News - Athletics Australia

New partnership to boost Australian Para-athletics

A new partnership between Athletics Australia (AA) and Australia’s national disability sporting organisations is set to help athletes with a disability maximise sporting opportunities available across the country.

Tue 04 May 2021

Australia’s junior champions to don the green and gold on home soil

Athletics Australia has today announced that it will not send a team to the World Under 20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya this August, and will instead provide selected athletes with international competition experience at home in Australia.

Sat 01 May 2021

Thomas breaks Gregson's 12-year Under 20 record

Emerging Queensland talent Jude Thomas has run almost 20,000km in the last few years but his journey towards middle distance glory has only just begun.

Fri 30 Apr 2021

Australian 3000m Championships | Last Chance Titles

After a year deprived of athletics in Australia, the highly anticipated Zatopek:10 meet in January saw the welcomed return of high-performance competition on home soil. Now April, the momentum and energy has only built and the Australian 3000m Championships are set to close what has been a scorching season from Australian athletes of all disciplines.

Thu 29 Apr 2021

Little Athletics win big from inaugural Coles Australian Record Challenge

Little Athletics Centres were the big winners from the inaugural Coles Australian Record Challenge at the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney last week.

Wed 28 Apr 2021

Big stage, big opportunity for Perris

Inspiring his community, not individual ambition, will be the driving force behind Chad Perris in the 100m starting blocks at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Tue 27 Apr 2021

Tokyo-bound Roeger and Clifford break marathon world records

With just 121 days until the Tokyo Paralympic Games begin, Michael Roeger (ACT) and Jaryd Clifford (VIC) have put their competitors on notice, breaking the world records in their respective classes at Athletics Australia’s Tokyo Qualifying Marathon in Sydney this morning.

Sun 25 Apr 2021

Last chance for marathoners to qualify for Tokyo

Western Sydney will host the Australian Tokyo marathon qualifying race at the Penrith Regatta Centre on Sunday, 25th April at 7am.

Thu 22 Apr 2021

Rising talent close of Australian Track and Field Championships

The 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships have drawn to a close, but not without more junior athletes making their mark on the sport on the final day of competition.

Mon 19 Apr 2021

Australian athletics stars honoured at Athletics Australia Awards Dinner

Australian track and field stars both past and present were honoured last night at the Athletics Australia Awards Gala dinner, with six prestigious awards presented and four athletes inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame.

Mon 19 Apr 2021

LIVE | Day 8 of the Australian Track and Field Championships

The final day of the Australian Track and Field Championships has arrived. Tune in to all the action here.

Mon 19 Apr 2021

15 Athletics Champions selected for the Australian Olympic Team

15 track and field have been selected to the Australian Olympic Team at the conclusion of the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney.

Mon 19 Apr 2021

McDermott raises the bar as 9 more athletes book their tickets to Tokyo

What loomed as one of the biggest days on the domestic athletics calendar has delivered in spades, with Australian records tumbling and a further 9 athletes booking their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics on day seven of the Australian Track and Field Championships.

Sun 18 Apr 2021

LIVE | Day 7 of the Australian Track and Field Championships

The penultimate day of the Australian Track and Field Championships has arrived. Tune in to all the action here.

Sun 18 Apr 2021

PREVIEW | Australian Track and Field Championships – Day 7

More national titles and Olympic berths are up for grabs on Day 7 of the Australian Track and Field Championships, witha blockbuster schedule assembled for an enticing day of action on the track and in the field for Australia's best athletes.

Sun 18 Apr 2021

Tokyo beckons for four Aussie track and field stars

Four more Australians are one step closer to the start line at the Tokyo Olympics, with Linden Hall, Rohan Browning, Bendere Oboya and Linden Hall all receiving automatic nomination to the Australian Olympic Team following emphatic victories at the Australian Track and Field Championships.

Sat 17 Apr 2021

LIVE | Day 6 of the Australian Track and Field Championships

It's finals time at the Australian Track and Field Championships. Tune in now!

Sat 17 Apr 2021

Para-athletics stars Perris and Turner secure their Paralympic Passage to Tokyo

The Australian Paralympic Athletics Team has been bolstered by two exciting stars after James Turner and Chad Perris earned their boarding passes to the Tokyo Games in August.

Sat 17 Apr 2021