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Athletics Australia to develop Reconciliation Action Plan

As the nation marks Reconciliation Week, Athletics Australia is delighted to confirm its intention to develop an organisational Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Celebrating the important contribution that Indigenous athletes, coaches, officials and fans have had, and continue to have, on...

Mitchell & LaCaze PB in Birmingham, as Breen sets sights on Rio 2016

Morgan Mitchell (Vic) has run a huge women’s 400m personal best on Diamond League debut this evening, after the day began outstandingly with Melissa Breen (ACT) ensuring her nomination for Rio 2016 in the women’s 100m in Townsville (Qld). Bringing...

Back In Boston, Keflezighi Celebrated Global Running Day

By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (2-June) -- Steps from where he achieved perhaps his greatest career accomplishment in winning the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi paused for a moment here on Global Running...

Not even a club record for Hall | A Column By Len Johnson

A Column By Len Johnson When Linden Hall ran 4:01.78 for 1500 metres at the Prefontaine Classic last weekend, she leapt to third place on the Oceania all-time list. Hall’s fabulous performance was also good enough for third all-time Australian and...

Latest World Athletics News For Thursday, 2 June (AEST) 2016

IAAF: More than two million people pledge to run on Global Running Day Rio's mayor promises major party for Brazil Olympics IOC to widen re-analysis of doping samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 to include all medal winners Diamond Race Update Ahead...

London 2012 Olympic finalist Steven Solomon will return to the track in Townsville

London 2012 Olympic finalist Steven Solomon (NSW) will return to the track in Townsville (Qld) this weekend as he continues his push for Olympic Games nomination in the men’s 400m. On the hunt for the Rio 2016 standard of 45.40,...

Fastest marathoner on Australian soil returns to the Gold Coast

Wednesday 1 June The 2016 Gold Coast Airport Marathon will welcome one of the fastest international elite fields in Australian marathon history headlined by the return of last year’s winner and Australian all comers record holder Kenneth Mungara on Sunday...

The Importance of Taking Breaks from Training

The Importance of Taking Breaks from Training: A Column By Amity Delaney As athletes, our love for running and our desire to succeed can often cause us to keep pushing our body and training when we should perhaps be taking...