Countdown to Selection Meeting - 21 Days and Counting
In just over three weeks time we will know exactly which Australian athletes will be part of our final Olympic team bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The problem now for athletes still chasing the required qualifying marks is the fact...
3 Sub 4 Minute Miles, World Junior Qualifiers and Super Sprinting – Stats Central Wrap
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Gusman Records Impressive Sub 4 Minute Mile
An emotionally charged mile in Sydney started off what was a very interesting couple of days of athletics from around the country. The Albie Thomas meeting in Bankstown was the perfect opportunity for Jordan Gusman to produce his very first sub 4 minute...
Armstrong Breaks NSW Open Record
In what has been a fantastic week for breaking records, Angus Armstrong broke the NSW Open and U/20 record in the men's pole vault. Competing at the Treloar Shield meeting in Sydney on Saturday, Armstrong cleared 5.43m to not only break the record but also...
Strong Track Events Highlight National Championships
Running your eye over the start lists for the women's events at this years Australian Athletics Championships, it's hard not to notice some fantastic depth and quality - especially within the track events.
The head to head match ups across the 100m hurdles, 800m and...
Sydney to London: Qualifiers Within Reach
It's hard to believe that in 131 days time we will again be watching with anticipation as our Australian athletics stars take on the world in London. In 2015 we sent a total of 44 athletes to Beijing, China (16 men and 28 women),...
NCAA Cross Country Championships
Our very own Patrick Tiernan delivered in one of the biggest college races of the year - the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships. With thanks to http://www.ustfccca.org/ this is what unfolded:
Villanova junior Patrick Tiernan went for the win from the start.
He had thought about it...
Brisbane, Australia; December 4, 2024 - The next generation of Australian athletics talent led by World Under 20 Championships medallists Gout Gout, Izobelle Louison-Roe, Mason McGroder and Paralympic sensation Telaya Blacksmith will light up Brisbane this weekend for the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships – on a path to return to the Olympic and Paralympic city of 2032.
What We Learned from 'Super Saturday' - Proud to be an Australian
If you have managed to catch any of the IAAF World Indoor Championships over the past 3 days you would have witnessed some tough competition, accompanied by some gutsy Australian results. It hasn't gone to plan for all our...
Australian Athletics Team - Target 60*
The Australian Athletics Championships have concluded and there are now less than 100 days until the final Australian athletics team is announced, and fingers crossed we will end up with a 60 strong team representing the green and gold in Brazil. We already know...
Australian Women's Team for Rio Close to Being Finalised - Target 60
Although we only have 20 Australian female athletes confirmed for Rio, another 8 athletes are on the cusp of also adding their names to the list. Overall we would be ideally looking at a final count to be...