2](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/report-2018-australian-junior-championships-day-2/) - Western Australia’s Sophie White set the track alight early on day two, with a new meet record and a Youth Olympic Games qualifier in the heats of the U18 100m hurdles. White, clocked 13.30 (w1.1) to better the previous record set by Abbie Taddeo (NSW) in 2011 by .16sec qualifying fastest for Friday’s final. First
- [Hot fields for Sydney Grand Prix as athletics takes centre stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hot-fields-for-sydney-grand-prix-as-athletics-takes-centre-stage/) - A host of Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletes will compete this Saturday night ahead of Gold Coast 2018, at the Sydney Grand Prix. Under lights at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, the track and field will be set alight as our athletics stars continue their final preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games. The action will complete
- [Sprint Preview - Australia’s medal contender](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sprint-preview-australiarsquos-medal-contender-2/) - Men's 100m Trae Williams (Qld) announced himself as Australia’s newest sprint king when he clocked 10.10s at the Commonwealth Trials in February to become the fourth fastest ever Australian over 100m. In the process “Quadzilla”, as he is nicknamed, rocketed into Games medal contention. It was the culmination of an outstanding season which saw him
- [Kennedy ’very happy’ with world indoor debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-rsquovery-happyrsquo-with-world-indoor-debut/) - Day three of the IAAF World Indoor Championships saw four-time national 1500m champion Ryan Gregson (NSW) get the Australians underway with the first two place-getters guaranteed a start in the final, along with the next three fastest times. Competing in the second of three heats, Gregson took charge with four laps to go moving to the front,
- [Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 3](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/report-2018-australian-junior-championships-day-3/) - Day 3 of the 2018 Australian Junior Championships saw some of the best performances yet with records tumbling and more U20 World Championship and Youth Olympic Games qualifiers on Friday. The name Sophie White now sits proudly alongside Sally Pearson with the West Australian equalling the reigning world and Olympic champion’s U18 Australian record in
- [Sydney wins the rights to host Tokyo 2020 track and field qualifiers](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sydney-wins-the-rights-to-host-tokyo-2020-track-and-field-qualif/) - Sporting enthusiasts can look forward to witnessing the best of Australian athletics when the nation’s top athletes arrive in Sydney to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the upcoming Australian Track & Field Championships. Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said that the NSW Government is proud to contribute funding to the 2019 and
- [Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 4](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/report-2018-australian-junior-championships-day-4/) - Day 4 of the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre saw more records and qualifying marks for our best young talent. Isis Holt (Vic) has lowered her T35 100m world record to 13.36 in the final of the U20 women’s para 100m. Last month, Holt clocked 13.37 – again lowering
- [World Records for Clifford, Roeger, as Day posts a 100m PB in Sydney](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-records-for-clifford-roeger-as-day-posts-a-100m-pb-in-sydn/) - Members of Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletics team made the most of the competition as part of their final preparations for Gold Coast 2018 at Saturday night’s Sydney Grand Prix. Following on from another thrilling day of performances at the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships, more records would tumble under lights. Jaryd Clifford (Vic) wrapped a momentous
- [Report: 2018 Australian Junior Championships Day 5](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/report-2018-australian-junior-championships-day-5/) - The fifth and final day of the 2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships saw competition that was just as hot as the weather with temperatures soaring into the high 30s. Zane Branco (Qld) set a new meet record in the U20 men’s 200m, powering across the finish line in a time of 20.68 (w1.5) to win
- [Fearnley, Pearson named Co-Captains for Gold Coast 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fearnley-pearson-named-co-captains-for-gold-coast-2018/) - Reigning 100m hurdles World Champion Sally Pearson (Qld) and three-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley (NSW) are today confirmed as Co-Captains of the Australian athletics team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Pearson has been selected for her fourth Commonwealth Games next month, where she will run in the 100m hurdles to defend her
- [The Commonwealth roll into Brisbane](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-commonwealth-roll-into-brisbane/) - With just two weeks until the gun fires in the first event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Queenslanders will get a preview of the Games when some of the best talent in the Commonwealth lines up for the Summer of Athletics Grand Prix meet in Brisbane tonight. Athletes from over a dozen countries, including
- [Denny hammers PB as men’s relay stamp authority](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-hammers-pb-as-mens-relay-stamp-authority/) - Constant heavy rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm by members of the Australian Commonwealth Games team to shine at the Summer of Aths meet in Brisbane last evening. The Athletics Australia meet hosted an impressive line-up of internationals from Commonwealth countries and Japan. The four-year Gold Coast Gold Relay program, looks excitingly well on track for
- [Six juniors added to the World Race Walking team](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/six-juniors-added-to-the-world-race-walking-team/) - Today, Athletics Australia have announced the addition of six junior race walkers to the Australian team for the IAAF World Race Walking Teams Championships to be held in Taicang China 5-6 May 2018. The strong tradition of Australian race walking is in good hands with an impressive crop emerging, especially Declan Tingay and Katie Hayward.
- [57-strong Australian team confirmed for Tampere 2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/57-strong-australian-team-confirmed-for-tampere-2018/) - The Finish city of Tempere will be the destination in July of 57 future stars of Australian track and field as the city will host the 16th IAAF World Under 20 Championships from July 10 to 15. The championships are the pinnacle for junior athletes, where over 160 countries compete for international honours. Athletics Australia’s
- [2018 Australian Half Marathon Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-half-marathon-championships/) - The Sunshine Coast will welcome athletes competing across 21.1km, as the Half Marathon Championship descends on the picturesque course that takes in Maroochydore and Moolooloba. Date: Sunday 19th August, 2018 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD Host Event: 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon (McDonald's Half Marathon) Distance: 21.1km Individual Event: Yes Team Event: Yes If you wish to
- [Stevens ready to defend title on home soil](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/stevens-ready-to-defend-title-on-home-soil/) - One of Australia’s warmest favourites for gold at the Commonwealth Games, Dani Stevens, recently reflected on her great career, the future and of course the Games next week. “I feel really fantastic,” declared Stevens. “I’m turning 30 this year so people label me as a veteran as this will be my third Commonwealth Games this
- [Pearson leading by example at media call](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pearson-leading-by-example-at-media-call/) - With the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletics program just over one week away, our 109-strong Australian Team were on show today for the media call at the team holding camp in Nudgee, Brisbane around one hour north west of the Games village. Team co-captain and reigning 100m hurdles World Champion Sally Pearson (Qld), who is
- [Throws Preview - In form and ready to launch](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/throws-preview-in-form-and-ready-to-launch/) - Javelin thrower Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) is set for her best ever Commonwealth Games performance after an incredibly dominant domestic season where she twice set new national records. Mitchell is just one of a strong contingent of Australian throwers who are gold medal favourites for the Gold Coast Games. The Victorian, who’ll be competing in a
- [Vale: Edwin William Carr (1928-2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-edwin-william-carr-1928-2018/) - Vale: Edwin William Carr (1928-2018) Edwin “Eddie” Carr stepped out from under the long shadow of his famous father, sprinter Edwin “Slip” Carr, to write his name in the records of Australian athletics and forge a career as a talented and dedicated surgeon. Eddie attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School (SCEGS) at North
- [Middle Distance Preview - Ballard defending](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/middle-distance-preview-ballard-defending/) - Womens T54 1500m Angela Ballard (NSW) is a world-class competitor with vast experience, having been selected for a record seven World Para-Athletics Championships. Gold Coast will be her third Commonwealth Games and she would dearly love to defend her T54 1500m crown. Ballard is one of four Australians who come to the Games with a
- [Injured Marathon runner Chris Hamer out](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/injured-marathon-runner-chris-hamer-out/) - Marathon runner Chris Hamer has withdrawn from the Australian team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games due to injury. He only made the switch to marathon last year, after spending the majority of his career as a middle-distance runner. Team Australia press attache, Chris Abbott, said: "Athletics Australia has notified Commonwealth Games Australia that
- [Men’s Long Distance Preview - Tradition continues](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/menrsquos-long-distance-preview-tradition-continues-2/) - Men 5000m Following a scintillating trial race, Morgan McDonald (NSW), Stewart McSweyn (TAS) and David McNeill (VIC) enter the 2018 Commonwealth Games with encouraging form over the 12.5 lap race. Battling oppressive Gold Coast conditions, McDonald (13:19.05) launched a withering kick over the final 200 metres to win the trial and ensure his selection, with
- [Women’s Long Distance Preview - In form with hunger for medals](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/womenrsquos-long-distance-preview-in-form-with-hunger-for-medal-2/) - Women 5000m Australians will have the opportunity to get to know a trio of distance stars set to grace the 5000m and 10,000m events, with Celia Sullohern (NSW), Madeline Hills (NSW) and Eloise Wellings (NSW) securing selection in both distance events. Sullohern, a talented junior athlete, had spent numerous years out of the sport focusing
- [Hurdles Preview - Hopeful hurdles contingent](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hurdles-preview-hopeful-hurdles-contingent/) - Women’s 100m hurdles Unfortunately, the double-defending champion Sally Pearson (Qld) has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games with injury. The 31-year-old had been in line to compete at a fourth Games for Australia but was unable to overcome a recurrence of an Achilles injury that had hampered her preparations in recent weeks. In her absence, Jamaican champion Megan Simmonds looks
- [Denny chases rare hammer/discus double](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-chases-rare-hammerdiscus-double/) - Matthew Denny will use home crowd support to boost his pursuit for a medal double, starting with the hammer throw at Carrara Stadium on Sunday (8 April). The 21-year-old from the Queensland town of Allora (population less than 1000) is aiming to become only the second athlete to medal in both the hammer and discus throw at
- [Track Umpire Des Johnston to read oath](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/track-umpire-des-johnston-to-read-oath/) - Queensland’s Des Johnston is honoured to have been selected to read the official oath at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at Carrara Stadium tonight Wednesday 4 April. “I'm totally overwhelmed actually. It’s not the type of news you get every day,” said Johnston who will be a Track Umpire at the Games.
- [2018 Australian Cross-Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-cross-country-championships/) - Date: Saturday 25th August, 2018 Location: Maleny Golf Club, Sunshine Coast QLD Map: Click Here Timetable as at 01.06.18 Start List as at 22.08.18 Results Technical Regulations The Australian Cross-Country Championships will be delivered by Athletics Australia and Schools Sport Australia. Entries for all age groups will be managed by your state Member Association, please
- [2018 Australian Winter Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-winter-walking-championships/) - Date: Sunday 26th August, 2018 Location: Sunshine Coast Stadium & Lake Kawana Precinct, Queensland Please click here for map. The 2018 Australian Winter Walking Championships will ensure a bumper weekend of Athletics on the Sunshine Coast, with the 2018 Australian Cross-Country Championships to be held the day before. Site Map: Final Timetable Technical Regulations Start
- [2018 Australian Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-road-running-championships/) - Date: Sunday 16th September, 2018 Location: Adelaide, SA Host Event: Westpac City-Bay Fun Run Presented By Sunday Mail Distance: 12km Individual Event: Yes Team Event: No The Westpac City-Bay Fun Run Presented By Sunday Mail has a long history of providing significant assistance to Australia's elite distance runners. Suitably qualified athletes (eight male and eight
- [2018 Australian Marathon Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-marathon-championships/) - Date: Sunday 16th September, 2018 Location: Sydney, NSW Host Event: Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Distance: 42.195km Individual Event: Yes Team Event: Yes Blackmores Sydney Running Festival The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival will welcome Australia's best marathon runners with Athletics Australia partnering with the world-renowned event to deliver the 42.195km championship for men and women. If
- [2018 Australian Mountain Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-mountain-running-championships/) - Date: Sunday 8th April, 2018 Location: Hobart, TAS Individual Event: Yes Team Event: Yes Athletics Australia injunction with The Australian Mountain Running Association deliver the Australian Mountain Running Championships in picturesque Mt Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania. EVENT INFORMATION
- [2018 Australian 100km Championship](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-100km-championship/) - Date: Sunday 10th June, 2018 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Host Event: Gold Coast 100 Run Festival Individual Event: Yes Team Event: Yes If you wish to participate in the Australian 100km Championships click on the button 'Enter to Compete' listed below. Event Information Enter To Compete 100km Course Map
- [And the Gold Coast Games are underway!](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/and-the-gold-coast-games-are-underway/) - A spectacular opening ceremony in Carrara Stadium celebrated the start of the 21st Commonwealth Games, the fifth time they have been held in Australia following Sydney (1938), Perth (1962), Brisbane (1982) and Melbourne (2006) – making Australia the nation that has hosted the most number of Games. The ceremony featured a creative mix of ancient and
- [Achilles injury forces Pearson out of the Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/achilles-injury-forces-pearson-out-of-the-games/) - 2017 world champion hurdler Sally Pearson has withdrawn from the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games through injury. The 31-year-old had been in line to compete at a fourth Games for Australia but was unable to overcome a recurrence of an Achilles injury that had hampered her preparations in recent weeks. Pearson conceded that it was
- [T54 Marathon Preview - Golden prospects](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/t54-marathon-preview-golden-prospects/) - Men T54 Marathon The Australian T54 Men’s marathon team features two athletes with five Paralympic campaigns, two Commonwealth Games appearances and five Para World Championship trips between them. With that long list of achievements, Kurt Fearnley (NSW) and Jake Lappin (VIC) have established themselves throughout the last decade as two of the most dominant wheelchair
- [Crombie and Holt chasing their own world records](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/crombie-and-holt-chasing-their-own-world-records/) - Day 1 action at the Games saw the scoreboards flash with "World Record", first at the Aquatic Centre when Shayna Jack, Bronte Campbell, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell combined for record-shattering all-time best of 3.30.05 in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle, then at the Anna Meares Velodrome the men's 4000m pursuit team of Alex Porter, Sam Welsford, Leigh Howard and Jordan Kerby surprised with
- [Para-athletics Sprint Preview - Golden aspirations](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/para-athletics-sprint-preview-golden-aspirations/) - T35 100m At the Commonwealth Games trials, Isis Holt (Vic) showed she has a liking for the Carrara venue, breaking her own T35 100m world record with a time of 13.37. A few weeks after, at the Australian Junior Championships, she again broke her 100m world record – this time to 13.36. There’s a strong
- [Good Evan’s Done it Again - Evening Session Wrap Day 2 #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/good-evanrsquos-done-it-again-evening-session-wrap-day-2-gc2018-2/) - Evan O’Hanlon has set the Carrara Stadium ablaze with a sensational victory in the final of the men’s T38 100m on the second day of athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The five-time Paralympic and reigning world champion was a convincing winner in 11.09 (0.8m/s) as he added the only accolade
- [World U20 Men’s Field Previews](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/world-u20-menrsquos-field-previews/) - With the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland less than one week away we continue our previews of the 54-strong Australian Team that will take on the world’s best U20 athletes from 10-15 July. Australia will be represented in all mens throws events as well as the long jump, with five of the
- [Athletes almost set - Opportunity knocks for Aussies](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/athletes-almost-set-opportunity-knocks-for-aussies/) - The athletics program of the 21st Commonwealth Games kicks off tomorrow on the Gold Coast with the 107-strong Australian team ready to shine on home soil. Carrara Stadium will host the field and track events, while the race walks will be held on a loop course on the Currumbin Beachfront on Sunday morning (8 April).
- [Jumps Preview - Soaring potential](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jumps-preview-soaring-potential/) - Women's Long Jump Brooke Stratton (Vic) enters the women’s long jump as one of Australia’s best chances for gold. The Commonwealth Games debutant in her final hitout before Gold Coast soared out to her best jump of the season with 6.88m and was an impressive runner-up to Christabel Nettey (CAN). The 24-yr-old first made the
- [Viewing Guide - How to follow all the action](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/viewing-guide-how-to-follow-all-the-action/) - Follow all the action of the XXI Commonwealth Games For the most up-to-date schedule and start lists check the Athletics Daily Schedule at Gold Coast 2018 The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from Wednesday 4 April to Sunday 15 April 2018. Athletics action kicks off on Sunday 8 April
- [Walks Preview - Ambitious strides](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/walks-preview-ambitious-strides/) - Men’s 20km Race Walk Olympic bronze medallist Dane Bird-Smith (QLD) will lead Australia’s male race walking contingent through the streets of the Gold Coast, a course designed with input from the 2017 World Championships sixth-placed athlete. Accompanying Bird-Smith, 27-year old Olympian Rhydian Cowley (VIC) and major championship debutant Michael Hosking (VIC). Bird-Smith’s triumph in Rio
- [Multis Preview - Aussie multi-stars ready](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/multis-preview-aussie-multi-stars-ready/) - Men’s Decathlon After a tremendous junior career, Cedric Dubler (Qld) is now Australia’s leading decathlete. His personal best was set when winning the 2016 Olympic trials where he scored 8114 points to become the third best in Australian history. In qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games Dubler broke a drought for Australian decathletes extending back
