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- [Vanessa Low appointed to the Australian Athletics Board of Directors](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vanessa-low-appointed-to-the-australian-athletics-board-of-directors/): Australian Athletics is delighted to announce the appointment of Vanessa Low to its Board of Directors, following today’s Annual General Meeting. One of Australia’s and the world’s most accomplished Para-athletes, Low has enjoyed an outstanding career on the international stage, winning three Paralympic gold medals and four World Para Athletics Championship titles in the T61
- [Australian Athletics announces election of four new Life Members at Annual General Meeting](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-announces-election-of-four-new-life-members-at-annual-general-meeting/): Australian Athletics is proud to announce the election of four new Life Members at its Annual General Meeting held in Melbourne today. Former Australian steeplechase record holder Shaun Creighton (ACT) is acknowledged for his service as an athlete, coach, administrator and selector alongside three of the country’s outstanding leaders in technical officiating – Fiona Brown
- [HEAT CHECK: Rhiannon Clarke](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-rhiannon-clarke/): What if it works out? It’s the simple question that took Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke from the brink of retirement to her first international gold medal in the space of six months.
- [Bumper year of Australian Athletics events confirmed as full 2026/2027 calendar revealed](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bumper-year-of-australian-athletics-events-confirmed-as-full-2026-2027-calendar-revealed/): Australian Athletics has unveiled its’ event calendar for the remainder of 2026 and the 2027 domestic season, with a packed schedule set to bring the nation’s best athletes to the stadiums, tracks and fields around Australia. From the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics All Schools Championships in Perth in December to the Australian Athletics Championships in
- [Pilbara Festival of Athletics kicks off as superstar Australian athletes visit the region](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pilbara-festival-of-athletics-kicks-off-as-superstar-australian-athletes-visit-the-region/): ​ The Rio Tinto Pilbara Festival of Athletics has had a successful first day in Karratha and Tom Price, Western Australia. The athlete line-up includes Jessica Hull, Lachlan Kennedy, Matthew Denny, Michelle Jenneke, Vanessa Low, Abbey Caldwell, Rhiannon Clarke, Lianna Davidson, Aidan Murphy and Yual Reath, bringing some of the biggest names in Australian athletics
- [Australia’s athletics stars head to the Pilbara to inspire the next generation ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australias-athletics-stars-head-to-the-pilbara-to-inspire-the-next-generation/): More than 1,300 young people across the Pilbara will have the chance to run, jump and throw alongside some of Australia’s leading athletes at the Rio Tinto Pilbara Festival of Athletics from 19-21 October. Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth Games and national-level athletes will travel across Karratha, Pannawonica, Tom Price and Paraburdoo for three days of athletics
- [HEAT CHECK: Erin Shaw](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-erin-shaw/): After two years on the sidelines with a spinal injury and torn patella tendon, high jumper Erin Shaw is nearing her return as part of Heat Check.
- [The National Sports Tribunal: What Athletics Clubs and Centres Need to Know](https://www.athletics.com.au/integrity/the-national-sports-tribunal-what-athletics-clubs-and-centres-need-to-know/): We all know that managing complaints and making decisions are an important part of running a sporting organisation. Whether it is a decision about selection, eligibility, discipline, membership or another aspect of participation, those decisions can sometimes be challenged. When a decision is made by a Club, Centre, Member Association or Australian Athletics, providing an
- [HEAT CHECK: Michael Roeger](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-michael-roeger/): Paralympic star Michael Roeger tells Heat Check how family life has rejuvenated his career as he eyes global 1500m gold.
- [That Race beautifully tells the story of the famous 1996 women's 400m at the Stawell Gift](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/that-race-beautifully-tells-the-story-of-the-famous-1996-womens-400m-at-the-stawell-gift/): It’s not just about one person in a race. It’s about all of us. Those were just two of the two quotes from Cathy Freeman that stood out at the premiere of the documentary That Race, a film about the famous Stawell Gift 1996 women’s 400m where Freeman won the event, remarkably from scratch. Freeman
- [Nine becomes the home of Australian Athletics in landmark seven-year deal](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nine-becomes-the-home-of-australian-athletics-in-landmark-seven-year-deal/): Australia’s superstar athletes and rising stars of the sport are coming to the 9Network, with Australian Athletics and Nine today announcing a landmark seven-year broadcast partnership. The agreement will make Nine the home of Australian athletics from 2027 to at least the end 2033, taking the sport beyond the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032
- [Izzi Batt-Doyle breaks Australian women's marathon record in sizzling Chicago race](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/izzi-batt-doyle-breaks-australian-womens-marathon-record-in-sizzling-chicago-race/): Izzi Batt-Doyle’s long-time goal of breaking the Australian women’s marathon record has come true. Batt-Doyle (SA, Riley Cocks) finished an amazing sixth in the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:20.38 to break the Australian record. She surpasses Jess Stenston (SA, Adam Didyk) who broke the record last year with a time of 2:21:24. Speaking
- [HEAT CHECK: Rose Davies](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-rose-davies/): Dual Commonwealth champion Rose Davies makes her mark on Heat Check after World Road Running Championships medal.
- [Colahan’s legacy honoured with Peter Norman Humanitarian Award](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/colahans-legacy-honoured-with-peter-norman-humanitarian-award/): Kate Colahan’s legacy has today been honoured officially with the 2026 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award, acknowledged posthumously for her work in changing lives through athletics in Queensland’s rural communities.
