News - NSW Athletics

29 NSW Athletes bound for World Juniors

A strong representation of 29 NSW athletes have been selected in the 75-strong Australian team for the 2026 World U20 Championships to be held at the famous Hayward Field at Track Town USA, in Eugene in America.

Tue 19 May 2026

SYDNEY 10 Review: Luke Hince unstoppable as Kate Spencer claims fifth winter title

Perfect conditions greeted the 2500 athletes on Sunday morning at the 18th Sydney 10 race around Sydney Olympic Park.

Sun 17 May 2026

SYDNEY 10 Preview: Line-up includes Nedd Brockman, Olympians and rising road running stars

The men’s and women’s fields for the 18th edition of the Sydney 10 have attracted a strong line-up including Olympians, leading Australian road runners, ultra runners, race greats and celebrities. They will hit the roads of Sydney Olympic Park from early this Sunday morning.

Thu 14 May 2026

Fallowfield Breaks New Ground in Historic First Season

Addison Fallowfield has taken her first season of athletics by storm, making history as the first Para athlete to ever represent Katoomba District Athletics.

Wed 13 May 2026

VALE Olympian Robyn Woodhouse-Sillitoe

This week Australian pioneer high jumper Robyn Woodhouse-Sillitoe sadly passed away in Wollongong. The Illawarra Blue Stars athlete was aged 82.

Fri 01 May 2026

Indy’s Golden Run Caps Remarkable National Championships

NSW para‑athlete Indyana Wedderburn delivered an unforgettable performance at the national championships last week, walking away with four gold medals and etching her name into the record books.

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Beyond The Track: Riverstone

Our third episode of Beyond the Track heads to Sydney north-west, featuring Riverstone Athletics Club.

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Australian Junior Championships Day 6: Five athletes book Oregon2026 tickets

On the final day of the summer track and field season – day six at the Australian Junior Championships, there would very mixed emotions for our athletes chasing World U20 Championships places, ranging from relief to disappointment as each event unfolded. Five athletes, Izzy Louison-Roe, Oli Facer, Maiya Hewitt, Ethan Williams and Zavier Peacock would guarantee their selection for the World U20 Championships, while a few others would put themselves in the box seat to be selected in the second dis

Tue 21 Apr 2026

Australian Junior Championships Day 5

A feature of day five at the 2026 Australian Junior Championships in Brisbane, was the number of thrilling and dramatic field events NSW athletes were involved in.

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Australian Junior Championships Day 4: Louison-Roe and Okerenyang bound to victory

On day four at the 2026 Australian Junior Championships in Brisbane, two more NSW athletes secured automatic selection for the World U20 Championships, while another four banked performances that should see them named.

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Australian Junior Championships Day 3: Hill and Chase book World Juniors places

Wollongong’s Chase Grant and Newcastle’s Alice Hill have booked their places on the Australian World Junior team with extraordinary 400m performances on day three at the 2026 Australian Junior Championships in Brisbane.

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Relay record tumbles

The spotlight belonged to a quartet of New South Wales sprinters who set a new national record on the second day of junior athletics in Brisbane, as steeplechaser Helena Butler and race walker Ela Uzun continued their hot form.

Fri 17 Apr 2026

PREVIEW: Australian Junior Championships

Tomorrow the six-day Australian Junior Championships kick off in Brisbane. The NSW Athletes team of over 900 will compete across the ages from under-14 to under-20. As the largest State NSW has enormous talent across the entire team.

Tue 14 Apr 2026

Australian Athletics Championships Days 3 and 4

After sailing through day three falling short in a few events, NSW athletes closed with a gold rush on day four of the Australian Athletics Championships, being held at Homebush.

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Join NSW Athletics as Our Grow to Gold PhD Researcher

NSW Athletics is excited to announce the launch of the Grow to Gold PhD program, developed in partnership with the University of Sydney.

Wed 08 Apr 2026

Australian Athletics Championships: 10 events to watch

There are so many good NSW athletes in action later this week at the Australian Athletics Championships, here are just 10 events with NSW interest to watch:

Mon 06 Apr 2026

NSW Athletics opens recruitment for new General Manager

NSW Athletics has today announced the recruitment of a new senior leadership position, General Manager – Community, marking a significant investment in clubs, volunteers and the grassroots athletics community across New South Wales.

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Beyond the Track: Kim Owens

NSW Athletics had the opportunity to sit down with Gold Referee Kim Owens, discussing her experiences and insights after decades of Officiating.

Thu 26 Mar 2026