2022 in review
Look back at a big year in Australian athletics.
Lunn sets Victorian Milers Club record
Jack Lunn recorded his second win in the space of a week, recording the fastest ever 800m performance at the Victorian Milers Club meet
Rayner repeats as Pompeani claims maiden national title at Zatopek:10
Australian 10000m record holder Jack Rayner has achieved the unique distinction of winning the Zatopek:10 twice within the same calendar year. The annual event
Three underage records at Australian All Schools
Gout Gout, Isaac Beacroft and Daniel Okerenyang all broke Australian Under 16 records at the Australian All School Championships in Adelaide.
Australian marathon records fall on the same day
The Nic Bideau coached duo of Brett Robinson and Sinead Diver set new marks in Japan and Spain.
Thornton-Bott and Myers win national mile titles
The Australian mile championships returned to the domestic ciruit after a COVID induced hiatus, with Izzy Thornton-Bott and Cameron Myers taking victory.
Billings, Herd claim Victorian 5000m titles
It was a night for milers at the Victorian 5000m Championships at Box Hill, with Sarah Billings and Lachlan Herd claiming line honours.
Summer of athletics commences
The first weekend in October marks the traditional start of the summer athletics season. Have a look at key dates for the season ahead.
Lakeside:10 returns with wins to McEntee and Hansen
After a two-year break due to COVID cancellations, 900 runners took to the pristine roads of Albert Park on Sunday morning for the Lakeside:10.
Two golds at World Championships, with Commonwealth Games athletics starting tomorrow
Australia recorded one of its strongest ever team performances at the World Athletics Championships, headlined by gold medals to Kelsey-Lee Barber and Eleanor Patterson.
Victorian cross country titles decided at Bundoora
Melissa Duncan and Seth O'Donnell have taken out the Victorian cross country championships at Bundoora Park.
World Championships set to commence, with Commonwealth Games just around the corner
Australia's largest ever team for an international global championships will take to the track and to the field at the famed Hayward Field, in
Glenhuntly, Box Hill winners at Sandown
Around 900 runners took hot laps around Sandown Racecourse at today’s Athletics Victoria XCR’22 Sandown Road Relays.
Aaron Spiessberger-Parker and Paige Campbell claim NSW Cross Country crowns
Former local Aaron Spiessberger-Parker has claimed the 124th NSW cross country title, at Willandra, near Nowra on the NSW south coast.
Oregon World Championships Tracking
Our busiest, and final update, before the close of the World Championships qualifying period on 26 June.
Could it be harder to make the Commonwealth Games than to make the World Championships?
With one selection criteria being entirely discretionary and referencing Commonwealth Top List performances, and the other cut-throat qualifying based largely on World Rankings, could