- [Jemima and The Birdman win Double Gold - Day 1 Morning Session #CG2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/jemima-and-the-birdman-win-double-gold-day-1-morning-session-cg/) - Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Jemima Montag have won a sensational double-gold for Australia in the 20km Race Walk on the first day of athletics at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. It was the first double gold in athletics since 2006 when Jane Saville and Nathan Deakes also won on home soil. Bird-Smith’s victory
- [Denny, Cleaver and Doyle Deliver - Day 1 Afternoon Session #CG2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/denny-cleaver-and-doyle-deliver-day-1-afternoon-session-cg2018/) - Queenslander Matt Denny has won silver in the men’s hammer in an outstanding display of clutch throwing as he set a new personal best of 74.88m. The throw was also a new state record and consolidated his position as Australia’s fourth-best thrower ever. The 21-year-old was looking down and out after two fouls but dug
- [Fearnley set for Fitting Finale - Session Wrap Day 2 #CG2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fearnley-set-for-fitting-finale-session-wrap-day-2-cg2018/) - Australian Team Co-captain Kurt Fearnley (NSW) received a rockstar’s reception as he was welcomed onto the track for the heats of the men’s T54 1500m at Carrara Stadium to begin his farewell to international track competition. The bemedaled Paralympian looked superb as he placed second in heat two with 3:06.72, faster than the Games record
- [Marvellous Madi’s Magic Mile - Evening Session Wrap Day 3 #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marvellous-madirsquos-magic-mile-evening-session-wrap-day-3-gc2-2/) - Women's T54 1500m West Australian Madi de Rozario captured gold with a commanding performance in the T54 1500m on a night when the heavens opened up and it rained medals at Carrara Stadium. The Australians won eight in total including three silvers and four bronze. The 24-year-old de Rozario, a three-time Paralympic medallist and five-time
- [Small’s Big Record Run - Morning Session Day 5 - #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/smallrsquos-big-record-run-morning-session-day-5-gc2018-2/) - The highlight of this morning's session at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast was undoubtedly Keely Small's record-breaking run in the heats of the women's 800m. The 16-year-old set new all-time Australian Under 18 and Under 20 standards to establish herself as a star of the future. Women’s 800m A trio of Australia two-lappers
- [Marschall’s Meteroic Rise Continues - Day 5 Evening Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschallrsquos-meteroic-rise-continues-day-5-evening-session-g-2/) - Kurtis Marschall’s meteoric rise in international pole vaulting reached its newest peak on the Gold Coast as the young Australian won gold at the Commonwealth Games in a fascinating duel with a former world champion. The young South Australian’s winning leap was a clutch jump at 5.70m which he cleared on the third attempt. Canadian
- [Kennedy’s Bronze in Classy Comp- Friday Day 6 Evening Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedyrsquos-bronze-in-classy-comp-friday-day-6-evening-session-2/) - Women’s Pole Vault Nina Kennedy has won bronze in the women's pole vault at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast with an outstanding performance against a world-class field. The 21-year-old scaled 4.60m in a high-pressure competition to finish third behind Alysha Newman of Canada (4.75m) and Eliza McCartney from New Zealand (4.70m). The calibre
- [Movin’ On Up - Peacock and McDermott medal - Saturday Day 7 Afternoon Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/movinrsquo-on-up-peacock-and-mcdermott-medal-saturday-day-7-af-2/) - In the final session of athletics at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australians have picked up more medals in the field as Hamish Peacock won silver (javelin) and Nicola McDermott bronze (high jump). Men’s Javelin Tasmanian Hamish Peacock has launched the javelin to a silver medal to move up one podium place after a
- [Record Leap as Frayne Soars into Games Final - Morning Session Day 3 #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/record-leap-as-frayne-soars-into-games-final-morning-session-da/) - Queenslander Henry Frayne smashed the Commonwealth Games long jump record in the qualifying round this morning treating the Carrara crowd to one of the best jumps in Australian history. The 27-year-old launched out to 8.34m (1.1 m/s) to eclipse the former standard of teammate Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) who jumped 8.30m in New Delhi in 2010.
- [Gold for Magnificent Mitchell - Evening Session - Day 4 #CG2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-for-magnificent-mitchell-evening-session-day-4-cg2018/) - Kathryn Mitchell's sensational opening throw in the women's javelin set the scene for another superb night of athletics at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast. Australians took gold in four events, secured three silver medal and bagged one bronze on a night to remember. Mitchell won gold as teammates Brandon Starc (High Jump), Cameron Crombie (F38
- [Distance Previews - Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/distance-previews-commonwealth-games/) - Men 10,000m Final 9.10pm Friday A 25-lap journey, the three Australian men selected to take on the Commonwealth were decided on a calm December night in Melbourne, with the Zatopek:10 race doubling as a selection trial. A tactical affair until the final two kilometres, pre-race favourite Patrick Tiernan (QLD) did his utmost to shake Stewart
- [Peacock Longest Qualifier as Gregson Cruises to Final - Day 6 Morning Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/peacock-longest-qualifier-as-gregson-cruises-to-final-day-6-mor/) - Men’s Javelin Tasmanian Hamish Peacock had the longest throw of the day in the men’s javelin qualifying round as he hurled the spear 81.22m to automatically qualify for Saturday’s final. It set the Australian up for a great chance to better his bronze medal from Glasgow in 2014. The throw came on Peacock’s third attempt as earlier
- [Get Ready to #FarewellFearnley - Final Marathon in Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/get-ready-to-farewellfearnley-final-marathon-in-australia/) - Australians are set to feature heavily in the marathons on Sunday morning as the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast come to a close. Action commences from 6:10am when Team Co-captain Kurt Fearnley headlines a contingent of nine Australians who will tackle the gruelling 42.195km event. The marathon starts and finishes in the Southport Broadwater
- [Double Gold for Australia - Fearnley wins Farewell - Day 8 Morning Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/double-gold-for-australia-fearnley-wins-farewell-day-8-morning/) - Double Gold for Australia - Fearnley wins Farewell T54 Men Kurt Fearnley has won his final marathon wearing the green and gold in a dominating performance at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The five-time Paralympian hit the lead in the first 5km and never looked back, crossing for a historic win in 1:30:26. “It doesn’t
- [Bird-Smith and Montag lead Aussie team into World Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bird-smith-and-montag-lead-aussie-team-into-world-race-walking-c/) - Buoyed after tremendous performances at the Commonwealth Games, Australia’s talented race walking squad step back onto the world stage at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in the Chinese city of Taicang this weekend. The team will be spearheaded by newly crowned Commonwealth champions, Dane Bird-Smith and Jemima Montag who will contest the 20km
- [Review of the 10,000m Men’s and 5,000m Women’s](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/review-of-the-10000m-menrsquos-and-5000m-womenrsquos-2/) - Men’s 10000m On a balmy Gold Coast evening, Patrick Tiernan (QLD) and Stewart McSweyn (TAS) lined up in a world class 10,000 metre field, standing shoulder to shoulder with World Championship and Olympic medalists, a testing journey ahead for the pair. An often misunderstood event, the 10,000 metres provides 25-laps of drama for many purists,
- [Junior Success at the Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/junior-success-at-the-commonwealth-games/) - As we reflect on the outstanding performance of our Commonwealth Games team, one of the highlights is the success of the athletes who have come through the Athletics Australia Junior High Performance Program. Athletes from our junior program made up 70 of our 107-strong team, and won 20 of the 36 medals awarded to the
- [Madi’s Major Marathon Triumph](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/madirsquos-major-marathon-triumph-2/) - West Australian Madison de Rozario goes from strength to strength and has added a brilliant victory in the London Marathon to a growing list of accolades. The win against the top women in the world, comes just one week after being crowned the Commonwealth champion on the Gold Coast. The 24-year-old Australian won in a
- [ANZAC DAY - Captain H.H.Hunter - He gave his country all-his body’s might](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/anzac-day-captain-hhhunter-he-gave-his-country-all-his-bodyrsq-2/) - Australian 100 yards record-holder in the early 1900s, Bendigo’s Herbert Humphreys Hunter, was a World War I hero who died in Gallipoli. At the 1904 National championships, Hunter was involved in a dramatic run-off for the 100 yards title, which he won against a great NSW athlete Nigel Barker. Two years earlier Hunter had run
- [Mitchell’s new Australian javelin record ’unexpected’](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mitchellrsquos-new-australian-javelin-record-rsquounexpectedrsqu/) - Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) bettered her recently-set Australian javelin record on Saturday afternoon, a new mark of 68.57m set at the Victorian Open & Para Athletics Track & Field Championships. Just 20 days had passed since Mitchell extended Kim Mickle’s previous national record mark of 66.83m set in 2014. In spite her good form, with Mitchell
- [Australian Little Athletics Championships and Australian Masters Athletics Championships - A generation of champions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-little-athletics-championships-and-australian-masters/) - The past week of athletic competition has seen athletes of multiple generations take to the track and field, embracing the spirit of competition and participation whilst representing their state. Little Athletics Championships The Runaway Bay Sports Centre played host to 224 of the best athletes in the U13 and U15 age groups in Australia, with
- [AOC bestow awards on Norman, Freeman and Boyle](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aoc-bestow-awards-on-norman-freeman-and-boyle/) - The Australian Olympic Committee has bestowed their prestigious award of the Order of Merit, on three greats of track and field at their 2018 Annual General Meeting, held in Sydney today. The accolade is awarded to a person who in the opinion of the AOC Executive has achieved remarkable merit in the sporting world, either
- [2018 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships this weekend on the Gold Coast](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-coles-australian-little-athletics-championships-this-weeken/) - The 2018 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships will be held on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April 2018 at Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre, Gold Coast. The Championships will bring together the best 224 athletes from across Australia in the U13 and U15 age groups who will compete towards achieving national medals and team trophies.
- [VALE Geoffrey Martin OAM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-geoffrey-martin-oam/) - It is hard to imagine that anyone in Australian and Oceania athletics possessed a bigger “wing” than Geoff Martin who passed away on 22 April 2018 - such was the number of the sport’s family who were taken under it. Geoffrey was one of the real characters of national, regional and world athletics over more
- [Australian Masters Athletics Championships are underway in Perth](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-masters-athletics-championships-are-underway-in-perth/) - The VenuesWest Australian Masters Athletics Championships are underway in Perth and continue until Sunday 29 April. The Championships are being held at Western Australian Athletics Stadium (WA Athletics Stadium) which played host to the 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships. There are also non-stadia events for the Cross Country and Road Walk which are being held
- [Shelley Defends as Women Continue Tradition - Day 8 Morning Session #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/shelley-defends-as-women-continue-tradition-day-8-morning-sessi/) - Men's Marathon Michael Shelley (QLD) completed a historic marathon double, as the local Gold Coast resident became the first Commonwealth champion to defend his title since Rob de Castella won both 1982 and 1986 editions of the marathon, running to an emotional victory in 2:16:46. “It’s very special, my first marathon win in Australia, I
- [8 of the greatest moments in 8 magic days of athletics - #GC2018](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/8-of-the-greatest-moments-in-8-magic-days-of-athletics-gc2018/) - From the moment the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games kicked off on Sunday 8 April with the Race Walks, through the spectacular performances at Carrara Stadium, to the final event, the men’s Marathon on the Sunday 15 April, athletics fans were treated to a feast of superb results. With personal records galore and too many magical moments
- [Vale: The Last Hurdle for Fira Dvoskina](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-the-last-hurdle-for-fira-dvoskina/) - Fira Dvoskina may have only arrived in Australia 22 years ago, but she has in that short time made a significant impact on hurdling and sprinting in our country. Sadly, Fira passed away in Sydney yesterday afternoon, aged 83, after battling Myeloma in recent years. Fira coached at all levels, in schools, juniors and the
- [Hot Race and Course Awaits Fearnley in London](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hot-race-and-course-awaits-fearnley-in-london/) - No sooner had he waved to the Gold Coast crowd atop the Commonwealth podium last Sunday than Kurt Fearnley was reaching for his bags and on his way to London. Celebrations of his final race in the green and gold quickly turned to preparing for what is set to be a hotly contested London Marathon
- [Target Talent Program - enhancing pathways for junior and emerging athletes](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/target-talent-program-enhancing-pathways-for-junior-and-emergin/) - Together with athletes, coaches and key stakeholders in the athletics community, Athletics Australia has adapted the existing pathways for junior and emerging athletes with an enhanced Target Talent Program and a pilot Emerging Program. The IAAF decision last year to discontinue the IAAF World Under 18 Championships, together with the AA/AIS’ review around the gap
- [Golden Gold Coast - Michael’s Epic Double](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/golden-gold-coast-michaels-epic-double/) - The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games were full of historic moments, stories about triumph over adversity and tales of resilience. One name that has surely reached legendary status is Queenslander Michael Shelley with his historic win in the marathon, claiming back-to-back titles in the gruelling 42.195km war of attrition. When you think of legends
- [Tallent bounces back to win historic Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tallent-bounces-back-to-win-historic-bronze/) - In an historic morning for Australian race walking, Claire Tallent (SA) displayed career-defining grit and determination in difficult conditions. Bouncing back from a heartbreaking disqualification on the Gold Coast mere weeks ago, Tallent’s tenacity was rewarded with a World Race Walking Team Championships 50km walk bronze medal. Setting a new personal best and national record
- [Podium finish for Frayne at Shanghai Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/podium-finish-for-frayne-at-shanghai-diamond-league/) - On an increasingly rainy evening, the Shanghai Diamond League yielded mixed results for the Australian contingent, as Henry Frayne and Kurtis Marschall recorded top-four finishes, whilst Kelsey Barber, Ryan Gregson and Stewart McSweyn finished mid-pack. Frayne led the Australian group of five athletes, leaping past his previous best result at a Diamond League event (4th
- [Two medals on an historic day for Australian race walking](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/two-medals-on-an-historic-day-for-australian-race-walking/) - Australian race walking continued where it left off at the Commonwealth Games with two medals on day one of the World Race Walking Teams Championships in Taicang China today. Women 50km Walk In an historic morning for Australian race walking, Claire Tallent (SA) displayed career-defining grit and determination in difficult conditions. Bouncing back from a
- [Run for Your Kids this Mother’s Day](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/run-for-your-kids-this-mothers-day/) - At last years annual Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run, there was a very common motivating factor for runners toeing the line. It wasn’t to better a time, gain personal satisfaction or beat a fellow competitor; rather, many runners stated their kids were their source of motivation. While Mother’s Day is traditionally a day for kids
- [Seiko Golden Grand Prix Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/seiko-golden-grand-prix-preview/) - Yanmar Stadium will play host on Sunday to the second leg of the nine-leg IAAF World Challenge tour, as the Seiko Golden Grand Prix takes place in Osaka. 10 Australians travel to Osaka to compete across seven different events, with track and field disciplines well represented, featuring high jumper Brandon Starc, Anneliese Rubie (400m), Brittany
- [Australian teens in form at Melanesian Regional Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-teens-in-form-at-melanesian-regional-championships/) - Two months after a group of the Australian under-18 athletes peaked at the national juniors in March, they have again risen to the occasion and performed brilliantly at the Oceania Melanesian Regional Championships in Port Vila, Vanuatu this week. A team of 100 Australians travelled to an island paradise, to take on the best in
- [Marschall returns, McSweyn debuts: Shanghai Diamond League Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-returns-mcsweyn-debuts-shanghai-diamond-league-preview/) - This weekend marks the second leg of the IAAF Diamond League, as Shanghai Stadium offers the five athlete Australian contingent a 10-hour flight and truly world class competition, with 20 Olympic & World champions in attendance. Australia will be represented by Kurtis Marschall (Pole Vault), Henry Frayne (Long Jump), Kelsey Barber (nee Roberts) (Javelin), Ryan
- [2018 Australian 50km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-50km-race-walking-championships/) - Date: Sunday 2 December Location: Fawkner Park, Melbourne, Victoria Timetable: 7:00am - Men's Australian 50km Race Walk Championships 7:00am - Women's Australian 50km Race Walk Championship 8:00am - Men's Open Invitational 20km Race Walk 8:00am - Women's Open Invitational 20km Race Walk 9:00am - Men's Under 20 Invitational 10km Race Walk 9:00am - Women's Under
- [2018 Australian All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2018-australian-all-schools-championships/) - Date: Friday 7 - Sunday 9 December, 2018 Location: Barlow Park Athletics Centre, Cairns QLD Livestream:
- [Oceania Melanesian Regional Championships Preview](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/oceania-melanesian-regional-championships-preview/) - Over 100 Australian track and field athletes will join 16 other nations from tomorrow competing at the 2018 Oceania Melanesian Regional Championships in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The competition includes events in open and under-18s, with the younger events taking on extra significance as a trial for the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos
- [Australia challenged on day two of World Walks](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-challenged-on-day-two-of-world-walks/) - The final two events of the IAAF World Race Walking Teams Championships were held in humid conditions in Taicang China today. Australia fielded full teams in both events but it was a challenging day for the green and gold squad. In a difficult day for the Australian Men’s 20 kilometre team, Rhydian Cowley (VIC) walked
- [Coles Nitro Schools National Final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coles-nitro-schools-national-final/) - Coles Nitro Schools National Final is a team based competition with a mixture of new and traditional events. It is school against school with a new point scoring table and opportunities to be strategic. With bigger teams and more events it is about working together and having fun. Coles Nitro School National Final Date: 10th

