News - Athletics West

2025 JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL TOUR | TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Athletics West is proud to announce a team of 49 young athletes selected to represent WA and compete in the 30th Annual Junior International Athletics Competition, to be held in 2025 as part of the Junior International Tour.

Tue 20 May 2025

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: Celebrating Mark Blackman

This National Volunteer Week, Athletics West proudly shines a spotlight on Mark Blackman, a dedicated volunteer whose service to athletics has spanned more than 18 years.

Mon 19 May 2025

2025 NAIDOC ATHLETICS CELEBRATION | NOW OPEN

Athletics West is proud to announce the 2025 NAIDOC Athletics Celebration is back and set to take place Friday 11th July 2025, from 9:00am to 2:30pm.

Wed 14 May 2025

KARRATHA TO HOST THE 2025 NORTH WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics West is thrilled to announce Karratha as host of the 2025 North West Championships for the third year running!

Thu 08 May 2025

Jumping to New Heights: Coach Peisker Leads 10 WA Athletes to Nationals

It’s not every day you see a single coach take ten athletes to a National Championship — let alone in the same event. But for long-time high jump coach Nenad Peisker, this year’s Australian Athletics Championships was just that: a celebration of passion, persistence, and proud results.

Tue 06 May 2025

WA'S MASTER ATHLETES FLOURISH IN FLORIDA

The international season is starting to heat up, and no place has been warmer than Florida for the World Masters Indoor Championships, where the best from the West swept a slew of medals for Australia.

Fri 02 May 2025

REEVE & LIITIAEINEN SELECTED FOR DEAFLYMPICS

WA runners Josh Reeve and William Liitaeinen have been selected as part of the Australian team bound for the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics. The duo will join seven other Australians as part of the team set to contest the athletics program.

Fri 02 May 2025

WA CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING NATIONALS CAMPAIGN

Western Australia has wrapped up an outstanding campaign at the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships, with athletes combining for an impressive 128 medals and a slew of state and state all comers records across both the Junior and Senior Championships.

Thu 17 Apr 2025

2025 ROAD WALKING SEASON RELEASED

Athletics West is excited to announce the 2025 Road Walking Season with five rounds set to thrill the 2025 Winter Season powered by Coles calendar.

Thu 17 Apr 2025

2025 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON RELEASED

Athletics West is excited to announce the 2025 Cross Country Season with six events set to dominate the 2025 Winter Season powered by Coles calendar.

Thu 17 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS | FIELD RECAP

WA’s best junior athletes impressed across the field disciplines and made the most of the familiar territory with the state collecting a suite of golden performances at the 2025 Australian Junior Athletics Championships.

Wed 16 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS | TRACK RECAP

The future looks bright for WA’s track stars after a historic collection of performances stole the headlines at the 2025 Australian Junior Athletics Championships.

Tue 15 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS | DAY FOUR RECAP

WA’s top athletes have delivered a fairy tale ending for the state as the country wraps up a historic Australian Athletics Championships. Delivering arguably some of the greatest athletics action of the last decade in Australia, the nation’s best entertained massive crowds at the WA Athletics Stadium.

Sun 13 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS | DAY THREE RECAP

Australian athletics has never looked brighter as the country’s top track talent posted a series of unbelievable results, including WA’s very own Leah O’Brien, Josiah John and Emilia Reed producing something special on Day 3.

Sat 12 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS | DAY TWO RECAP

The state’s growing depth across disciplines was on full display on Day 2 of the Australian Open & Under 20 Athletics Championships with Reese Prior and Jonathan Waddingham leading the charge for WA and claiming national titles.

Fri 11 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS | DAY ONE RECAP

Perth’s electrifying track dominated the action on Day One of the Australian Athletics Championships, delivering a historic and record-breaking collection of results. Headlined by two sub-10-second 100m runs by Queensland’s Gout Gout, Australia’s best lit up the WA Athletics Stadium with Olivia Dodds, Rhiannon Clarke and Declan Tingay all claiming national titles for WA.

Thu 10 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS | PREVIEW

Following an era-defining curtain raiser at the junior portion of the Australian Athletics Championships, the nation’s best Open and Under 20 athletes will now follow suit when they go for gold at the WA Athletics Stadium from April 10-13.

Wed 09 Apr 2025

2025 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | PREVIEW

For the first time since 2015, the next generation of Australian stars will unleash in Perth for the Australian Athletics Junior Championships. Set to deliver five days of Championship action, more than 375 of the state’s best athletes will battle the nation’s top track and field athletes at the WA Athletics Stadium, capping off an incredible domestic season of athletics.

Thu 03 Apr 2025