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Athletics Australia Announcement | Event Status Update
Athletics Australia has today confirmed that eight National Championship events that were due to be held in 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions and to ensure the health and wellbeing of athletes, coaches, volunteers, officials and staff.
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COVID-19
Athletics Activity
Coronavirus
Sport
Events
Hey Athletics, R U OK?
Thursday 10th September is ‘R U OK day’ and Athletics Australia is encouraging everyone to take some time to prioritise your own wellbeing, to reach out and connect with family, friends and colleagues and to ask the question – are you OK?
R U OK?
Wellbeing
Ramsden takes world lead as McDermott claims dual wins
Read about our small group of Aussies in Europe competed in four meets across the last five days.
Nicole McDermott
Matthew Ramsden
David Tarbotton
First Para-Athletes Named For Tokyo
First Para-Athletes Named For Tokyo
Wellbeing Week 2020
The Australian Olympic Committee has looked to focus on mental health bringing musician Cody Simpson together with Tokyo 2020 Olympics hopefuls in September for Wellbeing Week.
Wellbeing Week
AOC
Athletics Australia Announces the Departure of Christian Malcolm
Athletics Australia announces the departure of Christian Malcolm.
Christian Malcolm
Nicola McDermott continues her rise clearing 1.98m
It has been another terrific week of performances from our athletes competing in Europe and America.
Nicole McDermott
David Tarbotton
McSweyn Threatens National 1500m record in Stockholm
It was a successful afternoon for the Aussies on Sunday at the second Diamond League of the year held in Stockholm’s historic 1912 Olympic stadium.
Diamond League
David Tarbotton
Stewart McSweyn
Five Athletics Champions Announced for Australian Olympic Team
Five Athletics Champions Announced for Australian Olympic Team.
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Olympics
National Team
Track & Field
Aussies in Action Abroad
Catch up on how the Australian contingent went at the biggest track and field meet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as some other great results in Europe and the US.
Diamond League
Record
Jessica Hull
David Tarbotton
Vale Charles 'Chilla' Porter (11 Jan 1936 - 15 August 2020)
Vale Charles 'Chilla' Porter by Paul Jenes and Brian Roe.
Vale
Charles Porter
Chilla
2020 Australian Cross Country Championships Postponed
Athletics Australia today announces the postponement of the 2020 Australian Cross Country Championships due to the on-going and unprecedented challenges faced in battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19
Athletics Activity
Coronavirus
Sport
Cross Country Championships
Nationals
Cross Country
Darren Gocher
Little Athletics
Masters Athletics
Bathurst 2021 Event Update
The Board of the Local Organising Committee for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships has recommended the World Athletics Council postpone the World Athletics Cross Country Championships.
World Athletics
World Cross Country
Cross Country Championships
Bathurst 202
World Athletics Council
COVID-19
Personal Run & Walk Challenges on Western Sydney Parklands Tracks & Trails
Western Sydney Parklands and Athletics Australia today announced the new ‘Get Back on Track Challenge’ – a series of personal walking and running challenges across 60 kilometres of tracks and trails in Western Sydney Parklands.
Runwest
Get Back on Track Challenge
Western Sydney Parklands
Western Sydney
GWS
Vale Peter Bowman, an Unsung Warrior of Athletics
Vale Peter Bowman by Brian Roe.
Vale
Peter Bowman
Life Member
Kiama
AIS
Merit Award
Brian Roe
Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2022 Postponed to 2026
Senegal and the IOC agree to postpone the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2022 to 2026.
Olympic News
IOC
Olympics
Dakar 2022
YOG
Applications Open for the 2020 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award
Applications for the 2020 Peter Norman Humanitarian Award are now open.
Peter Norman
Awards
Eloise Wellings
Robert DeCastella
Nominations