by adminau | Jan 18, 2021 | Bathurst, Cross Country, Events, Featured, News
NSW – The Local Organising Committee of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 2021 has partnered with ASICS to launch a global running initiative designed to allow runners around the world to participate and interact with each other in the...
by adminau | Oct 30, 2019 | Articles, Featured
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that both the marathon and the race walking at next year’s Olympic Games will take place in Sapporo and not in Tokyo as originally planned. This is despite repeated assurances from Tokyo’s Governor, Yoriko Koike that...
by adminau | May 24, 2019 | Events, Featured, Melbourne, News, Sydney, Triathlon
The IRONMAN Group, a Wanda Sports Holdings company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire four mass-participation events from Nine’s events and entertainment division (formerly Fairfax Events and Entertainment), including the world’s...
by adminau | Jun 17, 2015 | Featured, News, Track
17th June 2015 . Ron Clarke has died. Considered Australia’s greatest ever middle-distance runner, Ron Clarke, will be remembered as one of the best athletes in the world for many years. Clarke, AO, MBE, passed away due to kidney failure at the Allamanda...
by adminau | May 27, 2015 | Featured, News, Track
Athletics in Australia dates back to 1810, when Dicky Dowling won the first documented event, a 50 yard sprint, in Hyde Park, Sydney. Since these humble beginnings, the sport has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. Some of Australia’s...
by adminau | Dec 20, 2014 | Featured, News, Track, World Championships
Athletics Australia has published the Selection Policy for the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing (CHN) on 22-30 August 2015. With the aim of nominating the most competitive possible team to compete for Australia, the Selection Policy (download here) details the...