October 

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• Vale Mick Dowling
  It is with sadness that the APC advises of the death of Australian Paralympian Mick Dowling.
• Another scholarship for Rouge-Serret
  Emerging Victorian sprinter Aaron Rouge-Serret has had his Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship renewed at the organisation's annual dinner overnight.
• Nairobi opportunity knocks
  Due to injury, a position is open to run the Nairobi Marathon for the men's Greatest Race On Earth team on Sunday, October 28.
• Coach of Merit scheme for 2007 opened
  Athletics Australia is pleased to announce the application process for the 2007 Coach of Merit scheme.
• Have your say for Athletics WA
  Steps towards constructing a new athletics facility in Perth are underway with a decision pending on the surface to be used.
• SBS in mix for ASC awards
  SBS, the Australian athletics network, is among finalists for an Australian Sports Commission media award for its coverage of this year's IAAF World Championships in Osaka.
• The art of discus
  The recent passing of Olympic discus hero Al Oerter moved many students of his discipline, but had a particularly personal touch for throws coach Gus Puopolo.
• Vale Terry Harrison
  Australia's distance running community lost a popular figure on Saturday, October 20 with the passing of Terry Harrison.
• Freeman receives Victorian sport gong
  Recognising her outstanding contribution to Victorian sport, Olympic 400m gold medallist Catherine Freeman was last night presented with the Lord Mayor's Award at the VicSport Awards.
• Sharing the experience!
  Following on from a very successful World Youth Championships, the second of the National Under 19 Talent Squad and Mentor camps took place during the first weekend in October.
• Benita has eyes on the Chicago prize
  With her eyes firmly fixed on the marathon at next year's Beijing Olympics, Benita Johnson will be keen to make an impression on the field at this weekend's Chicago Marathon.
• Troop qualifies for Beijing with sixth in Berlin
  Geelong marathon runner Lee Troop has qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with a stellar performance at the Berlin Marathon.
• Adams joins race walking royalty with Challenge win
  AIS athlete Luke Adams has officially been acknowledged as the 2007 winner of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge.
• Fearnley cruises to marathon victory in Chicago
  Despite racing in stifling conditions, Australian wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley won the 2007 La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon yesterday in a course record time.
• Tune in to the World Athletics Final on SBS
  This Sunday, SBS - a key supporter of Athletics Australia - will televise highlights from the World Athletics Final that was held in Stuttgart on September 23 and 24.
• Deakes, Rawlinson vie for Don
  Osaka 2007 world champions Nathan Deakes (50km walk) and Jana Rawlinson (400m hurdles) are both in contention for the Don Award at tonight's Sport of Australia Hall of Fame's annual dinner and induction ceremony.
• Udine beckons for Weightman
  Victorian Lisa Jane Weightman will contest Sunday's World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy as the sole Australian representative in a field poised to boast the best in the business.
• Weightman solid, Kiplagat brilliant
  In a race run perfectly by winner Lornah Kiplagat, Australia's Lisa Jane Weightman toiled bravely to finish 33rd at the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy.
• Who is the world's best?
  Thanks to the IAAF, athletics lovers can vote for the 2007 World Athlete of the Year.
• Chiba Ekiden team confirmed
  Athletics Australia has selected its team for next month's International Chiba Ekiden.
• Gowa-n for glory
  In a world that can often seem plagued by bad news, rest assured there are plenty of stories that serve to uplift us.
• Make someone your hero
  What do you get the athletics fan who has everything?
• Melbourne swells with record crowd
  Sunday's Samsung Melbourne Marathon celebrated its 30th anniversary in fine style, boasting a record number of 16,294 participants.
• Loaded fields in Burnie Ten
  Defending men's champion Collis Birmingham will compete in Sunday's Skilled Burnie Ten, Australia's premier 10km road race.
• Dent, Weightman lead record numbers
  On a day that saw perfect conditions and last year's participation record broken, World Cross Country representatives Martin Dent and Lisa-Jane Weightman took the honours in the Skilled Burnie Ten.
• Nairobi down in Greatest Race
  The first stop in the Greatest Race On Earth, the Nairobi Marathon, has been completed with Australia's Chris Hills finishing 24th in the men's Nations Challenge.
• Throwers, Gregson dominate NSW All Schools
  A performance just short of the Olympic B-standard, three World Junior qualifiers, a NSW under-16 record and numerous personal bests were recorded over the weekend at the senior component of the NSW All Schools Championships.
• Awards for Indigenous trio
  The continued development of Robbie Crowther, Otis Gowa and Joshua Ahwong has been formally acknowledged at the Queensland Indigenous Sports Awards in Brisbane.
• Stars of the future get mentor edge
  Middle distance running is a hard game.