August 

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• Coach diary: Sharon Hannan reflects on her first two weeks in Europe
  Reflecting on what has been a busy first two weeks in Europe today is Sharon Hannan.
• Old favourite takes new title
  Australian marathon legend Steve Moneghetti has taken out the inaugural Fitzy's 5 Fun Run, the first to add his name to the event's all-new honour roll.
• 10 days to go: Inaugural Youth Olympic Games just around the corner
  Singapore will be abuzz with excitement in 10 days' time as The Float at Marina Bay plays host to the opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Saturday, August 14.
• Hooker racing towards Diamond League return
  Go-karting, a barbecue, a low-key competition and keeping an eye on Barcelona 2010, that's how world and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker has been filling in his time before the IAAF Diamond League resumes.
• Athlete diary: One big month for Jody Henry
  Jody Henry today provides the first sequel to the Commonwealth Games athlete diaries, the 25-year-old Western Australian elaborating on...
• Pearson to spearhead Diamond League charge
  Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson will tonight spearhead the green and gold charge in Round 11 of the IAAF Diamond League tour, the hurdles gun set to step out in Stockholm (SWE) alongside fellow Commonwealth Games nominees Collis Birmingham, Ben Offereins, Jarrod Bannister and New Delhi hopeful Youcef Abdi on a big night for the Australians.
• Athletics Australia high performance update
  Athletes and administrators are advised that information regarding a number of major upcoming meets is now available via the high performance section of the Athletics Australia website.
• Sally sizzles in Stockholm
  Sally Pearson has made a sizzling return to top form with victory in the 100m hurdles in the season-best time of 12.57 (w:0.2) at the DN Galan Diamond League meet in Stockholm (SWE) overnight.
• Pearson's form continues in Lucerne
  A bounty of Australians have taken to the track in Lucerne (SUI) overnight, Beijing Olympics silver medallist Sally Pearson leading the charge at the Spitzen Leichathletik with victory in the women's 100m hurdles.
• Athlete diary: A four year build-up for Lauren Boden
  Lauren Boden today provides yet another entry to the Athletics Australia athlete diaries as the Commonwealth Games draw even closer.
• Olympic gold medallist sets sights on Perth
  Reuben Kosgei was aged 21 when he became the youngest ever Olympic champion in the 3000m steeplechase in Sydney in 2000. The Kenyan went on to win the world championships title in the same event the following year in Edmonton (CAN) before adding a bronze medal to his collection at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006.
• A is for Abdi
  Youcef Abdi has taken victory in the 3000m steeplechase at the Folksam Grand Prix in Gothenburg (SWE) overnight, the Flame athlete's time of 8:25.31 his first Commonwealth Games A-qualifying performance.
• Youth Olympics team en route to Singapore
  The Australian Youth Olympic Games team was farewelled from Sydney today, with more than 100 athletes and officials now in transit to Singapore for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games commencing this Saturday, August 14.
• London calling for 17 Australian stars
  Seventeen of Australia's top track and field athletes are set to feature across a bumper two days of athletics action this weekend, as Round 12 of the IAAF Diamond League tour rolls into London (GBR).
• Parnov announced as Australia's flag bearer
  Sixteen-year-old pole vaulting prodigy, Liz Parnov, has made history, having been selected as the Australian flag bearer for the first Youth Olympic Games starting in Singapore tomorrow.
• Pearson on track, Birmingham and Mottram go head-to-head in London
  Sally Pearson's good form has continued and middle distance men Collis Birmingham and Craig Mottram have gone head-to-head on the track for the first time in over two years to highlight the Australian action on day one of Round 12 in the IAAF Diamond League series in London (GBR) overnight.
• Gregson mile high in London
  National 1500m record-holder Ryan Gregson's stellar season has continued in Round 12 of the IAAF Diamond League series in London (GBR) overnight, the 20-year-old clocking a new personal best time over the mile to finish an impressive fifth in a world-class field at Crystal Palace.
• Games begin with a bang
  Marching as one collective and colourful group, 3,600 of the world's best young athletes gathered at The Float@Marina Bay tonight for the spectacular opening ceremony of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
• Athlete diary: Wruck now preparing for Commonwealth Games
  Reflecting on his time at the 13th IAAF world junior championships today is Julian Wruck.
• Message from the President
  It's certainly been a busy few months in Athletics. The close of the Australian domestic season in April signaled the start of the international calendar, and we have enjoyed watching the fortunes of our top Australian athletes in action across the all-new IAAF Diamond League series.
• Athletics team raring to compete
  The Youth Olympic Games athletics competition gets underway on Tuesday with 17 Australians in action over the six days at Bishan Stadium in Singapore.
• Fantastic start for nervous athletics team
  Australia's track and field team has had an outstanding opening session at the Youth Olympic Games, with four of the six athletes in action progressing to 'A' finals of their events.
• Coach diary: Sharon Hannan on tour
  Sharon Hannan, coach of Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson, talks about life on the road in Europe.
