News - Athletics Australia

McCracken back at best ahead of Australian Wheelchair Championships

Returning to action after Paralympic bronze in Paris, the wheels are turning for Rheed McCracken. His year won’t be defined by next week’s 2025 Australian Wheelchair Championships, but the experienced campaigner knows the importance of momentum.

Fri 17 Jan 2025

On The Rise: Tryphena Hewett Excited for Adelaide Invitational

The 2025 Adelaide Invitational, part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, is already starting to take shape, with one of South Australia's rising stars looking to defend her title.

Wed 15 Jan 2025

All Bow Down: Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to headline Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne

One of the hottest names in global athletics is bound for the Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, with Olympic champion sprinter Letsile Tebogo set to bring unrivalled speed and style to Lakeside Stadium on March 29.

Tue 14 Jan 2025

Vale Bruce McKinley Wilson OAM (31 May 1945 – 26 December 2024)

Bruce Wilson began his involvement in athletics in Western Australia in 1980 and became a devoted servant of the sport thereafter both at state and national level. He extended his involvement in many ways – not the least as an enthusiastic masters athlete.

Tue 07 Jan 2025

Athletics Australia and PUMA forge ahead into new era of success

Historic eight-year partnership renewal unveiled

Tue 07 Jan 2025

Connolly eyeing Fast Start in 2025

From a gifted teenager over 400m to Australia’s fastest ever woman in the 60m, Ella Connolly’s range often divides opinion. The Olympic sprinter has little doubt of her own, dialled in on a fast start in 2025 ahead of the Australian Short Track Athletics Championships.

Sun 05 Jan 2025

Coaching for Success | Katie Edwards

Katie Edwards has spent years quietly shaping futures, forging pathways for her athletes to thrive and now, her work has been recognised with a place in the highly prestigious AIS Women’s High Performance Coach Summit Program.

Fri 03 Jan 2025

Bruce McAvaney's Golden Predictions: A Year of Unprecedented Potential

As the Australian 2025 athletics season dawns, the ‘Voice of Athletics’, Bruce McAvaney, reflects on a horizon brimming with possibility.

Wed 01 Jan 2025

Record-breaking All Schools Athletics Championships in Brisbane

It was sprinting sensation Gout Gout who stole the show at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, but with 38 meet records across the program – the nation’s rising stars stamped their claim as a golden generation ahead of Brisbane 2032.

Sat 21 Dec 2024

Sandery and Cowley Crowned 35km Race Walk Champions in Melbourne

An eventful morning at Melbourne’s Albert Park saw Olympians Olivia Sandery and Rhydian Cowley all but punch their tickets to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, claiming Australian 35km Race Walking titles in style.

Sun 15 Dec 2024

Distance dynamos Davies and Rayner reclaim Zatopek:10 titles

Jack Rayner is the undisputed king of Australian 10,000m running after claiming his fourth consecutive crown amongst a roaring crowd at On Track Nights: Zatopek:10, while Rose Davies clinched her third title over the distance in style.

Sat 14 Dec 2024

Athletics Australia statement on Parnov

Athletics Australia acknowledges the highly concerning reports about the conduct of Alex Parnov during his time as a pole vault coach at the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) between 1998 and 2019, as well as the subsequent WAIS responses to complaints that were made

Sat 14 Dec 2024

Rising To The Challenge | Lauren Ryan targets back-to-back Zatopek victories

Lauren Ryan thrives in the pursuit of excellence. Tonight, at the On Track Nights: Zatopek 10, she stands on the cusp of defending her Australian title, a testament to a year that has seen her rise to the pinnacle of distance running.

Sat 14 Dec 2024

Title Time for Australia's Race Walkers

With the festive season in full swing, Australia’s race walkers have national titles at the top of their wish lists. Set to race over 35km on Sunday morning in Melbourne, Olympian Olivia Sandery is one of many athletes eyeing an early ticket to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.

Fri 13 Dec 2024

Kenzie Calls Time on Glittering Career

After 12 years at the forefront of para athletics, Paralympic silver medallist and former world champion Deon Kenzie has announced his retirement, drawing a curtain on a journey that has inspired countless young athletes with cerebral palsy.

Fri 13 Dec 2024

Zatopek:10 Preview | Rayner and Ryan aim to Defend Titles

An all-star cast will be out to shine under the Melbourne skyline at On Track Nights: Zatopek:10 this Saturday, December 14 as the Chemist Warehouse Australian Summer of Athletics heats up.

Thu 12 Dec 2024

Ballarat Marathon to host inaugural Australian Road Mile Championships

Some of the best middle distance runners in the nation will be taking to the streets of Ballarat in April after the Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon was named host of the inaugural Australian Road Mile Championships.

Thu 12 Dec 2024

Australia’s Top School Athletics Programs Crowned in Brisbane

National glory and school pride was on the line as the 2024 Chemist Warehouse National Schools Challenge Final delivered a fitting encore to a historic weekend in Brisbane, with Australia’s top school athletics programs flexing their form in the fast and fun format.

Mon 09 Dec 2024