Marathon runner Jessica Stenson has conquered more than most in the sport of athletics, but she says it all stemmed from a conversation with coach Adam Didyk in 2008.
Behind Australia’s track and field stars is a group of experts who work tirelessly to give our athletes every chance of succeeding at the highest level. For three-time Olympian Lisa Weightman, that includes every coach she’s encountered from her teen years until now.
Australian athletics legend Kyle Vander-Kuyp hurdled into Yarra Ranges, Croydon and Ringwood Little Athletics as part of the Coles Little Athletes Big Dreams community tour on Saturday.
Thank you to all of those who took the time to attend the OneAthletics community forums. We are incredibly grateful for the feedback provided and high-caliber questions asked. We hope you found the sessions valuable and informative of the work being undertaken by the OneAthletics program.
This month, Athletics Australia will celebrate its first ever Coach Appreciation Month, with track and field athletes paying respect to the people who have shaped their careers.
152 of Australia’s most promising track and field athletes have been awarded National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia.
After a two year hiatus, teenage sensation Isis Holt is ready to lace up her spikes once again, and her intentions are clear. She’s ready take back her place on the Australian Para-athletics Team at the Tokyo Games next year.
From kids at grassroots level, all the way to the elite; Athletics Australia and Coles Little Athletics Australia are working to come together so all Australians can enjoy an inclusive experience of our sport throughout their lifetime.
Athletics Australia and Coles Little Athletics Australia are excited to hit ‘go’ on our journey towards starting something new; the vision for the future of our sport.
With talent to burn and a penchant for excelling at every sport he played, Matt Denny went from rugby league prodigy to his town’s first Olympian, a feat he says he could never have achieved without his small town behind him.
The success of Australia’s High Performance Athletics programs has been recognised and rewarded, with guaranteed funding from the Federal Government and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS.)