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- [Lexi Classification](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/) - LExi Classification Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification LEXI is the system that explains Para Sport classification, which groups athletes and enables competition. Unisex figures use traffic‑light colours to illustrate areas of reduced coordination, movement or vision. Find out more about Para Athletics classifications. Track Classifications T11 | T12 | T12 (T11/12) | T13
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- [AA LAA Unification FAQs](https://www.athletics.com.au/aa-laa-unification-faqs/) - AA and LAA Unification FAQs Home | AA LAA Unification FAQs How is today’s announcement different from what was announced in December last year? In December 2025 AA and LAA announced key terms had been agreed in-principle to unify the sports at a national level. Since then, the two organisations have been diligently working through
- [Paralympic](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/paralympic/) - Paralympic Home | Participant Hub | Paralympic The Paralympic Program The purpose of Australian Athletics Paralympic Program is to drive a sustainable and engaged HP system committed to Benchmark Event (BME) gold medals, inspiring a nation through our success and behaviour. The purpose of the Australian Athletics Paralympic Pathway is to facilitate a national partnership
- [Event Hubs](https://www.athletics.com.au/fan-hub/event-hubs/) - 2026 chemist warehouse summer series Event Hub Home | Fan Hub | Event Hubs
- [F60](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f60/) - F60 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F60 Transplant Recipient F60 is for field athletes who have received a transplant of solid organ or bone marrow. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [T60](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t60/) - T60 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T60 Transplant Recipient F60 is for track athletes who have received a transplant of solid organ or bone marrow. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T60 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t60-jump/) - T60 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T60 – Jump Transplant Recipient F60 is for jump athletes who have received a transplant of solid organ or bone marrow. See more jump classifications What is Lexi?
- [T21 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t21-jump/) - T21 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T21 – Jump Intellectually Impaired Is for athletes with an Intellectual disability and significant other impairments. They have a restriction in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour which affects conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills as well as other impairments which affect their everyday life.
- [T21](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t21/) - T21 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T21 Intellectually Impaired Is for athletes with an Intellectual disability and significant other impairments. They have a restriction in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour which affects conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills as well as other impairments which affect their everyday life. These impairments
- [T01 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t01-jump/) - T01 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T01 – Jump Hearing Impaired T01 for jumpers who have a hearing loss of 55dB / 3FAHL more in their better ear. 55db range and beyond is a severe to profound hearing loss. See more jump classifications What is Lexi?
- [F01](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f01/) - F01 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F01 Hearing Impaired T01 for field athletes who have a hearing loss of 55dB / 3FAHL more in their better ear. 55db range and beyond is a severe to profound hearing loss. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [T01](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t01/) - T01 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T01 Hearing Impaired T01 for runners who have a hearing loss of 55dB / 3FAHL more in their better ear. 55db range and beyond is a severe to profound hearing loss. See more track classifications
- [High Performance](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/) - Teams & Competitions Home | Participant Hub | High Performance Represent AustraliaAustralian Athletics sends a variety of teams to international competition across the 4-year Olympic / Paralympic cycle.View the individual event listing for information on representative teams. View the international event calendar 2026 Teams Summary Team StaffAustralian teams require a wide variety of Team Staff
- [High Performance Coaching](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance-coaching/) - High Performance Coaching Home | Participant Hub | High Performance Coaching Consideration for Team Coach RolesTo be considered for a team coach position on international teams please see the section on Team Staff. Women in High Performance Coaching Program The Australian Athletics’ (AA) Women in High Performance Coaching Program, launched in November 2022 with AIS
- [Wellbeing Hub](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/) - Performance Wellbeing Hub Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub At Australian Athletics, we believe wellbeing is the foundation of sustainable high performance. Guided by our High Performance Strategy and the AIS Win Well philosophy, we are committed to supporting athletes, coaches, and staff to not only perform at their best, but
- [NASS](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/nass/) - National athlete support structure Home | Participant Hub | NASS About NASS Australian Athletics' (AA) National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) is a system that supports Australian athletes who have demonstrated the greatest potential to achieve AA's and the AIS's targets at Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. The NASS selection process identifies
- [Personal Development](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/personal-development/) - Personal development Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub | Personal Development Personal development is about building the skills, confidence, and balance that help you thrive both in and out of sport. This space is designed to support you as you develop new strengths, manage life’s demands, and explore opportunities that will
- [Financial Wellness](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/financial-wellness/) - Financial Wellness Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub | Financial Wellness Financial wellbeing is a key part of living and performing at your best. For athletes, managing income, expenses, and planning for life beyond sport can be challenging, but it’s also empowering. Understanding your finances helps reduce stress, build confidence, and
- [Community Engagement, Culture & Connection](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/community-engagement-culture-connection/) - Community Engagement, Culture & Connection Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub | Community Engagement, Culture & Connection Engaging with your community is more than giving back, it’s about building relationships, finding purpose, and creating balance outside of sport. Strong community connections can improve mental health, boost resilience, and provide a sense
- [Education and Career](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/education-and-career/) - Education and career Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub | Education and Career Balancing sport with study and career is a vital part of building a sustainable future. Education and work experience not only give you skills beyond competition, but also provide stability, perspective, and opportunities for life after sport. This
- [Mental and Emotional Health](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/high-performance/wellbeing-hub/mental-and-emotional-health/) - Mental and Emotional Health Home | Participant Hub | High Performance | Wellbeing Hub | Mental and Emotional Health Wellbeing is the foundation for sustainable performance and a healthy life beyond sport. This page brings together trusted resources and support services to help athletes, and their support network look after their mental and emotional health.
- [Australian Athletics Toolkit](https://www.athletics.com.au/aa-brand-toolkit/) - Australian Athletics Brand Toolkit Home | Australian Athletics Toolkit In January 2025, Australian Athletics rebranded with a bold new identity that reflects the sport’s evolution and growth, connects to its storied legacy and sets its sights on an exciting future. Previously known as Athletics Australia, this transformation goes beyond a name change, introducing a striking new
- [F64 (F43/44/62/64)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f64-f43-44-62-64/) - F64 (F43/44/62/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F64 (F43/44/62/64) Limb Impaired F64 is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both lower legs or the absence of legs below the knee. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up for javelin, and across the
- [F64 (F42/43/44/61/62/63/64)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f64-f42-43-44-61-62-63-64/) - F64 (F42/43/44/61/62/63/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F64 (F42/43/44/61/62/63/64) Limb Impaired F64 is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both legs or the absence of limbs. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up for javelin, and across the throwing circle in shot
- [F63 (F42/61/63)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f63-f42-61-63/) - F63 (F42/61/63) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F63 (F42/61/63) Limb Impaired F63 is for field athletes with a moderate impairment in one leg or the absence of legs above the knee. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up for javelin, and across the throwing circle in
- [F57 (F56/57)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f57-f56-57/) - F57 (F56/57) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F57 (F56/57) Limb Impaired F57 is for field athletes with movement affected to a low degree in one leg, moderately in both feet or the absence of limbs. These athletes all have to compensate for significant asymmetry in power from the legs but
- [F57](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f57/) - F57 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F57 Limb Impaired F57 is for field athletes with movement affected to a low degree in one leg, moderately in both feet or the absence of limbs. These athletes all have to compensate for significant asymmetry in power from the legs but have full
- [F56 (F55/56)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f56-f55-56/) - F56 (F55/56) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F56 (F55/56) Limb Impaired F56 is for field athletes who have an increasing degree of impairment affecting the legs, or the absence of limbs. These throwers generate power through a full range arm movement, and are close to optimum sitting height when the
- [F56 (F54/55/56)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f56-f54-55-56/) - F56 (F54/55/56) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F56 (F54/55/56) Limb Impaired F56 is for field athletes who have available movement affected to an increasing degree from the top of the legs down to the feet, or the absence of limbs. These throwers generate power through a full range arm movement,
- [F56](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f56/) - F56 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F56 Limb Impaired F56 is for field athletes who have available movement affected to an increasing degree from the top of the legs down to the feet, or the absence of limbs. These throwers generate power through a full range arm movement, and are
- [F55 (F54/55)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f55-f54-55/) - F55 (F54/55) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F55 (F54/55) Limb Impaired F55 is for field athletes with movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs, or the absence of limbs. These throwers generate power through an almost full range of body and arm movement, and are close
- [F55](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f55/) - F55 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F55 Limb Impaired F55 is for field athletes with movement affected to a high degree in the legs or the absence of limbs. These throwers generate power through an almost full range of body and arm movement, and are close to optimum sitting height
- [F54 (F53/54)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f54-f53-54/) - F54 (F53/54) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F54 (F53/54) Limb Impaired F54 is for field athletes with movement affected to a high degree in the mid-trunk and legs. All throw whilst seated and generate power through a full range of arm, shoulder and chest movement. See more field
- [F54](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f54/) - F54 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F54 Limb Impaired F54 is for field athletes with movement affected to a high degree in the mid-trunk and legs. All throw whilst seated and generate power through a full range of arm, shoulder and chest movement. See more field classifications
- [F53 (F51/52/53)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f53-f51-52-53/) - F53 (F51/52/53) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F53 (F51/52/53) Limb Impaired F53 is for field athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs with hand grip affected to a low level. All throw whilst seated and generate inertia using their chest, upper-back and shoulders.
- [F52 (F51/52)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f52-f51-52/) - F52 (F51/52) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F52 (F51/52) Limb Impaired F52 is for field athletes who have movement affected to a high degree of in the trunk, hands and legs, with arm movement affected to a low degree. All throw whilst seated and rely on their shoulders and arm
- [F53](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f53/) - F53 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F53 Limb Impaired F53 is for field athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs with hand grip affected at a low level. All throw whilst seated and generate inertia using their chest, upper-back and shoulders.
- [F52](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f52/) - F52 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F52 Limb Impaired F52 is for field athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk, hands and legs, with arm movement affected to a low degree. All throw whilst seated and rely on their shoulders and arm length to generate
- [F51](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f51/) - F51 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F51 Limb Impaired F51 is for field athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk, legs and hands, and low to moderate degree affecting arm movement. CLUB All throw whilst seated and rely on their shoulders and arm length to
- [F46 (F45/46)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f46-f45-46/) - F46 (F45/46) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F46 (F45/46) Limb Impaired F46 is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both arms or the absence of limbs. These athletes have to transmit power from hips and legs into the throw. See
- [F46](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f46/) - F46 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F46 Limb Impaired F46 is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both arms or the absence of limbs. These athletes have to transmit power from hips and legs into the throw. See more field classifications
- [F44 (F43/44)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f44-f43-44/) - F44 (F43/44) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F44 (F43/44) Limb Impaired F44 is for field athletes with available movement moderately affected in one or both lower legs. SHOT PUT Shot putters have difficulty focussing on foot placement around the throwing circle, reducing the ability to precisely spin round to release
- [F44 (F42/43/44)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f44-f42-43-44/) - F44 (F42/43/44) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F44 (F42/43/44) Limb Impaired F44 is for field athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both legs. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up for javelin, and across the throwing circle in shot and discus.
- [F44](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f44/) - F44 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F44 Limb Impaired F44 is for field athletes with available movement moderately affected in one lower leg. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up javelin, and across the throwing circle in shot and discus. See more
- [F43](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f43/) - F43 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F43 Limb Impaired F43 is for field athletes with available movement moderately affecting both lower legs. These athletes have to adjust for asymmetric balance; in the run-up for javelin, and across the throwing circle in shot and discus. See
- [F42](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f42/) - F42 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F42 Limb Impaired F42 is for field athletes with movement moderately affected in one leg. SHOT PUT Shot putters modify their technique due to the instability of the affected leg. DISCUS Discus throwers adjust for asymmetric balance in both the start position and running
- [F41 (F40/41)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f41-f40-41/) - F41 (F40/41) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F41 (F40/41) Short statured F41 is for field athletes with short stature. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [F41](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f41/) - F41 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F41 Short statured F41 is for field athletes with short stature. Adults standing height less than or equal to 145cm (males)/ 137cm (females) and arm length less than or equal to 66cm (males)/ 63cm (females) and standing heigh plus arm length less than or
- [F40](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f40/) - F40 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F40 Short statured F40 is for field athletes with short stature. Adults standing height less than or equal to 130cm (males)/ 125cm (females) and arm length less than or equal to 59cm (males)/ 57cm (females) and standing heigh plus arm length less than or
- [F38 (F37/38)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f38-f37-38/) - F38 (F37/38) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F38 (F37/38) Coordination Impaired F38 is for field athletes with low level impairment affecting the lower trunk and legs, down one side or the whole body. These athletes have to compensate for asymmetry and slightly reduced co-ordination of muscle movement.
- [F38](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f38/) - F38 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F38 Coordination Impaired F38 is for field athletes with coordination and movement affected to a low degree in the lower trunk and legs, down one side or the whole body. These athletes have to compensate for asymmetry and slightly reduced co-ordination of muscle movement.
- [F37](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f37/) - F37 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F37 Coordination Impaired F37 is for field athletes with a moderately affected coordination and movement down one side. JAVELIN Javelin throwers have to compensate for asymmetry, which affects the technique and balance during the leg crossover in the run-up. SHOT PUT Shot putters have
- [F36](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f36/) - F36 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F36 Coordination Impaired F36 is for field athletes with movement and coordination affected at a low to moderate degree in the body, arms and legs. These athletes have to compensate for the reduced co-ordination of muscle movements, which affects grasp, reach and balance.
- [F35](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f35/) - F35 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F35 Coordination Impaired F35 is for field athletes with a moderately affected movement and coordination of the legs. Some also affected to a low degree in the arms. These athletes minimise the affect of their impairment by precisely timing the release phase of the
- [F34 (F33/34)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f34-f33-34/) - F34 (F33/34) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F34 (F33/34) Coordination Impaired F34 is for field athletes with movement affected to a low degree in the trunk and arms with highly affected legs. These athletes minimise the affect of their impairment by precisely timing the release phase of the throw.
- [F34](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f34/) - F34 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F34 Coordination Impaired F34 is for field athletes with movement affected to a low degree in the trunk and arms with highly affected legs. These athletes minimise the affect of their impairment by precisely timing the release phase of the throw. See more
- [F33](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f33/) - F33 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F33 Coordination Impaired F33 is for field athletes with a moderately affected movement and coordination across the whole body, or affecting part of the body with movement affected to a high degree in the legs. These athletes all have balance co-ordination problems that challenge
- [F32 (F31/32)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f32-f31-32/) - F32 (F31/32) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F32 (F31/32) Coordination Impaired F32 is for field athletes with movement and coordination affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs, with addition of affected arms and hands. These athletes throw whilst seated and achieve consistency through overcoming involuntary muscle movements.
- [F32](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f32/) - F32 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F32 Coordination Impaired F32 is for field athletes with movement and coordination affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs, with addition of affected arms and hands. These athletes throw whilst seated and achieve consistency through overcoming involuntary muscle movements.
- [F20](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f20/) - F20 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F20 Intellectually Impaired F20 is for field athletes who have an intellectual impairment. They find it hard to understand and apply new techniques and strategies, and to cope with busy competition environments. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [F13 (F12/13)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f13-f12-13/) - F13 (F12/13) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F13 (F12/13) Vision Impaired F13 is for field athletes with a visual impairment. Their vision has a maximum a radius of twenty degrees, and/or the ability to recognise a tennis-ball sized object at a maximum of five metres. See more field classifications
- [F12](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f12/) - F12 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F12 Vision Impaired F12 is for field athletes with a visual impairment. These throwers have a moderate visual impairment. They have a restricted field of view or their central vision is a blur. Athletes have the option to use a sighted guide. See more
