February 

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• One lap plus barriers no hurdle for Games aspirants
  With Jana Pittman set to focus on the 400m at this week’s 2006 Telstra Selection Trials and 84th Australian Championships, the prospect of a clash with rival Tamsyn Lewis looks set to capture plenty of attention at Sydney Olympic Park this Thursday (heats) and Friday (final).
• Going the Distance & Middle/Long Distance preview
  This weekend’s Telstra Selection Trials and 84th Australian Athletics Championships will be one of the most exciting events for the middle/distance community in recent memory.
• Martin to star in Sydney throws-fest
  Justin Anlezark’s withdrawal has taken some of the shine off the throwing events at this week’s Telstra Selection Trials and 84th Australian Athletics Championships, however like many events over the four-day aths fest, spots in the 2006 Commonwealth Games team are wide open in almost all of the throwing events
• Head-to-head clashes headline Telstra selection trials
  One of the most anticipated Australian Athletics Championships in the 84 year-history of the titles kicks off in Sydney today with a mouth-watering menu of head-to-head clashes that will determine the immediate athletics future of some of the biggest names in Australian athletics.
• Young Talent Time
  The highlight of the 2005 Telstra Australian Championships was undoubtedly the record eight teenagers to claim senior national titles. Unheralded stars like Lauren Boden (400m hurdles) and Dani Samuels (discus) were unchallenged, going on to win medals at the World Youth Championships five months later.
• Rendell hammers opposition to claim first Games spot - Day One Wrap
  Three finals, plenty of interest in the opening heats of the short sprint and the prospect of an interesting battle in the 400m finals between Jana Pittman and Tamsyn Lewis were the highlights of the opening day of the Telstra Selection trials and 84th Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney today.
• The Boss is Ross
  In a night of significant drama at Sydney Olympic Park, Joshua Ross stormed home to take a third consecutive 100m title, Andrew Murphy turned back the clock to claim record 13th triple jump title, Bronwyn Thompson confirmed her return to the top in the long jump after a serious knee injury and the Jana / Tamsyn battle resulted in a massive boil over, with Pittman’s immediate plans throw into disarray after finishing last in the final of the 400m.
• Deakes and Saville Walk the Walk
  Defending Commonwealth champions Nathan Deakes and Jane Saville walked their way onto the Commonwealth Games team with dominant displays in the 20km trial in Sydney this morning.
• The Gospel According to John - Steffensen takes first Australian Title
  After placing a media ban on himself and refusing to speak with reporters after setting a personal best in the semi final, world championship finalist John Steffensen captured his first national title over 400m and then didn’t stop talking after a spectacular one lap effort.
• Limo Driven - Mottram Busts a Move
  The largest Commonwealth Games team in history will be named on Tuesday following the completion of the Telstra Selection Trials and 84th Australian Championships in Sydney.
• Ashes sprint battle in MCG Dash
  The battle for the Ashes arrives early at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next weekend, with a sprint battle between Australia’s and England’s fastest men set to welcome the return of athletics to the ‘G for the first time in 50 years.
• Telstra Selection Trials on SBS this Sunday
  Be sure to tune your television sets to SBS this Sunday 12th February at 11am to relive all the action from the Telstra Selection Trials and 84th Australian Athletics Championships held last week at Sydney’s Olympic Park Athletics Centre.
• Mottram and Willis go head-to-head in Wanganui
  Craig Mottram’s preparation for the Commonwealth Games continues tomorrow when he takes on New Zealand’s premier middle distance runner, Nick Willis, at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui.
• Athletics Returns to the MCG this Friday
  At 12.30pm this Friday nine sprinters in the first of 19 heats in the men’s 100m will welcome the return of athletics to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first time since the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
• Burgess Beats Top Field in Ukraine
  Despite a self-professed "confusing" competition, Paul Burgess of Australia prevailed over a strong men's field to win with a first attempt 5.80 clearance at the Pole Vault Stars in Donetsk, Ukraine ion Sunday.
• Caribbean athletes arrive for Games hit out at the MCG
  Caribbean couple and the first of the international athletes to arrive in Australia in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games, 400 runner Ato Modibo and 100m and 200m sprinter Cydonie Mothersill, arrived together but will be representing two different countries when they take to the track in March.
• Australian World Race Walking Cup and World Cross Country Championship Teams are announced.
  Athletics Australia is pleased to announce the Australian teams for the 22nd IAAF World Race Walking Cup and 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
• Temperature Rises for Games Team
  The temperature rises for Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletics team this Saturday, with an influx of international athletes and a first look inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• 122 Athletes, 1 Team - The Australian Team Gathers in Melbourne
  122 gathered as one in Melbourne today as the 2006 Australian Commonwealth Games Athletics Team came together for a pre games briefing and 'Home Ground Advantage Camp'.
• Trivia Question: Who won the first race at the MCG for 50 Years?
  Adam Basil may appear in tricky trivia questions following his win in the opening heat of the 100m at the Victorian Championships at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.
• Top International Fields Shaping for Brisbane and Mebourne
  The quality of the fields for the upcoming Telstra A-series meets in Brisbane and Melbourne is increasing by the day, as international athletes begin to arrive in Australia.
• `G Wiz: Athletics Returns to the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  Jana Pittman returned to action with a convincing display in the heats of the 400m hurdles, Eloise Wellings smashed her personal best in the 5000m, sprinter Adam Basil won the first race on the MCG for 50 years, and hundreds of grass-roots athletes had the experience of a lifetime at the Victorian Athletics Championships at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• Pittman announces I'm Back as Lewis Francis speeds to MCG Victory
  After a day-two fade out at the national titles in Sydney, all eyes were fixated on Jana Pittman in the final of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Athletics Australia Invitational at the Melbourne Cricket Ground tonight.
• Melbourne Telstra A-series Tickets On Sale
  Tickets for the most anticipated Telstra A-series meet ever have been released to the public this morning. The Telstra A-series Melbourne on March 9 will double as the first ever IAAF World Athletics Tour event and a bumper crowd is expected at Olympic Park to cheer on many of the world's best athletes.
• ACT Track & Field Championships
  This weekend (Friday 24 February – Sunday 26 February) will be the last major athletics event for most ACT athletes. While the Commonwealth Games draws nearer for Australia’s elite athletes, this weekend will be the culmination of a season of training and competing for the many others who put in their best week after week at the AIS track.
• ACT Athletics Championships Gets Off to Great Start With World Record
  Amanda Fraser from the Australian Instittue of Sport got the ACT Athletics Championships off to a great start tonight smashing her own World record by over 2 metres. Fraser, a silver medallist at the Athens paralympics, regained her World record two weeks back with a throw of 27.80m, tonight she added a massive 2 metres to that record with a throw of 29.90m.
• Hurdles highlights as additional internationals confirm for Brisbane
  Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Jana Pittman faces a fresh battle on the eve of the Games with confirmation that England’s rising 400m hurdles star Nicola Sanders will compete in the Telstra A-series in Brisbane on Friday night.