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
29 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
26 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
24 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
23 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
12 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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,
11 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
02 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
02 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
01 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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,
01 Jun
by Tim McGrath
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
31 May
by Tim McGrath
All Tracks Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others
World Athletics has just rewritten the rulebook for Beijing 2027 — and for Australian athletes, the implications are significant.
27 May
by Tim McGrath
Replacement Track Spikes
Since launching in 2020, spikes.au has grown to become one of Australia’s leading specialist retailers of replacement athletics spikes. The range includes durable steel
25 May
by Tim McGrath
Abbey Caldwell claims first Diamond League victory in Xiamen
Abbey Caldwell has taken her stellar early-season form to its logical conclusion, winning the Xiamen Diamond League 1500m in 3:57.26. It is the first
24 May
by Tim McGrath
Murphy doubles down as Buschkuehl edges thriller in Darwin
Aidan Murphy capped a stunning sprint double at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, adding the 200m title to his 400m crown after coming within
24 May
by Tim McGrath
Caldwell takes out national title rematch
Abbey Caldwell has finished as the top Australian in the 1500m at the Shanghai Diamond League in a personal best 3:56.12, becoming the second
17 May
by Tim McGrath