- [Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships and Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships to return to Brisbane in 2027](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-junior-under-age-championships-and-coles-australian-little-athletics-championships-to-return-to-brisbane-in-2027/): Australian Athletics has confirmed that the Australian Athletics Junior (Under Age) Championships will return to Brisbane in 2027, following the outstanding success of this year’s Championships at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC). The 2027 Championships will be held at QSAC from April 13–18, with Australia’s best emerging track and field athletes from Under 14 through
- [Coles Little Athletics Community Fund races past $3 million](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coles-little-athletics-community-fund-races-past-3-million/): The Coles Little Athletics Community Fund has reached a major milestone, with more than $3 million now invested in grassroots Little Athletics since 2018. The latest round of the Coles Little Athletics Community Fund has taken the partnership past the $3 million milestone, with 82 Little Athletics Centres sharing in $285,000 to purchase new equipment
- [The Coles Little Athletics Banana A-Peel is back!](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-coles-little-athletics-banana-a-peel-is-back/): The Coles Little Athletics Banana A-Peel is back for 2026, giving Little Athletics Centres, families and supporters the chance to enjoy some bananas while helping support Little Athletics Centres across Australia. From Wednesday 7 October to Tuesday 20 October, Coles will donate 5 cents from every kilogram of Cavendish bananas sold to the 2027 Coles
- [HEAT CHECK: Jaryd Clifford](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-jaryd-clifford/): Jaryd Clifford is changing everything ahead of the LA 2028 Paralympic Games, starting with taking ownership of his health.
- [HEAT CHECK: Eleanor Patterson](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-eleanor-patterson/): High jump champion Eleanor Patterson reflects on her Commonwealth Games fairytale and Diamond League title in 2026.
- [2026 Annual General Meeting](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2026-annual-general-meeting/): Australian Athletics' 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday 23 October 2026 at 10:00am 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
- [HEAT CHECK: Kurtis Marschall](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/heat-check-kurtis-marschall/): Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall is guided to a career-best year by his best friend Declan Carruthers as part of Heat Check,
- [Coaching a dream job for Andrew Iselin as the Australian Athletics National Coaching Conference nears](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coaching-a-dream-job-for-andrew-iselin-as-the-australian-athletics-national-coaching-conference-nears/): It’s a simple philosophy that Andrew Iselin, the coach of Lachlan Kennedy and Caleb Law, has that has certainly paid off this year. “I just want to make people better people,” he said. “If everything is going well in their lives, then things go well on the track.” Go well on the track is exactly
- [Vale Patrick Andrew (Pat) Clohessy AM](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-patrick-andrew-pat-clohessy-am/): Pat Clohessy’s contribution to athletics was long, influential and passionate – making an indelible impression on the sport in Australia and earning accolades from around the world.
- [Managing Risks to Children & Young People in Athletics](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/managing-risks-to-children-young-people-in-athletics/): If you serve on a Member Association, Centre or Club Board or committee, risk management is one of your key responsibilities, and it’s important that you apply risk management strategies to fulfill your duty of care obligations and align with the National Child Safe Principles, specifically Principle 1 (Key action 1.5) and Principle 8 (Key
- [Emotional new documentary tells the story of THAT RACE, when Cathy Freeman famously won at Stawell](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/emotional-new-documentary-tells-the-story-of-that-race-when-cathy-freeman-famously-won-at-stawell/): It was one of the most unforgettable running races in Australian history. That is the 1996 Stawell women’s 400m final, where Cathy Freeman raced from scratch to win, despite giving her six competitors a 42 metre start. It was a rainy afternoon in the Victorian country town as Freeman did the almost impossible to win
- [Australian sprint king Browning announces retirement](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-sprint-king-browning-announces-retirement/): Four-time Australian 100m champion Rohan Browning has today called time on his storied career.
- [McAvaney and Manou: What a year internationally for our Australian athletes, with so much more to come](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/mcavaney-and-manou-what-a-year-internationally-for-our-australian-athletes-with-so-much-more-to-come/): For Bruce McAvaney and Tamsyn Manou, thinking about the year the Australian athletes had internationally in 2026 as the season comes to an end, one word comes to mind. That word is very simple – joy. It really has been a brilliant season for the Australian overseas, including in the 15-meet Diamond League season where
- [Australian half marathon runners give it their all at the World Athletics Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-half-marathon-runners-give-it-their-all-at-the-world-athletics-road-running-championships/): The World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen concluded with a very competitive and fast men's and women's half marathon. In the men's half marathon, Edward Marks (VIC, self-coached) was the best placed Australian coming in 38th with a time of 1:01.50. In his first run as the Australian marathon record holder, Haftu Strintzos (VIC, Adam
- [Davies delivers bronze on opening day of World Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-delivers-bronze-on-opening-day-of-world-road-running-championships/): Middle-distance star Rose Davies has bolted to bronze on the opening day of the World Athletics Road Running Championships, creating history alongside Ky Robinson and Oliver Hoare who also shattered long-standing Australian records.
- [By the numbers: The best year yet for Australian athletes in the Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/by-the-numbers-the-best-year-yet-for-australian-athletes-in-the-diamond-league/): Australia’s athletes have enjoyed their most successful year in the Diamond League, as the 2026 season comes to an end. The Diamond League by the numbers tells the story of a remarkable season for Australian athletes, who competed across meetings in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. By The Numbers for Australian Athletes at
- [Closing time in Copenhagen for World Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/closing-time-in-copenhagen-for-world-road-running-championships/): The roads of Copenhagen will play host to 15 of Australia’s best distance runners this weekend.
