October 

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• Australian Youth Olympic Festival - Athlete nomination form
  Were you born in 1992 or 1993? Nominate now for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
• Throws coaches coming together
  Athletics Australia will host a National Workshop at the Australian Institute of Sport(AIS)for a weekend workshop that will gather together throws coaches from around the country
• 24th Annual General Meeting of Athletics Australia
  Notice is hereby confirmed in accordance with Clause 14.1 of the Athletics Australia Constitution, that the 24th Annual General Meeting of Athletics Australia will be held at the Grand Mercure Hotel, 195 Swanston St, Melbourne, Vic 3000 on Tuesday 18 November 2008
• Athletics NSW announces new CEO
  Athletics NSW has the pleasure of announcing the appointment of Mr Greg Meagher to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
• IAAF statement released regarding Australian athlete
  Athletics Australia is aware of a statement made by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
• Young talent time in Pune
  The Commonwealth Youth Games have provided a launching pad for a number of renowned international athletes, and this Sunday the next generation of Australia's athletics champions will make their mark at the third edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games, which will be held in Pune, India from October 12 - 18.
• Hooker wins prestigious 'Don award'
  Pole vaulter Steve Hooker has been rewarded for his thrilling gold-medal performance in Beijing, named joint winner of the prestigious 2008 Don Award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) function at Crown Casino last night.
• Fearnley to tackle Chicago Marathon
  Australian Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley will attempt to defend his Chicago marathon title on Sunday.
• 2008 Chiba Ekiden team announced
  Athletics Australia has selected its team for next month's International Chiba Ekiden.
• Fearnley defends title in Chicago Marathon
  Australian Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley has dominated a strong field to defend his Chicago marathon title.
• Shelley impressive on World Half Marathon debut
  World Cross Country representative Michael Shelley has finished 16th at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil overnight.
• Beijing Olympic marathon champion coming to Melbourne
  Constantina Dita-Tomescu, the 38-year-old who stunned athletics followers with her breakaway victory in the women's marathon at this year's Olympics, is the latest athlete to join the cast of world stars who will compete in the HBA Great Australian Run in Melbourne on Sunday 30 November.
• Goodman honoured with prestigious Paralympic Medal
  Scott Goodman, Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic athletics team, received the prestigious Paralympic Medal at a gala ceremony in Sydney last night.
• Chief aths writer signs off
  When Len Johnson began work in the IT industry, many computers were the size of telephone boxes, or even bigger - a far cry from the tiny lap top he will have used today - his last as Chief Athletics Writer for The Age.
• Binnington steps down from high performance role
  Athletics Australia's high performance manager Max Binnington has announced his intention to step down from the role at the conclusion of his current contract.
• Fearnley aims for three-peat in New York
  Australian Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley will attempt to win his third straight New York marathon this Sunday.
• State of Origin battle in ASICS Melbourne Half Marathon
  Victoria has often claimed to be Australia's athletics capital and on Sunday 12 October state pride will be on the line when Australia's top distance runners go head to head at the ASICS Melbourne Half Marathon which incorporates the 2008 National Road Running Championships.
• Mwangi marches on
  Josphat Mwangi is a man desperately wanting to win the 31st edition of the Samsung Melbourne Marathon this Sunday 12th October.
• Internationals steal the show
  The last minute injection of international talent has proved the deciding factor in the 2008 Samsung Melbourne Marathon, with Ethiopia's Asnake Fekadu and Japan's Mai Tagami taking the honours.
• The quality keeps coming for HBA Great Australian Run
  The men's field for the HBA Great Australian Run became even stronger today with the announcement that two more international stars and a pair of talented Australians will compete in the event to be held on the streets of Melbourne on Sunday 30 November.
• Quality fields to challenge for Bolt titles
  A long time Noosa tradition, the ASICS 5km Bolt brings together a number of Australia's top male and female distance athletes who do battle in front of the thousands of sports fans and curious onlookers during the Noosa Triathlon Multisports Festival.
• Ndereba on board for HBA Great Australian Run
  Reigning world champion Catherine Ndereba, the second-fastest marathon woman of all-time, is the latest signing for the HBA Great Australian Run to be held in Melbourne on Sunday 30 November.
• Javelin gold sparks medal rush for Aussie girls
  St Albans Park javelin thrower Bianca Maurer received a delayed eighteenth birthday present in the form of Australia's first gold medal at the III Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India overnight.
• Triple gold for Aussies in Pune
  Australia clearly has another pole vault star waiting in the wings. At just 18 years of age, Blake Lucas moved from Sydney to Melbourne earlier this year to train with Steve Hooker's much admired first coach, Mark Stewart, at Box Hill.
• Lolo strikes gold in Pune
  The final day of the track and field meet at the Games produced another six medals for the Australians, led by Vika Lolo who trumped her silver in the shot put the previous evening, with an unexpected gold in the discus, until now her secondary event.