News - Athletics Australia

Trans-Tasman showdown to hit Lakeside Stadium | Teenage Blaze Torrie Lewis to face Kiwi Rival Zoe Hobbs at Maurie Plant Meet

Australia’s newly crowned fastest woman in history is set to ignite the night at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, with teenager Torrie Lewis ready for a white-hot showdown against New Zealand’s sub-11 second sprinter Zoe Hobbs.

Thu 01 Feb 2024

Seven global finalists in Field of Dreams at Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne

Seven global finalists from the most recent World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games will bring major credentials to the field at the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, led by Olympic medallist Nicola Olyslagers, as Commonwealth rivals Matthew Denny and Lawrence Okoye get ready for a clash of the titans in Melbourne.

Wed 31 Jan 2024

Young para athlete Angus Hincksman looking to impress and inspire at the 2024 Adelaide Invitational

With the 2024 Paris Paralympics on the horizon, 18-year-old phenom Angus Hincksman aims to start the season strongly at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational on February 10.

Tue 30 Jan 2024

Prodigious talent Zhoya to headline Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne

Athletics prodigy Sasha Zhoya is set to hit Australian shores next month, as the sprint hurdles sensation and face of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games adds further star-power to the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne on Thursday, February 15.

Mon 29 Jan 2024

Middle-Distance Masterclass Bound for Adelaide Invitational | Women’s 800m

Australia’s premier middle-distance women are set to launch their dreams of a Paris Olympic berth with an 800m showdown at the Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational.

Sun 28 Jan 2024

Dunfee shatters Canadian record, Montag opens her Olympic campaign in style at Supernova

Canada’s Olympic bronze medallist Evan Dunfee has delivered the performance of his lifetime with a new national record in Canberra, while Australia’s global medallist Jemima Montag toppled a world-class field at the Supernova: World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meet this weekend.

Sun 28 Jan 2024

Teenager Torrie Lewis announces herself as Australia’s fastest ever woman

19-year-old sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has tonight earned the title of the fastest Australian woman in history.

Sat 27 Jan 2024

World best leap for Paralympic champion Vanessa Low

Reigning Paralympic champion Vanessa Low has made a resounding entrance into the Games year, with a world best leap in the Long Jump T61 at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships in Canberra tonight.

Fri 26 Jan 2024

Olympic silver medallist Rick Mitchell and Life Member Peter Duras among nine recognised in Australia Day honours

Nine members of the Australian athletics community, including the late Olympic silver medalist Rick Mitchell, have today been named on the 2024 Australia Day Honours List by His Excellency General, the Honourable David Hurley AC.

Fri 26 Jan 2024

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