News - Athletics NSW

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

Treloar Shield continues to grow

The prestigious Treloar Shield is making its return on the weekend, and the series is already showing signs of being significantly larger than last year with participation numbers on the rise.

Thu 12 Oct 2023

Athletics NSW Life Membership: Del Warrick

Last Saturday Athletics NSW awarded Life Membership to Technical Official Del Warrick. The unassuming start crew team member was presented with Athletics NSW’s highest award by Board Chair, Matthew Whitbread.

Tue 10 Oct 2023

NSW All Schools - Juniors day 3: Tammin Lampret superb

Day three at the Junior NSW All Schools Athletics Championships was all about the continuing dominance of one athlete, Tammin Lampret. The superlatives were dazzling.

Mon 09 Oct 2023

NSW All Schools - Juniors day 2: Mason McGroder magic in the long jump

Day two at the Junior NSW All Schools Athletics Championships was another great day with many athletes stamping themselves as future Australian representatives.

Sun 08 Oct 2023

NSW All Schools - Juniors day 1: - Ashley Hogan on the rise

On day one of the Junior NSW All Schools Athletics Championships we saw established stars continue their reign, but also the emergence of some bright new talent. It was a fourth consecutive win for hurdler Tammin Lampret and a second consecutive record for race walker Sophie Polkinghorne, while in the field exciting new athletes emerging include discus thrower Ashley Hogan and Csenge Zsuzsanna Zsombor in the pole vault.

Sat 07 Oct 2023

Update Regarding Live Streaming Partner

Athletics NSW continues to provide live streaming for the upcoming NSW All Schools Championship despite live stream partner going into administration.

Thu 05 Oct 2023

World Road Running Championships: Hull 5th & McDonald 7th

NSW’s distance duo Jessica Hull and Morgan McDonald closed their 2023 campaigns with epic performances at the World Road Running Championships in Riga overnight. In contrasting seasons, Hull placed fifth in the women’s mile, while McDonald was seventh in the men’s 5km event.

Mon 02 Oct 2023

NSW All Schools - Day 3 Review: Dan Williams leads the world; Perkins claims title #6 as we see all-time bests in the women’s 80

The performances went up a notch on the final day of the NSW All Schools Championships, led by a World leading performance by 800m athlete Daniel Williams. Sam Perkins competed a perfect NSW All Schools journey with a sixth consecutive title, while 16-year-olds Ivy Boothroyd (800m) and Izzi Louison-Roe (triple jump) recorded the best ever performances in the history of the championships.

Tue 26 Sep 2023

NSW All Schools - Day 2 Review: Buchanan is back, title four for Canning as Mcaneney and Hasler emerge

The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship have not produced a plethora of records, but we have witnessed some great racing and emergence of some very new stars.

Mon 25 Sep 2023

NSW All Schools - Day 1 Review: 40-year best for Louison-Roe and Beacroft the best ever

The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship kicked off in style with a series of record breaking performances from our emerging talent. In the first field event on the program, Commonwealth Youth Games medallists Izzi Louise-Roe leapt out to 6.13m in the long jump – the longest jump at the meet for 40-years, while in the very last event on day one, we witnessed Isaac Beacroft record the best race walking performance in the history of the meet, first held in 1936 – 87 years ago.

Sun 24 Sep 2023

Athletics NSW Celebrates Success of Athletic Live

Athletics NSW (ANSW) is pleased to announce that as part of its strategy to improve the athlete and fan experience, we have recently formed a partnership with Athletic Live that will improve the way results and footage are delivered to our members and participants.

Sat 23 Sep 2023