Athletics West is excited to announce the selection of it's new established working groups for 2026. The working groups will reinforce and provide direction to key areas of Athletics West's events, programs and pathway development.
Athletics West wishes to advise that our Chief Executive Officer, Vince Del Prete, will be departing in the coming months following many years of dedicated service to athletics in Western Australia.
The next generation of Australian Athletes have laid down an almighty campaign with the best of the west delivering a massive three days of athletics action at the WA Athletics Stadium.
The next generation of Western Australia’s junior athletics stars will light up the WA Athletics Stadium this weekend as the Fuel to Go & Play WA State Junior Championships take center stage.
On a sizzling day at the Perth Track Classic, Australia’s premier athletes only added to the heat as Peter Bol stole the show with a two-lap masterclass, while pole vaulters Nina Kennedy and Kurtis Marschall provided strong supporting acts.
Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy is poised for a romantic return to competition at Saturday’s Perth Track Classic, where she will be joined by sprint king Rohan Browning and 800m superstar Peter Bol as the who’s who of Australian athletics head west.
Athletics West (AW) is seeking qualified, dynamic and innovative candidates for nomination to the Board as an Appointed Director. Applicants must have a strong interest and desire to contribute to the development and growth of the sport of athletics in WA.
With just over a week to go until the 2026 Fuel to Go & Play WA State Junior Championships, we’d like to share some important information to help you prepare for the competition.
Paralympic sprinters Chad Perris and Rhiannon Clarke are amongst the fastest names in Para-athletics bound for the Perth Track Classic on February 14, where they will light up the west in a bid to draw first blood in 2026.
World Championships medallist Kurtis Marschall and Olympic champion Nina Kennedy are throwing a pole vault party at the Perth Track Classic on February 14, confirming their home meet as the first chance for athletics fans to see them in 2026.
The State’s sprint stars will headline a super Saturday at the WA Athletics Stadium this weekend as the Championship Season continues with the 60m WA State Championships expected to deliver some spectacular racing on Saturday evening.
WA’s country athletes will kick off their 2026 Summer Season powered by Fuel to Go & Play this weekend with Albany Athletics Club gearing up to host over 400 athletes all vying for the chance to become a WA Country Athletics Champion.