Mitchell Records Sizzling One Lap in Canberra
There is certainly one event that should be of great interest over the coming summer of athletics, and it's the 400m. With the likes of Steve Solomon, Craig Burns and Alex Beck all likely to go head to head in the coming months on the men's side,...
Australian 50km Road Walking Championships - 13/12/2015
Fawkner Park, Melbourne
It was an important day for Chris Erickson as he looked to book his ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the end he didn't have it all his own way as two other Australian's, in Brendon Reading and Ian Rayson,...
Olympic Selection Trials: Important Stepping Stone to Rio
If the Australian team for Rio was selected today we would expect to have 21 males and 28 females being selected (plus a few additional athletes added as part of the women's 4x400m relay squad). But as we count down to the...
Strong Track Events Highlight National Championships
Running your eye over the start lists for the women's events at this years Australian Athletics Championships, it's hard not to notice some fantastic depth and quality - especially within the track events.
The head to head match ups across the 100m hurdles, 800m and...
Matthew Denny has broken through with a huge throw in Townsville, QLD. Denny threw 80.48m to unofficially break the Australian Junior Record for the hammer throw. It was the first time Denny had thrown over 80m for the hammer throw (6kg), after previously throwing 79.11m in Germany back in...
Did We See a Glimpse of Rio in Canberra and Adelaide?
After a super Saturday of results (and a few from Sunday's Ocenaia and Australian 20km Race Walking Championships in Adelaide) we are starting to see a glimpse of what our stars of the sport could produce at the Rio Olympics in...
This week we take a look at some of our female athletes who are all at a critical stage in their individual careers. All four athletes that we focus on below are at different stages in their careers, but essentially are all looking for one thing - success on the international...
Brooke Stratton 6.79m, Josh Clarke 10.15
Power Rankings - as at February 6, 2016
If you need any more evidence that Brooke Stratton is a world class long jumper then you were not in attendance at the ACT Championships over the weekend. Stratton not only jumped a new PB of 6.79m in...
Birkinhead 21.21m Shot Put is World Class
Damien Birkinhead is making up for lost time after missing selection for the 2015 World Championships by the barest of margins. In 2016 he has simply been outstanding, with two world class performances - 20.80m in Christchurch and then a superb 21.21m effort...
Tasmanian All School Championships
The 2015/16 domestic season has just commenced and Jack Hale is already showing the rest of the world that he will be ready for the upcoming World Junior Championships in July next year. A dominant display of sprinting, where Hale recorded his second fastest ever time...
