All Synthetic in Sydney

The Sydney Japanese International School is located in Terrey Hills on the northern beaches of Sydney. The school has a six lane, 200m synthetic track. The track also has an extension for a 100m straight and has two long jump pits on the track’s infield.   Read more…

The Ridge Athletics Track is located in southern Sydney. The venue was constructed in 2004 and is a Rekortan surface. It was resurfaced in 2023. The track is located within a sporting facility at Lucas Heights and is rather exposed to the elements. As such, it can have favourable tailwinds for sprinters but can be a challenging venue for events Read more…

The Crest is located in Bass Hill and is managed by Canterbury Bankstown Council. The venue was originally a grass track before being resurfaced with Rekortan in the late 1990s. The track is open for training from 5:30pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday. In recent years the venue has hosted the Albie Thomas Mile, which in 2018, 2019 and 2024 Read more…

The Sylvania Waters Athletics Track was previously a rubberised bitumen surface, but was relaid with a Rekortan surface in the late 1990s. The track was most recently resurfaced in 2016. The track is accessible to the public via a turnstile gate adjacent to the top bend. The venue is managed by Sutherland Shire Council. Read more…

The Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation at Narrabeen was built in 1971 and contains sporting facilities, accommodation and athlete services across a range of sports. The location is surrounded by natural bush lands. The original track was rubberised bitumen, before being converted to a Chevron surface. The track was last resurfaced in 2018. It is open for training from Read more…

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, predominantly used for rugby league, which hosted regional Little Athletics competition. The track hosted two editions of the Telstra A-series, in 2002 and 2003, when Read more…

Blacktown International Sports Park Athletics Centre was opened in 2000 as a training venue for international teams prior to the Olympic Games. The track is a Mondo surface – the only in NSW – and is managed by Blacktown Sports Park, on behalf of Blacktown Council. It was last resurfaced in 2023, with the colour changing from red to the Read more…

The Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Warm Up Track is adjacent to the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre and was opened at the same time in 1994. Following the 2000 Olympic Games, the Mondo athletics track from the Olympic Stadium was relaid on this track. The warm up track is used primarily as a training venue, with competition generally only Read more…

The Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre is Sydney’s premier athletics venue. It’s name is abbreviated as SOPAC, by which it is often referred. The venue was opened as the Sydney International Athletics Centre on 12 March 1994 at the Australian Championships by Betty Cuthbert, whom the grandstand is named after. It has served as Sydney’s main athletics venue since. The Read more…

ES Marks Athletics Field was originally named Sydney Athletics Field, with the track being constructed in 1906. It was renamed in the 1940s after former Lord Mayor of Sydney and leading athletics administrator, Ernest Samuel Marks. The first cinders athletics track in New South Wales was laid at the venue in 1947. The track had six lanes at this time. Read more…