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PREVIEW | Adelaide Invitational

The Adelaide Invitational is just two sleeps away and the meet is shaping up as an explosive start to the Australian domestic circuit, headlined by loaded sprinting fields and ample middle-distance class.

The Sleeping Giant | Aidan Murphy Ready to Rumble

When Aidan Murphy takes to the track at the Adelaide Invitational on Saturday night, the excitement will be palpable. And why not? He’s the hometown hero who has bulldozed his competitors to date this season, and he has no intentions of slowing down. 

Athletics International Ron Clarke Scholarship | Applications Open

The aim of the scholarship is to provide support for a middle distance/distance athlete to achieve his or her athletic and educational potential. The recipient will be expected to uphold those values demonstrated by Ron over his life: commitment to his athletic career, his education and his subsequent working life; support of the athletics community; and dedication to his family and other important relationships.

Young Guns Fire | Weekend Review

World junior qualifiers and state titles were on the menu for what was a windy weekend of athletics action around the nation.

Good to Great | Oboya's New Beginning

Bendere Oboya’s immense talent is obvious. Her ability to effortlessly glide around one of athletics’ most grueling events is mesmorising, but casually loping over finish lines of 400m races across the globe has always left one pressing question – how fast could she run 800m?

South Australian Stars to Run at Adelaide Invitational

With the likes of Rohan Browning, Peter Bol and Riley Day flying in from interstate to run in the Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational on February 12, the event looks set to be the most high profile meet held at the SA Athletics Stadium since 2016. 

Winning Mindset | Hull and Hoare Eye Major Success

Australia’s active middle-distance fraternity are closing in on surpassing every national record set by their predecessors, but with a blockbuster year of championship racing imminent – the nation’s latest record holders say it is time for success on the world stage.

Walking the Walk | Race Walkers Championship-Ready

Australia’s top race walkers have ignited their 2022 campaigns with a three-week training block funded by Commonwealth Games Australia, crunching the kilometres both on the track and in the laboratory at the Australian Institute of Sport.  

Athlete ambassadors encourage sport to Thrive with Pride

Fourteen athletes from 10 different sports are joining together as ambassadors for the inaugural AIS Thrive with Pride program, which aims to provide safe and inclusive sporting environments for all athletes to thrive.

Record breakers headline action-packed weekend

At the rate and level at which Australian athletes are currently performing, national records may best be written in pencil rather than ink – with Jessica Hull and Oliver Hoare proving case in point when creating history at the Millrose Games over the weekend. 

Boden Bows Out | Lauren Boden Retirement

On an Autumn Wednesday of 2006, 17-year-old Lauren Boden swapped her school shoes for spikes as she made her senior Australian debut at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Now, after an illustrious career spanning over 15-years – Boden is completing the circle by heading back to the classroom. 

Zatopek:10 Preview

Zatopek:10 is back for its 61st edition and will be headlined by the Chemist Warehouse 10,000m National Championships, along with featuring many of Australia’s rising and established track and field stars.