Paul O’Brien Oval is located in the Brisbane suburb of Geebung and features a grass athletics track with synthetic field event facilities. The venue was named in 1999 after Paul O’Brien OAM, a former Chief Legal Officer of the Brisbane City Council, who was instrumental in the development and success of the local Little Athletics centre and athletics club that Read more…
The Victorian Track & Field Championships have been held since 1891. The meet has incorporated both male and female genders since 1983. Prior to this time, separate men’s and women’s championships were conducted. The meet is conducted over two consecutive weekends across age groups for U17 to U20: 14-16 February and for U13-U16 and Open: 21-23 February. The meet is Read more…
The Adelaide Invitational is a World Athletics Continental Tour – Challenger meet accrues Category D ranking points for World Athletics Rankings. The meet has been held in its current format since 2022 as an annual meet on Athletics Australia’s high performance circuit. Prior to this Adelaide had regularly held similar meets through to the 2014 season. The event is conducted Read more…
The Albie Thomas Mile was established in 2014 and named after the late Albie Thomas, who was a world record holder in the 2-miles and 3-miles in the 1950s and the first person to run a sub-four minute mile in NSW. The meet has incorporated the Australian Mile Championships and is conducted by Bankstown Sports Athletics Club, with the assistance Read more…