- [Vale Penelope Elizabeth “Penny” (McCallum) Gillies OAM International Representation Bib #36920 July 1951 to 10 September 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/vale-penelope-elizabeth-penny-mccallum-gillies-oam-international-representation-bib-36920-july-1951-to-10-september-2026/): There was one theme that shone more brightly than any other during the more than 50-year involvement in athletics of Penny Gillies who lost her brave fight with cancer on 10 September. From being prepared for her own personal success on the track at the highest levels, to guiding her own squad and national teams
- [Myers and Hull secure second as Budapest goes out with a bang](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-and-hull-secure-silver-as-budapest-goes-out-with-a-bang/): A pair of podium finishes from middle-distance stars Cameron Myers and Jessica Hull have closed out Australia’s campaign at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
- [Australian javelin champion Mackenzie Little ends her 2026 season on a high](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-javelin-champion-mackenzie-little-ends-her-2026-season-on-a-high/): Australian javelin champion Mackenzie Little has finished fourth in the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, concluding what has been a very successful 2026. Little (NSW, Angust McEntrye) threw a season's best throw of 63.37m. The Commonwealth Games champion was in third position until the last throw when Colombia's Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado pipped her
- [Olyslagers and Patterson open Ultimate campaign](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-and-patterson-open-ultimate-campaign/): Australian high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson hit the podium on day one of the first ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
- [A night to remember for Eleanor Patterson as she wins the Diamond League Final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-night-to-remember-for-eleanor-patterson-as-she-wins-the-diamond-league-final/): The depth of Australia’s women’s high jumping was on show for at Diamond League finals in Brussels overnight, with Eleanor Patterson winning the Diamond League final and Nicola Olyslagers coming in third. Patterson’s (NSW, Fuzz Caan/Marco Fassinotti) win comes after Cameron Myers (ACT, Dick Telford) won the 1500m Diamond League final yesterday. The year 2026
- [Coles Community Round 2026: Pre-Registrations Now Open](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coles-community-round-2026-pre-registrations-now-open/): Get your Centre involved in the 2026 Coles Community Round, with pre-registrations now open! From Wednesday 4 – Tuesday 17 November 2026, Little Athletics Centres across Australia will celebrate our wonderful partnership with Coles by bringing the Coles Community Round to their regular weekly programs. There are plenty of reasons to get involved, with every
- [Peter Norman Humanitarian Award nominations, one week to go](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/peter-norman-humanitarian-award-nominations-one-week-to-go/): Australian Athletics CEO Simon Hollingsworth is calling for the athletics community to nominate a deserving person for the Peter Norman Humanitarian Award for 2026. Nominations close in a week's time, closing on Thursday September 17 at 5pm. The Peter Norman Humanitarian Award was inaugurated by Australian Athletics in 2018 as a way to honour the legacy
- [Patterson and Myers to lead Australia at World Athletics Ultimate Championship](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/patterson-and-myers-to-lead-australia-at-world-athletics-ultimate-championship/): The hottest names in Australian athletics are Budapest bound for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, with 12 Australians competing for a share in US$10 million.
- [Magical Myers lands title on opening night of Diamond League Final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/magical-myers-lands-title-on-opening-night-of-diamond-league-final/): Middle-distance star Cameron Myers is on top of the world after being crowned 1500m champion on the opening night of the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels.
- [PREVIEW | Top Australians primed for Brussels Diamond League Final](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/preview-top-australians-primed-for-brussels-diamond-league-final/): Middle-distance star Cameron Myers and high jumpers Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers will lead Australia into battle at the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels.
- [Major world class athletics locked in for Melbourne for the next three years](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/major-world-class-athletics-locked-in-for-melbourne-for-the-next-three-years/): Melbourne’s place at the forefront of global athletics is locked in until 2029. The Victorian Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC, Equality and Sport Steve Dimopoulos has announced the Maurie Plant Meet Melbourne will continue to be held at Melbourne's Lakeside Stadium in 2027, 2028 and 2029. The event is one of the premier events
- [2026 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award Nominations Now Open](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2026-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 remained the Australian record until Gout Gout ran 20.04 on December 6,
- [Andy Buchanan and Ellie Pashley crowned Australian champions after gutsy Sydney Marathon effort in idyllic conditions](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/andy-buchanan-and-ellie-pashley-crowned-australian-champions-after-gutsy-sydney-marathon-effort-in-idyllic-conditions/): On a glorious Sydney morning and on a record setting day at the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, Victorians Andy Buchanan and Ellie Pashley have been crowned 2026 Australian marathon champions. Racing a glittering lineup of Olympic and world champions, they placed 16th and 9th, respectively overall. The men’s field destroyed the Australian allcomers
- [Olyslagers jumps to another win in the Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-jumps-to-another-win-in-the-diamond-league-in-zurich-switzerland/): Australian high jump champion Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell) has won another Diamond League high jump event, with a flawless competition in Zurich, Switzerland, overnight. Olyslagers jumped a season’s best of 2.02m and had three attempts at 2.05m, which would have broken her own Australian record, and just missed. After the win Olyslagers was her
- [Australian Athletics Championships Return to Sydney for 2027](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-championships-return-to-sydney-for-2027/): The Australian Athletics Championships will return to Sydney for a second consecutive year, with the nation’s premier domestic athletics meet set to take place from 1–4 April 2027 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush. With qualification and selection opportunities for the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, in September 2027, and the
- [From javelin to discus to coaching, nothing is too much for Victorian based athlete Michal Burian  ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/from-javelin-to-discus-to-coaching-nothing-is-too-much-for-victorian-based-athlete-michal-burian/): For any athlete to make it at an international level at one event is an incredible achievement, but to make it in two is virtually unheard of. But that’s exactly what Melbourne based thrower Michal Burian has done. Burian is one of the world’s best athletes in the para javelin F44 class, having won a silver medal at the
- [Strintzos and Campbell take out the big wins in tough conditions at the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/strintzos-and-campbell-take-out-the-big-wins-in-tough-conditions-at-the-australian-athletics-cross-country-championships/): In tough and muddy conditions in Ballarat, Victoria, the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships have been run and won, with some impressive results in what was a challenging day of racing. After breaking the marathon national record in early July on the Gold Coast, Haftu Strintzos’s (VIC) great year has continued, he now has a
- [Davies and Hull fire as Patterson joins Poland podium](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-and-hull-fires-as-patterson-joins-poland-podium/): Commonwealth champions Rose Davies and Eleanor Patterson have carried their form to the Silesia Diamond League alongside Jessica Hull.
