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Mitchell Records Sizzling One Lap in Canberra There is certainly one event that should be of great interest over the coming summer of athletics, and it's the 400m. With the likes of Steve Solomon, Craig Burns and Alex Beck all likely to go head to head in the coming months on the men's side,...
The countdown is on to the start of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which will commence on August 12 (men's discus qualification). The first final of the Olympics will take place at 12:10am (AEST) on August 13 - with the running of the women's 10000m, featuring our very own Eloise...
NSW Club Championships - Rubie, Clarke Ready for Rio There are two athletes in Sydney who are absolutely flying in early season competition, and both will be excited to know that the Rio Olympics are only 207 days away. Anneliese Rubie (who already has an Olympic Qualifier in the 400m)...
Less than a week to go until the Olympic qualifying period ends on July 11. Will This Be Our Best Olympic Team Since Sydney? It's hard to imagine an Australian Olympic team without Sally Pearson, but unfortunately that's what we are faced with leading into the 2016 Rio Olympics. In saying...
Rio Competition Less Than 60 Days Away It's hard to believe but the Rio Olympic Games are less than 60 days away. The Australian team is far from being finalised, although some athletes are understanding that time is starting to run out if they are to produce the required performances...
Olympic Selection Trials: Important Stepping Stone to Rio If the Australian team for Rio was selected today we would expect to have 21 males and 28 females being selected (plus a few additional athletes added as part of the women's 4x400m relay squad). But as we count down to the...
Not Every Story Has a Happy Ending There are now just over two weeks left before we know exactly which additional athletes will be added to the Australian team for Rio. We have been following the journeys of all our Olympic hopefuls, and over the last six months we have certainly...
Olympic Year Ignites Athletes in Canberra ACT Championships - Canberra, 7-9 February It's not hard to be excited when you know that it's an Olympic year, and it's made even easier when our track and field stars are firing on all cylinders. At the ACT Championships in Canberra over the weekend we...
In many ways 2015 has been a breakthrough year for 21 year-old Luke Stevens. A tremendous 46.48s to secure gold at the 2015 Victorian Championships back in February lead to a call up for the National team for the World relay Championships. On the same day as the 400m final at...
Weightman Delivers Rio Qualifier in Houston Race Report from the Chevron Houston Marathon What started off as runaways Sunday in the Chevron Houston Marathon by Poland's Artur Kozlowski and Australia's Lisa-Jane Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories. Last year's men's runner-up Gebo Burka passed Kozlowski after the 35K mark, making...
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