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Athletics has been a compulsory sport on the Commonwealth Games program from the beginning. It has been included in every Games although the program has been modified as per the IAAF requirements.
Events for Athletes with a Disability were first included on the Commonwealth Games programme as an exhibition sport in 1994 in Victoria, Canada. However, it was at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England where para-athletes were fully integrated into their national teams, making them the first fully inclusive international multi-sport Games.
The governing body for Athletics in Australia is Athletics Australia.
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Latest Athletics News
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Two-time Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist Michael Shelley to retire
October 24, 2019Two-time Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist Michael Shelley has decided to hang up his runners and retire from competitive racing.
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IAAF INSIDE ATHLETICS – BRANDON STARC: ‘COMMONWEALTH GOLD GAVE ME NEWFOUND SELF-BELIEF’
October 23, 2019It’s special putting on the Australian uniform, especially at the Commonwealth Games, according to Gold Coast gold medallist Brandon Starc.
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Vale John Higham OAM (1951-2019)
October 21, 2019Commonwealth Games Australia mourns the passing of Victorian State Division President John Higham OAM following a recent illness.
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Plenty to Sallybrate in a
marvelous careerAugust 6, 2019Dual Commonwealth Games champion, Olympic and world champion Sally Pearson has drawn the curtain on a stellar career that has her sitting amongst the best Australian track and field athletes of all-time.