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Youth Games alumni, Emerging Athletes guide record breaking Junior Athletics Team
September 5, 2024A team of 67 of Australia’s brightest track and field teenagers took on the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, cementing the Aussie flag as one to watch in athletics.
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Olympic Wrap: Aussies making waves in Paris in Week One
August 7, 2024Just over a week into the 2024 Olympic action, Australia is on track for a record-breaking haul. Already pocketing 35 medals across all disciplines, including 14 golds, Australia sits in third place on the medal tally and is poised to continue its success.
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Youth and experience aplenty in the new additions to the Paralympic Athletics Team
July 18, 2024Three-time Commonwealth Games medallist Angela Ballard and Gold Coast 2018 Team Member Samuel Rizzo lead the newest group of athletics stars announced for the Paris Paralympic Games.
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Olympic Athletics team bolstered by the inclusion of 55 more athletes
July 10, 2024The additional track and field athletes take the athletics team to 75 and the total team number to 460 to finalise the Australian Team for the Paris Olympic Games.
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Gillies, Roberts and Keelan among those recognised on King’s Birthday
June 10, 2024Edinburgh 1970 hurdler Penny Gillies OAM and famed commentator Sandy Roberts OAM are among the members of the Commonwealth Games family to be recognised with a King’s Birthday Honour today.
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Fab five selected for iconic Paris 2024 marathon
June 4, 2024Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jess Stenson will headline the marathon team, with five runners selected to take on the iconic Paris Olympic marathon, as announced on Monday.
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National Reconciliation Week: Adding to a Rich History
May 30, 2024Australia has a strong and proud history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders athletes competing in sport, including at the Commonwealth Games, with our athletes creating some of the most iconic moments in sporting history.
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Australian champion Hollingsworth named CGA Emerging Athlete
May 23, 2024Claudia Hollingsworth has cemented herself as a force to be reckoned with in Australian middle-distance, beating the best in the country to claim her first national 800m title and earn her the nod as the Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) Emerging Athlete of the Month for April.
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Hanson inducted as Life Member, as Ryan declared Emerging Athlete of the Year
May 16, 2024Sports media icon Ian Hanson OAM has been conferred Life Membership of Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) as part of Annual General Meeting (AGM) proceedings in Sydney yesterday.
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Commonwealth Games golden girl leads announcement of para-athletics team
April 23, 2024The first eight track and field athletes selected to the 2024 Australian Paralympic Team have been announced today, with four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Madison de Rozario OAM leading the charge for the team.