• Birkinhead Australia's biggest hope
  The giant of the Australian Youth Olympic team, Victorian Damien Birkinhead, looks assured of a spot in Sunday's shot put final after a 20.89m throw in a rain-shortened qualifying round today at the Youth Olympic Games.
• Lapierre gets set for Diamond decider
  Australian and world indoor champion Fabrice Lapierre will tonight aim to become the first man in history to take out the lucrative Diamond Race long jump title as the first of two series finals gets under way in Zurich, Switzerland, in the penultimate round of the 2010 Diamond League tour.
• Athlete diary: Stevenson ponders why he chose athletics
  Pondering why athletics is the sport for him today is Dale Stevenson.
• Brennan blisters straight for new PB
  The Australian athletics team has finished the qualification stages at the Youth Olympic Games in fine style, with three of the four athletes in action today qualifying for A finals.
• Lapierre stitches up second in Diamond Race final
  National and world indoor long jump champion Fabrice Lapierre has finished second overall in the IAAF Diamond League long jump standings after rounding out his 2010 campaign with an eighth placing in Zurich (SUI) overnight.
• Brisbane set for a weekend of championships
  Athletics Australia heads north this weekend as Brisbane plays host to the 2010 Australian Cross Country Championships and 2010 Australian Road Walking Championships on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
• Shelly's super silver
  Michelle Jenneke has won Australia's first athletics medal at the Youth Olympic Games with a blistering run in the 100m hurdles final.
• Dent and Trengove crowned Australia's cross country champions
  Australia's cross country community descended on Bald Hills (Qld) today, with more than 600 athletes taking to the start line at the 2010 Australian Cross Country Championships as the event celebrated its 100th anniversary.
• Athletics medal bonanza at YOG10
  Australia's junior track and field stars had a sensational night at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore overnight, producing a gold and two silver medals at Bishan Stadium to add to the silver medal from earlier in the day.
• Erickson and Tallent set pace for New Delhi
  Commonwealth Games nominated athletes Chris Erickson and Claire Tallent have taken out the men's and women's open 20km road walks today, the AIS scholarship-holders taking to the start line in St Lucia (Qld) for the Australian Road Walking Championships.
• Solid morning for athletics team
  Victorian middle distance runner Rick Whitehead has provided the highlight and another personal best for the Australian team in Singapore, with second place in the B final of the 1000m on Sunday morning.
• Rudisha rewrites the record books, Harradine leads Aussie charge in Berlin
  Kenyan David Rudisha set the Berlin Olympic stadium alight overnight with a new world record in the 800m of 1:41.09, trimming Wilson Kipketer's 1997 mark by 0.02 while three Aussies were on show in the field and there to witness the historic occasion.
• Birkinhead and Steele lead Australian charge
  Blake Steele and Damien Birkinhead have headed Australia's charge at Bishan Stadium tonight as the Youth Olympics Games continue in the city-state of Singapore.
• Brave Blundell fifth in rough 1000m
  Sydney middle distance runner Jenny Blundell got a physical introduction to international distance running in the 1000m final at the Youth Olympic Games today.
• Athletics team finishes on a high
  The Australian track and field team has ended the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore exactly how it started - with a surprise medal.
• Seventy-five set to fly the flag in New Delhi
  Four athletes have today been added to the final list of nominations submitted to the ACGA for inclusion in the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, in October.
• Athlete diary: Thomas remains positive
  Injured 400m hurdler Tristan Thomas today returns for his second entry to the athlete diary.
• Junior athletes head home as YOG and IWAS Games draw to a close
  The Youth Olympic Games will draw to a close today, the 17-strong athletics team returning home with five medals and eight top-eight finishes after 14 days of outstanding competition across 26 sports in the city-state of Singapore.
• Fifty to front Oceania challenge
  Fifty athletes have today been named to the Australian team for next month's IAAF Oceania Championships in Cairns in the all-important lead-up to the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
• Coach diary: Pearson primed for Diamond decider
  Sharon Hannan looks ahead to tonight's IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium, as hurdles star Sally Pearson continues the countdown to the XIX Commonwealth Games.
• Super six get set for series final
  Six of the biggest names in Australian track and field will tonight feature in Round 14 of the IAAF Diamond League tour in Brussels (BEL), the final stopover of the 2010 series.
• Pearson, Birmingham in form in Brussels
  Australia's top track and field athletes have shown their preparations for the XIX Commonwealth Games are on track with some strong results on the final leg of the IAAF Diamond League tour in Brussels (BEL) overnight.
• Birmingham lowers his best, Zamel-Paez on a high in Rieti
  Personal bests by Collis Birmingham in the 3000m (7:38.77) and Liam Zamel-Paez in the high jump (2.26m) provided the Australian highlights in Rieti (ITA) overnight as Kenyan David Rudisha thrilled the crowd with his second 800m world record in seven days.
• Athlete diary: Colman's been busy
  Richard Colman today provides his second entry to the athlete diary.