December 

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• Eleven inducted as Athletics Australia Honorary Life Members
  At the Athletics Australia Annual General Meeting eleven members of the athletics fraternity were inducted as Life Members.
• Students storm Hobart for All Schools Championships
  Featuring a number of our most talented young athletes, the 2009 UTAS Australian All Schools and Youth Athletics Championships will be held this coming weekend (4-7 December 2009) in Hobart.
• A new squad for a new generation
  Athletics Australia have introduced a squad of 20 and 21-year-old athletes aimed at ensuring that our most talented up-and-comers are given every opportunity to rival the world's best by providing smooth transition from elite junior competition to senior representation.
• World Champion Samuels to make domestic return at Zatopek:10
  Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels (NSW) will make her return to domestic competition for the first time since claiming gold in Berlin, taking to the throwers circle at Olympic Park for the Zatopek:10 next Thursday (10th December 2009).
• A Tallent-ed team for Chihuahua
  Athletics Australia High Performance Manager Eric Hollingsworth has announced a five man team to compete as part of the 50km event at the World Race Walk Championships next year.
• A national record for Tasmania's McConnell
  Michael Taylor of NSW took gold in the boys under 15 hammer throw to open the 2009 UTAS Australian All Schools and Youth Athletics Championships being held at Hobart's Domain Athletics Centre today and across the weekend.
• Stratton and Hough step up in Hobart
  Victorian Brooke Stratton and Nicholas Hough of New South Wales have been the brightest stars on day two of the 2009 UTAS Australian All Schools and Youth Championships, taking home multiple medals at the Hobart meet.
• A record day for Chloe Jamieson
  Six new meet records, including a second record to New South Wales athlete Chloe Jamieson, have highlighted day three action at the 2009 UTAS Australian All Schools and Youth Athletics Championships in Hobart.
• Zatopek, a true classic
  Australia's premiere distance race, the Zatopek:10, will be contested on Thursday night at Melbourne Olympic Park. With exciting fields in both the men's and women's races, the 2009 edition will once again host the Australian 10,000m championship and is the Commonwealth Games selection trial for the event.
• Records fall on day four in Hobart
  A further three meet records have capped the final day of competition at the UTAS Australian All Schools and Youth Athletics Championships in Hobart.
• Stevenson an early shot at Delhi
  Victorian Dale Stevenson has catapulted his name amongst Australia's best throwers and in the process registered a Commonwealth Games A-qualifying performance, striking career best form with the shot put on Sunday.
• ASC grants now open to junior coaches and officials
  In what is great news for athletics coaches and officials across Australia, the Australian Sports Commission has expanded its annual $1.6 million Local Sporting Champions initiative to include those behind the scenes assisting in the development of our next Steve Hooker or Sally McLellan.
• Birmingham, Willis headline Zatopek:10
  Zatopek:10 returns to Olympic Park tonight, with a host of Australia's finest athletics talent in action.
• Schools action a knockout at Melbourne Olympic Park
  The top athletics secondary schools across Australia today braved wet and windy conditions at Melbourne Olympic Park to contest the annual Schools Knockout.
• Birmingham, Wellings take out national 10,000m crowns
  National 10,000m record-holder Collis Birmingham has stamped his claim on a berth at next year's Commonwealth Games with victory in tonight's 10,000m national championship race and selection trial for the New Delhi squad at the Zatopek:10 at Melbourne's Olympic Park.
• Get ready, get set, get accredited in 2010!
  Athletics Australia is excited to announce the introduction of its new coaching accreditation procedures for 2010 for coaches at all levels.
• Athletics Australia response to the Crawford Report
  Athletics Australia President Rob Fildes OAM details the sport's response to the recently-released Crawford Report.
• Singapore-bound for Youth Olympic Games
  Athletes from across the world will descend on Singapore next year competing in more than 20 sports as part of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, to be held in August 2010.
• Good Tucker at Cadbury
  Athletics Tasmania and Cadbury have confirmed the signing of current Burnie Ten and Launceston Ten title-holder Mark Tucker for the 2010 Cadbury Half Marathon.
• Australian Junior Championships - are you eligible?
  Athletics Australia and its member associations are readying Sydney Olympic Park for the inaugural Australian Junior Championships to be held in the New South Wales capital in March 2010.
• ASC announces top media honours
  The winners of the 2009 Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Media Awards have been announced.
• Thomas fires up for a red-hot season
  Twelve months after first writing for athletics.com.au, Australian Flame athlete Tristan Thomas returns with his take on the year that was.
• A new year and a new rule
  The New Year will mark the international commencement of the new false start rule as defined by the IAAF at their annual congress meeting held in October 2009.
• Hooker, Samuels to headline record athletics team bound for New Delhi
  World champions Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels will spearhead the Australian athletics team's assault on the 2010 Commonwealth Games after the two world title-holders were today named alongside six fellow stars of track and field to have been provisionally nominated for the Delhi-bound team.
• Going the distance for World Cross Country Trial
  Australia's most talented female middle distance runners were joined by those most likely to follow in their footsteps at Falls Creek this past weekend for a development camp led by Australian 1500m record holder Sarah Jamieson.
• 'Namaste' 2010!
  Athletics Australia extends its most sincere thanks to you, the athletics fraternity, for your continued support of track and field throughout 2009.
• Under 19 Talent Squad announced
  Invitations to join the Athletics Australia Under 19 Talent Squad have been issued across the past month, with a total of 31 athletes asked to take part.
• Pittman-Rawlinson returns in Devonport
  Two-time world 400m hurdles champion Jana Pittman-Rawlinson has today made her long-awaited return to competitive athletics as she launches her bid to reignite her international career.
• Pittman-Rawlinson 'an athlete again' in Devonport
  Dual world 400m hurdles champion Jana Pittman-Rawlinson has declared herself an athlete again following the second day of competition at Tasmania's Devonport Athletics Carnival, where the 27-year-old Gold Coast-based athlete has launched her long-awaited return to the track.
• London calling
  Thirty-six of Australia's most talented young athletes have been invited to join the Target 2012 squad for 2010 with their sights firmly focused on preparing for the London Olympics.