The Campbelltown Athletics Centre was built in 1999 as a training track for international teams prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. It replaced a grass athletics track that was marked on the adjacent Campbelltown Stadium, which hosted regional Little Athletics competition. The track hosted two editions of the Telstra A-series, in 2002 and 2003, when Athletics Australia decided not to 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…
The NSW Junior Championships are conducted in age groups from Under 14 through to Under 20 are is the pinnacle state event for junior athletes. Competition is conducted in two-year age brackets, with athletes needing to be under the relevant age at 31 December in the year of competition. The meet feeds into the Australian Junior Track & Field Championships. Read more…
The NSW All Schools is the state athletics championship for secondary school students, incorporating students from all sectors of the education system, including Government, Catholic & Independent Schools. The event was first held in 1936 and due to its size is now conducted over two weekends (16 years to 19 years, and 12 years to 15 years). Meet records and Read more…
The Victorian Milers Club was founded in 2005 and runs a series of middle distance meets in Melbourne each year. The club is modelled on the British Milers Club. The meets are granted National Permit status by Athletics Australia, which allows performances to count towards qualification to competitions, including the World Athletics Rankings. The A & B races have World 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…
