News - Athletics Australia

Racewalking Royalty Ready and Raring | Supernova 10,000m

From a world record holder and global medallists to the rising stars of racewalking, the Australian summer continues to attract the sport’s biggest names to the World Athletics Race Walking Tour.

Fri 26 Jan 2024

Diamond League champion Denny to headline Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational

The start of an Olympic and Paralympic year calls for the big guns of athletics, and in Australia they come no bigger than discus king Matthew Denny, who has today been confirmed for next month’s Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational.

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Around the Grounds | Aussies’ Hot Start to 2024

It was a strong weekend for Australian athletes plying their trade across the globe, with many leaving Paralympic and World Under 20 Championships qualifiers in their wake on home soil, while others made their mark in the NCAA.

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Sprint king Browning to double down against Japan’s finest at the Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne

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.

Mon 22 Jan 2024

A Rewarding Role | Gerard Ryan Crowned Athletics Australia Official of the Year

Athletics Australia Life Member and freshly crowned Official of the Year Gerard Ryan describes 2023 as a “highlight” of his decorated officiating career spanning the Olympic and Commonwealth Games – all thanks to the opportunity of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.

Sat 20 Jan 2024

Racers set to fly at Chemist Warehouse Australian Wheelchair Racing Championships

The nation’s fastest wheelchair racers will launch their Paralympic campaigns this weekend with a battle for national titles at the Chemist Warehouse Australian Wheelchair Championships.

Fri 19 Jan 2024

Gold Standard | Australian Officials Earn Global Recognition

Australian officials have enjoyed a golden run with seven successful candidates elevated to World Athletics Gold Referee Status and three appointed to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, highlighting the opportunities that lay within the ranks ahead of Brisbane 2032.

Tue 16 Jan 2024

Fit and Firing | Australians Deliver Blazing Start to 2024

Australia’s top athletes have started the year fit and firing, with an action-packed weekend seeing Ella Connolly shatter the Australian record over 60m, as Patrick Tiernan blasted the Olympic marathon standard and Vanessa Low returned to the peak of her powers.

Mon 15 Jan 2024

Bol To Battle The Best | Olympic finalist to take centre stage at Maurie Plant Meet

The big stage requires big names and the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is set to deliver both, with Olympic finalist Peter Bol confirming his start at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meet as one of five new additions to the star-studded John Landy Mile.

Mon 15 Jan 2024

Pat’s Plan for Paris | Tiernan Bound for Houston Marathon

For Patrick Tiernan, an Olympic year means another chance.

Sat 13 Jan 2024

UniRoos to Kick-Start Blockbuster Year at FISU World University Cross Country Championships

Nine Australian distance runners will swap the lecture theatre for centre stage at the 2024 FISU World University Cross Country Championships to be held in Muscat, Oman after earning selection for the event on February 17-18.

Fri 12 Jan 2024

7plus to broadcast 2024 Chemist Warehouse Summer Season

The Seven Network, Australia’s most watched broadcast and digital network, will become the home of Australian athletics once again, with Athletics Australia and Seven today announcing the continuation of its partnership for the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Summer Season.

Wed 10 Jan 2024

World Champion Nina Kennedy receives top honour for 2023 Athletics Australia Awards

Nina Kennedy’s historic pole vault triumph at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last August has earned her the Bruce McAvaney Award for the Performance of the Year at the Athletics Australia Awards.

Wed 10 Jan 2024

Jackie Gallagher Inspiring Next Generation | WORLD ATHLETICS

It comes as no surprise to see World Athletics announcing Athletics Australia as the recipient of its prestigious 'Member Federation of the Year Award’, particularly when you have coaches like Jackie Gallagher fostering excellence on a national and international level.

Sun 31 Dec 2023

Year in Review | Athletics Australia

2023 has been an historic and exciting year for Australian athletics with success coming from all corners of the sport. This growth and success has been most recently recognised on the global stage, with World Athletics announcing Athletics Australia as the recipient of its prestigious ‘Member Federation of the Year Award’.

Fri 29 Dec 2023

Louison-Roe Progressing in Leaps and Bounds | Pathway Transition Program

Talent alone has largely been enough for Izobelle Louison-Roe in her athletics career to date, but the versatile 16-year-old is now expanding her repertoire through Athletics Australia’s Pathway Transition Program – building towards matching the world’s best juniors at the 2024 World Under 20 Championships.

Thu 21 Dec 2023

Walsham Puts Program into Practice at Pacific Games

A member of Athletics Australia’s Women in High Performance Coaching Program, Deb Walsham is one of many women being recognised with hard-earned appointments on the international stage – leading Australian athletics to a golden campaign at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Wed 20 Dec 2023

Relay sprinters accelerate towards Paris on the Gold Coast

Australia’s relay sprinters have launched their quest for the Paris 2024 Olympics, laying down the foundations of their campaign at a five day camp on the Gold Coast last week.

Tue 19 Dec 2023