Jared Tallent confirmed as Athletics Team Captain for Rio
The Olympic champion, Jared Tallent, has today been announced as Athletics Team Captain for Rio 2016, replacing the injured Sally Pearson.
A three-time medallist from Beijing 20...
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Sally Pearson Withdraws from Rio Olympics
UPDATE: Athletics Australia Head Coach, Craig Hilliard, has made the following comments in the wake of the withdrawal of Olympic champion, Sally Pearson, from the Rio 2016 Olym...
A maiden victory for Mathews at Diamond League in Oslo
Luke Mathews has won his first ever race on the international circuit in Oslo (NOR) this morning, with the 20-year-old clocking 3:37.99 to take out the men’s 1500m.
Not to be ou...
Harrison Wins Women’s 100m Hurdles IAAF Diamond League Birmingham
Kendra Harrison Wins Women's 100m Hurdles IAAF Diamond League Birmingham 2016. Sally Pearson ran 13.25 seconds in the same race, placing seventh.
Mitchell & LaCaze PB in Birmingham, as Breen sets sights for Rio 2016
Morgan Mitchell has run a huge women’s 400m personal best on Diamond League debut this evening, after the day began outstandingly with Melissa Breen ensuring her nomination for Rio...
Gregson brilliant & Lapierre on podium in Rome
Ryan Gregson (Vic) has executed a brilliant race to clock a season best 3:34.27 for third in the men’s 1500m at Round 5 of the IAAF Diamond League in Rome (ITA).
Among the conte...
Fabrice Lapierre wins long jump SILVER at Portland
Fabrice Lapierre has won men’s long jump silver at the IAAF World Indoor Championships with a new national indoor record of 8.25m.
Soaring to his medal winning mark with a clutc...
National Athlete Support Structure Announced
Seventy-two of our most talented athletes have today been extended the offer of National Athlete Support Structure (NASS) membership by Athletics Australia.
Capturing ...
Athletics Australia President David Grace QC Congratulations Lord Sebastian Coe CH KBE
Athletics Australia President David Grace QC extended his congratulations today to Lord Sebastian Coe CH KBE, the newly elected President of the International Association of Athlet...
18-year-old Kennedy out to prove that age is just a number at Beijing 2015
Nina Kennedy (WA) will be the youngest athlete to don the green and gold at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing (CHN), but don’t let age fool you.
This rising star...