Diamond wins third State Decathlon title

The 2022 NSW Combined Events Championships will certainly be remembered as eventful and challenging competition, but hey that pretty much describes the World in the last two years. For leading NSW allrounders, Alec Diamond, Samuel Taylor and Tori West there were some positive signs ahead of an unusual year which includes a World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Preview NSW Decathlon and Heptathlon Championships

This weekend the 90th NSW decathlon and 69th NSW heptathlon titles will be held in Woden in the ACT. The 2022 open titles look set to be the best for a few years with some leading Australian athletes Alec Diamond and Tori West competing.

History and Statistics NSW Decathlon and Heptathlon

NSW has a great tradition and history in Combined events. In recent decades it has been a key event in the development and pathway for our Australian representatives. Little Athletics are encouraged to try many events and not concentrate on one too early, often leading athletes into the Combined events in the developing years. Recent stars Jane Jamieson, Alysha Burnett, Jake Stein and Alec Diamond started their pathway in the sport in Little Athletics.

Vale Karl Baddeley

Karl Baddeley, the enthusiastic and passionate middle to distance runner tragically passed away on Tuesday 4 January, at the young age of 32.

Indigenous pioneer athlete Percy Hobson passes away

Percy Hobson, Australia’s first indigenous gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games has passed away in Melbourne aged 79. A Gundabooka man and known as the ‘Boy from Bourke’ Hobson won the men’s high jump at the Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in a terrific competition.

Four NSW athletes in Track and Field News Rankings

Last week the prestigious Track and Field News magazine top-10 merit rankings for 2021 were announced with an outstanding four NSW athletes included. Three high jumpers Nicola McDermott, Eleanor Patterson, Brandon Starc and metric miler Ollie Hoare were ranked in the top-six.

Are you the next Mona, Deek, Benny Saint or Kerryn McCann?

What do these Australian distance running legends Steve Moneghetti, Rob de Castella, Kerryn McCann, Craig Mottram, Stewart McSweyn, Shaun Creighton, Ben St Lawrence and Suzy Walsham all have in common? They made their debut in the green and gold of Australia at the World Cross Country Championships.

2022 Australian Summer of Athletics to Culminate in Sydney

The 2022 Australian Summer of Athletics will come to an impressive peak in Sydney, with Athletics Australia and Destination NSW today confirming that Sydney Olympic Park will host the Australian Track and Field Championships once again.

NSW All Schools Merit Team Announced

Congratulations to all the NSW athletes that were selected for the state merit team based on their performances at the 2021 NSW All Schools Championships.

NSW All Schools Day 3 Review: Amosia Soatini sets national shot put record

Just a handful of Athletics Australia junior and age records are broken annually, so to witness one of these records at the NSW All Schools Championships on day three was a special moment when Trinity Grammar School shot putter Amosia Soatini smashed the national under-16 shot put record.

NSW All Schools Day 2 Review: Charlie Jeffreson best ever

Heavy rain and an electrical storm interrupted competition on day two of the NSW All Schools Championships held at Homebush, but the weather couldn’t stop Charlie Jeffreson stamping himself as the finest ever half-miler to compete in the 85-year history of the meet.

NSW All Schools Day 1 Review: Temora/Wagga dominate

Four athletes from the Riverina towns of Wagga Wagga and Temora have dominated the opening day of the NSW All Schools Championships held at Homebush. Riverina triple jumpers Grace Krause, Daniel Okerenyang and Kipchumba Langat, were joined by hammer thrower Damian Wells with titles on day one.

Statement regarding National Merger Vote

Athletics NSW (ANSW) is pleased to announce that it will vote in support of the merger of Little Athletics Australia (LAA) and Athletics Australia (AA) at a landmark vote this week to create a unified national governing body for our sport - Australian Athletics.

NSW All Schools Preview: Four emerging NSW athletes

With nearly 2000 athletes set to compete this week at the 2021 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships, we feature four emerging athletes Mali Lovell, Hayley Kitching, Adam Bruntsch and Ben Jones. Enjoy their stories and follow their journey into senior athletics.