- [Participation up 10 percent as Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships return to Ballarat](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/participation-up-10-percent-as-australian-athletics-cross-country-championships-return-to-ballarat/): The stage is set for the Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships in Ballarat. Despite a rainy week in the Victorian regional town, spirits are high as over 1600 athletes, their families and friends converge on Ballarat for the two-day event. This year there are record entries for the Championships, with participation up 10 percent in
- [Two weekend Diamond League meets ahead with a strong Australian presence](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/two-weekend-diamond-league-meets-ahead-with-a-strong-australian-presence/): It’s been a huge year for Australian athletes in the Diamond League so far, and they are set to finish with a bang as the 2026 season nears its' end. There will be two Diamond League events this weekend, Lausanne in Switzerland which kicks off Friday morning Australian time with the men’s pole vault, and
- [A true champion of Australian athletics, Steve Moneghetti ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-true-champion-of-australian-athletics-steve-moneghetti/): Australian distance running legend Steve Moneghetti looks back with pride on his remarkable sporting career, while standing on the trail named after him at the beautiful Lake Wendouree in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat. Moneghetti is one of very few athletes with a full cupboard of marathon running medals. After winning bronze at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
- [Team of road runners named for Australia for the World Athletics Road Running Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/team-of-road-runners-named-for-australia-for-the-world-athletics-road-running-championships/): Australian Athletics is today announcing a talented group of athletes to compete for Australia at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Championships run from September 19-20 in the idyllic Danish capital. The team includes athletes who have been successful at the Commonwealth Games and Diamond League events around the world in
- [Australian Athletics Announces Dates for the 2027 Chemist Warehouse Summer Series](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-announces-dates-for-the-2027-chemist-warehouse-summer-series/): Australian Athletics has today confirmed the dates for three marquee meets for the 2027 Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, building on the momentum of a hugely successful domestic season earlier this year. The series will showcase Australia's biggest athletics stars alongside international talent across three one day meets. The dates announced today are: Adelaide Invitational, February 13, 2027 Sydney Track Classic, March 6, 2027 Hobart Track Classic, March 20, 2027 Exciting announcements regarding the 2027 Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne will be
- [Golden end to a successful campaign for Australia at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/golden-end-to-a-successful-campaign-for-australia-at-the-world-athletics-u20-championships-in-eugene-usa/): It was a golden end for Australia at the World Athletics U20 Championships with high jumper Izobelle Louison-Roe (NSW, Karen Roe) winning a long coveted gold medal. Louison-Roe went into the final as favourite and was in control of the competition, jumping 1.92m to win the gold she has been dreaming about for years. It follows a
- [Gold, two silvers and a world record - A marquee day for Australia at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/gold-two-silvers-and-a-world-record-a-marquee-day-for-australia-at-the-world-athletics-u20-championships-in-eugene/): It was a day and night of medals, records and personal bests for Australia at the World Athletics Championships Eugene, USA at the famous Hayward Field. Isaac Beacroft (NSW, David Beacroft) won the gold medal in the 5km race walk, just over a week after he won Commonwealth gold in Glasgow. Beacroft also broke the
- [A huge weekend of finals ahead as the Australians continue to impress in Eugene](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-huge-weekend-of-finals-ahead-as-the-australians-continue-to-impress-in-eugene/): Australia’s proud tradition in the 800m has continued at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA with Daniel Williams (NSW, Andrew Rowlings) and Harry Halleen (NSW, Gary Howard) both making tomorrow night’s final. Halleen ran a gutsy race to come from behind to take third place in his semi-final after appearing to be out
- [Another huge day in Eugene for the Australians as our sprinters and middle-distance rising stars shine](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/another-huge-day-in-eugene-for-the-australians-as-our-sprinters-and-middle-distance-rising-stars-shine/): It might have only lasted for a few minutes, but Australia’s mixed 4x100m relay team can call themselves world record holders in the new event. The relay run in the morning was one of many impressive efforts on day two of the World Athletics U20 Championships, with nine personal bests from the Australian team. Their
- [A very bright future ahead for our Australian World Athletics U20 Championship team as they say goodbye to Eugene](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-very-bright-future-ahead-for-our-australian-world-athletics-u20-championship-team-as-they-say-goodbye-to-eugene/): The Australian World Athletics U20 Championships can walk away from the famous Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA so proud of everything they have achieved, on and off the track and field. Australia won six medals in total, two gold, three silver and one bronze. Only in Peru two years ago in 2024 and in
- [The future stars of Australian athletics all set to go for the World Athletics U20 Championships in the USA](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-future-stars-of-australian-athletics-all-set-to-go-for-the-world-athletics-u20s-championships-in-the-usa/): A TEAM of 73 athletes are ready to go and give it their all for Australia at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The official media guide produced by David Tarbotton can be read HERE Kicking off at the famous Hayward Field in Eugene on August 5 in the USA, the team
- [Bronzed Aussies finish of the day in style at the World Athletics U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-aussies-finish-of-the-day-in-style-at-the-world-athletics-u20-championships/): Australia’s first night at the World Athletics U20 Championships ended with a bronze medal and a national record for the 4 x 400m relay team of Dylan Ruming (NSW, Kate Lynch) 16, Xanthee Watts (QLD, Clinton Louis Watts), Fred Hamblin (Rob Marks and Ben Cavan), 18 and Charlotte McAuliffe (SA, Nik Hagicostas), 19, in Eugene,
- [The team behind the World Athletics U20 Championships, plus our officials on the world stage](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-team-behind-the-world-athletics-u20-championships-plus-our-officials-on-the-world-stage/): It takes a small village of coaches, parents, supporters back home and professionals to get the Australian team ready for the World U20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. A dedicated staff of 26 professionals, from team coaches, to performance specialist, wellbeing manager, biomechanist, doctor, physiotherapist, soft tissue massages and more are just part
- [Australian Athletics celebrates outstanding Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-celebrates-outstanding-commonwealth-games-campaign-in-glasgow/): Australian Athletics has hailed the national team's exceptional performances at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after the team finished with 34 medals, 12 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze. As our athletes return to Australia or continue to compete in competitions in Europe including the completion of the Diamond League and the World Athletics Ultimate Championships
- [Myers and the mile to headline final day of Glasgow program](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-and-the-mile-to-headline-final-day-of-glasgow-program/): Cameron Myers and Jessica Hull headline the Mile on the final day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- [Glasgow gold rush closes curtains at Scotstoun Stadium](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/glasgow-gold-rush-closes-curtains-at-scotstoun-stadium/): Australian athletics celebrates its most successful Commonwealth Games day, with Abbey Caldwell, Jessica [Jess] Hull, Cameron [Cam] Myers and Ky Robinson and Kurtis [Kurt] Marschall winning medals.
