January 

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• Mottram sets record in Madrid
  Craig Mottram set a new Australian record for 10km on the road today finishing 3rd in 27.38 in the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km through the streets of Madrid beating his own record set in 2004 by 16 secs.
• Ross races into history books with Burnie win
  Three-time national 100m champion Joshua Ross has confirmed he is in the best possible shape ahead of what promises to be a super summer of sprinting, taking out his second Burnie Gift (Monday).
• Cash on the line for high fliers in Perth
  Pole vaulters Steve Hooker and Paul Burgess have the chance to collect a $30,000 bonus should they break the Australian record at this Sunday's Drug Free Track and Field Classic at Perry Lakes Stadium in Perth.
• Vale Ken Lorraway (1956-2007)
  Athletics Australia and the athletics community today mourn the passing of Australian and Oceania triple jump record holder Ken Lorraway, who died suddenly from a suspected heart attack yesterday.
• Benita second, as Aussie distance runners fly the flag in Spain
  Continuing their stellar form overseas, Benita Johnson, Anna Thompson and Andrew Letherby competed in the 53rd Cross Zornotza International in Amorebieta, Spain yesterday (Sunday).
• The Kenyans are coming to Sydney!
  The second edition of the Resi Sydney Track Classic to be held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre on Saturday, 13th January, will be highlighted by the debut of Kenya's 2000 Olympic Steeplechase Champion, Reuben Kosgei, over a new event - the 5000m.
• Boyd and Ross set qualifiers in Perth
  Queensland pole vaulter Alana Boyd and Sydney sprinter Joshua Ross added their names to the list of Australian athletes who have reached the qualifying standard for this August's world championships in Osaka, Japan, with impressive performances at the Drug Free Track and Field Classic at Perry Lakes Stadium in Perth tonight.
• Budgie claims award ahead of star-studded field
  World number two pole vaulter Paul Burgess has taken out the West Australian ANZ Sports Star of the Year title for 2006, defeating a star-studded line up which included 2004 Brownlow medallist Chris Judd, Australian middle order batsman Michael Hussey and fellow athletes Kym Howe and John Steffensen.
• Buster withdraws from Bekele clash due to calf strain
  Australian World Cup 3000m champion Craig Mottram has pulled out of Saturday's Great Edinburgh cross country race after sustaining a calf strain.
• Summer of athletics moves to Sydney on Saturday night
  Athletics Australia's national series moves to Sydney this weekend with the Resi Sydney Track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre on Saturday night, as the build up continues to the opening leg of the Telstra A-Series in Canberra later this month.
• 2007 Telstra A-Series kicks off in Canberra
  After some exciting performances at National Series meetings around Australia, the 2007 Telstra A-Series kicks off in Canberra on Saturday, January 27.
• Exciting youth festival looms
  Some of the nation's brightest young talent will converge in Sydney next Wednesday, January 17 for an Australian Youth Olympic Festival widely forecast to be the best one yet.
• Mottram and Deakes finalists in Australian Sports Awards
  Athletics has featured strongly in the short listed nominations for the Australian Sports Awards to be announced on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne.
• Johnson stretched by Ethiopians in Edinburgh
  Benita Johnson has finished third at the IAAF Cross Country event in Edinburgh, Scotland. Victorian Anna Thompson finished fifth, with Andrew Letherby finishing eighth in the men�s race.
• Corrigan conjures up Lewis defeat at Sydney Track Classic
  Seven-time national champion Tamsyn Lewis has tasted a rare defeat at the hands of a fellow Australian over 800m in a high quality race at the Resi Sydney Track Classic in Sydney.
• State versus State athletics arrives in Brisbane this weekend
  State of Origin rugby league has sports fans in New South Wales and Queensland in a fizz, and we have seen with the Super 12, A-League and cricket's Twenty20, that State versus State competition is a hallmark of our national sporting competitions.
• World Record plaque going straight to the pool room!
  Nathan Deakes is officially the world record holder for the 50km race walk after official ratification by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
• Gary Bourne pays tribute to Ken Lorraway
  Ken was a legend amongst horizontal jumpers in this country.
• Mombassa in sights of Cross Country hopefuls
  A Kenyan passport stamp is up for grabs as some of Australia's best middle to long distance athletes vie for a spot on the Australian team for the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
• Scott hot to shot in Brisbane
  In outstanding form after releasing an impressive 20.07 metres effort at a Victorian intra-club meet last week, shot put champion Scott Martin will be one of the headline acts when he lines up in Brisbane this Saturday to compete in the Australian Athletics Cup.