- [F12 (F11/12)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f12-f11-12/) - F12 (F11/12) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F12 (F11/12) Vision Impaired F12 is for field athletes with a visual impairment. These throwers with a moderate visual impairment. They have a restricted field of view or their central vision is a blur. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [F13](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f13/) - F13 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F13 Vision Impaired F13 is for field athletes with a visual impairment. Their vision has a maximum a radius of twenty degrees, and/or the ability to recognise a tennis-ball sized object at a maximum of five metres. Athletes are not eligible for a sighted
- [F11](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f11/) - F11 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F11 Vision Impaired F11 is for field athletes with a near-total visual impairment. All compete in blacked-out glasses. See more field classifications What is Lexi?
- [T64 (T44/64) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t64-t44-64/) - T64 (T44/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T64 (T44/64) – Jump Lower Limb Impaired HIGH JUMP T64 is for high jumpers with available movement moderately affected in one lower leg or the absence of one leg below the knee. They have to work at maintaining an even stride in the
- [T64 (T44/62/64) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t64-t44-62-64/) - T64 (T44/62/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T64 (T44/62/64) – Jump Lower Limb Impaired LONG JUMP T64 is for long jumpers with available movement moderately affected in one lower leg, or the absence of one or both legs below the knee. They have unaffected thigh muscles providing good stability through
- [T63 (T42/63) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t63-t42-63/) - T63 (T42/63) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T63 (T42/63) – Jump Lower Limb Impaired HIGH JUMP T63 is for high jumpers with available movement moderately affected in one leg or the absence of limbs above the knee. All have to generate balance and propulsion from one leg only. See more
- [T63 (T42/61/63) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t63-t42-61-63/) - T63 (T42/61/63) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T63 (T42/61/63) – Jump Lower Limb Impaired LONG JUMP T63 is for jumpers with available movement moderately affected in one leg or the absence of limbs above the knee. They must focus harder to sense where they are in relation to the run-up
- [T47 (T45/46/47) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t47-t45-46-47/) - T47 (T45/46/47) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T47 (T45/46/47) – Jump Coordination Impaired T47 is for athletes with movement affected at a low to moderate degree in one arm or the absence of limbs. LONG JUMP Long jumpers adjust for asymmetric upper body balance, which can influence their choice of
- [T38 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t38/) - T38 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T38 – Jump Coordination Impaired LONG JUMP T38 is for long jumpers with movement affected to a low degree in the lower trunk and legs, down one side or the whole body. They compensate for reduced co-ordination across the stride, arm drive and overall
- [T37 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t37/) - T37 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T37 – Jump Coordination Impaired LONG JUMP T37 is for long jumpers with movement moderately affected down one side. They have to compensate for asymmetry in the start, stride and overall power distribution during the take-off. See more jump classifications What is Lexi?
- [T36 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t36/) - T36 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T36 – Jump Coordination Impaired LONG JUMP T36 is for long jumpers with who have movement affected in all four limbs affected at a low to moderate degree. They compensate for involuntary movements which impacts the start of the run-up, balance, stride pattern and
- [T20 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t20/) - T20 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T20 – Jump Intellectually Impaired T20 is for jumpers who have an intellectual impairment. LONG JUMP Long jumpers may have difficulty when retaining competition information, which affects their ability to alter technique or tactics. TRIPLE JUMP Triple jumpers find it hard to absorb information
- [T13 (T12/13) - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t13-t12-13/) - T13 (T12/13) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T13 (T12/13) – Jump Vision Impaired HIGH JUMP T13 is for high jumpers with a visual impairment. They have a restricted field and depth of view affecting take-off precision. See more jump classifications What is Lexi?
- [T13 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t13/) - T13 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T13 – Jump Vision Impaired LONG JUMP T13 is for long jumpers with a visual impairment. These long jumpers have a minimal visual impairment, affecting depth perception for the jump take-off. Athletes have the option to use a sighted guide. See more jump classifications
- [T11 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t11/) - T11 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T11 – Jump Vision Impaired LONG JUMP T11 is for long jumpers with a near-total visual impairment. All compete in blacked-out glasses. A sighted guide assists with run-up direction and take-off timing. See more jump classifications What is Lexi?
- [T12 - Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/t12/) - T12 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump | T12 – Jump Vision Impaired LONG JUMP T12 is for long jumpers with a visual impairment. They can recognise a moving object at a distance of roughly one metre. They count strides to hit the take-off board correctly. See more jump classifications What
- [T72 (T71/72)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t72-t71-72/) - T72 (T71/72) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T72 (T71/72) Coordination Impaired- Frame Running T72 is for frame runner track athletes who have movement and coordination moderately affected in the trunk and legs. They use a 3-wheeled running frame for balance, which focusses all the power in their legs to drive
- [T72](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t72/) - T72 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T72 Coordination Impaired- Frame Running T72 is for frame runner track athletes who have movement and coordination moderately affected in the trunk and legs. They use a 3-wheeled running frame for balance, which focusses all the power in their legs to drive forward.
- [T71](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t71/) - T71 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T71 Coordination Impaired- Frame Running T71 is for frame runner track athletes who have movement highly affected in the trunk and legs. They use a 3-wheeled running frame for balance, using its stability they can generate forward power.
- [T64 (T44/64)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t64-t44-64/) - T64 (T44/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T64 (T44/64) Lower Limb Impaired T64 is for athletes with movement moderately affected in one lower leg or the absence of one leg below the knee. All have difficulty accelerating evenly out of the blocks and maintaining an even stride, particularly in the
- [T64 (T44/62/64)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t64-t44-62-64/) - T64 (T44/62/64) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T64 (T44/62/64) Lower Limb Impaired T64 is for athletes with movement moderately affected in one lower leg or the absence of one or both legs below the knee. They have difficulty accelerating evenly out of the blocks and maintaining an even stride, particularly
- [T64](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t64/) - T64 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T64 Lower Limb Impaired T64 is for athletes with the absence of one leg below the knee. All have difficulty accelerating evenly out of the blocks and maintaining an even stride, particularly in the drive phase of the race.
- [T63 (T42/63)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t63-t42-63/) - T63 (T42/63) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T63 (T42/63) Lower Limb Impaired T63 is for runners with movement moderately affected in one leg or the absence of limbs above the knee. All have difficulty accelerating out of the blocks and maintaining an even stride pattern.
- [T63 (T42/61/63)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t63-t42-61-63/) - T63 (T42/61/63) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T63 (T42/61/63) Lower Limb Impaired T63 is for runners with movement moderately affected in one leg or the absence of limbs above the knee. All have difficulty accelerating out of the blocks and maintaining an even stride pattern.
- [T63](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t63/) - T63 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T63 Lower Limb Impaired T63 is for runners with the absence of one leg above the knee and use a prosthetic running blade with an inbuilt knee joint. All have difficulty accelerating out of the blocks.
- [T62](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t62/) - T62 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T62 Lower Limb Impaired T62 is for athletes with the absence of both legs below the knee and use prosthetics. All have difficulty accelerating out of the blocks. See more track classifications What is
- [T61](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t61/) - T61 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T61 Lower Limb Impaired T61 is for athletes with absence of both legs above the knee and use prosthetic running blades. They generate power and balance using their body and arms. See more track classifications
- [T54 (T53/54)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t54-t53-54/) - T54 (T53/54) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T54 (T53/54) Limb Impaired- compete seated T54 is for wheelchair track athletes who have full function in their body with moderately or highly affected movement in the legs or the absence of limbs. All generate power through the full range of body and
- [T54 (T52/53/54)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t54-t52-53-54/) - T54 (T52/53/54) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T54 (T52/53/54) Limb Impaired- compete seated T54 is for wheelchair track athletes who have full function in their body with moderately or highly affected movement in the legs or the absence of limbs. All generate power through the full range of body and
- [T54](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t54/) - T54 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T54 Limb Impaired- compete seated T54 is for wheelchair track athletes who have full function in their body with moderately or highly affected movement in the legs or the absence of legs. All generate power through the full range of body and arm movements,
- [T53 (T52/53)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t53-t52-53/) - T53 (T52/53) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T53 (T52/53) Limb Impaired- compete seated T53 is for wheelchair track athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the mid-trunk and legs. Some also have available movement affected at low degree in the arms. These athletes generate power solely from
- [T53](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t53/) - T53 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T53 Limb Impaired- compete seated T53 is for wheelchair track athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs. These athletes generate power solely from the arms and shoulders and have to stop pushing when using the compensator; the
- [T52 (51/52)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t52-51-52/) - T52 (T51/52) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T52 (51/52) Limb Impaired- compete seated T52 is for wheelchair track athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs, with a low to moderate level affecting the arms and shoulders. These athletes generate forward power by primarily
- [T52](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t52/) - T52 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T52 Limb Impaired- compete seated T52 is for wheelchair track athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk and legs, with a low level in the arms and shoulders. These athletes generate forward power by primarily using their biceps to
- [T51](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t51/) - T51 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T51 Limb Impaired- compete seated T51 is for wheelchair track athletes who have movement affected to a high degree in the trunk, legs and hands, and moderately affected shoulder movement. These athletes generate forward power by primarily using their biceps to pull the wheelchair
- [T47 (T45/46/47)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t47-t45-46-47/) - T47 (T45/46/47) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T47 (T45/46/47) Limb Impaired T47 is for runners with movement affected at a low to moderate degree in one arm or the absence of limbs. They adjust for asymmetric upper body balance. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T47](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t47/) - T47 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T47 Limb Impaired T47 is for runners with movement affected at a low to moderate degree in one arm or the absence of limbs. They adjust for asymmetric upper body balance. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T46 (T45/46)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t46-t45-46/) - T46 (T45/46) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T46 (T45/46) Limb Impaired T46 is for runners with a moderate or high degree of impairment in one or both arms or the loss of limbs. These athletes generate drive almost exclusively using the legs with reduced counterbalance from the arms.
- [T45](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t45/) - T45 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T45 Limb Impaired T45 is for runners with movement affected to a high degree of in the arms the absence of both arms. These athletes generate drive almost exclusively using the legs without counterbalance from the arms. See more track
- [T44 (T43/44)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t44-t43-44/) - T44 (T43/44) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T44 (T43/44) Limb Impaired T44 is for athletes with movement affected at a low or moderate degree in one or both lower legs. All have difficulty accelerating evenly out of the blocks. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T44](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t44/) - T44 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T44 Limb Impaired T44 is for athletes with movement affected at a low or moderate degree in one lower leg. They have unaffected knee joints allowing for controlled power delivery but they must focus harder to sense and grip the track surface whilst maintaining
- [T43](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t43/) - T43 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T43 Limb Impaired T43 is for athletes with movement moderate affected in both lower legs. These runners have unaffected thigh muscles providing good stability through the running cycle. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T42](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t42/) - T42 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T42 Limb Impaired T42 is for athletes with movement moderately affected in one leg or the absence of limbs. They adjust for asymmetric balance in both the start position and running pattern. They drive from the hips and core to propel themselves.
- [T41](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t41/) - T41 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T41 Short Stature F41 is for field athletes with short stature. Adults standing height less than or equal to 145cm (males)/ 137cm (females) and arm length less than or equal to 66cm (males)/ 63cm (females) and standing height plus arm length less than or
- [T40](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t40/) - T40 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T40 Short Stature F40 is for field athletes with short stature. Adults standing height less than or equal to 130cm (males)/ 125cm (females) and arm length less than or equal to 59cm (males)/ 57cm (females) and standing heigh plus arm length less than
- [T38 (T37/38)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t38-t37-38/) - T38 (T37/38) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T38 (T37/38) Coordination Impaired T38 is for athletes with movement and coordination affected to a low degree in the lower trunk and legs, whole body or a low to moderate degree down one side. These runners compensate for reduced co-ordination across the stride,
- [T38](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t38/) - T38 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T38 Coordination Impaired T38 is for athletes with movement and coordination affected to a low degree in the lower trunk and legs, down one side or the whole body. They show asymmetry and slightly reduced co-ordination of muscle movement. Their running style is smoothed
- [T37](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t37/) - T37 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T37 See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T36](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t36/) - T36 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T36 Coordination Impaired T36 is for athletes with who have movement and coordination affected in all four limbs affected from a low to moderate level. These athletes have to compensate for asymmetric stride and the reduced co-ordination of muscle movements. See
- [T11](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t11/) - T11 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T11 Vision Impaired T11 is for runners with a near-total visual impairment. Some can make out an object at 25cm but all compete in blacked-out glasses, with a sighted guide runner. See more track classifications What is LEXI?
- [T35](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t35/) - T35 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T35 Coordination Impaired T35 is for runners with a moderately affected in the legs. Some also have movement or coordination affected to a low degree in the trunk and arms. These athletes achieve speed by utilising a short, fast stride. See more
- [T34 (T33/34)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t34-t33-34/) - T34 (T33/34) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T34 (T33/34) Coordination Impaired T34 is for wheelchair track athletes with movement affected to a low degree in the trunk and arms, or to a moderate degree in the trunk and arms. All have a high level of impairment affecting the legs. These
- [T34](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t34/) - T34 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T34 Coordination Impaired T34 is for wheelchair track athletes with movement affected to a low degree in the trunk and arms, and a high degree affecting the legs. These athletes have to compensate for the reduced co-ordination of muscle movements. See more track
- [T33](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t33/) - T33 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T33 Coordination Impaired T33 is for wheelchair track athletes with movement affected to a high degree in the legs and to moderate degree in the trunk, arms and hands. These athletes have to compensate for the reduced co-ordination of muscle movements. See more track
- [T20](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t20/) - T20 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T20 Intellectually Impaired T20 is for track athletes who have an intellectual impairment. They find it hard to absorb information and apply race-plans and tactics, especially in busy competition environments. See more track classifications What is Lexi?
- [T13 (T12/13)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t13-t12-13/) - T13 (T12/13) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T13 (T12/13) Vision Impaired T13 is for runners with a visual impairment. Their vision is constricted to a radius of less than twenty degrees, and/or the ability to recognise a tennis-ball sized object at a maximum of five metres. Athletes are not eligible
- [T13](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t13/) - T13 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T13 Vision Impaired T13 is for runners with a visual impairment. They have a restricted field of view, their peripheral vision is limited and central vision can be a blur. Athletes are not eligible to use a guide. See more track classifications What is
- [T12 (T11/12)](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t12-t11-12/) - T12 (T11/12) Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T12 (T11/12) Vision Impaired T12 is for runners with a visual impairment. Their vision is constricted to a radius of less than five degrees and/or the ability to recognise a moving object at a distance of one metre. Athletes have the option to
- [T12](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t12/) - T12 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T12 Vision Impaired T12 is for runners with a visual impairment.Athletes who have very low vision in both eyes and is constricted to a radius of less than five degrees and/or the ability to recognise a moving object at a distance of one metre.
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- [F21](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/f21/) - F21 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field | F21 Intellectually Impaired Is for athletes with an Intellectual disability and significant other impairments. They have a restriction in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour which affects conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills as well as other impairments which affect their everyday life. These impairments
- [World Ranking Competitions and Venue Requirements in Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/world-ranking-competitions-and-venue-requirements-in-australia/) - WORLD RANKING COMPETITIONS AND VENUE REQUIREMENT IN AUSTRALIA Home | World Ranking Competitions and Venue Requirements in Australia Version 14 January 2025 Since 1 January 2023, World Athletics has implemented its World Rankings Competitions permit system. The definition of “World Rankings Competitions” (WRC) is (from World Athletics Contents, Rules and Definitions): World Athletics does not
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- [T46](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/t46/) - T46 Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track | T46 Limb Impaired T46 is for runners with movement moderately or highly affected in one or both arms or the absence of limbs. These athletes generate drive almost exclusively using the legs with reduced counterbalance from the arms.
- [Jump](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/jump/) - LExi test Page Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Jump T11 T11 is for runners with a near-total visual impairment. Some can make out an object at 25cm but all compete in blacked-out glasses, with a sighted guide runner.
- [Track](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/track/) - LExi test Page Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Track T11 T11 is for runners with a near-total visual impairment. Some can make out an object at 25cm but all compete in blacked-out glasses, with a sighted guide runner.
- [Field](https://www.athletics.com.au/participant-hub/lexi-classification/field/) - LExi test Page Home | Participant Hub | Lexi Classification | Field T11 T11 is for runners with a near-total visual impairment. Some can make out an object at 25cm but all compete in blacked-out glasses, with a sighted guide runner.
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## Athletes

