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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.
Mon 07 Feb 2022

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.
Mon 07 Feb 2022

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?
Sun 06 Feb 2022

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. 
Sat 05 Feb 2022

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.
Fri 04 Feb 2022

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.  
Thu 03 Feb 2022

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.
Tue 01 Feb 2022

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. 
Mon 31 Jan 2022

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. 
Thu 27 Jan 2022

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. 
Tue 25 Jan 2022

Barriers Crushed | Hurdlers Lead the Way

The weekend belonged to Australia’s hurdling ranks with the trio of Chris Douglas, Nick Andrews and Mitchell Lightfoot combining to deliver a national record, two world indoor qualifiers and one world junior qualifier. 
Mon 24 Jan 2022

Summer Down Under | Week of World Class Wheelchair Racing

A week of world class Wheelchair Racing is set to begin at the Australian Institute of Sport today, with many of Australia’s Paralympic stars taking to the track over the course of the Summer Down Under Series – culminating in next Wednesday’s Oz Day 10k.
Thu 20 Jan 2022

Douglas and Hull Rewrite Records

The summer of athletics is heating up in Australia, but it was US-based Australians Jessica Hull and Chris Douglas bringing the heat in the northern hemisphere with a pair of Australian indoor records over the weekend. 
Mon 17 Jan 2022