GET READY TO STRIVE IN 2025-26!
Athletics West is excited to announce that the 2025-26 Summer Season powered by Fuel to Go & Play, is officially underway and with it comes the return of the Strive Program.
Celebrating Our Dedicated Officials: NAR Accreditation Achievement
We are proud to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievement of ten of our Western Australian Officials who have successfully completed their World Athletics National Athletics Referee (NAR) accreditation over the past year.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR RACE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletics West is pleased to announce a team of nine young WA race walkers will depart for Ballarat this week, to contest the Australian Junior Race Walking Championships on August 24.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletics West is thrilled to announce a 108-strong team of WA Cross-Country runners are set to depart for Ballarat this month to contest the 2025 Australian Cross Country Championships on August 23rd.
2025-26 EVENT SHIRT LAUNCH
Athletics West is excited to announce our limited-edition event shirts for the 2025-26 Summer Season powered by Fuel to Go & Play. Each shirt is exclusive to its event, available online only, and once sold out, they're gone for good. Don't miss your chance to grab one and wear it with pride at your next competition!
JOB OPPORTUNITY: INCLUSION COORDINATOR
Are you looking for a new challenge and keen to help build a stronger athletics community in WA? Athletics West is looking for an Inclusion Coordinator to join our team!
2025-26 SEASON LAUNCH
Athletics West is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025-26 Athletics West Summer Season powered by Fuel to Go & Play!
2025 NORTH WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOW OPEN
Registrations for the 2025 North West Championships in Karratha are NOW OPEN!
WA ATHLETES SHINE ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE IN SINGAPORE
Western Australia's rising stars recently returned from an unforgettable international experience at the 30th Annual International Athletics Competition in Singapore, taking on talented athletes from the Singapore Sports School Council and the Ministry of Education of Malaysia.
FIVE WA OFFICIALS EARN WORLD ATHLETICS ACCREDITATION IN 2025
Australian Athletics' officiating base continues to grow, with 34 newly accredited officials earning their World Athletics qualification in 2025. Among the announced cohort of newly accredited officials were five West Australians who were awarded their World Athletics Bronze Referee accreditation.
CLARKE AND MAC ALASDAIR NAMED IN AUSTRALIAN TEAM BOUND FOR NEW DEHLI
Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke and Commonwealth Youth Games medalist Niamh Mac Alasdair have been named in Australia’s largest Para-athletics team in a quarter of a century, with the WA duo bound for New Delhi and the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
UNITED NATIONAL PATHWAY FOR YOUNG ATHLETES: AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS AND LITTLE ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA ALIGN 2026 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
In an historic step toward aligning the pathway for athletics in the nation, Australian Athletics (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) will stage the 2026 Australian Junior Athletics Championships (AJAC) and the Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC) side-by-side for the first time, creating the largest celebration of youth/junior athletics ever held at a national level.
2025 AUSTRALIAN HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS | TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Five of WA’s distance runners are set to represent the State at the 2025 Australian Half Marathon Championships early next month.
PERTH TO HOST AUSTRALIA'S RISING STARS IN 2026
The pathway is unfolding for Australia’s premier school-aged athletes with Australian Athletics announcing Perth as the host city of the 2026 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, following Melbourne being confirmed for the 2025 instalment earlier this month.
2025 WA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOW OPEN
Registrations for the 2025 WA State Cross Country Championships, powered by Coles are NOW OPEN!
2025 WA STATE ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOW OPEN
Registrations for the 2025 WA State Road Walking Championships, powered by Coles are NOW OPEN!
2025 ATHLETICS WEST AWARD WINNERS
Athletics West is thrilled to announce the 2025 Athletics West Awards recipients.
The ceremony, hosted at Mineral Resources Park as part of the 2025 National Volunteer Week, brought together more than 135 of our community members.
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: Sharon Brown’s 16-Year Legacy of Kindness and Commitment
As National Volunteer Week shines a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of volunteers across Australia, Athletics West is proud to celebrate one of our own, Sharon Brown, whose 16-year journey with our sport is a shining example of what it means to truly connect communities.