• Hot and rugged Canberra no barrier for Dent and MacFarlane
  Commonwealth Games steeplechase representatives Donna MacFarlane and Martin Dent have scored impressive wins in Athletics Australia's world cross country selection trial in Canberra today.
• Parnov, Heap and Song outstanding on Day 1 of AYOF
  A large crowd in excess of 1000 witnessed outstanding performances on day one of the athletics competition at the Australia Olympic Youth Festival in Sydney.
• Victoria confirmed as Australia's premier athletics state
  Victoria has claimed the bragging rights as Australia's premier athletics state, with impressive 80m javelin efforts by Jarrod Bannister and Joshua Robinson, a sprint double to Patrick Johnson, a fast 100m from Sally McLellan and a superb solo 1500m personal best to Lisa Corrigan the highlights of the inaugural Australian Athletics Cup in Brisbane today.
• Fearnley full steam ahead for 2007
  After a bumper year in 2006, Australian Paralympic Wheelchair champion Kurt Fearnley is looking to continue his outstanding form into 2007.
• Tat's all - Tatiana hangs up the pole after stellar career
  2000 Olympic silver medallist and 2002 Commonwealth Games champion Tatiana Grigorieva has announced her retirement after a stellar pole vault career.
• Tauro, Fitzgibbons and Gregson shine on day 2 of AYOF
  Olivia Tauro, Sally Fitzgibbons and Ryan Gregson again produced dominant performances on the second day of the athletics competition at Sydney�¢??s Olympic Park Athletic Centre.
• Enthralling battles to feature in Canberra kick-off
  Enthralling duels showcasing six Commonwealth Games champions, two reigning world junior champions, one reigning world youth champion and a stellar cast of world class athletes will be on offer as the Telstra A-Series takes off in Canberra this Saturday.
• Benita takes the win by the horns in Spain
  Benita Johnson finished her European campaign on a high taking out the XIX Cross Internacional Ayuntamiento de Camargo-Punta de Parayas in Spain yesterday in a time of 18:20.
• Buster, Hooker, Fountain and Jamieson star attractions in Boston indoor
  It will be Craig v Cragg in the 3000 metres at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games to be held today, when Craig Mottram, the 2005 World Championships bronze medallist, faces off against Alistair Cragg, the 2005 European Indoor Champion.
• Howe good is this – the sky’s the limit in Canberra
  2006 Commonwealth Games champion Kym Howe may have had a dramatic few weeks after cutting her foot open stepping out of an ice bath late last year, however that won’t stop her reaching incredible heights in the pole vault at the Telstra A-Series in Canberra tomorrow.
• Saville and Tallent triumph in Canberra walk
  The chimes at the Carillion at Lake Burley Griffin were sounding as two world championship a-qualifiers were achieved in the menâ??s 20km race walk in Canberra this morning.
• Look, listen and enjoy this year's Telstra A-Series - extended coverage in 2007
  Whether it's watching the action live in the stadium, listening to our webstream of live commentary from each venue, following the live results, watching the highlights packages on athletics.com.au or catching the action on SBS's increased coverage in 2007 means the Telstra A-Series will be hard to miss this summer.
• Super Sally sizzles in Canberra
  The weather was hot and the performances were even hotter, with five World Championships A qualifiers the highlights of the day at the Telstra A-Series opener in Canberra.
• Hat-trick of national indoor records for Aussie athletes in Boston
  Three new Australian indoor records - Mottram demonstrating his class in the 3000m, a victory to Sarah Jamieson in the mile and a win to Steve Hooker using borrowed poles summed up the sensational performances by our Australian athletes at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday (Boston-US time).
• Olympic gold medallist to compete in Telstra A-Series
  One of the most colourful competitors in world athletics is heading to Australia for the Telstra A-Series, with the news the 'Cheetah Man', Shawn Crawford, will compete in both Sydney and Melbourne next month.
• Check out our 2006 flashbacks
  To coincide with the start of an exciting 2007 Telstra A-Series, visitors to athletics.com.au can view video packages of the highlights of 2006.
• Canberra Marathon to incorporate Australian Masters and 50km Road Championships
  The 31st annual Canberra Marathon, Australia's oldest city marathon, will host the Australian Masters Athletics Marathon Championships and the Australian 50km Road Championships on Sunday 15 April.
• Go the Tan 2006
  Photos from Go the Tan 2006
• Kate helps festival in the long run
  
• Angus meets his heroes
  In the lead-up to the launch of the new-look athletics.com.au, Athletics Australia ran a competition for a young fan to name the kids section of the site.