Seb Coe, the President of World Athletics, recently shared a heartwarming anecdote in an interview about a conversation he had with Norwegian middle-distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen during the World Athletics Championships last year. Ingebrigtsen had just suffered a defeat in the 1500m final, and Coe offered his congratulations, but the athlete did not respond with enthusiasm.
Mo Farah, one of the most successful long-distance runners in British history, has announced that he will retire from competitive racing after the Great North Run in September. This news comes after the athlete finished in ninth place in his final London Marathon and has previously stated that this year's event would be his last.
Brisbane, Australia; April 16, 2023 - Delta Amidzovski is now a step ahead of athletics royalty in her race to sprint hurdling dominance, with the 16-year-old demolishing the Australian Under 18 record of Olympic great at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian Junior Championships today in Brisbane.
Melbourne, Australia; April 17, 2023 - A strong contingent of Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medallists will lead Australia’s campaigns at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris this year, with Athletics Australia confirming the first round of team selections today.
Commonwealth champion Olli Hoare has been named the recipient of the Bruce McAvaney Award for Performance of the Year as part of the Athletics Australia Awards for 2022.
A young prodigy from Queensland has made waves in the world of athletics by shattering a national record in the 200m race
For three anti-doping rule infractions, including the possession and use of a prohibited substance and interfering with or attempting to tamper with any aspect of doping control, the AIU banned Nalyanya for eight years.
Millions of Australians are eagerly awaiting the accomplishment of Rohan Browning, the fastest man in the country, who is determined to break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter dash. With a recent win in the men's competition at the Australian national championships and a timing of 10.02 seconds, Browning, known as the "Flying Mullet," has many people anticipating the day when he would break the elusive record.
Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and Norwegian middle-distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen are among the world's top athletes scheduled to participate in the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, which is the eighth leg of the 2023 Wanda Diamond League. The event will take place in Silesia on July 16.
Cameron Myers, a 16-year-old high school student, has set a new Australian U18 record and won silver in the senior men’s 1,500m final at the 2023 Australian Track and Field Championships in Brisbane. Myers completed the race in an impressive time of 3:38.02, beating Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s U16 world record of 3:39.92 by nearly two seconds.
