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Australian Championships 2013

Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, 11-14 April 2013
Men: 100m (-1.3) Ross 10.34 [SF: 10.30w], Leathart 10.40 [SF: 10.33w], Millar (NZL) 10.42, Geddes 10.43 [SF: 10.39w; H: 10.38 (-0.7)] 200m (1.5) Ross 20.57, Hough 20.66, Boylett 20.67, Burns 20.76, Leathart 20.90, Ntiamoah 20.92 400m Beck 46.18, Whyte (NZL) 46.25, Offereins 46.33, Ralph 46.35, Wroe 46.36 800m Rowe 1:50.25 (55.48/54.77) [H:1:47.72 (52.45/55.27)], Riseley 1:50.51, West 1:50.83 [H: 1:47.99] 1500m Kaan 3:46.29, Roff 3:46.99, Wright 3:47.03 5000m Page 13:29.45, St Lawrence 13:30.37, Summers 13:57.04
Melbourne World Challenge 2013

Lakeside Stadium, 6 April 2013
Men: 100m (1.6) Ross 10.25, Williams-Swain 10.25, Alozie 10.28, Spearmon (USA) 10.29 200m (-1.3) Spearmon (USA) 20.79, Hough 20.96 400m Smith (USA) 46.25 800m Rowe 1:47.87 1500m Magut (KEN) 3:40.66, Kaan 3:40.98 5000m Korir (KEN) 13:31.94, Adams 13:35.60, Rowe (AUT) 13:38.84 400m H Gaymon (USA) 49.34, Thomas 49.60, Dewhurst 50.05 3000m St Abdi 8:33.74, Nipperess 8:36.71 High Jump Jonas (USA) 2.25m Long Jump Rutherford (GBR) 8.10m (0.6), Watt 8.01m (0.9), Lapierre 7.99m (0.0) Triple Jump Jones 16.81m (0.5) Javelin Farquhar (NZL) 81.07m, Zhao (CHN) 80.39m, Bannister 79.99m, Peacock 79.80m, Outzen 78.10m
Women: 100m (-0.7) Wisil (PNG) 11.41 200m (2.1) Wisil 23.09w 400m Rubie 52.61 800m Hetherington 2:02.29 1500m Kuijken (NED) 4:10.53, McKnight 4:10.78, Curnow 4:12.25 400m H Boden 57.25 Pole Vault Boyd 4.50m, Saxer (USA) 4.40m, L.Parnov 4.30m Long Jump Perkins 6.53m (0.9), Stratton 6.50m (1.4) Discus Gollshewsky 53.93
Queensland Championships 2013

Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre, 26-28 March 2013
Men: 200m (0.6) Boylett 21.16 5000m Elliott 14:15.28 Long Jump Watt 7.72m (0.1)
Women: 800m Kajan 2:04.45 Triple Jump Leverton 13.30m (0.4) Pole Vault Boyd 4.40m
http://www.qldathletics.org.au/liveresults/SAF/index.htm

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Australian athlete Matt Davies investigated by ASADA over possible doping breach

Details: Created: 16 May 2013; Written by Herald Sun - Scott Gullan

Leading Australian sprinter Matt Davies is being investigated by ASADA over a possible doping breach.

Merger may help retain athletes

Details: Created: 02 May 2013; Written by The Age - Michael Gleeson

A merger of Little Athletics with Athletics Australia could result in the popular junior sport receiving millions of dollars in federal funding and help tackle the chronic problem of the drain of vast numbers of talented juniors from the sport.

It’s time for change

Details: Created: 02 May 2013; Written by Tim McGrath

The announcement by the Australian Sports Commission, Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia of a review into a possible merger between the athletics bodies signals a paradigm shift in thinking about the future of the sport.

Turnor appointed as Athletics Victoria CEO

Details: Created: 05 April 2013; Written by Inside Athletics

Athletics Victoria have announced the appointment of Glenn Turnor as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Deeks blasts decision on AIS

Details: Created: 23 February 2013; Written by Canberra Times - David Polkinghorn

Former world champion marathon runner Robert de Castella has blasted Athletics Australia's move away from basing athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport and described its tiered-scholarship program as a ''cop out''.

Outgoing Athletics Victoria CEO Nick Honey reflects on the past decade

Details: Created: 17 February 2013; Written by Tim McGrath

After close to a decade at Athletics Victoria Nick Honey concluded his tenure as Chief Executive Officer last week to seek new challenges as the head of Basketball Victoria. We caught up with him to review how the sport has changed during his decade of involvement.

High performance coach declines athletics job, turns focus to Swimming Australia

Details: Created: 02 February 2013; Written by The Age - Michael Gleeson

Athletics Australia will have to renew its search for a high performance director after the man they had offered the job turned them down after being courted by Swimming Australia.

Giving back to the sport

Details: Created: 03 January 2013; Written by Tim McGrath

When it comes to development, NSW athletics is uniquely placed through its employment of elite athletes in Development Officer roles.

Movers and shakers of 2012

Details: Created: 30 December 2012; Written by Tim McGrath

Last year I wrote a piece on the 10 most influential people in Australian athletics. Here’s an update of that article, focusing on those people not on last year’s list who had the biggest influence on the sport in 2012.

How do our athletes rank against the rest of the world in 2012?

Details: Created: 29 December 2012; Written by Inside Athletics

The close of the year sees 31 Australians with a best performance that ranks them in the top 50 in the world, while the number of men represented in Track & Field News' merit rankings has fallen to just two.

Leading Australian athletics

Details: Created: 13 December 2012; Written by Tim McGrath

Nearly 50 years ago a pioneer from Geelong forever changed the face of Australian athletics when he founded Little Athletics. And with the official opening last weekend of the new Athletics House at Albert Park, Victorian athletics is again leading the nation.

Diversion from the well-worn path sees new future for Australian athletics

Details: Created: 27 October 2012; Written by Tim McGrath

Three months ago Australian athletics was at crossroads.

National Championships return to the fore as Athletics Australia releases maximalist selection policy

Details: Created: 24 October 2012; Written by Tim McGrath

Athletics Australia has today released a selection policy for next year’s world championships in Moscow, Russia that has the philosophy of selecting the maximum number of eligible athletes.

Athletics Australia announces domestic season dates

Details: Created: 19 August 2012

The reunification of the national championships with the world championship selection trials is the major change of the coming 2012/13 Australian athletics season.

Vale John Treloar

Details: Created: 24 July 2012

1928 – 2012

Analysis: Athletics head coach mysteriously silent on John Steffensen furore

Details: Created: 19 July 2012; Written by Herald Sun - Scott Gullan

The John Steffensen furore has covered up a more disturbing issue on the eve of the Olympic Games - what's happened to Australia's track and field head coach?

Track and Field, the purest of all sports! An independent Athlete’s Association to care for athletes.

Details: Created: 12 July 2012; Written by Grant Cremer

This is the second part of an article published yesterday exploring whose role it is to advocate for Australian athletes. Click here to read the first part of the article

Track and Field, the purest of all sports! But who cares about the athletes?

Details: Created: 11 July 2012; Written by Grant Cremer

Genevieve LaCaze should not be going to the Olympics!

Genevieve LaCaze selection fiasco shows Athletics Australia is out of touch with reality

Details: Created: 19 June 2012; Written by Daily Telegraph - Mike Hurst

It had been a rare good run for Athletics Australia until last week's enlightening Genevieve LaCaze selection fiasco.

David Culbert: Athletics Australia's Olympic-sized PR disaster

Details: Created: 18 June 2012; Written by SportsBizInsider - David Culbert

With 39 days to the London Olympics it’s an exciting time for Olympic sports.

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