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…
The Griffith University Athletics Track is located on the Gold Coast. The venue was opened in 1998, with the Gold Coast City Council leasing the land from Griffith University. The track is a Spurtan BV surface and was last relaid in 2013. The venue has hosted multiple editions of the Australian University Games and also hosted the 2008 Australian Junior Read more…
The Brian Johnston Athletics Track is located in Ashmore on the Gold Coast. The venue features a well maintained grass track, with black Mondo long jump runways. The venue was named in 2010 in memory of Brian Johnston, who was a founding member of the local Little Athletics centre and dedicated over three decades of voluntary work to the sport. Read more…
The Gold Coast Performance Centre at Runaway Bay was founded in the late 1990s by former world record holder Ron Clarke. The venue was originally named the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre. The venue was sold to the Queensland government in 2007. The venue was known as the BLK Performance Centre under a naming rights sponsorship during 2019 until June Read more…