News - Athletics Australia

Hull Shatters World Record as Clutch Kennedy Wins at Monaco Diamond League

Australian athletics enjoyed a golden night at the Monaco Diamond League as track star Jessica Hull rewrote history with a new world record, while pole vaulter Nina Kennedy topped a world-class field as the duo produced statement performances on the eve of the Olympic Games.

Sat 13 Jul 2024

Madison de Rozario announced as Paris 2024 Paralympic Team Flag Bearer

One of Australia's most exemplary athletes, Madison de Rozario, has been chosen to carry the nation’s flag at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony on August 28.

Fri 12 Jul 2024

Must-see Monaco hosts Kennedy and Hull | Diamond League Preview

From reigning world champion Nina Kennedy to the white-hot Jessica Hull, the Monaco Diamond League promises to produce its usual magic as seven Paris-bound Australians look to flex their form just weeks out from the Olympic Games.

Thu 11 Jul 2024

Australian Based Afghan Athlete Kimia Yousofi Selected for Afghanistan Olympic Team

The Australian Olympic Committee and Athletics Australia has congratulated dual Olympian track sprinter Kimia Yousofi, now based in Australia, on her selection in the Afghanistan Olympic Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Tue 09 Jul 2024

55 Australian track and field athletes added to Olympic team for Paris

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the selection of an additional 55 track and field athletes to the Australian Olympic Team in Paris, adding to the 20 selected earlier this year for an overall 75-member Athletics squad.

Mon 08 Jul 2024

Hull’s Historic Heroics as Aussies Rise at Paris Diamond League

On a night that witnessed global athletics history as the Paris Diamond League took over the Olympic city with two world records, it was Australia’s Jessica Hull who emerged as an Olympic title contender when becoming the fifth fastest woman in history over 1500m.

Mon 08 Jul 2024

Master of Many | Newton-Smith hits Heptathlon high

In an event where so much can go wrong, Camryn Newton-Smith could not have found a better time to get it right.

Sun 07 Jul 2024

The Paris Prelude | Diamond League Preview

Olympic fever is taking over Paris and with athletics serving as the heartbeat of any Olympic Games, the Paris Diamond League featuring world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson is set to serve as a prelude to the main event.

Fri 05 Jul 2024

Something in the Air | South Hobart Primary School on the Rise

The 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Cross Country Championships is bound for Symmons Plains Raceway and it’s a familiar stomping ground for South Hobart Primary School, who recently staked their claim as the fittest primary school in the state.

Thu 04 Jul 2024

Sydney Marathon And Tata Consultancy Services Announce New Naming Rights Partnership

The new partnership will drive innovation, sustainability and community impact in Sydney’s final run to Abbott World Marathon Major status.

Tue 02 Jul 2024

School-aged talent set to take over Brisbane

The future stars of Australian athletics will take centre stage in the very city that will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, with Tourism and Events Queensland and the Brisbane Economic Development Agency today announcing Brisbane as the location for the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships.

Mon 01 Jul 2024

Comeback Queen Gregson’s Road to Paris

Australia’s newest Marathon Mum opens up on the doubts and challenges masked by a smile and boarding pass to her fourth Olympic Games.

Sat 29 Jun 2024

An open letter on the eve of Olympic and Paralympic selection

As we approach the final days of Olympic and Paralympic qualification, a time brimming with anticipation and tension for all involved, I urge the Australian athletics community to uphold values of understanding, kindness, and consideration that embody our beloved sport.

Thu 27 Jun 2024

City of Gold Coast Hosts Nation’s Rising Stars ahead of World Under 20 Championships

With two months remaining until the 2024 World Under 20 Championships get underway in Lima, the excitement is palpable among Australia’s team of 68 rising stars who touched down on the Gold Coast last week to ramp up their Peru preparations.

Wed 26 Jun 2024

Big Moments and Moves | Weekend Recap

The pressure of the looming Olympic qualification deadline brought out the best of Australia’s Olympic bolters over the weekend, headlined by Peyton Craig’s qualifier and bold efforts from Tori West, Alanah Yukich, Nash Lowis and Jenny Blundell.

Mon 24 Jun 2024

One year, big changes | The rise of Tayleb Willis

A lot can happen in 365 days. Just ask Tayleb Willis.

Fri 21 Jun 2024

Vale JACQUELINE MILDRED (Jackie) BYRNES OAM (5 January 1944 – 16 May 2024)

Jacqueline (Jackie) Byrnes provided a special and most significant contribution to Australian athletics from her own time as a national level athlete in the 1960s to her “retirement” from high level coaching after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and then as an advisor, educator and mentor well beyond that time.

Thu 20 Jun 2024

Stolberg takes Coaching to new heights under Bisetto tutelage

Through fortune or fate, Marty Stolberg found herself shadowing esteemed high jump coach Sandro Bisetto in an Australian Championships showdown for the ages. As the bar was hoisted to 2.37m, she anticipated imminent wisdom but instead came a question – “what do you think he should do?”

Tue 18 Jun 2024