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Stewart McSweyn and Jessica Hull have both secured automatic nominations to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Melbourne Track Classic.
Mo Farah has withdrawn from The Vitality Big Half 2020 due to a minor Achilles injury sustained in training. Farah has won the event on the past two occasions and had been looking forward to racing another distance running great, Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), at this year’s race on Sunday 1 March.
The Takayna Ultra is a 65km (and 22km) ultra-marathon event set-up top help save the Tarkine from logging, mining and off-road vehicle damage. This event will raise money to support the campaign to have takayna / Tarkine protected as a World Heritage listed National Park, and returned to Aboriginal ownership.
Brett Robinson has broken the Australian half marathon record at the Marugame Half Marathon clocking 59:57. The record has stood since 1968, when Darren Wilson clocked 1:00.02 in Tokyo, Japan. The performance pushes Michael Shelley, the two time Commonwealth Games Marathon champion out of the top-10, he now sits in 11th.
After a prolonged wait, World Athletics won’t be banning Nike's controversial carbon-infused Vaporfly Next% road racing shoes. Instead, the governing body will look to temporarily tighten regulations regarding footwear in the lead up to Tokyo 2020.
March’s World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China have been postponed to 2021, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the host nation. World Athletics made the announcement about the biennial championships on Wednesday, citing safety concerns.
In all, there is a massive $64,00 on offer this year’s event. Featuring, will be a stacked program for all ages. Visit here to see the events on offer. There is also a comprehensive Little Athletics program. Please email bunburygeogift@gmail.com if you are interested in your child entering the Little Aths...
Athletics Australia, World Athletics, Oceania Athletics, and Queensland Athletics are very pleased to announce that the 2020 edition of the Queensland Track Classic, 20 March 2020, will join the World Athletics Continental Tour as a Silver level permit meet.
Jessica Hull has unofficially broken the Australian Indoor 1500m record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, running 4:04.14 to take out the race. Meanwhile, in New York, the 2019 Australian 5000m champion, Jordan Gusman, has qualified for the world indoor titles. Gusman, from the elite squad, Tinman Elite, clocked 7:49 at the Dr Sanders Invitational in New York City, just inside the world championship qualifier (7:50).
