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World Championships Day 2 Review: Five progress to the next round

A terrific day for NSW athletes on day two of the World Athletics Championships with 5 out of 5 athletes progressing to the next rounds, including three into finals. Metric milers, Jess Hull and Olli Hoare cruise into the 1500m final and semi-final respectively, while high jump medal hopes, Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson made it to the final. In his fifth Games, Nick Hough made his fourth global 110m hurdles semi-final.
Sun 17 Jul 2022

Road Relays return to Ourimbah with Mingara

The team relays across both the XC & Road terrains cultivate some of the best atmosphere across the annual Athletics NSW Winter Series, and tomorrow will be no exception. The Road Relays have not been held since 2019, however Margaret Beardslee, Acting President of the host club of the event – Mingara Regional Athletics Club – is excited to be back.
Fri 15 Jul 2022

World Athletics Championships: NSW Preview

Saturday morning 10 days of world class athletics competition gets underway in Eugene, when the 18th World Athletics Championships commence. NSW will have 16 athletes in competition potentially across all 10 days. At the last world championships in Doha 2019, Australia won just one medal and claimed three top-8 places, so competition is fierce amongst the expected 192 nations, but yet NSW have at least four genuine top-6 hopes, and on their day they could finish on the podium.
Fri 15 Jul 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Bella Guthrie

Today’s junior profile, in the leadup to the World U20 Championships, is hurdler Isabella Guthrie who after missing the team in 2021, ensured she was selected in 2022 with a series of outstanding performances to guarantee selection for the 2022 team.
Sun 10 Jul 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Olivia Rose Inkster

Today’s junior profile, in the leadup to the World U20 Championships, is sprinter Olivia Rose Inkster who switched events and still managed to earn selection for the 2022 World U20 Championships.
Fri 08 Jul 2022

NSW claim eight early medals at World Masters Championships

After six days of competition at the World Masters Athletics Championships, NSW athletes have claimed eight medals. The Championships, being held in Tampere Finland, is a 10-day competition running from June 29 to July 10. Australia was sitting 10th on the medal table with 6 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals. Host nation Finland lead the table, followed by Germany and the USA.
Thu 07 Jul 2022

NAIDOC Week | Will Roberts

2021 National 100m Bronze Medallist Will Roberts is a proud Gamilaroi man who was raised on the Eora nation of Sydney, and we caught up briefly with him during NAIDOC Week (3-10 July), a week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Wed 06 Jul 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Dominic Panozzo

We continue our series of junior profiles in the leadup to the World U20 Championships highlighting 400m hurdler Dominic Panozzo. After missing the World U20 team in 2021, Dominic Panozzo was determined to make the 2022 team. But he had to negotiate a busy year with his HSC, followed by injury. Things were dire when he ran just under 57 seconds in his first 400m hurdles in January. But coach Deb Walsham was confident in the plan. Going into Nationals he was still nearly two seconds outside the
Tue 05 Jul 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Hayley Kitching

We continue our series of junior profiles in the leadup to the World U20 Championships highlighting one of NSW’s finest ever junior middle-distance runners Hayley Kitching. Coffs Harbour’s Hayley Kitching overcame the challenges of regular travel to competitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, to compile an amazing 2022 season of results. She became the eighth fastest ever Australian junior 800m athlete and won the national U20 title, therefore securing selection in the Australian team f
Mon 04 Jul 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Aleks Stoilova

We continue our series of junior profiles in the leadup to the World U20 Championships highlighting one of NSW’s finest ever junior sprinters Aleks Stoilova.
Sat 02 Jul 2022

Eloise Wellings – her Journey to a fifth Commonwealth Games

This week Eloise Wellings was named in a record fifth Commonwealth Games team. Over her 24-year international career she overcome many challengers. In this feature by David Tarbotton we follow her inspiring career from the start, including iconic moments like the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and her charity work with her own foundation Love Mercy.
Wed 29 Jun 2022

RunNSW partners with Love Mercy Foundation for Sydney Half

RunNSW - the recreational running arm of Athletics NSW - are working closely with Eloise Wellings' charity, the Love Mercy Foundation, in the hope of repairing 12 wells in Northern Uganda to provide families fresh drinking water. The Sydney Half will act as the platform for participants and friends/family to donate towards the fantastic initiative, named "Well Worth It".
Wed 29 Jun 2022