Championships

February 16, 2018
Weekly Recap

2018 Oceania Athletics 20km Race Walking Last weekend Athletics Australia hosted the 2018 Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships. Since then the results have been posted on the Athletics Australia website. Before the race many people had picked Dane Bird-Smith to be the winner however due to unforeseen circumstances, Dane Bird-Smith was not in peak condition….

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February 11, 2018
Oceania Championships and Records decided

It was a big day of Athletics, with not only the Oceania Race Walking Championships taking place, but also an Oceania Record being broken in Melbourne. The Oceania Championships 20km Racewalking Championships took place, once again in Adelaide, South Australia. They’re underway! Follow all the updates here…#Aus20kmRW #ThisIsAthletics pic.twitter.com/IkfZUfYet1 — Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) February 10,…

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February 8, 2018
Bird-Smith with a ’job to do’ at Australian 20km Race Walking Championships

Media Release From Athletics Australia Original post can be found on the Athletics Australia website    A bumper two weeks of Australian athletics begins in Adelaide this Sunday at the 2018 Australian 20km Race Walking Championships and Oceania Championships. The event doubles as the selection trial for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Rio Olympic bronze medalist Dane…

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February 2, 2018
15 New Zealand athletes named for Commonwealth Games

WELLINGTON,02 FEBRUARY 2018 (NZ HERALD)—New Zealand will send 15 track and field athletes to April’s Commonwealth Games, a group spearheaded by world shot put champion Tom Walsh, two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis and shot put legend Valerie Adams. The squad was named today and also includes Rio bronze medal-winning pole vaulter Eliza McCartney, who will…

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February 1, 2018
Weekly Recap

Cuthbert awarded Companion of the Order of Australia The late Betty Cuthbert was named among the members of Athletics Australia to receive Australia Day honours on Friday. Betty died last year aged 79 after a battle with multiple sclerosis, but now after her death she has been awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia….

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January 25, 2018
Weekly Recap

Summer Down Under The wheelchair Summer Down Under Series continued last night at Blacktown in Sydney. Some exciting events held were the relays and athlete elimination races, this is where the last athlete of the pack who passed the bell was eliminated. Winners on the night included two-time Commonwealth Games representative Eliza Ault-Connell with three…

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