Athletics NSW (ANSW) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 24 July, with members receiving updates on the immense success achieved over the past 12 months, which has significantly strengthened the foundations of Athletics in NSW.
Seven NSW athletes were today named by the Australian Paralympic Committee in the Australian team for the Paris Paralympic Games. They are members of the 32-member Track and Field team for the Games to be held 28 August to 8 September.
Today the Australian Olympic Committee announced the final 55 Track and Field athletes to comprise the 75-strong team for the Paris Olympic Games. The NSW contingent is 18 athletes, headed by a number of medal hopes, javelin thrower Mackenzie Little, high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson, and 1500m runner Jessica Hull - who overnight in Paris sliced five seconds from the Australian record.
Little Athletics NSW (LANSW) and Athletics NSW (ANSW) are pleased to provide you with information regarding Specifications and Age Groups for the 2024/25 Summer season.
At the 126th NSW Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Ed Goddard continued his all-conquering dominance of the NSW winter distance running program, while his UTS Norths club mate, Kate Spencer turned back time returning to the top of the podium eight years after she won the title.
In very English conditions, Run Crew have dominated the open races with a 1-2 finish in both the men’s and women’s 4x4km events at the 33rd edition of the NSW Cross Country Relays.
Next month, after 44-years service to athletics in NSW, Heather Mitchell will be presented a Sport NSW Distinguished Long Service Award at a function at the NSW Community Sports Awards.
At the 16th edition of the Sydney 10, Tasmanian Sam Clifford and Run Crew’s Abi Nordberg claimed comfortable wins on a perfect day for running around Sydney Olympic Park.
Over 1700 athletes competed across the morning over three distances 10km, 5km and 2.5km. The races incorporated the 93rd NSW Road Running Championships, first held in 1927.
The men’s and women’s fields for the 16th edition of the Sydney 10 have attracted strong line-ups including the race record holders for Sunday’s race around Sydney Olympic Park.
At the recent Athletics NSW Award Run Crew’s Katie St Lawrence was named Recreational/Running Coach of the Year. She is a terrific ambassador for this profession, as we found out when chatting to one of her athletes.
Further to the recent NSW Athletics Partnership announcement delivering the first entirely unified and single Athletics offering in NSW in 56 years, Athletics NSW (ANSW) and Little Athletics NSW (LANSW) have since committed to the establishment of a joint Workforce Manager role.
Five Athletics NSW technical officials, with outstanding service, were awarded Life Membership at our annual Awards Dinner held at the Locker Room at Homebush last evening.
The evening was an opportunity to recognise our technical officials, coaches, clubs and administrators; all who play an important role in making our sport successful.
In the last 24 hours the teams for the World Relays were announced along with the first Paralympic Games selections. Nine NSW athletes have been selected including three teenagers. Four NSW athletes will make their historic Australian team debut. The Paralympic Games is the pinnacle event for Para-athletes, while the World Relays is the key pathway for Olympic qualification with 14 of the 16 teams invited to Paris decided in the Bahamas in 10 days.