- [Beacroft makes golden Commonwealth Games debut](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/beacroft-makes-golden-commonwealth-games-debut/): Isaac Beacroft wins Gold in 10,000m Race Walk, Sarah Billings wins Bronze in 800m at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
- [Davies’ double delight in golden Glasgow campaign](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-double-delight-in-golden-glasgow-campaign/): Rose Davies has completed the double taking home a gold medal in the 5000m with Jessica [Jess] Hull claiming the silver.
- [Kennedy to carry golden momentum into penultimate day in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-to-carry-golden-momentum-into-penultimate-day-in-glasgow/): Olympic champion Nina Kennedy is set to steal the show on day five at Scotstoun Stadium, but she won’t be alone in her quest for gold with race walker Isaac Beacroft and sprinters Torrie Lewis and Lachlan Kennedy ready to fire. On the penultimate day of the Athletics and Para Athletics program, it is Australia's
- [Davies eyes Double as Hull touches down in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-eyes-double-as-hull-touches-down-in-glasgow/): Crunch time is approaching on day four in Glasgow as Jessica Hull takes her first strides towards an ambitious middle-distance double, where she will be met by Rose Davies who is out to double down on her own history-making 10,000m title. Set to race the Mile heats in the morning before returning for the 5000m
- [West finds best to land Heptathlon bronze in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/west-finds-best-to-land-heptathlon-bronze-in-glasgow/): Tori West wins bronze medal in the Heptathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- [Ten days to go to the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ten-days-to-go-to-the-world-athletics-u20-championships-in-eugene/): With only ten days to go, our World Athletics U20 Championships team are on their want to Santa Barbara, Los Angeles for the staging camp, before the main event kicks off in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday August 5. The 72 strong team, including 1500m runners Alexander Cameron-Smith (VIC, Peter Burke) and Kieran Shepherd (ACT, Des
- [Patterson completes Glasgow fairytale as sprinters fire and Robinson wins gold](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/patterson-completes-glasgow-fairytale-as-sprinters-fire-and-robinson-wins-gold/): A historic night of Australian athletics in Glasgow has seen Ky Robinson and Eleanor Patterson crowned Commonwealth champions, as Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis defied the pouring rain to blaze to new 100m national records and land on the podium. A tactical masterclass saw Robinson (QLD, Dathan Ritzenhein) race patiently in the Men’s 10,000m field
- [Scerri leads Heptathlon hunt as Page eyes crowning moment in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/scerri-leads-heptathlon-hunt-as-page-eyes-crowning-moment-in-glasgow/): Australia’s heptathletes will continue their quest for Glasgow glory when the Athletics and Para Athletics program reaches its halfway point on day three, where the sprinting action will be led by Jaydon Page who is gunning for gold. Mia Scerri (VIC, Ralph Newton) and Tori West (QLD, Sam Leslie & Eric Brown) featured prominently on
- [Patterson eyes golden Glasgow return as sprinting showdowns await](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/patterson-eyes-golden-glasgow-return-as-sprinting-showdowns-await/): The fastest athletes in the Commonwealth will be crowned tonight at Scotstoun Stadium, where Lachlan Kennedy’s arrival in Glasgow coincides with the high jump fireworks of Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson, who are set to soar amongst six medal events. Kennedy (QLD, Andrew Iselin) had the luxury of a first-round bye as one of the
- [Australian athletes look to kick-start Glasgow gold rush](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletes-look-to-kick-start-glasgow-gold-rush/): It is down to business on the opening day of Athletics and Para-athletics action at Scotstoun Stadium, where Rhiannon Clarke, Yual Reath, Lauren Ryan and Rose Davies will lead the nation into battle as the first medals of the program go on the line in Glasgow. Para-athletics star Clarke (WA, Danny Kevan, T38) already has
- [Australian Athletics Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games media guide,  facts and figures](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-team-for-glasgow-2026-commonwealth-games-media-guide-and-facts-and-figures/): Australia’s world class athletics team is set for success at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, in what promises to be an unforgettable six days of action in Scotland’s largest city. The athletics section of the 2026 Australian Commonwealth Games Team has the most athletes of any sport wearing the green and gold. And Australia’s 86
- [Rose gold! Davies ignites athletics program with 10,000m gold in Glasgow](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-ignites-athletics-program-with-10000m-gold-in-glasgow/): Rose Davies has kicked off the Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a gold medal in the 10,000m.
- [Proud Indigenous athletes are ready to inspire at Glasgow 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/proud-indigenous-athletes-are-ready-to-inspire-at-glasgow-2026/): There are five Indigenous athletes on the Australian Athletics Team for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, including Calab Law, Lexie Brown, Briseis Brittain and Tom McGough.
- [Field stars lay the foundation for Australian success in Glasgow ](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/field-stars-lay-the-foundation-for-australian-success-in-glasgow/): While track athletes are often the talk of the town, it is in field events where more Australians are leading the world rankings, have titles to defend and have the opportunity to create more history at the Commonwealth Games.
- [Main man Myers leads Commonwealth Games track charge](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/main-man-myers-leads-commonwealth-games-track-charge/): From two mouthwatering mile races to a sprinting slate headlined by Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis, Australia is primed for a historic track campaign at the Commonwealth Games.
- [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
- [Lewis primed for Glasgow after record-breaking run](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lewis-primed-for-glasgow-after-record-breaking-run/): Fresh off running the fastest time ever by an Australian woman, Torrie Lewis is resisting the temptation to chase the clock ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- [Aussies U20 sprinters set for Oregon as a superstar of the sport inspires](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/aussies-u20-sprinters-set-for-oregon-as-a-superstar-of-the-sport-inspires/): It was a chance view of a YouTube video when he was eight that inspired young Townsville athlete Uwezo Lubenda to enter athletics. Lubenda, 17 (QLD, Gary Cairns), stumbled upon one of Bolt’s famous world records and the rest is history. “I think I was on my laptop and I was watching YouTube and I
- [10 Days to Go until Glasgow Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/10-days-to-go-until-glasgow-commonwealth-games/): The heartbeat of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is growing louder with just 10 days remaining until the Athletics and Para-athletics program takes over in Glasgow.
