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Sixty-two able-bodied and forty para-athletes have today been extended the offer of National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia. Capturing Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists Jared Tallent (Vic) and Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) and Paralympic champions Scott Reardon (ACT), Brayden Davidson (SA) and James Turner (NSW), the NASS is...
The IAAF Diamond League continues in Eugene (USA), Rome (ITA) and Birmingham (GBR) in the coming fortnight. Linden Hall (Vic) will fly the flag at the Prefontaine Classic after clocking a new personal best of 4:04.47 to stake her maiden claim for Rio 2016 selection earlier this month, while the...
The Athletics Australia Chief Executive Officer, Phil Jones, has made the following comments as he broadly welcomed the announcement made yesterday that the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) remains committed to Australia’s Winning Edge (AWE) strategy. “There are many strong elements to AWE, with perhaps the key being that, within broad...
Re-Published with thanks to http://athletics.com.au/ Medals aplenty during first week of Paralympics Pure athletic talent and stories of achievement over adversity have compelled viewers during the first week of the 2016 Rio Paralympics. At the athletics, Australia has claimed 12 medals to sit equal seventh on the total medal tally. With one gold, four...
Paris, France; July 12, 2023 - One-hundredth of a second was all that stood between Chad Perris and bronze on Day Four of the World Para Athletics Championships, but it was one-hundredth of a second that allowed his class and character to shine as he led the way for the nation’s rising stars.
Montpellier, France; July 4, 2023 - Only four days remains before Australia’s most elite para athletes seize the global stage for the first time since 2021, when taking on the World Para Athletics Championships at Stade Charléty in Paris from July 8-19.
France; July 9, 2023 -Reigning world champion Corey Anderson and Paralympic bronze medalist Maria Strong will kick off Australia’s campaign at the World Para Athletics Championships beginning at Charlety Stadium in Paris today, while five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon looks to ink another chapter in his decorated career.
Paralympic champions Madison de Rozario,  and James Turner are poised to set the track alight on Day Two of the World Para Athletics Championships, while team captains Jaryd Clifford and Sarah Walsh are also locked and loaded to add to Australia’s medal tally.
Paris, France; 11 July 2023 - With a combined total of seven global gold medals and four world records to his name, James Turner has never lost at a World Para Athletics Championships. It’s a winning streak that the sprinter has no plans of relinquishing on Day Three in Paris, as Australia looks to climb the medal table.
Paris, France; July 10, 2023 - Day Two of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships witnessed Jaryd Clifford (VIC) find the silver lining in being unable to defend his 2019 world title, proving that character matters when adding to Australia’s medal tally with an inspirational run.