2023 ATHLETICS WEST AGM NOTICE
2023 Athletics West Annual General Meeting Notice
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | 2023 AUS MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
WA will be going for gold at the upcoming Australian Marathon Championships with eight athletes set to represent the state. Set to be held as part of the Sydney Marathon on September 17, WA will be led by former Ironman winner Kate Baker (Independent) and Dean Menzies (Masters WA), with the WA runners looking to make an impression in a packed field.
HOW TO JOIN SENIOR ATHLETICS IN WA
Athletics is a lifelong sport, from your first Little Athletics Saturday morning to the comradery of the Masters' Athletics Community, anyone can take part in athletics.
Athletics West offers a comprehensive Senior Athletics program aimed at individuals over the age of 11. Whether you are looking to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, want to get back into exercise or push for a new personal best, we’ve got you covered.
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES HIT THE ROAD FOR KARRATHA
Top Australian Athletes are set to return to WA's North West region ahead of a jam-packed North West Championships bound for Karratha. 2022 World Athletics Championships Representative Cruz Hogan and Australian Pole Vaulter Olivia Gross will work with Athletics Australia First Nations Officer Kyle Ennis to deliver a week of rural athletics opportunities throughout Karratha starting on Tuesday 12 September.
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT | 2023 COLES LITTLE ATHLETICS NATIONAL CAMP
9 WA Little Athletes have been selected for the upcoming Coles Little Athletics Australia National Camp set for 1-4 October 2023.
HOW TO START YOUR CHILD'S LITTLE ATHLETICS JOURNEY
Engaging children in physical activity from an early age is crucial for their physical, mental and social development. Whether it’s launching a turbo javelin, running with mates, or aiming for a new personal best, athletics is a great way to start that journey and provide your child with core foundational sporting skills.
FROM RED CRABS TO CROSS COUNTRY MADNESS
You would be hard-pressed to find an athletics session anywhere in the world that had an equal amount of fast feet, big smiles, and red crabs than in Christmas Island.
THE 2023-24 ATHLETICS SUMMER SEASON IS HERE!
The 2023-24 Athletics Summer Season powered by Go For 2&5 is back with memberships now open for Little Athletics and our Senior Clubs.
WA'S BEST LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
WA’s best cross-country runners have returned from the 2023 Australian Cross Country Championships with two new national champions and a six medal haul. Lead by 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships representative Charlie-Rose Carlyon, WA produced a strong showing in warm and sunny conditions at Stromlo Forrest.
BLITZING BUDAPEST MEDAL HAUL LED BY WA'S KENNEDY AND MARSCHALL
Australia's 64-strong athlete team return home as the country's most prolific World Athletics Championship team with a record six medals to claim eighth place on the medal tally. WA's Nina Kennedy led the way with her golden performance in the Women's pole vault final and capped off of the state's strongest-ever results with WA athletes picking up two medals and a world Top-8 performance.
MARSCHALL SOARS TO MAIDEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUM IN BUDAPEST
Kurtis Marschall has produced the competition of his life to collect his maiden World Athletics Championships medal in the final of the Men's pole vault over in Budapest.
KENNEDY ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH MAIDEN WORLD TITLE
Nina Kennedy has soared to the top of the podium at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest winning her maiden World Championship title. The WA Pole Vaulter has electrified the Australian athletics community with a golden performance on the world's largest stage, breaking her own Australian record twice and jumping to ninth on the world all-time list.
NOONAN KEEPS UP HOT FORM AT AUSTRALIAN HALF MARATHON CHAMPS
Sinead Noonan continued her blazing hot form for WA over the weekend at the Australian Half Marathon Championships, as she collected an Australian bronze medal and broke a 31-year-old state record.
WA'S YOUNGEST ATHLETES SHINE BRIGHT IN TRINBAGO
Young stars Niamh Mac Alasdair and Reese Prior have dominated the competition at the 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games, with both claiming well-deserved medals and setting new personal bests. Up and comers Josiah John and Ky Hehir also both claimed top five finishes in extremely strong performances, rounding out what was a highly successful campaign for WA.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletics West is excited to announce that 55 athletes will head over to Canberra for the upcoming Australian Cross Country Championships due to be held later this month.
STAR-STUDDED AUSTRALIAN LINE-UP TO AIM HIGH AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Australia will field one of its strongest line-ups in athletics history, when a team of 67 don the green and gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 19-27.
PREVIEW | 2023 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES
The Commonwealth Youth Games are back for the first time since 2017, with Trinidad and Tobago set to play host to 75 nations over the eight-day global sporting competition.
2023-24 SUMMER SEASON CALENDAR ANNOUNCED
Athletics West is excited to announce the event calendar for the 2023-24 Summer Season powered by Go For 2&5. The upcoming season will see Australia's best build towards the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, with the Australian calendar launching with the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth in December.