August 

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• Flame team announced for IAAF world championships
  Athletics Australia have named a 47-strong Flame team for the IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR), 27 August - 4 September, to be led by reigning world champions Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels, new national record holders Mitchell Watt and Sally Pearson, and dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent.
• Stage set for one last outing in London
  Current world leads Sally Pearson (QLD) and Mitchell Watt (QLD) will start as favourites at Round 12 of the Samsung Diamond League this weekend as London (GBR) plays host to the last major track and field outing ahead of the 2011 IAAF world championships.
• PPP tours Europe as countdown to 2012 continues
  Australia's Paralympic preparations have continued this past month as a group of athletes under the guidance of coaches Brett Jones, Tim Matthews, Brett Robinson and Iryna Dvoskina has descended on Europe for numerous competition opportunities in a climate they need to quickly acclimatise to.
• Watt and Mottram win in London
  Australian track and field stars Mitchell Watt (QLD) and Craig Mottram (VIC) have added a splash of green and gold to the winner�s list in London (GBR) this morning, with the duo taking out the men's long jump and men�s 5000m respectively at Round 12 of the Samsung Diamond League.
• PEARSON WINS IN LONDON
  Sally Pearson made it a third Flame victory at the Samsung Diamond League in London, when she won the 100m hurdles.
• Samuels confident as she prepares to defend her crown
  Dani Samuels (NSW) will be the first Flame athlete to enter the field of play at the 13th IAAF world championships on August 27, when she begins the defence of her world title in the qualifying rounds of the women's discus throw on day one.
• Australian team arrives at World Uni Athlete Village
  The Australian Uniroos were today officially welcomed to the athlete’s village at the Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China in a flag raising ceremony.
• Athletics Australia agree to four year deal with Western Australian Government
  Athletics Australia have agreed to a four-year deal with Western Australian Government to host both the Perth Track Classic and the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
• Wheelchair racers ready to tackle City2Surf
  Heartbreak Hill. It's a term that strikes fear into tens of thousands of runners every year as they prepare to tackle Sydney's iconic City2Surf.
• UNIVERSIADE: Wroe carries torch before opening ceremony tonight
  Thousands of people were out in force on the streets of Shenzhen (CHN) for the 2011 Summer Universiade torch relay yesterday, as the city gears up for a spectacular opening ceremony tonight.
• Simon Hollingsworth the new ASC Executive Director
  Athletics Australia congratulate Simon Hollingsworth on his appointment as the Executive Director of the Australian Sports Commission.
• UNIVERSIADE: Sargent, Rubie and Wroe advance to 400m SF
  The track and field program at the Summer Universiade began yesterday, with seven Australians including IAAF world championships bound athletes Sean Wroe, Caitlin Sargent and Anneliese Rubie leading the charge in the men’s and women’s 400m respectively.
• 10 DAYS TO GO: Tallent looking for a medal as Deakes makes return
  Dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent has in recent days joined almost all of the Australian Flame team in the IAAF world championships athlete village, with the star walker set to take full advantage of his early arrival before the gun sounds for the men's 20km walk on Sunday, August 28.
• Buckman appeal dismissed
  Athletics Australia can confirm that the Selection Appeals Tribunal, chaired by Mark Rosenburg, has today dismissed the appeal made on behalf of Zoe Buckman with regard to the forthcoming IAAF world championships.
• UNIVERSIADE: Wroe and Sargent set to start in finals
  The Australian track charge at the Summer Universiade has continued overnight with Daegu-bound Sean Wroe and Caitlin Sargent qualifying for the men's and women's 400m finals respectively.
• 9 DAYS TO GO: Harradine hunting for strong performance in Daegu
  Australian discus record holder Benn Harradine will be joined by an equally accomplished trio of throwers on the Australian Flame team in Daegu (KOR) later this month as the 28-year-old gets set to make his second IAAF world championships appearance after winning his first major title at last year's Commonwealth Games.
• VOTE NOW: Athletics faces a plenty in ISWIS Awards
  In exciting news for Athletics Australia's officials, Jessica Leeson from the Northern Territory has been nominated for the Grassroots Greatest Award as part of the I Support Women In Sport Awards currently being undertaken by Women's Health Magazine.
• 8 DAYS TO GO: Australian relay teams ready for action in Daegu
  World lead hurdler Sally Pearson, and Sean Wroe, who won a 400m bronze at the Summer Universiade overnight, will headline Australia's relay teams when competition at the IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR) gets underway next Saturday, August 27.
• A big weekend in Canberra
  Athletics Australia will head to Canberra (ACT) this weekend as the nation's capital plays host to the 2011 Australian Cross Country Championships and the 2011 Australian Road Walking Championships on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
• 7 DAYS TO GO: Long jump trio in hunt for IAAF world championships final
  World lead Mitchell Watt will be joined by Commonwealth champion Fabrice Lapierre and world junior champion Robbie Crowther on the runway for the men's long jump at the IAAF world championships as the trio combine to be arguably Australia's strongest event in Daegu (KOR).