- [Double Delight as Hull and Olyslagers win at London Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/double-delight-as-hull-and-olyslagers-win-at-london-diamond-league/): On the eve of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Australia’s track and field stars have lit up the London Diamond League with wins to middle-distance icon Jessica Hull and high jumper Nicola Olyslagers, leading a historic afternoon at London Stadium. Hull (NSW, Simon Hull) was a triumphant winner in the Women’s 3000m in 8:24.69, beating home
- [Aussie race walkers set to go for gold in Oregon for the World Athletics U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/our-race-walkers-set-to-go-for-gold-in-oregon-for-the-world-athletics-u20-championships/): Race walker Zoe Woods can pick the time she decided to chase her Olympic dream, in a discipline that Australia has a very proud tradition in. “I understood the immense commitment, sacrifice and years of dedication required to reach that level, and I wasn’t ready to promise myself or anyone something I wasn’t completely certain
- [5000m Aussie boys set to fire up in Oregon, USA for the World Athletics U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/5000m-aussie-boys-set-to-fire-up-in-oregon-usa-for-the-world-athletics-u20-championships/): When middle distance runner Lucas Chis was 14, sport wasn’t part of his life. It wasn’t until a teacher at Waverley Christian College in Melbourne, Victoria’s Southeast suggested he give athletics a go at a school competition that he even thought about athletics. That suggestion by his teacher changed everything for Chis, who recently turned
- [Bruce McAvaney OAM and his personal message as excitement builds around Australian athletics team for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bruce-mcavaney-oam-and-his-personal-message-as-excitement-builds-around-australian-athletics-team-for-the-glasgow-commonwealth-games/): Australia has a special relationship with the Commonwealth Games. Our athletes have long embraced the opportunity to represent their country, treating the Games with the same pride and significance as the Olympics. We are one of six countries to have competed at every Commonwealth Games and stand as the most successful nation in the event's
- [Teresa Dyson appointed to the Australian Athletics Board of Directors](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/teresa-dyson-appointed-to-the-australian-athletics-board-of-directors/): Australian Athletics (AA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Teresa Dyson to the Board of Directors. An experienced company director, Dyson has a broad range of expertise spanning the private and public sectors both for ASX-listed companies and significant Federal and State Government entities. The President of AA Jane Flemming OAM welcomed the appointment.
- [Huge results for the Aussies in Hungary as Glasgow Commonwealth Games just around the corner](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/huge-results-for-the-aussies-in-hungary-as-glasgow-commonwealth-games-just-around-the-corner/): As excitement builds around the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, there have been some massive results for the Australians overnight at the Gyulai Memorial Meet in Budapest, Hungary. Kurtis Marschall’s (WA, Declan Carruthers) impressive season continued, jumping 6.00m, equaling his personal best and his highest jump outdoors. He finished second to Swedish superstar and his good friend
- [Rio Tinto Athletics for The Outback program putting smiles on the faces of thousands in regional and remote Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rio-tinto-athletics-for-the-outback-program-putting-smiles-on-the-faces-of-thousands-in-regional-and-remote-australia/): The Rio Tinto Athletics for the Outback (AFTO) program has kicked off another successful year, with thousands of school children enjoying the benefits of athletics through the program. Delivered by Australian Athletics in partnership with Rio Tinto, AFTO brings fun, engaging athletics experiences to young people in Gladstone, Weipa and the Pilbara. Led by experienced coaches,
- [Australian Athletics Statement on Gout Gout's withdrawal from the World Athletics U20 Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-statement-on-gout-gouts-withdrawal-from-the-world-athletics-u20-championships/): Australian Athletics sends its support to Gout Gout following his announcement today that a hamstring injury will prevent him from competing in the World Athletics U20 Championships in the USA in August. Gout has had a phenomenal couple of years, and has a long and exciting athletics career ahead of him. While this will be
- [Historic record-breaking night for Australia’s Nina Kennedy as she takes out another Diamond League win](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/historic-record-breaking-night-for-australias-nina-kennedy-as-she-takes-out-another-diamond-league-win/): Australian pole vault superstar Nina Kennedy’s comeback year has just got better, breaking the Oceania Area Record, Australian Record and her personal best to win the Monaco Diamond League with a jump of 4.95m. The win puts Kennedy (WA, James Fitzpatrick) fifth on the all time list, and she now has the highest jump of
- [Prize money announced ahead of 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/prize-money-announced2026-australian-athletics-cross-country-championships/): National glory and a share in $25,000 will be on the line at the 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships in Ballarat, Victoria.
- [My path has been defined by running: The remarkable story of Australian marathon record holder Haftu Strintzos](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/my-path-has-been-defined-by-running-the-remarkable-story-of-australian-marathon-record-holder-haftu-strintzos/): Growing up as a shepherd in Tigray, Ethiopia, Haftu Strintzos, the new Australian marathon record holder lived in an area so remote he didn't even know running was a sport. "We were so remote from everything, I didn't even know running existed as a sport, like as something professional you could do," he said. "Of
- [Tasmania to host the first ever combined Australian Mountain and Trail Running Championships in 2027](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/tasmania-to-host-the-first-ever-combined-australian-mountain-and-trail-running-championships-in-2027/): The world-class trails of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington will play centre-stage for one of the country’sfastest-growing sports, after the Kunanyi Mountain Run (KMR) was awarded the hosting rights forthe first-ever combined Australian Mountain and Trail Running Championships (AMTRC). KMR was awarded the National Championships after a competitive bid process, overseen by the AustralianUltra and Trail Running Association
- [Records continue to tumble for Cameron Myers as the wins keep coming](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/records-continue-to-tumble-for-cameron-myers-as-the-wins-keep-coming/): Cameron Myers' incredible season has continued in spectacular fashion, breaking the Australian and the Oceania Area Record in the men’s mile at the Eugene Diamond League in the United States today. Myers (ACT, Dick Telford) ran his usual gutsy race and never looked like being beaten in the Bowerman Mile as its’ named, with a
- [The sky is the limit as Hayley Kitching continues her meteoric rise in the women’s 800m](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-sky-is-the-limit-as-hayley-kitching-continues-her-meteoric-rise-in-the-womens-800m/): It was only a few years ago Hayley Kitching, 21, started focusing on athletics seriously in her hometown of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. When she was 16 it was all about basketball, but a campaign to make it to the U20 World Junior Championships in Colombia in 2022 set her on her way.
