The moments that defined the 2026 Australian Championships
Championships are rarely remembered in full. Not for the timetable, or the long list of results that blur together by the final day. They’re remembered in moments, the ones that
It’s not about the fall, it’s about how you get up
From John Landy in 1956, to the chaos of the 2000 Olympic trials, to the controversy of the 2026 Australian Championships, Australian middle-distance history has a habit of turning on moments where
Gout Gout 19.67 legal to win Australian title; Murphy sub-20 for second
Gout Gout has recorded a performance for the ages, riding a 1.7 m/s tailwind in perfect conditions at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre to a 19.67 second run over 200m.
Two Races, Two Realities: The Brutal Nature of Championship 1500m Racing
Championship 1500m races are interesting things, as Cameron Myers and Jess Hull demonstrated in different ways on the second day of the 2026 Australian Championships in Sydney. If you’re the
Scerri poised for Heptathlon breakthrough as Hincksman sets world record
Mia Scerri’s ascent from promising talent to genuine national contender gathered momentum on day one of the heptathlon at the Australian Championships in Sydney, as the Victorian produced a career-defining
Jess Hull Eyes Unprecedented Triple Crown in Sydney
Australia’s top middle distance runner is challenging herself to achieve something never achieved before: winning the 800m, 1500m and 5000m at a single national championships. Hull, the Australian record holder
Five medals for Australia at World Indoors
Jessica Hull has led Australia’s charge at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, delivering a standout middle-distance double to headline a five-medal campaign. Backing up from a bronze in
Australian Athletics’s top Instagramers of 2025
Increasingly the prospects of being a full-time professional athlete rely on content creation as well as prowess on the track. Cover image by Fred Etter Let’s take a closer look
Speed over strength: Myers out kicks O’Donnell to win cross country trial
Stromlo Forest Park is not known for generosity. It rewards rhythm, honest strength and an ability to hurt. But on a picture-perfect Friday evening in Canberra, it yielded instead to
20 Australians Who Impressed at the World Championships
Australia sent its biggest world championships team ever to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with 88 athletes originally selected across the track, field, road and relays. From that
Jessica Hull Makes History with 1500m Bronze in Tokyo
Australia has a new middle-distance history maker, with Jessica Hull storming to the nation’s first ever medal in the 1500m at a World Athletics Championships, clinching bronze in a dramatic
Inside Track: Weekly Recap (14 August 2025): From WR pacing to Airport Arrests
From upcoming world-record chases to off-track headlines, here’s your quick-fire wrap of the week’s biggest stories in athletics. Hull to Pace Kipyegon’s 3000m World Record Bid Olympic 1500m champion Faith
Inside Track: Weekly Wrap (23 July 2025 edition)
Welcome to the first edition of Inside Track — your curated wrap of the biggest stories in athletics from across Australia and around the globe. Each week, we’ll scan the
Gout Gout awarded Betty Cuthbert medal after windy 19.84 200m
The Australian Athletics Championships in Perth had already produced fireworks, but the grand finale was reserved for two of the sport’s brightest stars – a teenage phenom rewriting history and
Photo Finishes and Front-Running Fireworks: Sprint and 1500m Finals Ignite Perth
Day Three of the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships delivered a dose of drama and dominance, with the nation’s best sprinters separated by thousandths of a second—and
The top 5 contests to look out for at the Australian Championships
The domestic season nears its thrilling conclusion this week in Perth, with the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships set to deliver fireworks across four jam-packed days. With national titles, bragging rights,
Stars Shine Internationally: Denny Chases History, Hull Banks Big on Global Stage
As the Australian Athletics Championships roll into Perth this week, two of the country’s brightest stars have been showcasing their talents far beyond home soil, embodying the truly international nature
Australia’s Record-Breaking Campaign at World Indoors Cements New Era in Track and Field
Australia has delivered its most successful World Athletics Indoor Championships performance in history, returning from Nanjing with seven medals—including a golden one-two in the women’s high jump—and rewriting the narrative
World Athletics Ultimate Championships Launched
The athletics world is set to enter a bold new era with the launch of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships, commencing 11 September 2026 and running for three days, in Budapest, Hungary.
75 athletes named in Australian team for Paris Olympics
34 athletes will make their Olympic debut next month.
1500m champions Hull and Spencer reflect on their Nationals victories
12 months ago it would have been no surprise that Jessica Hull would be the Australian 1500m champion (again), but the same can't be said for Adam Spencer.
Denny breaks national record as Spencer wins classic 1500m
Matt Denny set the field alight while Adam Spencer did the same on the track on the third day of the Australian Championships in Adelaide.
1500m heats set the scene at Australian Championships
In the men's 1500m heats Olli Hoare, Stewart McSweyn and Cameron Myers seemed a class above while two of the favourites didn't line up in the women's 1500m.
Top 5 contests to look out for at the 2024 Australian Championships
Every National title is important but the contest to place on the podium will be highly contest in these events.
Caldwell and Hunt take out mile titles as Hull and Boyes sharpen up over 800m
The stage is set for the Australian Championships next month following a final hit out from some of the nation's top athletes at the Albie Thomas Mile at Bankstown.
National 4x100m record falls at Sydney Track Classic
The quartet of Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Ella Connolly and Torrie Lewis has set a new Australian record in the 4x100m at the Sydney Track Classic held at ES Marks
Olyslagers Leaps to Gold, Hull Sets National Record at World Indoors
The World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow witnessed Australian triumph, with Nicola Olyslagers soaring to a dramatic high jump gold medal and Jessica Hull shattering her own national record in
The Australian Athletics Instagram Elite: Top Influencers of 2023
In the age of social media, athletes have a unique platform to share their journeys, inspire fans, and promote their sport. Australian athletics is no exception.
Hull caps sensational year with 5th place in Riga
Jess Hull has finished a marathon length season with fifth place in the Mile at the World Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia.
A record breaking season for Australian athletes
The northern hemisphere summer has seen Australian records set on 19 occasions.
Australian athletics at 55 year high with brilliant Budapest results
Australia has recorded its best global championship result since the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, winning six medals at the recent World Championships in Budapest.
Hull runs fastest lap of Mebourne’s Tan
Australian 1500m and 5000m champion Jessica Hull has run the fastest ever lap by a female around Melbourne's Tan.
Melbourne’s Maurie Plant Meet the top in nation
Melbourne is home to Australia's most successful athletics meet for the first time since 2016 according to data released by World Athletics.
Teenagers Tarrant and Pasquali take out Stawell Gift
Ryan Tarrant and Bella Pasquali defeated previous Stawell Gift winners to claim the $40,000 winners' cheques on Easter Monday.
Bisset narrowly misses national record, with doubles to Hull, Davies and Lewis on final day of Australian Championships
Catriona Bisset challenged her own national record with a front running 800m performance on the final day of the one-hundredth edition of the Australian Championships while Jessica Hull, Callum Davies
‘Bittersweet’ – Browning blasts 10.02 in Brisbane
The 100th Australian Championships. The 100m. 10 seconds. Not quite, but the 10.02 second run from Australia's fastest man, Rohan Browning, was damn impressive.
Hull sets national 3000m record at Sydney Track Classic
Jessica Hull reigned supreme on a night that also saw a barrier breaking Australian Allcomers record from New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs in the 100m.
Athletics is back! Inaugural Maurie Plant meet hits Melbourne
The world's fastest man, Fred Kerley, electrified Lakeside Stadium with a dominant win at the inaugural Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne.
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