News - Athletics Australia

Field Preview | World Athletics Under 20 Championships

The World Athletics Under 20 Championships are just days away from kicking off in Cali, Colombia and the Australian team is home to a number of key hopes in the field, headlined by Mackenzie Mielczarek.

Fri 29 Jul 2022

Track Preview | World Athletics Under 20 Championships

The World Athletics Under 20 Championships are set to begin on Monday August 1 in Cali, Colombia where Australia will field a 55-strong team of the nation’s brightest young talent.

Fri 29 Jul 2022

Sydney Marathon announced as a Abbott World Marathon Major Candidate

The Blackmores Sydney Marathon has officially been announced as a candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) - the first marathon in Oceania to be nominated.

Thu 28 Jul 2022

Success only building for Australian Athletics Team

Athletics Australia is celebrating its most successful performance on the world stage in more than a decade, with two gold medals in a medal haul of three at the World Athletics Championships.

Tue 26 Jul 2022

Fifth in the world for Buschkuehl, Cowley breaks Australian record

Long jumper Brooke Buschkuehl (VIC) has leapt further than any Australian woman has at a World Athletics Championships, placing fifth on the final day of competition at the global meet.

Mon 25 Jul 2022

Three athletes withdraw from Commonwealth Games Team

Three members of Australia’s Commonwealth Games track and field team set to compete in Birmingham 2022 have withdrawn from competition.

Mon 25 Jul 2022

The Final Straight | Buschkuehl and Moloney headline hopes on Day 10

World leader Brooke Buschkuehl took just one look at the Hayward Field runway in the qualifying round of the Women’s Long Jump on day nine, leaping 6.76m (+0.5) to secure the automatic standard and progress to yet another major championship final.

Sun 24 Jul 2022

Bol bows out, Buschkuehl leaps into final

Peter Bol has suffered heartbreak on his quest for global gold, placing seventh in the Men’s 800m final on the penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships.

Sun 24 Jul 2022

Bol targets gold as medal beckons

Oregon 22 Preview | Day 9

Sat 23 Jul 2022

Barber on top of the world with back-to-back gold

Kelsey-Lee Barber is on top of the world once more, becoming the first Australian athlete since Catherine Freeman to win back-to-back world titles when taking out the Women’s Javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA.

Sat 23 Jul 2022

Reigning world champion Barber ready to launch

Day 8 Preview | Oregon World Athletics Championships

Fri 22 Jul 2022

Bol rolls on to medal round, Bisset advances in Oregon

Tokyo sensation Peter Bol (WA) will become the first ever Australian to contest the 800m final at the World Athletics Championships this Saturday, but his pathway to the medal round was not without a nervous wait.

Fri 22 Jul 2022

Bol and Bisset to headline Oregon distance day

Commeth the hour, commeth the man. The Peter Bol show rolls on into Day 7 of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, while Australian record holder Catriona Bisset headlines a trio of 800m women and five more Australians take to the track and field.

Thu 21 Jul 2022

Bol dazzles as Barber and Little gear up for gold

Australia’s Tokyo stars shone bright on Day 6 of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA with reigning world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber, Olympic finalist Mackenzie Little and Tokyo hero Peter Bol all advancing on their pathway to the podium.