The Victorian Country Track & Field Championships offers events in age groups from U14 up to 60+. The event is open to both metropolitan and country athletes.
John Landy Athletics Field is located in Geelong, Victoria. It is named after 1956 Olympic 1500m bronze medalist, John Landy, who was the second man to ever break four minutes for the mile. Landy was the catalyst for the creation of the track, following a speech made in 1956 at a dinner honouring the region’s Olympic Games representatives. In the 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 Under 14 to Under 18 Championships are conducted in single year age groups, with athletes needing to be under the age at 31 December in the year of the competition. The event is conducted by Athletics Victoria and is only open to Athletics Victoria members (and athletes with equivalent membership in other state jurisdictions). Read more…
The Victorian 5000m Championships feature graded races that culiminate in the Victorian titles for the distance. The event has been held separately as a standalone event to the Victorian Championships since 2007. Venues have included the former Olympic Park, Lakeside Stadium and Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill. The meet is conducted by Athletics Victoria. Read more…
The Australian Athletics Championships will be held in Perth from 5-13 April 2025. The meet covers open age events as well as all junior events from Under 13 through to Under 20. 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 Read more…
The Stawell Gift is Australia’s oldest athletics event, highlighted by 120m gift races for men and women taking place annually on Easter Monday. The event features handicapped races from 70m to 3200m. The main 120m Gift heats are traditionally conducted on Easter Saturday, with the semi-final and final held on Easter Monday. The winning male and female athletes each take Read more…