- [Layla Sharp](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/layla-sharp/)
- [Declan Tingay](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/declan-tingay/) - Declan Tingay is a leading Australian race walker who has competed at the Olympics and world championships.
- [Torrie Lewis](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/torrie-lewis/) - Torrie Lewis is an Australian sprinter, national champion and 100m Australian record holder.
- [Connor Bond](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/connor-bond/)
- [Augustine Nketia Junior](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/augustine-nketia-junior/) - Augustine Nketia Junior is a 400m sprinter from Australia competing at the 2025 World Championships.
- [Abbey Caldwell](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/abbey-caldwell/) - Abbey Caldwell is an Australian middle-distance runner, Commonwealth Games medallist, World Cross Country Championships medallist and national champion.
- [Aidan Murphy](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/aidan-murphy/) - Aidan Murphy is a leading Australian sprinter from Adelaide. He competes in the 100m, 200m and 400m.
- [Gout Gout](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/gout-gout/) - Gout Gout is an Australian sprinter, 200m national record holder and global medallist competing in track and field.
- [Peyton Craig](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/peyton-craig/) - Peyton Craig is one of Australia's best ever 800m athletes. He won a medal at the World U20 Championships.
- [Alexander McKillop](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/alexander-mckillop/)
- [Makayla Elcoate](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/makayla-elcoate/)
- [Coco Espie](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/coco-espie/)
- [Briseis Brittain](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/briseis-brittain/)
- [Will Short](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/will-short/)
- [Niamh Mac Alasdair](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/niamh-mac-alasdair/)
- [Nathan Jason](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/nathan-jason/) - Nathan Jason is a very talented Australian para-athlete who will compete at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
- [Michael Shippley](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/michael-shippley/)
- [Liam Kernick](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/liam-kernick/)
- [Lexie Brown](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/lexie-brown/)
- [Jordan Fairweather](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jordan-fairweather/)
- [Jack Netting](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jack-netting/)
- [Akeesha Snowden](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/akeesha-snowden/) - Akeesha Snowden is an Australian Para athlete who competes in the sprints.
- [Jackson Love](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jackson-love/)
- [Cooper Robb-Jackson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cooper-robb-jackson/)
- [Ben Eppelstun](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ben-eppelstun/)
- [Ullrich Muller](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ullrich-muller/)
- [Samuel Allen](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/samuel-allen/)
- [Telaya Blacksmith](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/telaya-blacksmith/) - Telaya Blacksmith, a woman of Warlpiri descent in the Northern Territory, who competes in athletes and represented Australia at the Paris Paralympics.
- [Kirra Wright](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kirra-wright/)
- [Cameron Crombie](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cameron-crombie/)
- [Jaryd Clifford](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jaryd-clifford/) - Ut voluptas et non. Eum nostrum ratione laborum nisi velit dolorum Qui dolores sitEt incidunt eveniet adQui aliquid sunt autem Dicta porro eos nam quia. Et delectus facilis sunt accusantium. Ut qui sed dignissimos animi et ut aut similique Aut fugiat nostrum aut aliquid. Harum est officiis blanditiis sed. Soluta aliquam assumenda deserunt aut. Tenetur
- [Angus Hincksman](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/angus-hincksman/)
- [Michael Roeger](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/michael-roeger/)
- [Samuel Rizzo](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/samuel-rizzo/)
- [Chad Perris](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/chad-perris/)
- [Jaydon Page](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jaydon-page/)
- [Samuel McIntosh](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/samuel-mcintosh/)
- [Daniel Milone](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/daniel-milone/)
- [James Turner](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/james-turner/) - Rem a magnam fugit et. Molestias itaque ut provident qui quo saepe. Nam corrupti et dolore sed aut quia Enim deserunt ratione debitis Laborum sit qui fuga recusandae. Tempore ipsa temporibus ipsam Accusantium dolores et tempore architecto qui. Expedita est voluptatem eveniet quia eum qui aliquid dolores Voluptas quis inventore providentQuaerat doloreEsse qui molestiae nemo
- [Sarah Walsh](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-walsh/)
- [Dayna Crees](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/dayna-crees/)
- [Rheed McCracken](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rheed-mccracken/)
- [James Tirado](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/james-tirado/)
- [Summer Giddings](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/summer-giddings/)
- [Shannon Winchester](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/shannon-winchester/)
- [Michael Mayne](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/michael-mayne/)
- [Vanessa Low](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/vanessa-low/) - Quidem dolore rerum doloremque et Dolorem officiaVitae nemo voluptas ametNisi enim assumenda molestias amet providentPlaceat aliasVoluptatem sit occaecati quia sit adDelectus neque tempore quiaEt quidem necessitatibus et expedita iusto quisSoluta itaqueDelectus et vitae ipsa nobis Iste quis qui sit enim eos molestiae. Accusantium facere consequatur quis non sint Iste laborum doloribus esse dignissimos dolores. perspiciatis
- [Mali Lovell](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/mali-lovell/) - Mali Lovell is an Australian Paralympian. She competes in the sprints and has won three global medals.
- [Rosemary Little](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rosemary-little/)
- [Reece Langdon](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/reece-langdon/)
- [Yual Reath](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/yual-reath/) - Yual Reath is an Australian high jumper, Olympian and national and Oceania champion.
- [Ella Hose](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ella-hose/)
- [Abby Craswell](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/abby-craswell/)
- [Rhiannon Clarke](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rhiannon-clarke/)
- [Sam Carter](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sam-carter/)
- [Michal Burian](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/michal-burian/) - Michal Burian is a three-time global medallist in para javelin representing Australia.
- [Luke Bailey](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/luke-bailey/)
- [Corey Anderson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/corey-anderson/) - Corey Anderson is an elite Australian para javelin thrower.
- [Annabelle Colman](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/annabelle-colman/)
- [Emily Whelan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/emily-whelan/) - Emily Whelan is an Australian high jumper from Newcastle. She represented Australia at the 205 World Championships.
- [Lara Roberts](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/lara-roberts/) - Lara Roberts is an elite Australian athlete competing in the Hammer throw. She is from Queensland but studies in America.
- [Cara Feain-Ryan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cara-feain-ryan/)
- [Amy Cashin](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/amy-cashin/) - Amy Cashin is an Australian 3000m Steeplechase athlete who has been to two Olympic Games and is the 4th fastest Australian ever.
- [Liz Clay](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/liz-clay/)
- [Alanah Yukich](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/alanah-yukich/) - Alanah Yukich is an Australian 400m hurdler, Olympian and World Athletics Relay medallist.
- [Nicola Olyslagers](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/nicola-olyslagers/) - Nicola Olyslagers is an Australian high jumper, two-time Olympic medallist, World Championship medallist and two-time World Indoor Champion.
- [Isobel Batt-Doyle](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/isobel-batt-doyle/) - Isobel Batt-Doyle is an Australian distance runner, two-time Olympian and national record holder.
- [Rohan Browning](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rohan-browning/) - Rohan Browning is an Australian sprinter, Olympic semi-finalist and one of the fastest men in Australian history over 100m.
- [Georgia Griffith](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/georgia-griffith/) - Georgia Griffith is an elite Australian distance runner. She is a dual Olympian.
- [Ellie Beer](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ellie-beer/) - Gold Coast sprinter Ellie Beer is a dual Olympian. She is the current Australian 400m champion.
- [Cooper Sherman](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cooper-sherman/) - Cooper Sherman is an elite Australian sprinter who will compete at the 2025 World Championships.
- [Seth O'Donnell](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/seth-odonnell/) - Seth O'Donnell is a leading Australian distance runner based in Melbourne. He has twice won the Australian Cross Country Championships.
- [Carla Bull](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/carla-bull/) - Carla Bull is a sprinter from Queensland in Australia. She has represented Australia at the World Relays and World Championships.
- [Jess Milat](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jess-milat/)
- [Eleanor Patterson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/eleanor-patterson/) - Eleanor Patterson is an Australian high jumper, World Champion, Olympic medallist and World Indoor Championships medallist.
- [Bree Rizzo](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/bree-masters/) - Bree Rizzo [nee Masters] is an Australian sprinter, Olympic 100m semi-finalist, Commonwealth Games 4x100m medallist and national relay record holder.
- [Terrell Thorne](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/terrell-thorne/) - Terrell Thorne is an Australian 400m sprinter based in Brisbane.
- [Taryn Gollshewsky](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/taryn-gollshewsky/) - Bundaberg’s Taryn Gollshewsky is a discus thrower who competed at the Paris Olympic Games.
- [Sarah Carli](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-carli/) - Wollongong athletes Sarah Carli is a dual Olympian running the 400m hurdles in Tokyo and Paris. She is the #3 Australian all-time in the event.
- [Rhydian Cowley](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rhydian-cowley/) - Rhydian Cowley is a 3-time Olympian in race walking. The Australian athlete is based in Melbourne.
- [Olivia Sandery](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/olivia-sandery/) - Adelaide’s Olivia Sandery is a young race walker who competed at the Paris Olympics Games and holds the Australian 35km Walk record.
- [Kristie Edwards](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kristie-edwards/) - Kristie Edwards is an Australian sprinter and Olympian.
- [Linden Hall](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/linden-hall/) - Linden Hall is one of Australia's greatest middle distance runners. She is a 3-time Olympian.
- [Joshua Azzopardi](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/joshua-azzopardi/) - Joshua Azzopardi, the sixth fastest Australian 100m sprinter of all-time, has run on both teams to lower the Australian record in 2024 & 2025.
- [Jacob Despard](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jacob-despard/) - Tasmanian Jacob Despard is a member of the Australian 4x100m relay team which broke the National record at the Paris Olympic Games.
- [Delta Amidzovski](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/delta-amidzovski/) - Delta Amidzovski is an Australian hurdler and long jumper from Wollongong. She is the World U20 champion in the long jump.
- [Edward Trippas](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/edward-trippas/) - Ed Trippas, a Tokyo Olympian, broke the Australian 3000m Steeplechase record in 2025. The record had stood for 32 years.
- [Samantha Dale](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/samantha-dale/) - Sydney long jump Samantha Dale has represented Australia at world championships, Commonwealth Games and World University Games.
- [Roman Anastasios](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/roman-anastasios/)
- [Tim Fraser](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tim-fraser/)
- [Claudia Hollingsworth](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/claudia-hollingsworth/) - Claudia Hollingsworth is an Australian middle-distance runner, Olympic semi-finalist and World U20 Championships silver medallist.
- [Allanah Pitcher](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/allanah-pitcher/) - Alannah Pitcher is a leading Australian race walker who has competed at the world championships.
- [Camryn Newton-Smith](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/camryn-newton-smith/) - Queensland’s Camryn Newton-Smith made history in Paris as Australia’s first Olympic heptathlon representative in 16 years.
- [Jessica Hull](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jessica-hull/) - Jess Hull is an Australian middle distance runner, world record holder and Olympic silver medallist.
- [Calab Law](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/calab-law/) - Queensland's Calab Law is a leading Australian sprinter who competed at the Paris Olympics. He is an Indigenous athlete from the Wakka Wakka tribe.
- [Amelia Rowe](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/amelia-rowe/) - Amelia Rowe is a teenager sprinter from Perth. She has represented Australia at the senior world championships.
- [Jack Rayner](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jack-rayner/)
- [Christopher Ius](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/christopher-ius/)
- [Alexandra Griffin](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/alexandra-griffin/) - Alexandra Griffin is a young race walker from Perth who has represented Australia on four occasions. She is competing for Australia at the 2025 World Champs.
- [Tara Palm](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tara-palm/)
- [Mia Gross](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/mia-gross/) - Mia Gross is an Australian sprinter, Olympian and Commonwealth Games medallist.
- [Connor Murphy](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/connor-murphy/) - Sydney’s Connor Murphy is an Australian triple jumper who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He is coached by his dad Andrew Murphy also an Olympian.
- [Will Thompson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/will-thompson/) - Will Thompson is a rising star in Australian race walking and has represented Australia at four Games and championships.
- [Tim Vincent](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tim-vincent/) - Tim Vincent is a Brisbane marathon runner who has represented Australia at the world championships.
- [Tori West](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tori-west/)
- [Sarah Billings](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-billings/) - Sarah Billings is an Australian middle-distance runner who runs the 800m and 1500m. She has competed at the World Championships.
- [Peter Bol](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/peter-bol/) - Peter Bol is an Australian middle-distance runner, Olympic finalist, Commonwealth Games silver medallist and national record holder.
- [Mackenzie Little](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/mackenzie-little/) - Sydney javelin thrower Mackenzie Little is a dual Olympian and world championship medalist. She is a medical doctor.
- [Lianna Davidson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/lianna-davidson/) - Lianna Davidson is an elite athlete from Australia. Lianna competes in the Javelin Throw and competed at the World Championships.
- [Stephanie Ratcliffe](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/stephanie-ratcliffe/) - Stephanie Ratcliffe is the Australian hammer throw record holder. The Victorian studies in America.
- [Cameron McEntyre](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cameron-mcentyre/) - Cameron McEntyre is a javelin thrower who represented Australia at Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
- [Matthew Denny](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/matthew-denny/) - Matt Denny is an Australian discus thrower, Olympic bronze medallist and national record holder.
- [Liam Adcock](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/liam-adcock/) - Liam Adcock is one of Australia's leading long jump athletes. He is an Olympian and won a medal at the World Indoor Championships.
- [Chris Mitrevski](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/chris-mitrevski/)
- [Kurtis Marschall](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kurtis-marschall/)
- [Mitchell Baker](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/mitchell-baker/) - Mitchell Baker is one of Australian leading race walkers. Based in Canberra he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.
- [Brandon Starc](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/brandon-starc/) - High jumper Brandon Starc is a three-time Olympian. The Sydney based athlete has been on the Australian team since his senior debut in 2013.
- [Desleigh Owusu](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/desleigh-owusu/) - Desleigh Owusu is a Sydney-based triple jumper who represented Australia at the World University Games and World Championships.
- [Rebecca Henderson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rebecca-henderson/) - Rebecca 'Bec' Henderson is a dual Olympic race walker from Melbourne.
- [Sarah Klein](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-klein/) - Sarah Klein is a Melbourne-based marathoner who has represented Australia at the world championships.
- [Vanessa Wilson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/vanessa-wilson/) - Vanessa Wilson is a Melbourne-based marathon runner from Australia.
- [Lauren Ryan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/lauren-ryan/) - Lauren Ryan is a great Australian distance runner who has run at the Paris Olympic Games. She specialises in the 5000m and 10,000m.
- [Rose Davies](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/rose-davies/)
- [Jemma Pollard](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jemma-pollard/) - Jemma Pollard is one of Australia's leading 400m sprinters who has competed at the World Indoors and World Championships. She is from Newcastle in NSW.
- [Jude Thomas](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jude-thomas/) - Jude Thomas is a leading Australian 1500m and 5000m athlete. From Brisbane, Jude lives in Melbourne and will represent Australia at the world championships.
- [Elizabeth McMillen](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/elizabeth-mcmillen/) - Elizabeth (Lizzy) McMillen is the 2025 World University Games gold medallists in 20km walk.
- [Georgia Harris](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/georgia-harris/) - Georgia Harris is a leading Australian sprinter from Brisbane. She won the 100m at the World University Games.
- [Sam Mclntosh](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sam-mclntosh/)
- [Ari Gesini](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ari-gesini/)
- [Cameron Myers](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/cameron-myers/) - Cameron Myers is a young Australian distance running athlete who has broken many world junior and age group records.
- [Ella Connolly](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ella-connolly/) - Ella Connolly is a dual Olympian. She has represented Australia in the 100m, 200m and 400m.
- [Tom Reynolds](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tom-reynolds/) - Tom Reynolds is a leading Australian sprinter who lives in Melbourne.
- [Luke Van Ratingen](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/luke-van-ratingen/)
- [Luke Boyes](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/luke-boyes/)
- [Ky Robinson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ky-robinson/)
- [Liam Boudin](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/liam-boudin/) - Liam Boudin is a Brisbane based marathon runners who has represented Australia at the world championships.
- [Leah O'Brien](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/leah-obrien/) - Leah O'Brien is a teenage sprinter from Perth who broke Australian junior records. She is an Australian world championships representative..
- [Adam Spencer](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/adam-spencer/) - Adam Spencer is an Australian Olympic 1500 athlete and the fifth fastest all-time. The Melbourne athlete made the semi-finals at the 2023 world championships.
- [Reece Holder](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/reece-holder/) - Australian athlete Reece Holder is a Paris Olympian and the second fastest Australian 400m athlete of all-time.
- [Nina Kennedy](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/nina-kennedy/) - Perth pole vaulter Nina Kennedy is the current Commonwealth, World & Olympic champion.
- [Oliver Hoare](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/oliver-hoare/)
- [Lachlan Kennedy](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/lachlan-kennedy/) - Lachlan Kennedy is an Australian sprinter, sub-10 100m runner and World Indoor Championships silver medallist
- [Jemima Montag](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jemima-montag/)
- [Ashley Moloney](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ashley-moloney/) - Repellendus iure dolores aut laudantium et qui optio Alias nulla quis consequuntur aliquid vel Voluptas ut consequatur enim ab. Beatae sit quia dolores quis corrupti et et Ut nihil ducimus mollitia numquam est laboriosamImpeditInventore ducimusVelit Veniam explicabo maxime sint est ratione aut aut voluptates. Magnam maxime culpa repellat laborum. Maiores quo reiciendis magni accusamus Placeat
- [Matthew Clarke](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/matthew-clarke/)
- [Andrew Buchanan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/andrew-buchanan/) - Andy Buchanan is an Australian marathoner, Olympian and national record holder.
- [Stewart McSweyn](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/stewart-mcsweyn/) - Stewart McSweyn is an Australian middle-distance runner, national record holder, Olympic finalist, and World Cross Country Championships medallist.
- [Maria Strong](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/maria-strong/) - Maria Strong is an Australian para-athlete, Paralympic medallist and World Champion in shot put.
- [Sinead Diver](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sinead-diver/)
- [Patrick Tiernan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/patrick-tiernan/)
- [Jessica Stenson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jessica-stenson/)
- [Liam Adams](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/liam-adams/)
- [Genevieve Gregson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/genevieve-gregson/)
- [Kyle Swan](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kyle-swan/)
- [Tayleb Willis](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/tayleb-willis/)
- [Jackson Hamilton](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/jackson-hamilton/)
- [Joel Baden](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/joel-baden/)
- [Kelsey-Lee Barber](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kelsey-lee-barber/)
- [Catriona Bisset](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/catriona-bisset/)
- [Ben Buckingham](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ben-buckingham/)
- [Brooke Buschkuehl](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/brooke-buschkuehl/)
- [Joseph Deng](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/joseph-deng/)
- [Michelle Jenneke](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/michelle-jenneke/)
- [Ebony Lane](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ebony-lane/)
- [Morgan McDonald](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/morgan-mcdonald/)
- [Kathryn Mitchell](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kathryn-mitchell/)
- [Celeste Mucci](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/celeste-mucci/)
- [Brett Robinson](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/brett-robinson/)
- [Aleksandra Stoilova](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/aleksandra-stoilova/)
- [Sebastian Sultana](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sebastian-sultana/)
- [Angela Ballard](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/angela-ballard/)
- [Sarah Clifton-Bligh](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-clifton-bligh/)
- [Madison de Rozario](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/madison-de-rozario/)
- [Sarah Edmiston](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/sarah-edmiston/)
- [Guy Henly](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/guy-henly/)
- [Nicholas Hum](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/nicholas-hum/)
- [Ella Pardy](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/ella-pardy/)
- [Samantha Schmidt](https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/samantha-schmidt/)