• Adams and Brichacek crowned Australian champions
  Brisk and windy conditions have greeted runners at Stromlo Forest (ACT) for the Australian Cross Country Championships today, as Liam Adams (Vic) and Emily Brichacek (ACT) were crowned men's and women's champions respectively.
• 6 DAYS TO GO: Distance squad of nine set to blaze straight in Daegu
  Australian 1500m champion Jeff Riseley faces a tough decision upon arriving in the IAAF world championships athlete village today, with the 24-year-old set to make a call on whether to compete in the 800m, the 1500m or both when competition commences in Daegu (KOR) next Saturday, August 27.
• UNIVERSIADE: Renshaw wins gold
  Lachlan Renshaw has added a second medal to the Australian track and field medal tally at the Summer Universiade overnight, with the New South Welshman winning gold in the men�¢ï¿½ï¿½s 800m.
• Erickson and Holliday win walks crowns in Canberra
  Flame athlete Chris Erickson (Vic) celebrated the birth of his first child in style, by taking the Australian 20km Race Walking Title in Canberra today.
• 5 DAYS TO GO: Hollingsworth wants five medals and a top ten team finish
  Five medals and a top ten team finish is the expectation of the Flame team at the IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR), according to Athletics Australia High Performance Manager and Australian Team Leader Eric Hollingsworth.
• 4 DAYS TO GO: Colman ready to lay down marker
  World champion and Paralympic gold medallist Richard Colman is ready to lay down a marker against a world-class field in Daegu (KOR), with just over a year to go until London 2012.
• 3 DAYS TO GO: SBS Broadcast Schedule
  With three days to go until the 2011 IAAF world championships, we thought it was important to remind you all of the SBS Broadcast Schedule.
• 2 DAYS TO GO: Watt pressure?
  Australian record holder and long jump world leader Mitchell Watt says that the pressure to win gold at the world championships in Daegu is an added motivation.
• 2 DAYS TO GO: Pearson ready to rule the world
  Olympic silver medallist and the fastest 100m hurdler in the world this year, Sally Pearson, says she is happy to be favourite heading into the world championships.
• Defending champions set for the challenge
  The Flame's two defending world champions, Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels, will be in action on the opening day of competition and both believe the ability to be a proven championship performer is the key to success.
• 1 DAY TO GO: Defending champions set for the challenge
  The Flame's two defending world champions, Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels, will be in action on the opening day of competition and both believe the ability to be a proven championship performer is the key to success.
• DAY 1: Samuels advances but disappointment for Hooker
  Australia's defending world champions were both in action on the first morning of day one but while Dani Samuels qualified for tomorrow night's discus final, Steve Hooker failed to do the same in the pole vault.
• Flame looks to tomorrow as Wellings is forced to withdraw
  In unfortunate news for the Australian Flame, 10,000m hopeful Eloise Wellings (NSW) has been forced to withdraw as a result of injury from the evening session on day one of the IAAF world championships.
• DAY 2: Tallent the first Australian, as McKnight advances
  Dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent (Vic) was the first Flame athlete across the line in the men's 20km walk final this morning, as Valeriy Borchin (RUS) headed home with the gold medal in a fast paced affair at the 2011 IAAF world championships.
• Samuels finishes tenth, as Bolt DQ'ed
  Dani Samuels finished 10th in the discus final on the second day of competition at the IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR), while Usain Bolt (JAM) was disqualified in the 100m final.
• 1YTG - London Paralympics fast approaching
  Australian Paralympic Committee President Greg Hartung says that while Australia is aiming for a top five finish at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, the competition has never been so fierce.
• DAY 3: A season best to Boden and final for Harradine
  The sun was out on day three of the IAAF world championships and there were some bright results for the Flame, with Lauren Boden (ACT) setting a season's best in the 400m hurdles and Benn Harradine (Vic) qualifying for tomorrow night's discus final.
• Sauvage inducted in Paralympic Hall of Fame
  The Australian Paralympic Committee has officially launched the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame with three inaugural inductions announced tonight at a ceremony in Sydney.
• DAY 4: National record holder Gregson moves into semi-final
  National record holder Ryan Gregson (NSW) has this morning ran home strongly to hold his position and advance to the men's 1500m semi-finals at the IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR).
• 'Make It Happen' the motto from U19 Camp
  A bounty of possible future Australian Spark athletes have come together for the first time in Canberra across the weekend as Athletics Australia welcomed 34 athletes and a group of mentors and AIS sports scientists to the 2011 Under 19 Talent Squad camp.
• DAY 4: Harradine creates history
  Benn Harradine (Vic) led the Flame performances on day four of the IAAF world championships, with his fifth place finish in the men's discus final the best ever result by an Australian in the event at either a world championships or Olympic Games.
• DAY 5: Lamble impresses on senior debut
  Regan Lamble (Vic) and Claire Tallent (SA) finished 15th and 21st respectively in the 20km walk final, which was the only competition on day five of the IAAF world championships.