2024 Australian Champs: Day 2 Review

FRIDAY: A clutch jump by Sydney teenager Mitchell Hatfield in his last high jump competition opportunity, secured a place on the Australian junior team for the World U20 Championships in Peru. But it was a different approach this season that has brought him success.

2024 Australian Champs: Day 1 Review

THURSDAY: Former Westfields High student Aleksandra Stoilova defeated a strong field in the under-20 women’s 100m clocking a very quick time of 11.46 into a slight headwind.

2024 Australian Championships: NSW team - things to watch

Next Thursday the four-day Australian Athletics Championships will be held in Adelaide. They also double as the Olympic trials, and in this modern era are a very high scoring points competition towards qualification for the Paris Olympics.

Albie Thomas Mile REVIEW

Victorian middle-distance star Abbey Caldwell and WA’s Jesse Hunt were crowned Australian Mile champions at the eighth edition of the Albie Thomas Mile hosted by Bankstown Athletics Club in Sydney last night. Jessica Hull (800m), Luke Boyes (800m), Sarah Carli (400m hurdles) and Tom Hunt (400m hurdles) were other key winners at the meet.

Sydney Track Classic REVIEW: Four national records as Jessica Hull defends

Four Australian records highlighted the 2024 Sydney Track Classic in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 2700 spectators. Jessica Hell led 13 women to personal bests in the 3000m. There were spills and thrills in the men’s 3000m, while the photo was called to split Michelle Jenneke and Liz Clay in the hurdles.

Sydney Track Classic: 3000m Previews

The men’s and women’s 3000m National titles at the Sydney Track Classic on Saturday are two of the feature events. They are the first National titles this year to be held on the track and they have attracted terrific fields, particularly in the women’s event.

NSW Juniors REVIEW Day 3: Sebastian Sultana 200m 20.84

Day three of the NSW Junior Athletics Championships brought some special performances in the continuing glorious weather conditions. Four world junior qualifiers were highlighted by Australia’s leading junior sprinter Sebastian Sultana winning the 200m in a slick 20.84. A feature was the number of athletes unable to claim the traditional doubles, like the 100/200, 800/1500, LJ/TJ combinations – a clear indication of top-end quality at the championships were more than usual number of athletes are

NSW Juniors REVIEW Day 1: Louison-Roe treble

On International women’s day it certainly was the girls who shone on day one of the NSW Junior Championships at Homebush, highlighted by Izzi Louison-Roe and Delta Amidzovski.

NSW Juniors Preview: New kids on the block

Nearly 1500 of NSW finest junior athletes will be in action this weekend at the three-day NSW Junior Athletics Championships at Homebush. The honour of NSW champion will be hard fought across competition in the under-14 to under-20 events. The championship lead to the Australian Junior Championships in Adelaide in April.

Preview of ANSW's Centre of Excellence

In partnership with AA and NSWIS, the Athletics NSW (ANSW) Centre of Excellence focuses on the importance of ensuring emerging NSW athletes and coaches have acquired all the skills, knowledge, experience and exposure along their athletics journey that will allow them to cope with that pressure, relish opportunities and perform at their best physically, psychologically,  and technically when they reach the elite arena.