Athletics Victoria

Coming along to Burnley on Sunday? The Cloudboom Strike, On's latest race-day optimised shoe will be available for try-on with the opportunity to purchase, amongst other On products, thanks to Danny and the team at Runners Paradise.

A tremendous effort from all of our Victorian Paralympic stars so far in Paris, and there's still more to come! 🤩

📷 Athletics Australia / Augusto Bizzi

Heading to Burnley this Sunday? Our friends at South Melbourne Physio will be on hand to provide complimentary physio services and assessments to competing athletes. You will be able to find them under the South Melbourne Physio marquee.

Can you believe it, there's only one month to go until we're back at AVSL! Who's ready?

Stay across this page in the coming weeks as we add timetables, member guides and all of the information you’ll need to kick your season off: https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/

📷 Ehn Sea Photography

It's almost time for the Burnley Half Marathon and 5km, and it's shaping up to be a big one! We can't wait to see you all out along the Yarra for a fast, flat Half Marathon (or 5km!) this Sunday.

You can find all of the information you need over on our website here: https://tinyurl.com/4am3bxma

📣 Last chance! Entries for the Burnley Half Marathon close tomorrow, Wednesday the 4th of September at midday. Are you in?

Challenge yourself and aim for a new 5km or Half Marathon PB while running along the banks of the Yarra in the last individual round of the 2024 On XCR Series. With an early start time, you'll be done in time for a well-earned lunch.

Head here for all of your event information: https://tinyurl.com/4am3bxma

📷 Ben Levy

Bronze for Burian!🥉

Backing up his Tokyo silver, Michal Burian added another medal to Australia’s growing collection at the Paralympic Games overnight, launching the spear to 64.89m in the Javelin F64 to bring home bronze.

📷 Athletics Australia / Augusto Bizzi

Brutal conditions greeted athletes at the Australian Cross Country Championships on the weekend, as a windswept and stormy Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania played host to the 84th edition.

The Team VIC results were highlighted by an all-Victorian podium in the Men's 10km. At the finishing tape, it was Seth O’Donnell ahead of Ed Marks by just one second – 33:19 minutes to 33:20, with Haftu Strintzos close by in 33:26 taking the bronze.

There were plenty more impressive results from Team VIC across the weekend –catch up on all of them here: https://tinyurl.com/3c7dm2eu

📷 David Tarbotton

Time is running out to register your teams for the final round of the On XCR Series at The Tan. It's the home of running in Melbourne, and a final win for the season is up for grabs on September 14.

Reach out to your clubs to ensure you hit the start line. Head here for all of your event information: https://athsvic.org.au/events/round-10-tan-relays/

Days 4 and 5 of the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships cemented the team's status as the nation’s best crop of emerging talent in history. The success of the Victorian contingent was led by 800m star Claudia Hollingsworth, who clinched a silver medal fresh off her Olympic semi-final appearances in Paris.

The Women’s 4x400m quartet of Bella Pasquali, Sophia Gregorevic, Amelia Rowe, and Jemma Pollard also roared to silver in 3:31.47 – finishing behind the USA in 3:30.74 when leading into the home straight.

The men followed suit with bronze, as Caleb Kilpatrick, Jordan Gilbert, Jett Grundy, and Jack Deguara finished the championships in style with a time of 3:05.53.

Catch up on all of the final results over at the Athletics Australia website.

Athletics Australia / Andrew Hilditch

Bronze on debut! 🤩

Dayna Crees rises to the occasion in her Paralympic debut, piling on 79cm to her lifetime best to launch the javelin to 17.65m in the F34 class.

Claiming bronze on her first attempt, Dayna has also set a new Area Record!

📷 Athletics Australia / Augusto Bizzi

Not long now! In one week, we'll be back in Burnley!

Entries close this Wednesday at midday – is yours in? Head here for all of your event information: https://tinyurl.com/4am3bxma

📷 Ben Levy

Finals bound 😤

A strong showing from our Victorian athletes on Day 3 of the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships, with Claudia Hollingsworth, Jessica Milat and Zach Della Rocca all making it through to the finals of their respective events. Catch up on the day's action from Athletics Australia here: https://tinyurl.com/4dpshy9t

📷 Athletics Australia / Andrew Hilditch

A valiant Mia Scerri led the way for Victorian athletes on Day 2 of the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships in Lima, finishing fourth in the Heptathlon, falling an agonising 51-points shy of the bronze medal on 5550 points despite being ranked 13th entering the competition.

Fellow Victorians Cleo Richardson and Tiana Boras both advanced through to the finals of the Women’s 1500m and the Women’s Triple Jump, respectively.

Catch up on all of the results via Athletics Australia here: https://tinyurl.com/yrzbdfuk

📷 Athletics Australia / Andrew Hilditch

Australia's rising sprint stars have opened their account at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Lima with gold, as the Mixed 4x400m relay team secured the nation's first relay victory in 26 years.

The quartet of Jordan Gilbert, Bella Pasquali, Jack Deguara and Sophia Gregorevic shattered the Australian Under 20 record twice in the one day, clocking the third fastest time in history in 3:19.27 to be crowned world champions.

Read more about Day 1 from Athletics Australia here: https://tinyurl.com/4e6z2a94

📷 Athletics Australia / Andrew Hilditch

Still yet to tick off a half marathon goal in 2024? Well, get it done along the Yarra! Entries for the Burnley Half Marathon close in one week, at midday Wednesday the 4th of September.

With an early start time, you'll be done in time for a well-earned lunch. We'd love to see you there! Why not make a morning of it and bring a friend along too.

Head here for all of the event information: https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr-burnley-half-marathon/

📷 Ben Levy

Here are your winners of the St Anne's Strava Challenge from Round 8 of the On XCR Series at St Anne's Myrniong!

If you want to be in the running for a gift pack at the Burnley Half Marathon, look for the signs out on course marking the segments and make sure you upload your run to Strava as soon as you have completed the course!

All eyes may be on the next round of the On XCR Series in Burnley, but it's time to start putting your teams together for the final relay round at the Tan – entries close in two weeks, on Monday the 9th of September!

Reach out to your club admins to ensure you hit the start line. Head here for all of the event information: https://tinyurl.com/2s3psa5a

Long touted as Australia’s strongest team ever assembled for the World Athletics Under 20 Championships, the time has almost arrived for 67 of the nation’s rising stars to turn that claim into a fact – with the siege on medals in Lima, Peru beginning on Tuesday, 27 August.

Paris Olympians to lead the way in Lima for World Athletics Under 20 Championships Long touted as Australia’s strongest team ever assembled for the World Athletics Under 20 Championships, the time has almost arrived for 67 of the nation’s rising stars to turn that claim into ...

‘From the CEO’s Desk’ is a monthly Club Newsletter for AV Club Administrators released each month.

To catch up on the August 2024 edition, head here: https://tinyurl.com/ypba3d2u

🗓️ Get your calendars out, because AVSL is back!

From October 2024 to February 2025, our summer track and field competition – AVSL – returns. Details for the 2024/25 season are being fine-tuned as we speak, but via the link below you’ll find all the dates for the upcoming AVSL season. Stay across this page in the coming weeks as we add timetables, member guides and all of the information you’ll need to kick your season off.

Head here for more: https://athsvic.org.au/avsl/