Back home after spending four months on the other side of the world, Australia's top middle-distance runner closed the door to his St Kilda apartment behind him and headed for the familiar surrounds of Melbourne's Albert Park lake before dawn.
Four Australians have been appointed to three World Athletics commissions and three Executive Board committees confirmed for the 2023-2027 period, following approval from the World Athletics Council and Executive Board respectively.
Among the sea of talented athletes from across the nation, Tasmania proudly presents a formidable line up of young stars poised to make their mark in Perth.
Five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon OAM has called time on his 18-year international career, retiring as an Australian great with a collection 19 major medals at the Paralympic Games and World Para Athletics Championships.
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.