- [Reigning World Champions Lead A Landmark Marathon Field For TCS Sydney Marathon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/reigning-world-champions-lead-a-landmark-marathon-field-for-tcs-sydney-marathon/): The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS has today confirmed its elite fields, with the reigning World Champions in both the men’s and women’s marathon headlining an extraordinary lineup of domestic and international athletes. Taking place on Sunday 30 August, Sydney will host the deepest and most celebrated marathon field in Australian history. The Australian
- [Myers makes history at Paris Diamond League as Commonwealth Games draw closer](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/myers-makes-history-at-paris-diamond-league-as-commonwealth-games-draw-closer/): At 20 years of age, Cameron Myers etched his name into the record books as Australia’s fastest ever man over 1500m when competing at the Paris Diamond League.
- [Road To Oregon: Discus champion Elijah Wilson used to be a very decent high jumper, now it’s all about the throws](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/road-to-oregon-discus-champion-elijah-wilson-used-to-be-a-very-decent-high-jumper-now-its-all-about-the-throws/): Only three years ago discus thrower Elijah Wilson had another event he excelled at when it came to athletics. When he was 16, he could jump a handy 1.80m in the high jump, before he switched to the throws full time and he never looked back. Now 19, Wilson (ACT, Rowan Vergano) is pumped to
- [Marschall chasing hat-trick at Paris Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/marschall-chasing-hat-trick-at-paris-diamond-league/): Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall is chasing a hat-trick at the Paris Diamond League, where Olympic stars Nina Kennedy and Jessica Hull will add to the Australian firepower.
- [Australian Athletics welcomes 29 new International Referees](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-welcomes-29-new-international-referees/): Australian Athletics welcomes 29 new international referees to its growing list of World Athletics technical officials.
- [Under the Surface powered by Rio Tinto: Sally Pearson on gold, growth and what comes next](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-the-surface-powered-by-rio-tinto-sally-pearson-on-gold-growth-and-what-comes-next/): “You have to believe in your bones” Fourteen years after her unforgettable victory in the 100m hurdles at the London Olympics 2012, Olympic champion Sally Pearson reflects on the conviction behind her greatest race, the memories she keeps tucked away at home and the lessons she hopes to pass on to Australia’s next generation. At Sally
- [Australian athletics cohort completes Glasgow 2026 team puzzle](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-cohort-completes-glasgow-2026-team-puzzle/): A formidable Australian Athletics Team is bound for Glasgow 2026, with final selections including Matthew Denny, Oliver Hoare, Jessica Hull and Jemima Montag.
- [Road to Oregon: Leah O'Brien comeback on the cards as the sprinter recovers from injury](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/road-to-oregon-leah-obrien-comeback-on-the-cards-as-the-sprinter-recovers-from-injury/): When Perth’s Leah O’Brien broke Raelene Boyle’s 57-year-old U18 100m record in a time of 11.14 in April last year at the Australian Athletics Championships, the world was at the young sprinter’s feet. That run and her results led to selection as a reserve runner on the Australian team for the World Athletics Championships in
- [Under 20 stars to follow in footsteps of Australian greats in Oregon](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/under-20-stars-to-follow-in-footsteps-of-australian-greats-in-oregon/): Australian athletics fans have every reason to be excited about the 2026 World Athletics Under 20 Championships. But if the last junior team to visit Oregon was any indication, it might just be the beginning.
- [Another win and a long time Australian record broken at the Oslo Diamond League as the Aussies continue to shine](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/another-win-and-a-long-time-australian-record-broken-at-the-oslo-diamond-league-as-the-aussie-continue-to-shine/): A second Diamond League win in a week for Kurtis Marschall and a long time Australian record broken by Ky Robinson in the 5000m were just some of the highlights for the Australians at the Oslo Diamond League meet overnight. Cameron Myers' (ACT, Dick Telford) impressive season continued, with a podium finish in the Dream
- [Nketia and Co headline Hayward Field for NCAA Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nketia-and-co-headline-hayward-field-for-ncaa-championships/): All eyes will be on Eddie Nketia when the 2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships kick off tomorrow, but the Australian sprinter will be joined by Hayley Kitching and Marley Raikiwasa in Eugene, Oregon.
- [Incredible work of Australian athletics community acknowledged in King's Birthday Honours](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/incredible-work-of-australian-athletics-community-acknowledged-in-kings-birthday-honours/): Two Member Association Presidents lead the list of nine Australian Athletics Family Members recognised yesterday for the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours. Queensland Athletics’ Yvonne (Mullins) Papadimos AM (pictured) who is acknowledged for her roles in international sports administration and athletics. Yvonne’s contribution to athletics has been long and diverse including as executive director of Oceania
- [Move over Mondo as Marschall spoils Stockholm Diamond League Party](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/move-over-mondo-as-marschall-spoils-stockholm-diamond-league-party/): Australian pole vault star Kurtis Marschall has spoiled the party at the Stockholm Diamond League when taking down world record holder and hometown hero Armand Duplantis.
- [Rising stars primed for New Taipei City Athletics Open 2026](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/rising-stars-primed-for-new-taipei-athletics-open-2026/): This weekend’s New Taipei City Athletics Open will have a strong green and gold presence with 27 athletes competing as part of the Australian Athletics Under 23 Tour.
- [Little Athletics Stars Rewrite Half a Century of History](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-athletics-stars-rewrite-half-a-century-of-history/): Twenty Australian Best Performances (ABPs) were achieved during the 2025-26 Little Athletics season, with a group of emerging stars rewriting some of the oldest marks in the record books. Headlined by four remarkable performances over 400m, two athletes claiming multiple ABPs and relay teams rewriting records that had stood for more than four decades, the
- [Meet Nola and Maggie, both aged 88 and both hope to never stop running](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/meet-nola-and-maggie-both-aged-88-and-both-hope-to-never-stop-running/): Everyone really does have a place in athletics. Two of the real stars at the recent Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin were 88-year-olds Nola Brockie and Maggie Roberts. Both from Darwin and great friends, running is a passion for the pair and they both competed in the women’s 30-89 Masters 60m event at the Championships.
