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PREVIEW | Doha Diamond League

Six athletes, five Olympians, and four national record holders. Whichever way you want to put it, the 2022 Wanda Diamond League in Doha this Friday features some of Australia’s finest track and field talent – set to do battle at the first leg of the world’s premier annual athletics series.

Australian team for the Pacific Mini Games announced

Fourteen of the country’s budding junior track and field athletes will represent Australia for the first time at the 11th edition of the Pacific Mini Games, taking place in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands from 17-25 June.

"Walk in the Park" | Oceania and Australian 35km Race Walking Championships

The inaugural Oceania and Australian 35km Race Walking Championships will attract the area’s best walkers to Melbourne’s Fawkner Park this Sunday, and while even the thought of the event is enough to make most tired – Australia’s Rhydian Cowley describes it as “a walk in the park”.  

Going The Distance | Breakthrough Runs Headline Weekend

Australia’s distance athletes continued their impressive form from the domestic season at the Sound Running meet in California on Saturday, with Natalie Rule (Tim O’Shaughnessy) and Rose Davies (Scott Westcott) stamping their presence in the USA, with World Athletics Championships qualifiers for Oregon also holding the duo in good stead for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Marathon Mum on a Mission | Mother's Day

Spelling tests and Barbies are not part of the equation for many elite-level marathoners, but for seven-time Paralympian Christie Dawes, they are ingrained in the daily schedule right alongside training.

Kids' Athletics Day | Saturday, May 7

This Kids’ Athletics Day, two-time Olympian Brooke Stratton has one message for kids all over Australia: Get moving, get involved and have fun.

New centre for medal-winning throws

Construction is about to begin on a new $2.7 million centre of excellence at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) for the State’s shot put, discus, javelin and decathlon stars of the future.

Weightman in a Hurry, International Aussies Impress | Weekend Review

After a lull in competition following the Australian Track and Field Championships, many of Australia’s top athletes have made their way overseas to compete on the international stage – but it was Lisa Weightman who delivered the result of the weekend right here on home soil.  

Australian team for Oceania Athletics Championships announced

Team Australia is gearing up for its fourth of seven international Championships this year, as Athletics Australia announces its strongest ever team selected for the Oceania Athletics Championships taking place in Mackay, QLD from 7-11 June.

2022 Chemist Warehouse Community Heroes Announced

Queensland’s Jacob Daniels has been crowned the 2022 Chemist Warehouse Community Hero to recognise his efforts in establishing one of Australia’s most remote athletics clubs, Normanton Athletics Club, working tirelessly to develop the sport through the Gulf of Carpentaria. 

Australian junior team confirmed for Cali 2022

The Colombian city of Cali will be the place to be for junior track and field athletes come August, with 60 future stars of Australian athletics set to compete at the World Athletics Under 20 Championships from 1-6 August.