Vale JOHN MICHAEL LANDY AC CVO MBE (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022)
Prepared on behalf of Athletics Australia by Life Member Len Johnson.
A World Athletics statement on the death of John Landy
From World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.
Athletics Australia mourns the passing of John Landy AC MBE.
Australian athletics has lost one of its trailblazers, following the passing on 24 February of John Landy AC MBE.
Olivia Sandery | First Stop Oman
For Olivia Sandery, race walking is an art. Where some see an unglamorous athletic pursuit, she sees a war of attrition characterised by silent suffering and pin-point precision – a sport that demands patience, rhythm, and economy.
Weekend Review | Patterson & Bisset shine in Birmingham, while records tumble at State Championships
A big weekend of athletics ensued, with Australian records tumbling both domestically and abroad. Our athletes in Europe continued their push towards the World Athletics Indoor Championships, while at home athletes stepped into the spotlight at their respective State Championships.
Australian line-up announced for 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Athletics Australia has announced a 12-strong team of race walkers to compete at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships taking place in Muscat, Oman next month.
Athletics Australia announces national selectors
The Board of Athletics Australia (AA) is pleased to announce its new panel of selectors, who have appointed until the end of 2024.
Adelaide to host upcoming All Schools Championships & 2024 Australian Track and Field Championships
Australia’s best athletes from the school level through to the elite are set to return to South Australia, with Athletics Australia confirming Adelaide as the host of the 2022 Australian All Schools Championships and the 2024 Australian Track and Field Championships.
Indoor Aussies Dominate the Boards
Quite literally, the times are changing. With great debate surrounding indoor tracks and spike technology, times that were once run by greats of the sport are now being matched by college kids – but most importantly, our Aussies are keeping up.
Australian Junior Combined Event Championships - Day 2
The 2022 Australian Junior Combined Event Championships featured an array of excitement and close battles for the podium. In many events the 800m and 1500m decided the final placings.
Tingay & Montag crowned national champions as Montag breaks 18-year-old record
An 18-year-old national record has been decimated, as Tokyo Olympian Jemima Montag wins the Oceania & Australian 20km Race Walking Championship in Adelaide this morning.
Day 1 Review - Australian Junior Combined Event Championships
The honours were shared amongst four States on day one of the Junior Combined Event Championships being affected by unfriendly rain in Sydney this weekend. NSW, VIC, SA and QLD each have two event leaders after day one.
Roeger breaks world record on home soil, Bol and Browning light up the track at Adelaide Invitational
Four-time Paralympian Michael Roeger has broken the 5000m T46 world record on home soil, while Olympians Rohan Browning and Peter Bol set the track alight at the Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational tonight.
Livestream Adelaide Invitational 2022
Livestream of the Chemist Warehouse Adelaide Invitational commences 6:40pm Adelaide time (ACDT) Sat 12th Feb. Tune in via Athletic Australia's Facebook or Youtube channels.
PREVIEW | Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships
Australia’s best race walkers will descend upon Adelaide for the Oceania and Australian 20km Race Walking Championships, with competition set to be fierce as Sunday becomes one of the most important dates on the 2022 Australian race walking calendar.
PREVIEW | Australian Junior Combined Event Championships
This weekend Sydney hosts the first national junior track, road or cross country championships for 10 months with the Australian Junior Combined events for athletes under-15 to 18.
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.