National Cross Country Champion Zach Facioni Retires at 27
Australian distance runner Zach Facioni has called time on his career, less than a year after claiming his first senior national title. Reigning Australian
Two Phone Calls, Two Feelings: Mia Gross on the Highs and Uncertainty of Selection
For every athlete who opens a “congratulations, you’re on the team” email during a Commonwealth Games selection cycle, there can still be another chapter
Gout withdraws from World Juniors with hamstring injury
Gout Gout’s 2026 season has come to an abrupt and painful end, with the teenage sprint sensation forced to withdraw from next month’s World
Mile and Marathon Marks Mauled by Myers and Strintzos
Two classic distances, two new Australian records to Cam Myers and Haftu Strintzos. Cam Myers lowered the Australian mile record to 3:46.04 in winning
Statistical deep dive into Myers and Billings national records
Cam Myers's 3:28.00 and Sarah Billings's 1:57.01 in Paris are the latest marks in a proud history in Australian middle distance running.
Bendigo and Box Hill reign at Calder Park as Road Relays find a new home
The Athletics Victoria Road Relays moved to fresh ground this year, with Calder Park Raceway hosting the championship in place of its traditional home
Why five athletes lost their Commonwealth Games selection appeals: Tribunal publishes reasons
The National Sports Tribunal dismissed all five appeals brought by athletes who missed individual selection for Australia’s Commonwealth Games team in Glasgow, with sprinter
The puzzle is complete: Strong Australian team set for Glasgow
Five Commonwealth Games champions from Birmingham return in the 63-strong open Australian team for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games along with 23 athletes in para
Eleven criteria and one difficult choice: what the Azzopardi selection tells us about discretion in Australian athletics
Every season it arrives on schedule. A team is named, an appeal follows, supporters take sides, and then the argument stops being about one
Chasing Fear | An UNSCENE Short Film on Olympic Gold Medalist Nina Kennedy
This film from the team at UNSCENE tells Nina’s story post the injury that took her out of the World Champs. Nina gives us
Robinson joins Ron Clarke in the record books with Oslo 5000m run
Ky Robinson has become the first Australian male since the great Ron Clarke to simultaneously hold the national records over both 5000m and 10,000m,
The 63-spot squeeze: Inside Australian Athletics’ Toughest Selection Calls
With the qualifying period over and 11 athletes already locked in through automatic nomination, and with all three relay teams qualified, Australian Athletics selectors
Australian Top Lists
Check out the top 8 performances by Australian athletes in the lead up to Commonwealth Games selection. With Top Lists back in vogue in
Strintzos, Batt-Doyle clock fastest half marathons on home soil
The Launceston Running Festival continued its tradition of providing a platform for fast times for some of Australia’s top distance runners, with Haftu Strintzos
Kennedy Goes Three-for-Three with Diamond League Comeback Win
Nina Kennedy’s return to the Diamond League circuit was worth the wait. The Perth pole vaulter swept to victory in Rabat on Saturday night,
Myers becomes Australia’s fastest ever 800m/1500m runner
Cameron Myers has continued his undefeated run in 2026 with a 1:44.05 800m. The 19-year-old Australian 1500m champion took victory at the Puma Nitro