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Aussie high jump queen Nicola Olyslagers has been crowned your 2025 World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year!
Australian Athletics and Little Athletics Australia have today announced a significant step for the sport with agreement-in-principle to unify athletics at a national level.
More at: https://bit.ly/LAA-AA-Unification25
Nicola Olyslagers
the #1 Female Athlete in Oceania for 2025 based on the World Athletics Rankings.
The Australian soared to new heights in 2025 as World Indoor Champion, World Champion, and setting a new Area Record at 2.04m Nicola was awarded World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year in 2025.
The Australian soared to new heights in 2025 as World Indoor Champion, World Champion, and setting a new Area Record at 2.04m Nicola was awarded World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year in 2025.
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Something special is in the works
18 months after rupturing her hamstring at the Olympic Games, could a 32-year-old Michelle Jenneke be back at her best?
The numbers suggest so, and Saturday’s Perth Track Classic awaits as part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series.
www.athletics.com.au
18 months after rupturing her hamstring at the Olympic Games, could a 32-year-old Michelle Jenneke be back at her best?
The numbers suggest so, and Saturday’s Perth Track Classic awaits as part of the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series.
Jenneke back at best ahead of Perth Track Classic | Australian Athletics
After rupturing her hamstring at the Olympic Games, could Michelle Jenneke be back at her best ahead of the Perth Track Classic?
www.athletics.com.au
SOARING TO SILVER
Nicola Olyslagers is back on the global podium with SILVER at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, leaping over 1.99m in a three-way tie with Angelina Topic and Yuliia Levchenko!
She adds to her success at the event having won gold in 2024 and 2025, falling only to world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh who cleared 2.01m.
Nicola Olyslagers is back on the global podium with SILVER at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, leaping over 1.99m in a three-way tie with Angelina Topic and Yuliia Levchenko!
She adds to her success at the event having won gold in 2024 and 2025, falling only to world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh who cleared 2.01m.
A BURN UP FOR BRONZE
Jessica Hull throws absolutely everything at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 3000m, surging to the lead ahead of the bell lap before holding on for bronze behind Italy's Nadia Battocletti and the USA's Emily Mackay.
The tactical affair saw the final kilometre run in 2:41, with Hull covering non-stop moves for 15 laps of the indoor circuit to secure her sixth global medal.
Jessica Hull throws absolutely everything at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 3000m, surging to the lead ahead of the bell lap before holding on for bronze behind Italy's Nadia Battocletti and the USA's Emily Mackay.
The tactical affair saw the final kilometre run in 2:41, with Hull covering non-stop moves for 15 laps of the indoor circuit to secure her sixth global medal.
It's on tonight:
Watch it live (or on demand):
Watch the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne live and free on Seven (Channel 7) and 7plus Sport on Saturday, 28 March 2026, starting at 7:00 pm AEDT.
The premier athletics event, featuring international and Australian athletes at Lakeside Stadium, is streamed live – so we can all see the action as it happens.
Watch it live (or on demand):
Watch the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne live and free on Seven (Channel 7) and 7plus Sport on Saturday, 28 March 2026, starting at 7:00 pm AEDT.
The premier athletics event, featuring international and Australian athletes at Lakeside Stadium, is streamed live – so we can all see the action as it happens.
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Historic Stawell Gift
Monday 6 April
The 2026 Powercor Stawell Gift will be broadcast live and free on Seven and 7plus
Melbourne 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7Sydney 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11.00am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 9:30am LIVE on Channel 7mate and then 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Darwin 11.00am LIVE on Southern Cross Television
Tasmania 11.30am LIVE on Southern Cross Television
Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman to race from scratch in historic debut
Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman to race from scratch in historic debut | Australian Athletics
Handicaps released for the 144th Powercor Stawell Gift featuring Sha'Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman.
www.athletics.com.au
Vale Ronda Margaret Jenkins OAM
A life of service ......
Vale Ronda Margaret Jenkins OAM (28 October 1943 to 1 April 2026) | Australian Athletics
Australian Athletics farewells a Legend and a Champion, Ronda Jenkins.
www.athletics.com.au
In hot form and with a favourable mark, Carnegie's Charlotte Nielsen from the NESP squad is all set to take on Sha'Carri Richardson.
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"Getting to race against Sha'Carri will be an incredible opportunity. She's a great athlete and knows how to rise to the occasion, so I think its going make for some great racing."
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"To win the Powercor Stawell Gift would be a life changing experience, and to have my name etched into history would mean the world."
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"Getting to race against Sha'Carri will be an incredible opportunity. She's a great athlete and knows how to rise to the occasion, so I think its going make for some great racing."
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"To win the Powercor Stawell Gift would be a life changing experience, and to have my name etched into history would mean the world."
Only two athletes have won with the Powercor Women’s Gift from scratch. Can Sha'Carri Richardson create history and become the third?
The journey begins on Heat 14 of the Powercor Women’s Gift at 1.21pm on Easter Saturday.
Sha’Carri has four competitors in her heat off 10m.
Can she run them down?
The journey begins on Heat 14 of the Powercor Women’s Gift at 1.21pm on Easter Saturday.
Sha’Carri has four competitors in her heat off 10m.
Can she run them down?
Mum of twins.
Olympic dreams.
One last hurrah.
Morgan Mitchell is back and this time, it’s different. After stepping away from the sport, the former 400m star has returned with a new mindset, a new purpose, and her sights set on LA 2028.
“We aren’t in a rush,” she says. “Every race I run is just to better my race plan, preparation and mindset.”
From balancing training with twins to soaking up the atmosphere at Stawell ... it's a race or maybe even more than that .....
Olympic dreams.
One last hurrah.
Morgan Mitchell is back and this time, it’s different. After stepping away from the sport, the former 400m star has returned with a new mindset, a new purpose, and her sights set on LA 2028.
“We aren’t in a rush,” she says. “Every race I run is just to better my race plan, preparation and mindset.”
From balancing training with twins to soaking up the atmosphere at Stawell ... it's a race or maybe even more than that .....
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