News - Athletics NSW

PREVIEW & GUIDE: Tokyo Paralympic Games – NSW athletes

Tomorrow night the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games finally gets underway in Tokyo with the opening ceremony. The athletics program kicks off on Friday where 36 Aussies will compete across the 10-day track and field program. NSW’s first representative will be Sarah Walsh in the T64 long jump on Saturday morning.

Mon 23 Aug 2021

Sarah Walsh embraces delayed Tokyo Paralympics

While the delay to the Tokyo Paralympics, due to the pandemic, has been challenging for many athletes, for long jumper Sarah Walsh it has been an opportunity to make some technical changes, a move which have already shown results this summer.

Thu 19 Aug 2021

Athletics NSW Chair's Message

Matthew Whitbread, Chair of Athletics NSW, sends a Chair's message to our NSW Athletics Community.

Mon 16 Aug 2021

Canada-based Henly well prepared for his second Paralympic Games

We may not have seen him around our tracks in Sydney for a few years, but discus thrower Guy Henly will proudly represent NSW and Australia at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month.

Thu 12 Aug 2021

Day 9 - McDermott Soars to Silver

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 9.

Sun 08 Aug 2021

Day 8 - Little & Hull hold their own in Finals

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 8.

Sat 07 Aug 2021

Day 7 - Three Through to the final

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 7.

Fri 06 Aug 2021

Day 6 - Hull Makes History

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 6.

Thu 05 Aug 2021

Day 5 - Three through to the next round

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 5.

Wed 04 Aug 2021

Day 4 - Hull shows class & Solomon shows fight

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 4.

Tue 03 Aug 2021

Day 3 - Sensational Starc and Solomon

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 3.

Mon 02 Aug 2021

Day 2 - The Brilliance of Browning

Review of NSW Athletes competing at Tokyo during Day 2.

Sun 01 Aug 2021

Day 1 - Starc soars into High Jump Final

Day 1 Review of Team NSW at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sat 31 Jul 2021

Tokyo Preview - NSW Track Athletes

Preview of the 15 NSW Track athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.

Thu 29 Jul 2021

Tokyo Preview - NSW Field Athletes

Preview of all five (5) NSW Field Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Thu 29 Jul 2021

Six NSW athletes Tokyo bound for Paralympics

Six very experienced NSW athletes were today named as members of the 24-strong Australia team for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Between them they have previously attended 13 Paralympic Games.

Fri 23 Jul 2021

2021 ANSW Annual General Meeting

Please be advised, the 2021 Annual General Meeting for Athletics New South Wales Limited will be held on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 starting at 7:30pm at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre.

Mon 19 Jul 2021

20 NSW athletes named in Tokyo Olympic Team

The wait for NSW athletes is over today with the announcement of the final members of the Australian athletics team to compete at the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The 20 NSW athletes selected have secured an impressive 32% of the national team with a feature the number of distance runners named – nine, nearly half the NSW members announced.

Sat 03 Jul 2021