## Events

- [Burnie 10 (2026 Australian Athletics 10km Road Championships)](https://www.burnieten.com.au/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [2026 Australian Athletics 50km Championships (with GC50)](https://www.gc50runfestival.com.au/)
- [2026 Australian Athletics Junior Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-junior-race-walking-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info The Australian Junior Race Walking Championships is part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Draft Timetable 09:00 Under 20 10km Race Walk - Men 09:00 Under 20 10km Race Walk - Women 10:00 Under 18 5km Race Walk - Men 10:00 Under 18 5km Race Walk - Women 10:00 Under 16 5km
- [2026 Australian Athletics Marathon Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-athletics-marathon-race-walking-championships/) - Overview Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships The Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships will held on 7 June 2026 at the Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra. The competition is held in conjunction with the Lake Burley Griffin Carnival. All questions must be directed to the local organisers. More information from the organisers Enter here
- [2026 Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-commonwealth-games/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, between 23 July - 2 August, 2026. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Team Officials Nomination Policy The nomination policy was published on Friday 5 September, 2025 and can
- [2026 Coles Aust. Little Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-alac/) - Overview U13 including U13 Multi-Class athletes - athletes born 2013Athletes born in 2013 can compete in both ALAC & AAJC if they qualify. Selection Process The selection process is managed by the Member Association, according to their selection criteria. The Member Association – MA, communicates directly with the athlete, with the entry process managed by
- [2027 Australian Athletics Road Mile Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-athletics-road-mile-championships/) - The Australian Athletics Road Mile Championship is an open event only for individual athletes, there are no age group championships. Host: Ballarat Marathon Event Website: Ballarat Marathon Entries: Entries are taken by the Ballarat Marathon organisation directly. Registered athletes who are accepted in the elite races contest the Australian Championship. Contact Ballarat Marathon with any
- [2026 Australian Athletics Schools Challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-schools-challenge/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Perth Timetable Released in June 2026. Spectator Tickets Coming soon. Merchandise Official event merchandise will be available onsite to purchase. Parking Parking is limited around the stadium and attendees are encouraged to carpool where possible. Vehicles must only park in dedicated and suitable car park locations in the VenuesWest complex. Infringements
- [2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-mixed-cross-country-relay-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info The Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays are a chance for everyone to compete at the National Championships! Bring together your run club, friends and teammates for a fast 2k cross country leg. CLICK BELOW TO ENTER! STANDARD PRICING ($80.00) ENDS ON 4 AUGUST AT 5:00pm. LATE PRICING ENDS 12 AUGUST - ($120.00)
- [2027 Australian Athletics Road Mile Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2027-australian-athletics-road-mile-championships/)
- [2026 Capital Athletics Cross Country Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/356769) - 2026 Capital Athletics Cross Country Championships
- [2026 World Under 20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-under-20-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships will take place in Eugene, Oregon USA between 5-9 August 2026. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. TEAM staff appointments Information Session Australian Athletics
- [2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-cross-country-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info The Australian Cross Country Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. ABOUT The Australian Cross Country Championships are proudly supported by the Victorian Government and City of Ballarat. With race opportunities from ages Under 11 - 70+, there's an opportunity for everyone to compete at this
- [2027 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2027-world-para-athletics-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2027 World Para Athletics Championships will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 19-27 June, 2027. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au.
- [2026 Oceania Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-oceania-athletics-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships will take place in Darwin, Australia on 18-23 May 2026. The Open team will be operated by Australian Athletics, while the U18 team will be run by Queensland Athletics. If you have any questions regarding the Open team please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au.
- [2026 Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-athletics-junior-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Brisbane About The 2026 Australian Athletics Junior Championships (U14-U20), will will bring together Australia’s most promising young athletes across the U14 to U20 age categories, for six days of National Competition in Brisbane, Queensland. Spectator Tickets Pre-purchase your tickets ahead of arriving at the gate to ensure ease of access to
- [NQ Championships](https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/competition/) - NQ Championships
- [Festival of Athletics](https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/competition/) - Festival of Athletics
- [Queensland Road Mile Championships](https://toowoombarunningfestival.com.au) - Queensland Road Mile Championships
- [2027 Pacific Games](#) - Technical Regulations
- [2026 Australian Athletics U23 Tour](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-athletics-u23-tour/) - Overview Nomination & Invitation The Australian Athletics U23 Touring Squad will be competing at the Taiwan Athletics Open in Taipei, Chinese Taipei on 6-7 June, 2026. The venue for this competition will be the Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the
- [2026 Australian Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-athletics-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Sydney The 2026 Australian Athletics Championships will be hosted in Sydney, NSW, as part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series. Spectator Tickets Tickets are now available to purchase. We strongly recommend purchasing your tickets online ahead of arriving at the venue to ensure smooth entry into the venue. Ticket prices will
- [2026 Australian Athletics UniSport Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-unisport-championships/) - Australian Athletics runs this competition with Unisport Australia.All entries and details are managed by Unisport Australia. Competition Guidelines Competition Schedule - final
- [2028 World Athletics Racewalking Team Championships](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=3806) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Racewalking Teams Championships will be held in Brasilia, Brazil on 12 April, 2026. The selection policy for this team was published on 8 September, 2025. The team selection was announced on 24 March, 2026 and is viewable on the Nomination and Selection tab. Should you have any
- [2030 World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=3806) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place in Bhubaneswar, India on 3-5 March 2028. Further information regarding this event will be released in 2027. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection Policy The selection policy will be
- [2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=3806) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place in Bhubaneswar, India on 3-5 March 2028. Further information regarding this event will be released in 2027. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection Policy The selection policy will be
- [2028 World Athletics Relays](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=3806) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Relay Championships will be held in Guangzhou, China on 10-11 May, 2025.The selection policy for this team was published on 17 December, 2024.Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection PolicyThe selection policy is available below on this
- [2027 Commonwealth Youth Games](https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-youth-games/malta-2027)
- [Strive Program D](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/strive-program-d/)
- [2026 Maurie Plant Meet - World Athletics Continental Tour – Gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-maurie-plant-meet/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Melbourne Lakeside Stadium will host global superstars and homegrown heroes at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne; Australia’s premier one-day athletics meeting and Oceania's only World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet. With some of the biggest names in global athletics to be announced imminently, gather your friends and family and secure
- [2026 World Athletics Racewalking Team Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-athletics-racewalking-team-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Racewalking Teams Championships will be held in Brasilia, Brazil on 12 April, 2026. The selection policy for this team was published on 8 September, 2025. The team selection was announced on 24 March, 2026 and is viewable on the Nomination and Selection tab. Should you have any
- [2026 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-all-schools-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Perth Timetable Released in June 2026. Spectator Tickets Coming soon. Merchandise Official event merchandise will be available onsite to purchase. Parking Parking is limited around the stadium and attendees are encouraged to carpool where possible. Vehicles must only park in dedicated and suitable car park locations in the VenuesWest complex. Infringements
- [2026 Adelaide Invitational - World Athletics Continental Tour - Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-adelaide-invitational/) - Overview Athlete Info The Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer Series returns to Adelaide in 2026 with the Adelaide Invitational on March 14. Australia's best athletes, including Paris 24 Olympians and Paralympians, head to Adelaide chasing a qualifier or to earn World Athletics ranking points. Athletes wishing to compete will need to nominate. Athletes who nominate will
- [2026 FISU World University Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-fisu-world-university-cross-country-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The FISU World University Cross Country Championships will be held in Cassino, Italy on 14-15 March, 2026. The selection policy for this team was published on 29 October, 2025. The team selection was announced on 18 February, 2026 and is viewable on the Nomination and Selection tab. Should you have
- [2026 Hobart Track Classic - World Athletics Continental Tour - Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-hobart-track-classic/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Tasmania The Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer Series moves to Hobart in 2026 with the Hobart Track Classic on 28 February. Australia's best athletes, including Paris 24 Olympians and Paralympians, head to Hobart chasing a qualifier or to earn World Athletics ranking points towards qualification. Athletes wishing to compete will need to
- [Doncaster Athletic Club Mile & 5000m](https://athsvic.org.au/events/doncaster-athletic-club-mile/) - Doncaster Athletic Club Mile & 5000m
- [Woden invitational](https://https://www.wodenathletics.org.au/woden-thunder-carnival/) - Woden invitational
- [2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-indoor-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland on 20-22 March 2026. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection Policy The selection policy is available
- [2026 World Athletics Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-athletics-relay-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Relays will be held in Gaborone, Botswana on 2-3 May, 2026. The selection policy for this team was published on 8 September, 2025. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection Policy The selection policy is available below
- [2026 Perth Track Classic - World Athletics Continental Tour – Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-perth-track-classic/) - Overview Athlete Info The Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer Series returns to Perth in 2026 with the Perth Track Classic on 14 February 2026. Australia's best athletes head to WA chasing a qualifier or to earn World Athletics ranking points towards qualification in the Australian Athletics team. Athletes wishing to compete will need to nominate. Athletes
- [Australian Athletics U23 Tour 2025](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/australian-athletics-u23-tour/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Tour Information The Australian Athletics U23 Touring Squad will be competing at the Taiwan Athletics Open in Taipei, Chinese Taipei on 7-8 June, 2025. The venue for this competition will be the Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City. Athletes were invited to attend this team, the details of which were outlined in
- [Albury Athletics Sports & Spinal Permit Event](https://form.jotform.com/260398423253054) - Albury Athletics Sports & Spinal Permit Event
- [Queensland Athletics All Schools](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/queensland-athletics-all-schools-2/) - Queensland Athletics All Schools
- [Tasmanian 60m, 100yds, 5000m, Mixed 4x400m Championships](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian 10000m Championships
- [SSATIS Carnival](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian 10000m Championships
- [North West Interclub Round 9A](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [North West Interclub Round 10B](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [North West Interclub Round 11C](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [North West Interclub Round 12D](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [NSATIS Carnival](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [SATIS Carnival](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Invitation Meet](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 11B](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 10A](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 9C](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 8B](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 7A](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [2025 World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-world-athletics-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 13-21 September, 2025. The championships will be held in the National Stadium, the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The selection policy for this team is now available under "Nomination & Selection". The selected Marathon athletes can
- [Tasmanian All Schools (Primary) Cross Country Championships](https://tasathletics.org.au) - Tasmanian All Schools (Primary) Cross Country Championships
- [Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Championships](https://tasathletics.org.au) - Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Championships
- [QLD Pole Vault #2](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/qld-pole-vault-2/) - QLD Pole Vault #2
- [2026 Australian Athletics Short Track Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-short-track-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info What is it? This is the second running of the Australian Short Track Championships after the successful first outing in Sydney in 2025. Events to be contested are all usual indoor events where there is no requirement for a 200m banked track. This is a D level World Athletics Calendar competition for
- [NT National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335275) - NT National Classification
- [NSW National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335285) - NSW National Classification
- [QLD National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335282) - QLD National Classification
- [WA National Classification](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/335259) - WA National Classification
- [VIC National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335271) - VIC National Classification
- [TAS National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335247) - TAS National Classification
- [SA National Classification](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/335266) - SA National Classification
- [Townsville Summer Series Meet](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/townsvillenorthstar/events/) - Townsville Summer Series Meet
- [2026 Australian Athletics 10,000m Race Walking Championships - Supernova](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-track-race-walking-championships/) - Overview Australian Track Race Walking Championships and Supernova The tradition of Supernova Race Walking continues in Canberra in 2026. This year the event will also incorporate the Australian 10,000m and Under 20 5,000m Race Walking Championships as an April date is unsuitable with the majority of Australia's top walkers in Brazil at the World Race
- [2026 Australian Athletics Half Marathon Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026australian-half-marathon-race-walking-championships/) - This in the inaugural Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships. This competition includes the Half Marathon Race Walking Championship for men and women and also a 10km event for athletes under 20. The Under 20 event serves as a trial for the World Teams Race Walking event in April. Competition Timetable 8:00am - Half Marathon
- [129th Queensland Athletics Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/129th-queensland-athletics-championships/) - 129th Queensland Athletics Championships
- [Yarra Ranges Field Classic](https://athsvic.org.au/events/yarra-ranges-field-classic/) - Yarra Ranges Field Classic
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/wa) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/wa) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/wa) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [Next Athletics Holiday Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/vic) - Next Athletics Holiday Camp
- [2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-all-schools-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Event Timetable The timetable is now final and visible with the entries in Roster Athletics. The link below makes the changes from the draft clear. timetable showing changes from draft Spectator Tickets Tickets to the 2025 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships are available via INTIX and can be purchased using
- [2026 World Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-cross-country-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships will take place in Tallahassee, Florida USA on 10 January 2026. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection Policy The selection policy was
- [2025 Australian Athletics Schools Challenge](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-schools-challenge/) - Overview Athlete and Teams Info Event Timetable The timetable and start lists are now live on Roster Athletics. Click the button below to view. View Timetable Spectator Tickets The Australian Athletics Schools Challenge is an un-ticketed event. Lakeside Stadium track surfaced by: Information and Technical Regulations - 29 October 2025 School Entries The following schools
- [Surf Coast Classic](https://athsvic.org.au/events/surf-coast-classic/) - Surf Coast Classic
- [2026 Victorian Country Championships](https://athsvic.org.au/events/victorian-country-track-field-championships/) - 2026 Victorian Country Championships
- [Christmas Pole Vault Competition](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Christmas Pole Vault Competition
- [2026 World Cross Country Selection Trials](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-world-cross-country-selection-trials/) - Overview 2026 World Cross Country Championships - Australian Selection Trials The 2026 edition of the World Cross Country Championships are due to take place in Tallahassee, Florida in the USA on 10 January 2026.The Selection Trials are the primary selection event for athletes who want to be considered for selection to represent Australia at the
- [2025 Australian Athletics Marathon Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-marathon-race-walking-championships/) - Overview Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships The inaugural Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships will held on 29 November 2025 at the Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra commencing at 7:00am. The event is open to both senior men and women. In addition to the marathon there will also be an open (non-championship) half marathon event. Athletes
- [Zatopek Track Challenge](https://members.athsvic.org.au/events/323281) - Zatopek Track Challenge
- [Victorian Track & Field Relay Championships](https://athsvic.org.au/events/victorian-track-relay-championships/) - Victorian Track & Field Relay Championships
- [Collingwood Classic](https://athsvic.org.au/events/collingwood-classic/) - Collingwood Classic
- [Gold Coast Half Marathon (2026 Australian Athletics Half Marathon Championships)](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/gold-coast-half-marathon-2026-australian-half-marathon-championships-tbc/) - Overview ENTRIES Entries are via State Associations. Each state can enter six men and six women into the event (in addition to any athletes who may have entered themselves). State entries do not incur any entry charges. Medals will be awarded to the first three registered men and first three registered women in the event.
- [TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS (2026 Australian Athletics Marathon Championships)](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-sydney-marathon-australian-championships/) - Overview Athletes can gain an entry into the TCS Sydney Marathon by any of the following ways: via the ballot via elite athlete invitation via an Australian Championship entry for athletes who meet the following performances and are registered with a state athletics association. 2:30:00 for men since 1 January 2024 2:50:00 for women since
- [TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS (2025 Australian Athletics Marathon Championships)](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-sydney-marathon-australian-marathon-championships/) - Overview The Australian Marathon Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Australian Marathon Championships The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is hosting the Australian Marathon Championships this year. To participate in the Championship you need to be entered in the TCS Sydney Marathon. To be eligible to compete
- [Run The Tan 2026](https://runthetan.net/)
- [TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS (2027 Australian Athletics Marathon Championships)](https://www.tcssydneymarathon.com/) - Overview The Australian Marathon Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Australian Marathon Championships The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is hosting the Australian Marathon Championships this year. To participate in the Championship you need to be entered in the TCS Sydney Marathon. To be eligible to compete
- [Albie Thomas Mile (2026 Australian Athletics Mile Championships)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313095)
- [2026 Australian Athletics Mountain Running Championships](https://www.kunanyimountain.run/)
- [2026 Australian Athletics Wheelchair Championships - Summer Down Under](https://www.wsnsw.org.au/events/297435) - Technical Regulations
- [2026 Australian Athletics 100km Championships (with Sri Chinmoy 100km Road Relays and Solo Run)](https://au.srichinmoyraces.org/100k-road)
- [2026 Australian Athletics Road Mile Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2026-australian-road-mile-championships/) - The Australian Athletics Road Mile Championship is an open event only for individual athletes, there are no age group championships. Host: Ballarat Marathon Event Website: Ballarat Marathon Entries: Entries are taken by the Ballarat Marathon organisation directly. Registered athletes who are accepted in the elite races contest the Australian Championship. Contact Ballarat Marathon with any
- [Zátopek:10 (2025 Australian Athletics 10,000m & U20 3,000m Championships)](https://athsvic.org.au/events/zatopek_10/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [2025 Australian Athletics 50km Championships (with GC50)](https://www.gc50runfestival.com.au/)
- [Gold Coast Half Marathon (2027 Australian Athletics Half Marathon Championships) TBC](https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/races/china-airlines-half-marathon/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [Gold Coast Half Marathon (2025 Australian Athletics Half Marathon Championships)](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/gold-coast-marathon-2025-australian-half-marathon-championships/) - Overview The Australian Half Marathon Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Entries Entries are via State Associations. Each state can enter six men and six women into the event (in addition to any athletes who may have entered themselves). State entries do not incur any entry charges. Medals
- [2025 Australian Athletics Mountain Running Championships](https://www.adelaidetrailrunners.com.au/summer-series)
- [2025 Australian Athletics Junior Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-junior-race-walking-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info The Australian Junior Race Walking Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Draft Timetable 08:45 Under 20 10km Race Walk - Men - NEW TIME 08:45 Under 20 10km Race Walk - Women - NEW TIME 09:30 Under 18 5km Race Walk - Men - NEW
- [2025 Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-cross-country-relays/) - Overview Athlete Info The Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays are a chance for everyone to compete at the National Championships! Bring together your run club, friends and teammates for a fast 2k cross country leg. Enter below now! Entries are now closed COURSE MAP ELEVATION PROFILE Change running order for an entered team Timetable 12:10
- [2025 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-cross-country-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit Ballarat The Australian Cross Country Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. About The Australian Cross Country Championships are proudly supported by the Victorian Government and City of Ballarat. With race opportunities from ages Under 11 - 70+, there's an opportunity for everyone
- [2025 Australian Athletics 20km Race Walking Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/australian-20km-race-walking-championships/) - Entry List are available at Roster Athletics https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=25878 Entries are closed but late entries may be considered, see CONTACT below Technical Regulations - including Course Map Contact
- [Burnie 10 (2027 Australian Athletics 10km Road Championships)](https://www.burnieten.com.au/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [Burnie 10 (2025 Australian Athletics 10km Road Championships)](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/australian-10km-road-championships/) - Overview The Australian 10km Road Championships are one of six meets part of the Chemist Warehouse Winter Series. Australian 10km Road Championships The Burnie 10 is hosting the Australian 10km this year. To participate in the race you need to enter at the Burnie 10 website and pay the applicable fees. Once entered to can
- [2025 Australian Athletics UniSport Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-unisport-track-and-field-championships/) - Australian Athletics runs this competition with Unisport Australia.All entries and details are managed by Unisport Australia. Competition Guidelines Competition Schedule - Updated 16 April
- [2025 Australian Athletics Road Mile Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-road-mile/) - This competition in the inaugural Australian Road Mile Championship and is an open event only for individual athletes, there are no age group championships.Host: Ballarat MarathonEvent Website: Ballarat MarathonEntries: Entries are taken by the Ballarat Marathon organisation directly. Registered athletes who are accepted in the elite races contest the Australian Championship.Contact Ballarat Marathon with any
- [2025 Australian Athletics Short Track Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-aust-short-track-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info What is it?This is the inaugural Australian Short Track Championships. Events to be contested are all usual indoor events where there is no requirement for a 200m banked track. This is a D level World Athletics Calendar competition for Australian athletes. This competition will be held in conjunction with a
- [2025 Albie Thomas Mile (Australian Athletics Mile Championships)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/list/)
- [2025 Australian Athletics 100km Championships (with Sri Chinmoy 100km Road Relays and Solo Run)](https://au.srichinmoyraces.org/100k-road)
- [2025 Australian Athletics Wheelchair Championships - Summer Down Under](https://www.wsnsw.org.au/events/253969) - Technical Regulations
- [2025 Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-junior-athletics-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Perth PDF Timetable as of 26.03.25 Spectator Tickets Ticket prices will increase from the first day of competition. Please note Athletes and Accredited Coaches do not need to purchase a ticket. buy spectator tickets here Merchandise Official 2025 Australian Athletics Championships merchandise is now available to pre-order. Pre-order here Event Guide
- [2025 Australian Athletics Championships (Open and Under 20))](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-australian-open-and-under-20-athletics-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Perth Roster Athletics Timetable PDF Timetable as of 8 April Spectator Tickets Ticket prices will increase from the first day of competition. Please note Athletes and Accredited Coaches do not need to purchase a ticket buy spectator tickets here Merchandise Official 2025 Australian Athletics Championships merchandise is now available to pre-order.
- [Athletics South Meet 13D](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 13D
- [Athletics South Meet 12C](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 12C
- [Athletics South Meet 11B - Showcase Meet](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 11B - Showcase Meet
- [Athletics South Meet 10 - Club Multi Day with support events](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 10 - Club Multi Day with support events
- [Athletics South Meet 9A](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 9A
- [Athletics South Meet 8D](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 8D
- [Athletics South Meet 7C](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 7C
- [Athletics South Reunion Day](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Reunion Day
- [Athletics South Meet 6B](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 6B
- [Athletics South Meet 5A](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 5A
- [Athletics South Meet 4](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 4
- [NTA Interclub Round 5B](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA Interclub Round 4A](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 4A
- [NTA Interclub Round 3C](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 3C
- [NTA Interclub Round 2B](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 2B
- [NTA Interclub Round 1A](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Interclub Round 1A
- [Northern Tasmanian Combined Events Championships](https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - Northern Tasmanian Combined Events Championships
- [North West Interclub Round 5B](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 5B
- [NTA/North West Combined Interclub #1](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - NTA/North West Combined Interclub #1
- [North West Interclub Round 4D](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 4D
- [North West Interclub Round 3C](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 3C
- [North West Interclub Round 2B](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 2B
- [North West Interclub Round 1A](https://www.nwtasathletics.org/) - North West Interclub Round 1A
- [NTA Come and Try Day Open Invitation #2](https://https://https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Come and Try Day Open Invitation #2
- [Athletics South Meet 3B](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 3B
- [Athletics South Meet 2B](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 2B
- [Athletics South Meet 1A](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/track-and-field) - Athletics South Meet 1A
- [NTA Come and Try Open Invitation Meet #1](https://https://www.northerntasathletics.org.au/) - NTA Come and Try Open Invitation Meet #1
- [Capital Athletics Mile Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/311877) - Capital athletics Mile Championships
- [Capital Athletics Open and U20 5000m Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/312894) - capital Athletics Open and U20 5000m
- [Capital Athletics Underage Championships U9-U18](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/313285) - CA Underage Championships u9-u18
- [ACT Opens and Under 20 Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/313271) - ACT Opens and Under 20s
- [Capital Athletics Combined Events Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/312909) - Capital Athletics combined event Championships
- [Capital Athletics 3000m Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/311828) - Capital Athletics 3000m Championships
- [Capital athletics 10,0000m Championships](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/311617) - Capital athletics 10,0000m Championships
- [Vic Milers - Meet 1](https://athsvic.org.au/events/victorian-milers-club/2025-11-13/) - Vic Milers - Meet 1
- [2025 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-para-athletics-world-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The Para Athletics World Championships will take place in New Delhi, India from 27 September to 5 October 2025. The venue for this edition of the Championships will be the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Further information regarding this event will be released shortly. Should
- [Coach Webinar Series: Unlocking the Potential of BFR in Track & Field Webinar with Chris Gaviglio](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/coach-webinar-series-unlocking-the-potential-of-bfr-in-track-field-webinar-with-chris-gaviglio/)
- [Weight Loss Drugs and Running: Risks, Realities, and Future Directions with Dr David Lipman](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/weight-loss-drugs-and-running-risks-realities-and-future-directions-with-dr-david-lipman/)
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program D](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/313359) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program D
- [2025 Fuel to Go and Play WA State Relay Championships](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/308093) - 2025 Fuel to Go and Play WA State Relay Championships
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program D](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/313359) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program D
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program B](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/313215) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program B
- [2025 WA State Open and U20 10,000m Championships](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/313753) - 2025 WA State Open and U20 10,000m Championships
- [WA Combined Events Competition](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/313974) - WA Combined Events Competition
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program A](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/312295) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program A
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program D](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/312281) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program D
- [Strive Track and Field - Program C](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/311860) - Strive Track and Field - Program C
- [2025 WA All Schools Championships](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/299864) - 2025 WA All Schools Championships
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program B](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/311579) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program B
- [Strive Track and Field Season - Program A](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/305446) - Strive Track and Field Season - Program A
