NSW athletes competing across the globe: Mt Stromlo – Canberra – Glasgow – Homebush - Taicang
NSW athletes competing across the globe: Mt Stromlo – Canberra – Glasgow – Homebush - Taicang
World Indoors: High Jump Gold for Nicola Olyslagers
Central Coast’s Nicola Olyslagers has won Australia’s seventh gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships this morning in Glasgow. In a nail biting competition against arch rival, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Nicola negotiated 1.99m on her third attempt to take the title.
World Indoors: Preview and how to watch our athletes
Inform NSW duo Nicola Olyslagers and Jessica Hull lead the Australian team at the 19th edition of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
Nicola and Jessica have equalled or broke Australian records in 2024 in the events they will contest – high jump and 3000m respectively. Unfortunately, Eleanor Patterson has withdrawn from the team.
Athletes, officials, coaches, clubs and volunteers to be honoured at 2024 ANSW Awards
On Saturday April 27, Athletics NSW will celebrate a successful year of athletics as we recognise our athletes, clubs, coaches, technical officials and volunteers. The 2024 Athletics NSW Awards Dinner will be held at The Locker Room, Sydney Olympic Park.
3 NSW athletes Glasgow-bound
Three NSW athletes were today announced in the 7-member Australian team for the World Indoor Championships to be held next weekend in Glasgow. Distance runner Jessica Hull and high jumpers Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers will wear the green and gold at the first global championship of the year.
ANSW to host the largest-ever classification day
Athletics NSW is pleased to announce that the para-classification day has reached record numbers with more than 14 athletes already registered to attend on 8-10 March at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre.
NSW 5000m Championships: Blundell’s back
Finishing her first track race in nearly two years, dual Olympian Jenny Blundell has held off Paige Campbell by four seconds to claim the NSW women’s 5000m championships at Homebush last night. In the men’s race it was a wall of runners at the finish, with Ethan Wyatt-Smith taking the win.
Graham Kearns awarded Athletics NSW Life Membership
Athletics NSW were fortunate in 2008 when Graham Kearns, a member of Illawong Revesby Workers Athletics Club, joined the photo-finish team.
Lily Tilt and Robbie Cullen win NSW Open Combined Event Championships
First year senior athletes Lily Tilt and Robbie Cullen have claimed the open NSW Combined Event titles in 2024. Some of NSW’s best all round and hardest working athletes endured heat and rain during the two days of competition at the 92nd men’s NSW decathlon and 71st women’s heptathlon championships held at Homebush over the weekend.
Athletics Wollongong inaugural winners of the Gibb/Loomes Shield
At the 79th NSW Country Championships held over the weekend, Athletics Wollongong won their third consecutive club point score and in 2024 will be the inaugural winners of the Gibb/Loomes Shield.
Athletics Wollongong dominated the championships scoring 1419.5 points, nearly double second placed Nowra with 729.5 points. After close wins in 2022, over Mingara, and in 2023 ahead of Nowra, they were peerless in 2024. After slipping to eighth in 2020, it has been a tremendous return to the top.
Stories from the 79th NSW Country Championships
It was another tremendous edition of the NSW Country Championships over the weekend conducted at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre in Wollongong. With over 800 entries it was one of the largest ever championships. There were personal bests, championship records and athletes winning a bag full of medals, competing in a family friendly environment. Behind those achievement were some great stories, here are a few.
Gibb/Loomes Shield to honour Rod Gibb, Jan Gibb and Valmai Loomes
The most prestigious award for an Athletics NSW country club will now be the Gibb/Loomes Shield, a new award which recognises the 166 years of extraordinary volunteer service by three stalwarts of country athletics - Rod Gibb, Jan Gibb and Valmai Loomes.
Illawarra Track Challenge: Wins for Browning, Connolly and Azzopardi
Assisted by warm conditions and tailwinds the athletes delivered terrific sprint results at the 10th annual Illawarra Track Challenge in Wollongong on Saturday
The event hosted the NSW 60m and mile championships, along with an open 100m, which is remembered for a wind assisted 9.96 by Rohan Browning in 2021.
Early season start for speedsters as Olympics and World Indoors beckons
With less than 200 days to go until the Paris Olympics and a World Indoor Championships during the Australian domestic season, NSW’s sprint stars will kick off their year earlier than expected this Saturday in Wollongong at the Illawarra Track Challenge.
World Juniors is just one athletics pathway
In just over three months dozens of NSW athletes will chase their sporting dreams at the Australian Under-20 championships which double as the trials for the World U20 Championships to be held in Lima, Peru in August 2024. Many of our future Olympians have made their debut at the World U20 Championships, but many have NOT and have gone on to have very successful international careers.
Treloar Shield Final: Titles for Sydney Uni, UTS Norths, Balmain, Hornsby and Ryde
Five clubs shared in the spoils at the final of the 2023 Treloar Shield held yesterday at Homebush. Sydney University claimed the prestigious open title, from defending champions UTS Norths.
National School Challenge: Trinity Grammar and Pymble Ladies College claim thrilling wins
Pymble Ladies College’s two wins this year make them the most successful school in the 30-year history of the National Schools Challenge. They won the Junior and Immediate Girls competitions, while Trinity Grammar won a thrilling Junior Boys event. Meriden School and Knox Grammar also placed on the podium.
Australian All Schools Day 3: high jumpers Louison-Roe and Hatfield fly to gold
The final day of competition at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth saw NSW claim the team State trophy comfortably over Queensland and Victoria. In the day’s competition a highlight was impressive high jumping from Isabelle Louison-Roe and Mitchell Hatfield.