Commonwealth Games Day 6: Podium finish for Mackenzie Little
Day six of the athletics had a silver lining for NSW with javelin thrower Mackenzie Little finishing on the podium in Birmingham.
Randwick Botany double at the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
The 2022 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships headed west of the Blue Mountains for the first occasion in its 107-year history. Held at Bathurst, the event was also an opportunity to test the course to be used for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships to be held there next February.
World U20 Championships Day 6: Erin Shaw setting the bar high
Sydney high jumper Erin Shaw was one of the last NSW athletics to compete at the World U20 Championships on the sixth and last day of competition in Cali, Columbia.
Commonwealth Games Day 5: Ollie Hoare runs into the history books with gold
Day five of the athletics at the Commonwealth Games delivered the extremes of sport for NSW athletes and their supporters.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Diamond 5th as all progress
On a cooler day in Birmingham, the decathlon continued for Alec Diamond, while Steve Solomon, Samantha Dale, Michelle Jenneke and Jessica Hull progressed into their finals.
World U20 Championships Day 5: Relay action
For the second day in succession the World U20 Championships competition was delayed due to wet weather. Australia were in the final of the 4x100m relay with NSW’s Olivia Rose Inkster running on the second leg. Historically Australia have never placed higher than fifth and in Cali today they were a brilliant sixth, in a time of 45.15 seconds.
Vale: Bob Lay AM
We sadly report the passing today of Olympian Robert (Bob) Lay AM who passed away this morning, aged 78.
Commonwealth Games Day 3: Diamond making the most of a late call up
The last athlete added to the Australian team for Birmingham, decathlete Alec Diamond is siting fourth after a solid first day total of 4134 points.
Runners to put Mount Panorama to the Test
The course for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23 will host 500 runners this Sunday at a test event as part of the planning for the February world championship.
Partnering with Athletics NSW the event will also stage the New South Wales short course cross country championships, allowing runners between the ages of 9-84 to put the course to the test.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.