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-altona--d2) - Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-altona--d1) - Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-mornington-d2) - Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp
- [Knox Classic](https://athsvic.org.au/events/knox-classic/) - Knox Classic
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 24](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 24
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 23](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 23
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 22](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 22
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 21](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 21
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 20](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 20
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 19](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 19
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 18](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 18
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 17](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 17
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 16](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 16
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 15](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 15
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 14](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 14
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 13](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 13
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 12](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 12
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 11](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 11
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 10](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 10
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 9](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 9
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 8](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 8
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 7](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 7
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 6](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 6
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 4](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 4
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 5](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 5
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 3](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 3
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 2](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 2
- [Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 1](https://www.athleticsbendigo.org.au/events-calendar/) - Bendigo Tuesday Distance Series - Round 1
- [Queensland School Sport State Track & Field Championships](https://queenslandschoolsport.education.qld.gov.au/sports-information/sports-t-z/track-and-field) - Queensland School Sport State Track & Field Championships
- [2025 PhysioLife Willinda Classic](https://www.valleyaths.org/events/150281) - 2025 PhysioLife Willinda Classic
- [Box Hill Twilight](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-calendar/event-submission/) - Box Hill Twilight
- [AVSL Round 9 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 9 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 8 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 8 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 7 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 7 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 6 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 6 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 5 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 5 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 4 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 4 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 3 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 3 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 2 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 2 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 1 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 1 - Geelong
- [AVSL Round 10 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 10 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 9 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 9 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 8 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 8 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 7 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 7 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 6 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 6 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 5 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 5 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 4 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 4 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 3 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 3 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 2 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 2 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 1 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 1 - Ballarat
- [AVSL Round 8 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 8 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 5 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 5 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 9 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 9 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 6 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 6 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 4 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 4 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 3 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 3 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 10 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 10 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 2 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 2 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 7 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 7 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 1 - Metro Zone B](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 1 - Metro Zone B
- [AVSL Round 7 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 7 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 10 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 10 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 8 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 8 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 5 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 5 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 3 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 3 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 9 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 9 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 6 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 6 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 4 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 4 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 2 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 2 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 1 - Metro Zone A](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 1 - Metro Zone A
- [AVSL Round 10](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 10
- [AVSL Round 9](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 9
- [AVSL Round 8](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 8
- [AVSL Round 6](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 6
- [Next Athletics - School Holiday Fundamental Skills](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-mornington-d1) - Next Athletics - School Holiday Fundamental Skills
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-moorabbin--d1) - Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-moorabbin--d2) - Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-woden-d1) - Next Athletics School Holiday Fundamental Skills
- [Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/shc-woden-d2) - Next Athletics School Holiday Development Camp
- [AVSL Round 7](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 7
- [AVSL Round 5](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 5
- [AVSL Round 4](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 4
- [AVSL Round 2](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 2
- [AVSL Round 3](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 3
- [AVSL Round 1](https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/) - AVSL Round 1
- [Glynis Nunn Shield Meet & Queensland Combined Events Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/competition/) - Glynis Nunn Shield Meet & Queensland Combined Events Championships
- [Mid Week Shield Meet #1](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/midweek-shield-meet-1/) - Mid Week Shield Meet #1
- [Darren Thrupp Shield Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/darren-thrupp-shield-meet/) - Darren Thrupp Shield Meet
- [Joanna Stone Shield Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/joanna-stone-shield-meet/) - Joanna Stone Shield Meet
- [Benita Willis Shield & Queensland 5000m Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/competition/) - Benita Willis Shield & Queensland 5000m Championships
- [Next Athletics Term 4 Programs](https://nextathletics.com.au/programs/wa) - Next Athletics Term 4 Programs
- [High Velocity II - Campbelltown](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313079) - High Velocity II - Campbelltown
- [Narrabeen Pole Vault Meet - 13's (U14) and U20 only.](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313098) - Narrabeen Pole Vault Meet - 13's (U14) and U20 only.
- [Treloar Shield - FINAL](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313103) - Treloar Shield - FINAL
- [2025 NSW 10,000m Walk Championship](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/303678) - 2025 NSW 10,000m Walk Championship
- [Gosford Throws Night IIII](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/311652) - Gosford Throws Night IIII
- [Treloar Shield - Round 6 (Blacktown)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312164) - Treloar Shield - Round 6 (Blacktown)
- [Treloar Shield - Round 6 (E.S. Marks)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312164) - Treloar Shield - Round 6 (E.S. Marks)
- [Treloar Shield - Round 5](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312161) - Treloar Shield - Round 5
- [Treloar Shield - Round 5](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312161) - Treloar Shield - Round 5
- [State Relay Championships Weekend 2 (13s - Masters)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/303580) - State Relay Championships Weekend 2 (13s - Masters)
- [Gosford Throws Night III](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/311652) - Gosford Throws Night III
- [Illawong Throws](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313102) - Illawong Throws
- [State Relay Championships Weekend 1 (8s - 12s)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/303579) - State Relay Championships Weekend 1 (8s - 12s)
- [Milers I - The Crest](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313099) - Milers I - The Crest
- [3000m Champs (Inc.Treloar Shield)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312150) - 3000m Champs (Inc.Treloar Shield)
- [Treloar Shield - Round 4](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312150) - Treloar Shield - Round 4
- [Narrabeen Pole Vault Meet - 13's (U14) and U20 only.](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313096) - Narrabeen Pole Vault Meet - 13's (U14) and U20 only.
- [Treloar Shield - Round 3](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312138) - Treloar Shield - Round 3
- [Treloar Shield - Round 3](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312138) - Treloar Shield - Round 3
- [Treloar Shield - Round 2](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312134) - Treloar Shield - Round 2
- [2025 NSW 10,000m Championship](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/303671) - 2025 NSW 10,000m Championship
- [Treloar Shield - Round 1](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/312133) - Treloar Shield - Round 1
- [Gosford Throws Night II](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/311652) - Gosford Throws Night II
- [High Velocity I - Campbelltown](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/313077) - High Velocity I - Campbelltown
- [NSW All Schools](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/272508) - NSW All Schools
- [Narrabeen Pole Vault](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/305918) - Narrabeen Pole Vault
- [Bankstown Pole Vault](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/308102) - Bankstown Pole Vault
- [Gosford Throws](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/311652) - Gosford Throws
- [Officials Webinar - Relay Ready: Passing the Baton Between Generations of Athletics Officials with Delfina Shakespear](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/313676)
- [Associated & Catholic Colleges of Western Australia School Carnival (Division C)](https://www.accsport.asn.au/carnivals/athletics/divisions-dates) - Associated & Catholic Colleges of Western Australia School Carnival (Division C)
- [Associated & Catholic Colleges School Carnival (Division B)](https://www.accsport.asn.au/carnivals/athletics/divisions-dates) - Associated & Catholic Colleges School Carnival (Division B)
- [Associated & Catholic Colleges Athletics Carnival (Division A)](https://www.accsport.asn.au/carnivals/athletics/divisions-dates) - Associated & Catholic Colleges Athletics Carnival (Division A)
- [Magpie Multies](https://members.athsvic.org.au/events/310875) - Magpie Multies
- [Queensland Relay Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/queensland-relay-championships/) - Queensland Relay Championships
- [Garry Brown Shield Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/gary-brown-shield-meet/) - Garry Brown Shield Meet
- [UQ Athletics Club 1500m Classic](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/uq-1500m-classic/https://) - UQ Athletics Club 1500m Classic
- [Officials Education Seminars](https://athsvic.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Officials-education-seminars-4.pdf)
- [Defusing Conflict in Sport Live Webinar](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aa/events/309472)
- [The Golden 5km](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/the-golden-5km/) - Join us at The Golden 5km and mix up your Saturday morning run on the undulating grass terrain of the official Australian Cross Country Championships course, prior to the action kicking off later in the day. All abilities and paces are welcome to enter, grab your family and friends for a fun 5km at Victoria
- [High Noon 3](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/304645) - High Noon 3
- [Season Launch A](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Season Launch A
- [Season Launch B](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Season Launch B
- [Athletics SA State All Schools Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State All Schools Championships
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #1](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #1
- [Athletics SA State 10000m Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State 10000m Championships
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #2](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #2
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #3](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #3
- [Athletics SA State 5000m Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State 5000m Championships
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #4](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #4
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #5](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #5
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #6](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #6
- [Athletics SA State Relay Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State Relay Championships
- [Athletics SA State Combined Event & 60m Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State Combined Event & 60m Championships
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #7](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #7
- [Adelaide Distance Series & HP Field](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Adelaide Distance Series & HP Field
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #8](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #8
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #9](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #9
- [Athletics SA State 3000m Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State 3000m Championships
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #10](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #10
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #11](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #11
- [Copyworld Toshiba Meet #12](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Copyworld Toshiba Meet #12
- [Athletics SA State Athletics Championships](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Athletics SA State Athletics Championships
- [Adelaide Distance Series & HP Field](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Adelaide Distance Series & HP Field
- [Pre Departure Meet](https://www.athleticssa.com.au/events/) - Pre Departure Meet
- [2027 World Athletics Road Running Championships](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results?competitionGroupId=3806&startDate=2027-03-01&endDate=2027-05-02) - Technical Regulations
- [2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships](https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-road-running-championships/copenhagen26) - Technical Regulations
- [2027 World University Games](https://www.chungcheong2027.com/en/main.do) - Technical Regulations
- [Launceston Running Festival - 5km, 10km and Half Marathon Road Races - incorporating Tasmanian 5km and Half Marathon](https://www.launcestonrunningfestival.com.au/) - Launceston Running Festival - 5km, 10km and Half Marathon Road Races - incorporating Tasmanian 5km and Half Marathon
- [Summer Series #12](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307402) - Summer Series #12
- [Summer Series #1](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307288) - Summer Series #1
- [Summer Series #10](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307401) - Summer Series #10
- [Summer Series #9](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307287) - Summer Series #9
- [Summer Series #8](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307286) - Summer Series #8
- [Summer Series#7](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307284) - Summer Series#7
- [Summer Series #6](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307283) - Summer Series #6
- [Summer Series #5](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307282) - Summer Series #5
- [Summer series #4](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307281) - Summer series #4
- [Summer Series #3](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307278) - Summer Series #3
- [Summer Series #2](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307280) - Summer Series #2
- [Summer Series #1](https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/307279) - Summer Series #1
- [2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-world-mountain-and-trail-running-championships/) - Overview Athlete Info Selected Team Australian Athletics, in conjunction with the Australian Ultra and Trail Runners' Association (AUTRA) is pleased to release the selection policy and athlete selection nomination form for the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships to be held in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain from the 25 - 28 September 2025. This team provides
- [2025 New Zealand Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-new-zealand-cross-country-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Tour Information Australian Athletics (AA) will invite a team of athletes to compete at the New Zealand Cross Country Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand on 2 August, 2025. The venue for this competition will be North Hagley Park, Christchurch. Athletes will be invited to attend this team in the following events:
- [Queensland 10,000m Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/queensland-10000m-championships/) - Queensland 10,000m Championships
- [Bluff2Boat Ramp (5km and 10km Road Races - incorporating Tasmanian 10km Road Running Championships)](https://bluff2boatramp.com/) - Bluff2Boat Ramp (5km and 10km Road Races - incorporating Tasmanian 10km Road Running Championships)
- [Tasmanian Track and Field Championships](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian Track and Field Championships
- [Run the Bridge (5km and 10km Road Races)](https://www.hobartrunthebridge.com.au/) - Run the Bridge (5km and 10km Road Races)
- [Tasmanian 10000m Championships](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian 10000m Championships
- [Dave Chettle Challenge (including Tasmanian 3000m Championships)](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Dave Chettle Challenge (including Tasmanian 3000m Championships)
- [Tasmanian Combined Events Championships](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian Combined Events Championships
- [Tasmanian Statewide High Schools Athletics Carnival](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian Statewide High Schools Athletics Carnival
- [Tasmanian All Schools Track and Field](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/) - Tasmanian All Schools Track and Field
- [XCR Round 10: Tan Relays](https://athsvic.org.au/events/round-10-tan-relays/) - XCR Round 10: Tan Relays
- [XCR Round 9: Burnley Half Marathon](https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr-burnley-half-marathon/) - XCR Round 9: Burnley Half Marathon
- [XCR Round 8: Ballarat 15km](https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr-road-15km/) - XCR Round 8: Ballarat 15km
- [XCR Round 7: Lakeside:10](https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr25-round-7-lakeside10/) - XCR Round 7: Lakeside:10
- [Become a Qualified Technical Official – Free Training Day](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/become-a-qualified-technical-official-free-training-day/)
- [Run the Tan](https://runthetan.net/)
- [Sustainable Officiating Webinar](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/sustainable-officiating-webinar/) - Join Matthew Gleeson for a session on Sustainable Officiating online at 7pm AEST on 30 June to be part of the conversation. In this session, we'll explore how to balance your growth in athletic officiating with your own everyday responsibilities. Topics will include: 1) Starting out in officiating – What you knew, and what you’ll
- [2025 High Noon Meet #1](http://www.capitalathletics.au/events/301754) - 2025 High Noon Meet #1
- [2025 High Noon Meet #2](http://www.capitalathletics.au/events/304641) - 2025 High Noon Meet #2
- [2025 High Noon #3](http://www.capitalathletics.au/events/304645) - 2025 High Noon #3
- [2025 High Noon Meet #4 - All Schools Events](http://www.capitalathletics.au/events/304652) - 2025 High Noon Meet #4 - All Schools Events
- [2025 High Noon #5 - All Schools Event](http://www.capitalathletics.au/events/304658) - 2025 High Noon #5 - All Schools Event
- [2025 Pacific Mini Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-pacific-mini-games/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The Pacific Mini Games will be held in Koror, Palau on 29 June - 9 July, 2025. The venue for this championships will be the Palau National Stadium. Nominations for this team have now closed. The selected team list can be seen via the link below. Should you have
- [2025 Oceania Cup](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-oceania-cup/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The Oceania Cup will be held in Nuku'alofa, Tonga from 29 October - 1 November 2025. Nominations for this team have now closed. The selected team can be seen at the link below. Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selected
- [2025 FISU World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-world-university-games/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The FISU World University Games will be held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany on 16-27 July, 2025. The athletics venue for this championships will be the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum, Germany. The selection policy for this team was published on 17 December, 2024. The selected team is now available at the link
- [UniSC Athletics Winter Track & Field Carnival](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/uoscathletics/events/295937) - UniSC Athletics Winter Track & Field Carnival
- [NQ Championships](https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/nq-championships/) - NQ Championships
- [Festival of Athletics](https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/festival-of-athletics/) - Festival of Athletics
- [2024 Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2024-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/) - World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meet View Results Via Roster Athletics Click here to view
- [2025 New Zealand Track and Field Championships](https://athleticsevents.co.nz/summer-circuit/nz-track-field-championships/)
- [QA Meet as part of Virtus World Championships](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [AIC Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [QGSSSA Track and Field](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [TAS Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [QA All Schools Pre-Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [GBC Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Met West Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Met East Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Met North Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [CaSSSA Athletics – Medium Schools](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [CaSSSA Athletics – Large Schools](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Logan District Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Coast2Coast](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [South District Athletics](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [UQ Athletics Club Winter Series Meet #1](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [UQ Athletics Club Winter Series Meet #2](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [UQ Athletics Club Winter Series Meet #3](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [2025 Maurie Plant Meet - World Athletics Continental Tour – Gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/maurie-plant-meet-melbourne-2025/) - Overview Athlete Info Visit Melbourne Media Information Sheets Lakeside Stadium will host global superstars and homegrown heroes at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne; Australia’s premier one-day athletics meeting and Oceania's only World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet. With some of the biggest names in global athletics to be announced imminently, gather your friends and
- [2025 World Athletics Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-world-athletics-relays/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Relay Championships will be held in Guangzhou, China on 10-11 May, 2025.The selection policy for this team was published on 17 December, 2024.Should you have any questions regarding the information provided here please contact High Performance, on highperformance@athletics.org.au. Selection PolicyThe selection policy is available below on this
- [Mulgrave Athletics Shield](https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/)
- [2025 Sydney Track Classic - World Athletics Continental Tour - Challenger](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/sydney-track-classic-2025/) - Overview Athlete Info Entry lists will be available on 10 March 2025 Entries for the Australian 3000m are closed Athlete Nomination Portal - closed Technical Regulations Sydney Track Classic spectator tickets are now on sale, buy yours below. Buy your tickets now
- [2025 Adelaide Invitational - World Athletics Continental Tour - Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/adelaide-invitational-2025/) - Overview Athlete Info Entry lists out now Entry Lists (and live results) Technical Regulations Tickets available now Venue Map Coming soon Tab Content This is a basic text element. Tab Content This is a basic text element.
- [2025 Perth Track Classic - World Athletics Continental Tour – Bronze](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/perth-track-classic-2025/) - Overview Athlete Info The Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer Series returns to Perth in 2025 with the Perth Track Classic on 1 March 2025. It is the first such meet back in Perth since 2020. Australia's best athletes, including Paris 24 Olympians and Paralympians, head to WA chasing a qualifier or to earn World Athletics ranking
- [Box Hill Burn](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo - Non-AVSL Round](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo - Non-AVSL Round](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/events/club-meets/)
- [Strive Program D - Track Events](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/254675) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) Individual Championships in:Under 20(10km)Under 18(5km)Under 16(5km)Under 14(3km)Under 12 (2km) Information coming soon Technical Regulations - soon More information coming soon Coming soon
- [2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-world-indoor-championships/) - Overview Nomination & Selection Competition Information The World Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Nanjing, China on 21-23 March, 2025.The venue for this championships will be the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, in the Jianye District of China.The selection policy for this team was published on 17 December, 2024.Should you have any questions regarding the information
- [Gold Coast Marathon](https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/races/china-airlines-half-marathon/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [Athletics South Showcase Meet](https://www.athleticssouth.org.au/)
- [WA State Combined Events Championships](https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/254675) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) Individual Championships in:Under 20(10km)Under 18(5km)Under 16(5km)Under 14(3km)Under 12 (2km) Information coming soon Technical Regulations - soon More information coming soon Coming soon
- [North Star Summer Series Meet 2](#) - Technical Regulations
- [North Star Summer Series Meet 1](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/townsvillenorthstar/events/276704) - Technical Regulations
- [AVSL Meet 7 - Metro A](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Metro A](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 8 - Metro B](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 8 - Metro A](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 10 - Metro A](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 10 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 8 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 7 - Ballarat](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Albury Event 3](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 10 - Bendigo](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Bendigo](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 8 - Bendigo](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Athletics Bendigo Tuesday Night Track Series](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Brisbane Throws Classic - World Athletics Challenger](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/brisbane-throws-challenge/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 10 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 8 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 7 - Geelong](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Surf Coast 5km/10km](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Metro B](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 9 - Metro B](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 7 - Metro B](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [AVSL Meet 10 - Metro B](https://athsvic.org.au/)
- [Tasmanian Primary All School Cross Country](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Tasmanian Cross Country Championships](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/events/291617)
- [Tasmanian Secondary All School Cross Country](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [TAL CARNIVAL](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 16D](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 15C](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 14B](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 13A](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 12D](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [TAL CARNIVAL, Central Coast](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [North West Interclub Round 10B](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [PSST Carnival (Country and Major Associations)](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [SATIS Carnival](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [NSATIS Carnival](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 13A](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 12C](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 11B](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 10A](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 9C](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [NTA Special Program](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 7A](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Northern Interclub Round 8B](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Athletics South End of Season Meet](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [SSATIS Carnival](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [TAL CARNIVAL (OVA)](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Athletics South Club Combined Event](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Athletics South Special Program](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Athletics South Pre-Nationals Meet](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 9](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 10](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 11](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 12](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 13](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 14](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [Southern Interclub Round 8](https://www.tasathletics.org.au/)
- [2024 Australian 35km Race Walk Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2024-australian-35km-race-walk-championships/) - Technical Regulations
- [NSW Little Athletics Championships](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/)
- [NSW Combined Event Championships (8's-12's)](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/)
- [NSW Masters Championships](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/246224)
- [Gosford Athletics Throws Night](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/256131)
- [Gosford Athletics Throws Night](https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/256131)
- [Sunshine Coast Track Challenge](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Pole Vault Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/)
- [Pole Vault Meet](https://qldathletics.org.au/event/qld-pv-meet-2/)
- [2025 Supernova - World Athletics Race Walking Tour - Silver](https://www.athletics.com.au/event/2025-supernova/) - Entries: International entries and elite Australian athletes contact Brent VallanceAll other athletes, entries will be taken via Capital Athletics online portalContact: competitions@athletics.org.au
- [2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship](https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-ultimate-championship) - Technical Regulations
- [2027 World Athletics Championships](https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/beijing-to-host-2027-world-athletics-championships)
- [2028 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org/la-2028) - Technical Regulations
- [2032 Paralympic Games](https://www.paralympic.org/brisbane-2032) - Technical Regulations
- [2032 Olympic Games](https://olympics.com/en/brisbane-2032) - Technical Regulations
- [2028 Olympic Games](https://olympics.com/ioc/la-2028) - Technical Regulations
- [On Track Nights Melbourne: Zátopek:10 (Australian U20 3,000 & 10,000m Championships)](https://athsvic.org.au/events/zatopek_10/) - Overview Athlete Info Spectator Info Visit (location) HEADING 2 TEstAlia delenih illaciis et faceatusam alit que volorion expere, ut alibear chilliquiam endigent as exceriosam, optam duntinv erunditis alique nonsequi blaborro dolor re modicaborem as dem inis arum in prehend ucillo berissimus si consequam vero consequodis exces dolorep tatinci cus quiae vel ipsuntibus audaestiossi re dolorep
- [Run the Tan](https://runthetan.net/)

