Future stars get set for Adelaide
The future stars of Australian track and field will be out in force at the Under 20/23 Australian Athletics Championships this weekend, with the nation's best emerging athletes all set to descend on Santos Stadium for three days of hard-fought competition.
Twelve national champions lead World University Games team
Australia's best emerging athletes will have the opportunity to gain valuable international experience, with an initial team of 34 selected to compete at the 25th World University Summer Games in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1-12, 2009.
Time is now for young talent
Twenty-one future stars of track and field have today been named in Athletics Australia's Under 19 Talent Squad.
Martin sets new Australian record in Adelaide
Victorian Daniel Martin has broken the longstanding Australian under 20 record in the 110m hurdles on day one of the Under 20/23 Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
Seven in a Rowe in Adelaide
Victorian Alexander Rowe has posted the seventh world youth qualifying performance of the Under 20/23 Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
New record for Wruck in Adelaide
Queenslander Julian Wruck has set a new Australian record in the men's under 20 discus on day three of the Under 20/23 Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
Fearnley wins Paris Marathon
Australian wheelchair champion Kurt Fearnley has won the Paris marathon for the second time.
Birmingham, Tamsett up to speed in Carlsbad
Australians Collis Birmingham and Lara Tamsett have scored top-five finishes at the Carlsbad 5000 event in California at the weekend.
Wroe the man to watch at Stawell
Australian 400m champion Sean Wroe has been marked with an 'X' on his back, as the man to beat at the 128th running of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Wide open Gift set to thrill on Easter Monday
The early money was largely proven wrong, and as a result Saturday's heat running has delivered the most even Australia Post Stawell Gift in years.
Dash for cash wide open at Stawell
The 2009 Australia Post Stawell Gift remains wide open following the release of the draw for tomorrow's semi finals of Australia's richest footrace.
Stubbs storms home in Shirvo's shoes
Eighteen-year-old beach sprinter Aaron Stubbs is $40,000 richer after taking out the 128th edition of the Australia Post Stawell Gift.
Twenty-five book tickets to Bressanone
Twenty-five of the nation's most promising young athletes have been named in the Australian team to compete at the 6th world youth championships in Bressanone, Italy, in July.
Five added to World University Games team
A further five athletes have been named to the Australian team for the 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, from July 1-12, 2009.
Tallent leads weekend charge in China
A huge weekend of athletics action lies ahead with a host of Australians set to line up at meets across the country and around the globe.
Tallent and Adams lead the way in Wuxi
Australia's leading walkers have again performed admirably against a high quality field in the third leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Wuxi, China on Saturday.
B-qualifier for St Lawrence at Mt SAC
Ben St Lawrence has slashed twelve seconds from his personal best to clock a world championships B-qualifier in the 5000m at the Mt San Antonio College Relays in the United States.
Tallents on a high en route to Berlin
Before Claire and Jared Tallent had even crossed the line in the third leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Wuxi, China at the weekend, the pair was already on a high.
Troop thirteenth in Boston
Australian marathon runner Lee Troop has finished 13th in a fast-paced Boston Marathon behind Ethiopian victor Deriba Merga.
Beckenham, Di Marco join national youth program
Former Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives Matt Beckenham and Karyne Di Marco have joined Athletics Australia's elite junior development program as National Youth Event Coaches.
Fearnley fires up for London battle
Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley will attempt to erase the only black mark on his marathon dossier with victory in the London Marathon on Sunday.
Dent hell bent on London run
Reigning national cross country champion Martin Dent will take on the London Marathon this weekend as he continues his bid to gain selection to the world championships team.
Aussie charge continues on US college circuit
The US college track season continues to gain momentum with Australian distance runners Collis Birmingham, Michael Shelley, Ben St Lawrence and Lara Tamsett all set for action at the New York Road Runners Distance Carnival at the University of California in Berkeley this weekend.
Birmingham breaks Australian record
Beijing Olympian Collis Birmingham has sliced two seconds off the 12-year-old Australian 10,000m record in finishing second at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at the University of California, Berkeley.
Fearnley on a roll in London
Australian wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley has won the London Marathon for the first time.
Dent fourteenth in London
Australian Martin Dent has finished 14th in the London Marathon as Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru set a new course record to win the event in 2:05:10.
Gibney Athlete of the Meet at Penn Relays
Australia's men's distance medley relay team has placed fifth at the Penn Relays event in the USA as fellow Australian Matthew Gibney was named College Athlete of the Meet.
Hooker named indoor season's best
The accolades continue to roll in for Aussie pole vault star Steve Hooker, named Indoor Athlete of the Year for the 2008/09 season in Track and Field News magazine.
Future bright for Australia's premier athletics events
The immediate future of Australia's major international meets in Sydney and Melbourne are now secure following confirmation from the IAAF that it will continue to provide funding to support the two biggest athletics events on the Oceania calendar.
