News - Athletics NSW

Australian All Schools Day 2: Tammin Lampret and Oliver Face nudge National hurdles records

Lighter tails winds on day two of the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth today enabled the athletes to chase records. In the under-16 events, Sydney hurdlers Tammin Lampret and Oliver Facer, ran within a whisker of their National records, while in the distance events, two NSW distance women, Eliza Lawton and Ivy Boothroyd, shone with two meet records.

Sun 10 Dec 2023

Australian All Schools Day 1: Beacroft produces a World Age best and Louison-Roe leaps to the best in the meet’s history

Triple jumper Izobelle Louison-Roe and race walker Isaac Beacroft have etched their names into history with record breaking performances on day one at the Australian All Schools Championships in windy Perth today. Beacroft, who has smashed many records this year, set not just a championship, NSW or Australian record, but a world best for an under-17 athlete. In the field events, Izobelle Louison-Roe bounded out to 13.39m in the triple jump, the longest by a female in the meet’s five decade histo

Sat 09 Dec 2023

Australian All Schools Championships

A squad of 262 NSW athletes travel to Perth this week to defend their crown as the premier state at the Australian All Schools Championships. The most populated state has been the dominate force at the meet for many decades, able to hold off Queensland and Victoria their main threats. However, in the last decade twice Queensland have finished within 10 points of NSW.

Wed 06 Dec 2023

Pacific Games: NSW jumpers add more gold on day 5

On the final day of the track program, training partners in the Andrew Murphy squad, Sam Dale and Connor Murphy have won Pacific Games titles, boosting the NSW medal tally to five gold and two silver at the Games.

Sat 02 Dec 2023

School Holiday Camps are here

Athletics NSW is offering athletes aged 10-14 the opportunity to take part in our School Holiday Camps from 8-31 January 2024 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre.

Tue 28 Nov 2023

NSW 10km Walk: Isaac Beacroft smashes Australian record

On a gloomy night at Homebush, the athletes really shone, led by 16-year-old Isaac Beacroft setting an Australian Under-18 10,000m walk record, his third in less than a year, and astonishingly on debut at the distance. In the women’s, sisters Allanah and Sienna Pitcher, claimed the open and under-20 10000m walk titles.

Sun 26 Nov 2023

7 NSW athletes take first step toward Paris

New week in Honiara in the Solomon Islands seven NSW athletes will compete in the Pacific Games. The 5-day competition is a key competition for those with Paris Olympic Games aspirations.

Thu 23 Nov 2023

NSW Relays Championships Review

Two major records were broken at a busy 2023 NSW Relay Championships where 130 clubs competed at the major teams event of the summer. The open sprints are always hotly contest at these championships, and in 2023 we saw the women’s 4x100m and 4x200m records broken.

Mon 20 Nov 2023

Athletics NSW Welcomes the Establishment of the inaugural Para Advisory Committee

Athletics NSW (ANSW) is furthering its commitment to enhancing inclusivity, representation, and development in Para-Athletics through the establishment of a Para Advisory Committee.

Tue 07 Nov 2023

NSW 3000m Champs: Holly Campbell defends, while Josh Phillips adds 3k to his 10k win

Following intermittent rain during the afternoon, the weather cleared for the NSW 3000m championship races at ES Marks Field last evening. Lining up in the 41st edition of the women’s race, Holly Campbell defended her title and claimed the fourth win in six years for the Campbell family, following twin sister Paige’s victories in 2018 and 2019. Josh Phillips won the 20th men’s title, first held in 2004, to add to his recent 10,000m win.

Sun 05 Nov 2023

NSW Sport Awards: 4 finalists for Athletics NSW

Athletics NSW has been recognised with finalists in four categories of the prestigious 2023 Sport NSW Awards announced recently.

Wed 25 Oct 2023

NSW 10,000m Championships: titles for Josh Phillips and Leyla Liakatos

Last night in windy conditions at The Crest track at Bankstown, Josh Phillips and Leyla Liakatos won their first senior state titles – the NSW 10,000m Championship.

Sun 22 Oct 2023

NSW Schools Challenge: Pymble Ladies and Trinity Grammar take the honours

The 2023 Schools Challenge, held at Homebush last evening, was another thrilling night of close school-teams competition with the result in four divisions going down to the wire, and only being decided on the result of the last event - the relay.

Thu 19 Oct 2023

2024 Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic Venue Announcement

The 2024 Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic is making its mark in the Eastern Suburbs, scheduled to be held at the iconic E.S. Marks Athletics Field on Saturday, 23 March 2024. Once known as the home of athletics in NSW, this event is the highest-level track and field meet to grace the Eastern Suburbs in over three decades

Tue 17 Oct 2023