The Australian Athletics Championships will be held in Sydney from 9-12 April 2026. The meet accrues Category A points for World Athletics Rankings in the open events. Entry to the meet is open to athletes who better the qualifying standard set annually by Athletics Australia. The 2026 Australian Championships will be the 103rd edition of the event, which dates back Read more…
The inaugural hosting of a joint event as athletics in Australia moves towards unity: April 12 – 14, 2026 – Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC) April 15 – 20, 2026 – Australian Athletics Junior Championships (AAJC) For the first time, Australian Athletics (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) will align their premier junior events, creating a unified celebration of the Read more…
Janice Crosio Oval is located within Rosford Street Reserve in Smithfield, in Sydney’s western suburbs. The oval features a grass athletics track, with synthetic long jump runways. There is a separate 8 lane sprint straight on the outside of the 8 lanes of the circular track. The venue was named in 1995 after Janice Crosio AM MBE, the former Mayor Read more…
CV Kelly Park is located in Girraween in Sydney’s western suburbs. The track is named after Charles Vincent Kelly, a farmer who previously owned the lands upon which the ground stands. The grounds have been used for rugby league for approximately 70 years, and for athletics for the last 30 years. The ground is owned by Cumberland City Council and Read more…
Makepeace Oval is a grass athletics track that is located in Fairfield in Sydney’s western suburbs. The track has long straights approximately 100m long, with tight bends to fit within the venue’s footprint. There are three synthetic long jump runways on its infield, while all throws facilities are external to the track, behind the back straight. Amenities at the venue Read more…