News - Athletics Australia

Resurgent Australian sprinting squad targets Paris qualification at World Athletics Relay Championships

Australia is poised for a breakthrough campaign at the World Athletics Relay Championships next weekend in the Bahamas, fueled by a significant commitment by athletes to the relay program, and a rise in sprinting talent focused on the relentless pursuit of Olympic qualification.

Wed 24 Apr 2024

Experience And Youth Ready To Lead Para-Athletics Team To Paris 2024

A trio of defending Paralympic champions will again lead the charge for Australia’s Para-athletics Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Tue 23 Apr 2024

Australia qualifies for Olympic Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay, Beacroft blazes to history-making gold

Australia will battle for the first Olympic medals on offer in the Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay in Paris, qualifying two teams tonight at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships.

Mon 22 Apr 2024

Teen sensation Lewis stuns world champion in Diamond League debut

Australia’s fastest woman Torrie Lewis has left an indelible mark on the global athletics scene, storming to victory in the Diamond League season opener in Xiamen, China as Georgia Griffith and Sarah Billings become the fourth and fifth Australian women to clock sub-four minute times in the 1500m.

Sat 20 Apr 2024

Race Walking Enters New Age | Australia Poised for World Race Walking Team Championships

As global race walking enters a new era with the introduction of the marathon mixed relay for the 2024 Olympic Games, Australia’s biggest names are ready and raring to stake their claim for gold in Paris when taking to the 2024 World Race Walking Team Championships in Turkey.

Sat 20 Apr 2024

Rising Stars Deliver Golden Finish in Adelaide | Australian Athletics Championships Day Nine

The rising stars of Australian athletics delivered a golden close to the ninth and final day of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships, finishing what their senior counterparts started as the curtains closed on showtime in Adelaide.

Fri 19 Apr 2024

Bringing the X-Factor to Xiamen | Diamond League Preview

As the Australian summer season draws to a close, the intensity of international competition will heat up with 12 Australians set to feature in the Diamond League opener, commencing on Saturday in Xiamen, China.

Fri 19 Apr 2024

Double victory for versatile McGroder | Australian Athletics Championships Day Eight

From the golden double of Mason McGroder to the stylish victory of Shari Hurdman, Day Eight of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships saw the next generation of athletic talent rise above a wet afternoon in Adelaide.

Thu 18 Apr 2024

Tips for juniors from Aussie great Melinda Gainsford-Taylor

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor has done it all. Rising from the junior ranks to becoming an Olympic finalist, the Sydneysider is now a coach to a growing squad of athletes and a mum of a burgeoning sprinter.

Thu 18 Apr 2024

Takau Takes Top Honours on Dav Seven | Australian Athletics Championships

Rising thrower Allira Takau continued the theme of national junior records on Day Seven of the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships, launching herself into the history books as Australia’s emerging stars made their mark in Adelaide.

Wed 17 Apr 2024

Gout scores hat-trick of national titles, Joseph-Riogi launches to the history books

From a new national javelin record to drama on the track, Day Six of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships displayed the talent, perseverance and passion from the next wave of Australian talent.

Tue 16 Apr 2024

Williams rewrites Record as Juniors take Centre Stage in Adelaide

Day Five of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships belonged to 14-year-old Sophie Williams who set a new Australian Under 16 record of 5515 points for gold in the heptathlon, with the versatile talent picking up where her senior counterparts left off in Adelaide.

Mon 15 Apr 2024

Discus king Denny awarded Athletics Australia's Betty Cuthbert Medal

In winning his seventh Australian discus title with a new national record to match, Diamond League winner and Olympic finalist Matthew Denny has been awarded the Betty Cuthbert Medal for the Most Outstanding Single Performance of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships.

Mon 15 Apr 2024

FOURTEEN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES ANNOUNCED FOR AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM IN PARIS

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the first 14 track and field athletes to the Australian Olympic Team in Paris at the conclusion of the Australian Athletics Championships.

Sun 14 Apr 2024

Hollingsworth wins hottest race of the year, Mitrevski leaps to Paris

The Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships came to an impressive climax in Adelaide, with teenage sensation Claudia Hollingsworth toppling a credentialed 800m field to win her first Australian Open title, while Chris Mitrevski leapt to an Olympic berth for Paris.

Sun 14 Apr 2024

World champions and global medallists headline 'Super-Bol' Sunday in Adelaide

The biggest names of Australian athletics are set to put on a show on the ‘Super-Bol Sunday’ of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide, as world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson go head-to-head, and fans eagerly anticipate the hottest race of the summer with a four-way bout for the Women’s 800m title.

Sat 13 Apr 2024

Denny delights with Australian record, Sultana crowned sprint king

The big stage calls for big performances and the country’s premier athletes delivered in mass on Day Three of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships.

Sat 13 Apr 2024

Super Saturday Awaits at Australian Athletics Championships

The race for Paris is about to get a whole lot hotter in Adelaide at the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships.

Sat 13 Apr 2024