## Hall of Fame

- [Tim Forsyth (2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/tim-forsyth/)
- [Norma Thrower (2013)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/norma-thrower/)
- [Marilyn Black (2016)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/marilyn-black/)
- [Anna Bocson (2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/anna-bocson/)
- [Raelene Boyle (2004)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/raelene-boyle/)
- [Maureen Caird (2009)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/maureen-caird/)
- [Doris Carter (2022)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/doris-carter/)
- [Percy Wells Cerutty (2011)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/percy-wells-cerutty-mbe/)
- [Darren Clark (2014)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/darren-clark/)
- [Ron Clarke AO MBE (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/ron-clarke-ao-mbe/)
- [Louise Currey (2013)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/louise-currey/)
- [Betty Cuthbert (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/betty-cuthbert/)
- [Nathan Deakes (2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/nathan-deakes/)
- [Robert De Castella (2008)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/robert-de-castella/)
- [Ralph Doubell (2004)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/ralph-doubell/)
- [Herb Elliott (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/herb-elliott/)
- [June Ferguson (2009)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/june-ferguson/)
- [Edwin Flack (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/edwin-flack/)
- [Norma Fleming (2017)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/norma-fleming/)
- [Debbie Flintoff-King (2008)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/debbie-flintoff-king/)
- [Catherine Freeman (2009)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/catherine-freeman/)
- [Noel Freeman (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/noel-freeman/)
- [Tatiana Grigorieva (2016)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/tatiana-grigorieva/)
- [Hector Hogan (2022)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/hector-hogan/)
- [Gary Honey (2013)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/gary-honey/)
- [Steven Hooker (2022)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/steven-hooker/)
- [Marjorie Jackson (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/marjorie-jackson/)
- [Brenda Jones-Carr (2011)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/brenda-jones-carr/)
- [Jennifer Lamy (2014)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/jennifer-lamy/)
- [John Landy (2004)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/john-landy/)
- [David Lean (2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/david-lean/)
- [Michele Mason-Brown (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/michele-mason-brown/)
- [Marlene Mathews (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/marlene-mathews/)
- [John Metcalfe (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/john-metcalfe/)
- [Richard 'Rick' Mitchell (2011)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/richard-rick-mitchell/)
- [Stephen Moneghetti (2016)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/stephen-moneghetti/)
- [Decima Norman (2008)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/decima-norman/)
- [Peter Norman (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/peter-norman/)
- [Glynis Nunn-Cearns (2009)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/glynis-nunn-cearns/)
- [Lisa Ondieki (2014)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/lisa-ondieki/)
- [Judy Pollock (2011)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/judy-pollock/)
- [Charles 'Chilla' Porter (2011)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/charles-chilla-porter/)
- [David Power (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/david-power/)
- [Stanley Rowley (2009)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/stanley-rowley/)
- [Pam (Kilborn) Ryan (2008)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/pam-kilborn-ryan/)
- [Louise Sauvage (2014)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/louise-sauvage/)
- [Kerry Saxby- Junna (2012)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/kerry-saxby-junna/)
- [Henri Schubert (2010)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/henri-schubert/)
- [Franz Stampfl (2013)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/franz-stampfl/)
- [Shirley Strickland (2000)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/shirley-strickland/)
- [Joanna Stone (2022)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/joanna-stone/)
- [Jai Taurima (2016)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/jai-taurima/)
- [Anthony 'Nick' Winter (2004)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/anthony-nick-winter/)
- [John Winter (2008)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/john-winter/)
- [Benita Willis (2017)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/benita-willis/)
- [Simon Baker (2018)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/simon-baker/)
- [Dmitri Markov (2012)](https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame/dmitri-markov/)

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## Event Categories

- [Competition](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-category/competition/)
- [Non-Competition](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-category/non-competition/)

## Event Levels

- [WRC](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-level/wrc/) - World Ranking Competition
- [AADP](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-level/aadp/) - Australian Athletics Domestic Permit Competition
- [LA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-level/la/)

## Event Locations

- [QLD](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/qld/)
- [TAS](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/tas/)
- [VIC](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/vic/)
- [WA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/wa/)
- [NSW](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/nsw/)
- [SA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/sa/)
- [NT](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/nt/)
- [NZL](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/nzl/)
- [CHN](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/chn/)
- [JPN](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/jpn/)
- [ACT](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/act/)
- [USA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/usa/)
- [DEN](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/den/)
- [TGA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/tga/)
- [PLW](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/plw/)
- [GER](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/ger/)
- [POL](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/pol/)
- [AUS](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/aus/)
- [HUN](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/hun/)
- [KOR](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/kor/)
- [PYF](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/pyf/)
- [IND](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/ind/)
- [ESP](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/esp/)
- [TPE](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/tpe/)
- [BOT](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/bot/)
- [BAH](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/bah/)
- [BRA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/bra/)
- [MLT](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/mlt/)
- [SCO](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/sco/)
- [ITA](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/ita/)
- [KAZ](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/kaz/)
- [UZB](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-host/uzb/)

## Event Regions

- [Domestic](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-region/domestic/)
- [International](https://www.athletics.com.au/event-region/international/)

## Resource Categories

- [Strategies and Plans](https://www.athletics.com.au/resource-category/strategies-plans/)
- [Rules, Technical and Officiating](https://www.athletics.com.au/resource-category/rules-technical-and-officiating/)
- [Constitution and Policies](https://www.athletics.com.au/resource-category/constitution-and-policies/)
- [Junior Athletics Guidelines](https://www.athletics.com.au/resource-category/junior-athletics-guidelines/)
- [High Performance](https://www.athletics.com.au/resource-category/high-performance/)

## Sports

- [Technical Information Centre](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/tic/)
- [Race Walks](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/race-walks/)
- [Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/relays/)
- [Generic Forms](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/forms/)
- [Walks](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/walks/)
- [Para Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/para-athletics/)
- [Protocols](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/protocols/)
- [Rules](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/rules/)
- [Umpires](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/umpires/)
- [Facilities](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/facilities/)
- [Entry Standards](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/entry-standards/)
- [Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/marathon/)
- [Jumps](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/jumps/)
- [Multi-Event](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/multi-event/)
- [Hurdles](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/hurdles/)
- [Sprints](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/sprints/)
- [Throws](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/throws/)
- [Middle-Distance](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/middle-distance/)
- [Selection Policies](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/selection-policies/)
- [NASS](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/nass/)
- [Sport Integrity](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/sport-integrity/)
- [Long-Distance](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/long-distance/)
- [Steeplechase](https://www.athletics.com.au/sport/steeplechase/)

## Teams

- [2024 Olympics](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-olympics/)
- [2024 Paralympics](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-paralympics/)
- [2023 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-championships/)
- [2023 World Para-Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2024 World Para-Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2022 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2022-world-championships/)
- [2025 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2025-world-championships/)
- [2024 World U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-world-u20-championships/)
- [2022 World U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2022-world-u20-championships/)
- [2024 World Relay Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-world-relay-championships/)
- [2025 World Relay Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2025-world-relay-championships/)
- [2023 World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-university-games/)
- [2025 World Indoors](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2025-world-indoors/)
- [2020 Olympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2020-olympic-games/)
- [2022 Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2022-commonwealth-games/)
- [2024 World Race Walking Teams Championship](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-world-race-walking-teams-championship/)
- [2025 World Para Athletics Championship](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2025-world-para-athletics-championship/)
- [2019 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2019-world-championships/)
- [2018 Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2018-commonwealth-games/)
- [2017 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2017-world-championships/)
- [2025 World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2025-world-university-games/)
- [2022 World Race Walking Teams](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2022-world-race-walking-teams/)
- [2017 World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2017-world-university-games/)
- [2019 World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2019-world-university-games/)
- [2014 Commonweath Games team](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2014-commonweath-games-team/)
- [2023 World Cross Country](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-cross-country/)
- [2022 World Indoors](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2022-world-indoors/)
- [2015 World Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2015-world-championships/)
- [2019 World Relays](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2019-world-relays/)
- [2018 World U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2018-world-u20-championships/)
- [2016 Olympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2016-olympic-games/)
- [2024 World Indoors](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2024-world-indoors/)
- [2016 World Juniors](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2016-world-juniors/)
- [2023 World Road Running Champs](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-road-running-champs/)
- [2014 World Juniors](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2014-world-juniors/)
- [2019 World Cross Country](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2019-world-cross-country/)
- [2015 World University Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2015-world-university-games/)
- [2009 World Cross Country](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2009-world-cross-country/)
- [2013 World Cross Country](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2013-world-cross-country/)
- [2020 Paralympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2020-paralympic-games/)
- [2019 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2019-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2016 Paralympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2016-paralympic-games/)
- [2015 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2015-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2011 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2011-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2013 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2013-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2023 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2023-world-para-athletics-championships-2/)
- [2012 Paralympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2012-paralympic-games/)
- [2017 World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2017-world-para-athletics-championships/)
- [2008 Paralympic Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/team/2008-paralympic-games/)