- [Kennedy’s close call as Craig runs personal best at Rome Diamond League](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedys-close-call-as-craig-runs-personal-best-at-rome-diamond-league/): Olympic champion Nina Kennedy claims second place at Rome Diamond League as middle-distance runners Peyton Craig and Linden Hall impress.
- [Kennedy returns with a huge Diamond League win in Morocco](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-returns-with-a-huge-diamond-league-win-in-morocco/): Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy (WA, James Fitzpatrick) has had a triumphant return to Diamond League competition, taking out the win in Rabat in Morocco. It was Kennedy’s first appearance at a Diamond League final after eighteen months, after she had a year off last year because of injury. Kennedy was the only woman to clear 4.80m
- [A landmark day as the Athletics in Australia National Participation Plan is launched](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-landmark-day-as-the-athletics-in-australia-national-participation-plan-is-launched/): More than 20 athletics stakeholders from across Australia have today united to launch the Athletics in Australia National Participation Plan (AANPP), the first co-designed national participation strategy for athletics in Australia. The Plan represents a historic commitment across athletics to strengthen collaboration, enhance connections, and to ensure athletics is more inclusive and accessible for all
- [Kennedy and Caldwell chasing back-to-back Diamond League wins in Rome](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-caldwell-chasing-back-to-back-diamond-league-wins-in-rome/): Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy is ready to raise the bar once again in Rome, where Abbey Caldwell will race to continue her blazing Diamond League season.
- [Strintzos headlines record-breaking morning at McGrath Launceston Running Festival](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/strintzos-headlines-record-breaking-morning-at-mcgrath-launceston-running-festival/): A record-breaking morning at the McGrath Launceston Running Festival has seen Haftu Strintzos deliver the fastest half marathon ever run on Australian soil.
- [Green2Gold2Great unlocks Australia’s biggest ever Para-athletics team at Commonwealth Games](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green2gold2great-unlocks-australias-biggest-ever-para-athletics-team-at-commonwealth-games/): Australia’s biggest ever Para-athletics team for a Commonwealth Games has been supported by the Green2Gold2Great Initiative.
- [Australian Athletics aces Darwin classification experience](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-athletics-aces-darwin-classification-experience/): Australian Athletics has aced its World Para Athletics (WPA) International Classification event thanks to the Darwin International Tennis Centre and a WPA team led by Claire Tucak.
- [Owusu impresses as Carli seals hat-trick on Team Australia’s final day in Darwin](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/owusu-impresses-as-carli-seals-hat-trick-on-team-australias-final-day-in-darwin/): Triple jumper Desleigh Owusu continued her winning ways on the fifth and final day of Australian action at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships.
- [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
- [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
- [First Diamond League win as Abbey Caldwell shines in China](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/first-diamond-league-win-as-abbey-caldwell-shines-in-china/): Middle-distance runner Abbey Caldwell has had a huge career breakthrough, taking out her first Diamond League title overnight in the 1500m in Xiamen, China. Caldwell (VIC, Gavin Burren) ran a tactically perfect race, winning with a time of 3:57.26 in very humid conditions. The Victorian finished ahead of fellow Australians Jessica Hull, 5th (NSW, Simon
- [Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships - Maxine Boyd Trophy](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/coles-australian-little-athletics-championships-maxine-boyd-trophy/): Coles Little Athletics Australia are proud to announce the newest Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships Trophy - 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 🏆Awarded to the State/Territory Association Team with the highest points adjusted score in the U15 age group. Maxine began her Little Athletics journey as a parent helper at the Northern Districts Little Athletics Club WA in 1971.
- [The ALAC Trophies named in honor of the pioneers and founders of Little Athletics in Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/the-alac-trophies-named-in-honor-of-the-pioneers-and-founders-of-little-athletics-in-australia/): There will be five Trophies awarded at the 2025 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships: Trevor Billingham Trophy: awarded to the Team with the highest points overall in the U13 age group. Alan Triscott Trophy: awarded to the Team with the highest points adjusted score in the U13 age group. Dick Healey Trophy: awarded to the
- [Edward Fabian Awarded Life Membership of Little Athletics Australia](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/edward-fabian-awarded-life-membership-of-little-athletics-australia/): Edward Fabian Awarded Life Membership of Little Athletics Australia At the recent Annual General Meeting of Little Athletics Australia, Edward Fabian was awarded Life Membership of Little Athletics Australia, recognising his outstanding and long-standing service to the sport. Edward was also inducted as a Coles Little Athletics Australia Hall of Fame (Volunteer) Inductee - 2024, a
- [Little Athletics Australia Celebrates Former Athletes' Incredible Success At World Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-athletics-australia-celebrates-former-athletes-incredible-success-at-world-athletics-championships/): Little Athletics Australia is beaming with pride as we celebrate the remarkable achievements of 70 former Little Athletes who competed at the recent World Athletics Championships. Their performances on the global stage showcased not only their incredible talent but the strength of the grassroots foundation laid right here in Australia. In a Championship filled with unforgettable moments, our
- [Little Athletics Australia Celebrates Former Athletes' Outstanding Performances at World Para Athletics Championships](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-athletics-australia-celebrates-former-athletes-outstanding-performances-at-world-para-athletics-championships/): Little Athletics Australia is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of 21 Former Little Athletes who proudly represented Australia at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. These athletes have not only competed at the highest level of para sport but have exemplified the values, dedication, and spirit fostered through grassroots athletics. Their success on the world
- [2026 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships: NSW and QLD Share Team Trophy Success](https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2026-coles-australian-little-athletics-championships-nsw-and-qld-share-team-trophy-success/): Two days of intense competition featuring Australia’s best young athletes, all striving for team and individual glory, concluded on Tuesday 14 April at the 2026 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships. Athletes from across the country gathered for the annual event, held from Monday 13 to Tuesday 14 April at the State Athletics Facility (QSAC) in
- [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.
- [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.
- [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
- [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