Just weeks after winning bronze at the World Championships in Budapest, Mackenzie Little closed the page on the final exam of her Doctor of Medicine degree.
Australian athletics has lost a dedicated and passionate figure, with the passing of legendary jumps coach, former Queensland Athletics President and Athletics Australia Life Member Gary Bourne overnight.
Few athletes in Australia’s elite crop are as experienced as three-time Olympian Henry Frayne. Known for his incredible feats on the long jump runway, Frayne has now leaped into a new role, and one that holds immense promise for athletes worldwide.
Matthew Denny is no stranger to embracing the humorous side of his runner-up track record, but the Allora product has largely been smiling through the pain. Disappointed with his World Championships fourth-place finish, the discus thrower doubled down on his Australian record to be crowned the 2023 Diamond League champion.
Dual Olympian Rhydian Cowley has been selected for the P&G Athlete for Good Program, receiving $24,000 USD for his chosen charity Bush Heritage Australia.
Athletics Australia heralds a new President, with Olympian and Commonwealth champion Jane Flemming OAM unanimously appointed to the role today following the organisation’s Annual General Meeting.
Olympic bronze medallist Marlene Mathews AO and esteemed official Patricia ‘Trish’ Kinnane have been elevated to Life Governors, while Queensland senior official Helen Roberts is celebrated as a Life Member, following the 2023 Athletics Australia Annual General Meeting today.
When Nina Kennedy speaks about being crowned world champion, it is unclear if she is prouder of defeating the world or silencing the self-doubt inside her head.
The storylines were endless on the streets of Melbourne as over 40,000 participants flocked to the Melbourne Marathon Festival, led by a host of Olympic and local talent as Reece Edwards and Gemma Maini were crowned champions on their home turf.
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games looming close, competition is set to sizzle across the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Summer Season, with the calendar of events released by Athletics Australia today.
Oceania’s one and only World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level meet, the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is set to return to Lakeside Stadium on February 15, 2024 as the world’s biggest names in track and field descend upon Australia’s sporting capital to kick-start the Olympic and Paralympic year.
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.
Two of Australia’s most prolific athletes have been inducted today for the nation’s most prestigious sporting organisation, with Kurt Fearnley and Nova Peris announced by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.