News - Athletics NSW

COVID-19 Update - Further impact on Athletics NSW 2020 winter calendar

Please find following further updates regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 ANSW | RunNSW calendar and advice for Club events and competitions: ANSW Winter Calendar The NSW Government has released â€œPublic Heath (COVID-19 Public Events) Order 2020â€ which prohibits the staging of outdoor events which will or is likely to have 500 people or more in attendance. This order is in place until at least 14th June 2020 (Please note we will provide updates and/or changes as communicated).

Thu 19 Mar 2020

Update regarding upcoming Athletics NSW events

The COVID-19 outbreak is unprecedented and causing wide spread disruption. Athletics NSW Staff and Board are working together to ensure we prioritise the health, safety and wellbeing of our athletes, officials, participants, staff, volunteers and supporters over the coming months. We have unfortunately had to make some changes to the early events on our winter calendar and other planned ANSW events:

Wed 18 Mar 2020

A message from the Chair of Athletics NSW

Good afternoon all, I had hoped that my first message to the NSW athletics community as Chair would come in more positive circumstances, having just come off the back of the NSW Championships and looking forward with anticipation to the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney and the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Mon 16 Mar 2020

Teenagers dominate 123rd NSW Open Championships

The 123rd NSW Championships, held over the weekend at Homebush, were dominated by teenagers with 11 juniors winning titles. The competition produced two new NSW World U20 Championships qualifiers - triple jumper Desleigh Owusu and javelin thrower Lianna Davidson, while there were two attempts at Tokyo Olympic Games qualification by Nicola McDermott in the high jump and South Korean Minsub Jin in the pole vault.

Mon 09 Mar 2020

REVIEW: NSW Junior Championships

The 2020 NSW Junior Championships showcased the next generation of Olympians. Here are some of the highlights across the track and the field.

Mon 24 Feb 2020

Field action lights up Sydney Track Classic

There were world class performances everywhere you looked and especially in the field at the 2020 Sydney Track Classic. Three Sydney high jumpers Brandon Starc, Nicola McDermott and Eleanor Patterson confirmed they are on track to make the final at the Tokyo Olympics, while former promising junior, Alex Hulley defeated a world class field with the longest throw by an Australian for 14 years.

Mon 24 Feb 2020

Preview: Sydney next stop for the Coles Summer Super Series

The fourth meet in Athletics Australiaâ€™s Coles Summer Super Series arrives in Sydney this Saturday night when the Sydney Track Classic is held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre at Homebush. National record holders Linden Hall (1500m), Jo Deng (800m), Brooke Stratton (long jump) and another high jump clash between Eleanor Patterson and Nicola McDermott, highlight a quality meet.

Wed 19 Feb 2020

Round two of the Mcdermott and Patterson High Jump display hits the Sydney Track Classic

Round two of the Nicola McDermott and Eleanor Patterson high jumping display hits the Homebush track. In Canberra last week they both cleared 1.96m â€“ Olympic qualifiers, equal personal bests and the highest leap by Aussies on Australian soil. What can they do in Sydney? The Australian record?

Mon 17 Feb 2020

Two Combined Events titles for NSW athletes

NSW athletes won six medals at the 2020 Australian Combined Event Championships held in warm conditions in Brisbane over the weekend.

Mon 17 Feb 2020

McDermott opens season with a 1.96m jump

A heavy down pour of rain just prior to the start of competition didnâ€™t dampen the athletes resolve to perform at the Canberra Track Classic on Thursday night with many quality performances and some thrilling events, highlighted by an extraordinary womenâ€™s high jump competition.

Sat 15 Feb 2020

Matthew Whitbread elected as Chair of Athletics NSW

Athletics NSW is pleased to announce that Matthew Whitbread has been elected as the new Chair of Athletics NSW following the resignation of Dr Peter Higgins. Â

Thu 13 Feb 2020

Hull Tokyo bound as NSW dominate Melbourne Track Classic

As the Melbourne Track Classic returned to the Coles Summer Super Series last evening, Jessica Hull led a dominant performance by NSW athletes including John Gikas, Liz Clay, Lauren Reid and Alex Hulley.

Fri 07 Feb 2020

Browning tantalisingly close to Tokyo standard with 10.06w

The wait for the first major track meet of the Olympic year was over last night with the Jandakot Airport Track Classic held in Perth. The sprinters, particularly Rohan Browning, took advantage of the expected good conditions.

Sun 02 Feb 2020

World Junior Qualifiers dominate weekend

NSW athletes were out in force across the long weekend competing at the NSW Combined Events Championships, NSW 5000m and in Canberra at the ACT Championships.

Tue 28 Jan 2020

Gunn fires at Country Championships

Nearly 500 athletes from across the state, travelled to Dubbo for the 75th NSW Country Championships held over the last three days. With the fires across much of country NSW in past weeks, just getting to the start line was an achievement for some.

Mon 20 Jan 2020

Tokyo 2020 in focus for athletes at 75th NSW Country Championships in Dubbo

The line-up of elite country-based athletes competing at this weekâ€™s 75th NSW Country Championships, is headed by Newcastle Paralympian Erin Cleaver and Tokyo Olympic hopeful Tyler Gunn. The three-day meet will be held this Friday to Sunday at Barden Park, Dubbo with the assistance of the Dubbo Athletics Club and the Dubbo Regional Council.

Thu 16 Jan 2020

Tokyo 2020 in focus for athletes at 75th NSW Country Championships in Dubbo

Thu 16 Jan 2020

NSW sprint, distance and race walk State championships decided

On the second weekend in January, NSW athletes chased competition in Wollongong, Canberra and on the Central Coast, including NSW Championships in the 60m, mile and 10,000m track walk.

Sun 12 Jan 2020