Super Fans Survival Guide: Snack & Sleep Tips during the Games
With the Games underway in Paris, Victoria University (VU) researchers are offering tips for fans to cheer on our Aussie athletes while coping with the time zone challenges.
Ash Moloney | Decathlon Medallist Returns
Two days of competition, 10 track and field events , hard on the body and limited margin for error.
An open letter to our Australian Athletics representatives
To our Paris 2024 and World Under 20 Championships athletes.
PREVIEW: Jumps and Multi Events | Paris Olympic Games
Ready to raise the bar amongst Australia’s athletics contingent are 15 jumpers and combined event athletes.
PREVIEW: Throws | Paris Olympic Games
Matthew Denny arrives in Paris with a national discus record of 69.35m under his belt and aspirations for a podium finish after fourth place at Tokyo 2020.
Australia Welcomes 47 New World Athletics Bronze Officials
Australian athletics is celebrating 47 new international technical officials following their successful completion of the World Athletics Bronze Referee evaluation earlier this month, marking a significant milestone in the development of athletics officiating in the country.
Team Australia ready to take on the City of Athletics
When the Australian Athletics Team walk into the Olympic Village this week, they will do so with pride, purpose and poise following a successful staging camp in the South of France this fortnight.
Entering Her Olympic Era | Claudia Hollingsworth
When most 19-year-olds spend their days hopping from club to club or figuring out which career path to take, Claudia Hollingsworth is hitting major milestones that most could only dream of.
PREVIEW: Road | 2024 Paris Olympic Games
The picturesque Paris will set the scene for a historic marathon as national record holder Sinead Diver paves the way for six Australian competitors, who will be joined by fellow Australian record holder Jemima Montag as she leads a contingent of eight race walkers in an Olympic Games encompassing both tradition and innovation.
2024 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award Nominations Now Open
Each year on October 9, a member of the Australian athletics community who exemplifies the spirit of Peter Norman through their work in human rights, equality and humanitarian causes is presented this prestigious award.
Play On says Montag to girls dominating world sport
Jemima Montag is not only one of Australia’s biggest medal hopes in Paris but she demonstrates how young female leaders like herself have worked over the years to make this the Olympics with gender-equity.
Buchanan To Make Olympic Debut Replacing Injured Brett Robinson
Marathoner Buchanan has had a late call up to the Australian Olympic Team in Paris, with news that Australian record holder Brett Robinson has been forced to withdraw due to injury.
Calab Law: set to inspire the next generation
Driven by his deep connection to his Wakka Wakka heritage, sprinter Calab Law is ready to inspire a new generation of Indigenous athletes in the same way that Cathy Freeman did in Sydney 2000.
Team Captains for the Australian Athletics Team announced
With five Olympic Games and 16 World Championships between them, a quartet comprised of Michelle Jenneke, Linden Hall, Rhydian Cowley and Dan Golubovic will steer the ship for the Australian Athletics Team at the Paris Olympic Games next week.
Triple gold for Australia in London bolstered by national relay record
The stars of Australian athletics have made a statement days before the Paris Olympics begins, with Mackenzie Little, Nina Kennedy and Oli Hoare clinching wins at the London Diamond League, while the Australian women’s 4x100m relay team strike again with another record breaking performance.
A dual journey of perseverance | Jaryd Clifford and Matt Clarke
Separated in location but united in spirit, two of Australia’s top distance runners are laser focused on their goals. For steeplechaser Matt Clarke, it’s being in top form for his second Olympic Games, while the pursuit of Paralympic gold drives Jaryd Clifford’s every move.
Last Stop London | PREVIEW Diamond League
The world’s best athletes will touch down for the London Diamond League this weekend for one final pre-Olympic tune up, with reigning pole vault world champion Nina Kennedy and Australia’s 4x100m outfits joining forces to lead an Australian contingent full of firepower.
Celeste’s Olympic Quest
Margins and milliseconds often dictate Olympic fate, but Celeste Mucci had to race the calendar before she could race the clock. Rupturing her hamstring tendon in January, the nonchalant hurdler’s comeback would be bigger news if she was more theatre than business.