News - Athletics NSW

World U20 Championships Day 4: NSW Half-milers and women’s 4x100 progress

Relay events can be both exhilarating and excruciating. And that they were for NSW and Australian athletes on day four of the World U20 Championships being held in Cali this week.

Fri 05 Aug 2022

World U20 Championships Day 3: Lightfoot hurdles to fourth

After a two-hour delay due to an electrical storm, competition resumed on day three of the World U20 Championships. After strong performances through the rounds, Mitchell Lightfoot delivered in the 110m hurdles final placing fourth – the highest place by an Aussie in the event for 10 years.

Thu 04 Aug 2022

Commonwealth Games Day 2: Gold to O’Hanlon

There were mixed fortunes for the NSW athletes on day two of the Commonwealth Games. Favourite in the T37/38 100m Evan O’Hanlon confirmed that standing with gold, while defending champion Brandon Starc jumped through pain to claim silver in the high jump.

Thu 04 Aug 2022

World U20 Championships: Day 2 Kitching, Bond & Lightfoot star Again

Two stunning PBs highlighted five tremendous performances by NSW athletes on day two at the World U20 Championships being held in Colombia.

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Commonwealth Games Day 1: Teenager Indi Cooper sets PB

The track and field program got underway overnight at the Commonwealth Games with five NSW athletes in action.

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Commonwealth Games Preview

Tonight six day of Athletics action on the track and in the field gets underway in Birmingham. The depth in many of the events is truly world class, like the men’s 1500m including three of the top-4 from the Tokyo Olympic final are in the field. 26 NSW athletes will compete across the program. The number was recently boosted when Alec Diamond was added to the decathlon, following the withdrawal of Ash Moloney.

Tue 02 Aug 2022

World U20 Championships: Day 1 Kitching, Bond & Lightfoot progress

After a long wait for Australia’s leading teenage athletes, competition got underway in Cali, Colombia this morning when the World U20 Championships kicked off. The six-day competition will see 55 Aussies, including 16 NSW athletes in action. Across the morning and afternoon sessions, three NSW athletes, Hayley Kitching, Connor Bond and Mitchell Lightfoot smoothly progressed to the next rounds.

Tue 02 Aug 2022

World U20 Championships: Preview

Australia have arrived in Cali for the six-day World Athletics U20 Championships which commence Tuesday morning AEST. The team has historically won a few medals, averaging four for each of the recent championships. But a look at the entries from the 145 Nations and you realise how difficult this task will be. Just one relay team and one athlete in ranked in the top-3.

Sun 31 Jul 2022

The Quiet Achiever | Jye Perrott

One of the quiet achievers of the 800m domestic scene, 23-year-old Jye Perrott (UTS Norths, Ben Liddy) has acheived some incredible times & results in only 7 months of consistent training, including an Open National Bronze medal after just two months of running post-injury. Currently in the middle of a career-defining European season, we caught up with Jye on all things running, future, challenges and successes.

Fri 29 Jul 2022

World U20 Championships: “Thanks Coach”

With just a few days until the World U20 Championships start in Colombia, we reflect on a key person in the team of every athlete – their coach.

Fri 29 Jul 2022

Athletics NSW collaborates with the City2Surf

Athletics NSW (ANSW) is proud to be labelled as an official “Event Partner” of the 2022 City2Surf, in the leadup to the return of the biggest fun run in the world on Sunday 14th August, 2022. ANSW will be providing marketing and promotional support to runners of all ages and abilities, and supporting event communication with the elite athlete network.

Thu 28 Jul 2022

Commonwealth Countdown: Josh Azzopardi in profile

After a serious toe injury in late 2021, Josh Azzopardi nearly abandoned his 2022 season, but fortunately he and coach Rob Marks persevered going on to runs PBs and be selected in the Australian teams for the Oceania Championships, World University Games and Commonwealth Games.

Wed 27 Jul 2022