March 

 Further Information  

• Applications open for R.W. Clarke Foundation
  The R.W. Clarke Foundation is inviting interested athletes to apply for its 2008 grants.
• Statement from Athletics Australia and Athletics Victoria regarding Olympic Park
  In recent days there has been speculation on the future of Melbourne's Olympic Park - the home of athletics in Victoria.
• Small delay on announcements
  Athletics Australia's announcements of the national teams to compete in Cheboksary and Bydgoszcz in May and July will now take place next week.
• Another day for Australia's new sprint king
  Otis Gowa woke up on Saturday morning feeling a bit "surreal". Understandably so, given he had closed the previous night as the 2008 Australian 100m champion.
• A double for Lewis makes three for Beijing
  Tamsyn Lewis took her ninth national 800m title on the final night of the Selection Trials & 86th Australian Championships in Brisbane, locking in her Beijing double to continue a remarkable vein of form.
• Fourteen in, now for the rest
  As victory to exciting 400m talent Joel Milburn closed the 86th edition of the Australian Championships, the national selectors faced the business end of their weekend.
• Boyd to make Beijing a family affair
  Queensland pole vaulter Alana Boyd will create Australian Olympic history when she lines up in Beijing, becoming the first Australian to join with both parents as Olympians.
• O'Sullivan to lead world cross
  When the Australian team for this year’s World Cross Country Championships makes the trip to Edinburgh later this month, it will have the experience of a former champion.
• Now for Canberra and the trials
  The focus shifts to the nation's capital this Saturday for Athletics Australia's Selection Trials for the World Cross Country Championships.
• Photos and podcasts to keep your season going
  Some of the best audio and images from the 2007-08 domestic season are available through athletics.com.au
• Debutants dominate Beijing athletics nominations
  Twenty-five Australian athletes are Beijing bound after they were chosen for nomination to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection into the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games.
• Mottram heads indoor hopes in Spain
  Distance runner Craig Mottram will have an opportunity to add another medal to his already expansive collection, when he takes to the start line for the 3000m at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain this weekend.
• Beijing beckons for medal defence
  Some familiar faces headline the group nominated to the Australian Paralympic Committee for selection to the Paralympic Games team that will compete in Beijing in September.
• New record and gallant finish for Martin at World Indoors
  Shot put behemoth Scott Martin finished a credible seventh in the final against a strong field, and Craig Mottram (3000m), Tamsyn Lewis (800m) and Sean Wroe (400m) all progressed through to the next round, in a solid opening day for the Australians at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia.
• Weightman and Birmingham take Cross trial
  Victorians Lisa-Jane Weightman and Collis Birmingham were the winners of the Australian trial for the World Cross Country held today in Canberra; athletes' last chance to impress the selectors before they choose the team to compete later this month in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Lewis, Wroe and Hooker all through to Indoor finals
  Tamsyn Lewis and Sean Wroe progressed to their first world championship finals and Steve Hooker survived a scare to remain in medal contention in a good night for the Australian team at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.
• Lewis captures World Indoor title
  Tamsyn Lewis has produced the race of her life to win the 800m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.
• Adams, Tallent top 10 in Chihuahua
  Luke Adams and Jared Tallent have commenced their international campaigns for 2008, finishing eighth and ninth in the first stop of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Chihuahua, Mexico.
• Buster, B lead World Cross campaign
  Two of Australia's most decorated distance runners, Craig Mottram and Benita Johnson, headline a talent-laden 22-member team that will compete at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh on March 30.
• Junior titles up for grabs on the Gold Coast
  The future generation of Australian athletics will be on show at this weekend's Australian Under 20 and Under 23 Championships at Griffith University on the Gold Coast.
• Juniors fire on the Coast
  A good crowd made their way to the Gold Coast International track and witnessed World Junior qualifiers and new meet records aplenty in an outstanding evening of athletics action from the young guns of the sport.
• Bannister finds new ground
  Two weeks after he ripped through the middle of the Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre, people are still talking about Jarrod Bannister and that throw.
• Day two pleases the track
  After 13 World Junior qualifiers favoured the field on day one of the Under 20 and Under 23 Championships on the Gold Coast, most of the eight on day two came from the track where athletes made maximum use of the cooler evening conditions.
• Parnov closes day, meet of promising performances
  Isn't it amazing how often the best is saved until last. It was the case on Sunday at the Australian Under 20 and Under 23 Championships on the Gold Coast where the final event to finish saw the large crowd on the edges of their seats.
• Smile like you mean it
  Jason Dudley's sense of humour almost rivals his talents as a decathlete. That makes him a pretty funny chap.
• Relay aspirants in Stawell Gift mix
  Beijing relay aspirants Aaron Rouge-Serret, Otis Gowa, Matt Davies, Keith Sheehy and Isaac Ntiamoah remain in contention for the $40,000 prize at the 127th running of the Stawell Gift, after displaying promising performances in yesterday's heats.
• Jamieson runs to victory at Stawell
  Pre-race favourite Sam Jamieson is $40,000 richer after winning the 127th edition of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
• Rollison looks to green (Edinburgh) pastures
  When Melissa Rollison competes at her third World Cross Country Championships on Sunday, it will be her third competitive race in nearly two years.
• Walking down the Russian road
  World champion and 50km race walk world record holder Nathan Deakes, and Olympic bronze medallist Jane Saville, spearhead the talented and experienced 16-member team that will represent Australia at the 23rd edition of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia.
• A steep hill to climb in Edinburgh
  Australian Craig Mottram will be chasing a top fifteen finish when he lines up against the world's best distance runners at this Sunday's IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh.
• World Cross bronze to Australia
  Outstanding runs by Benita Johnson, Lisa-Jane Weightman, Anna Thompson and Melissa Rollison have led Australia to the team bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Youngsters with a wealth of experience head to Bydgoszcz
  A team of 26 athletes will represent Australia at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July this year.
• Warm up with the Champions
  Little athletes of all ages had the opportunity to warm up for the Sydney Athletics Grand Prix, World Athletics Tour Melbourne or the Olympic Selection Trials and Australian Championships in Brisbane with stars of the sport.
• Youngsters with a wealth of experience head to Bydgoszcz
  A team of 26 athletes will represent Australia at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July this year.