Little Athletics Australia

17/06/2026

🏆 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 🏆

Congratulations to Team 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐡 for achieving a new Australian Best Performance 🥳🏆

🔥 Under 11 Girls 4x100m – 𝟓𝟏.𝟑𝟗 𝐬𝐞𝐜

Producing a brilliant performance at the 2025 NSW State Relays, the Manly Warringah Athletics quartet etched their names into the record books with an outstanding run on 8 November 2025.

An incredible achievement and a season to remember! 👏

For the full list of 2026 Australian Best Performances, visit https://www.athletics.com.au/results-records-toplists/records/

15/06/2026

Congratulations Maxwell Woodward of Gladstone Little Athletics Centre who is the Autumn 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 🦸‍♀️💫

Head to Coles and pick up your free copy of the Coles Health & Beauty Magazine to check out the other Junior Sporting Heroes!

Nominations are open for the 2026 Coles Junior Sporting Hero season! If you entered previously this season, don’t worry — you are still eligible for the next Coles Junior Sporting Hero selection.

All Heroes featured will receive a $𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝, Junior Sporting Hero merch pack, and trophy 🏆

To nominate visit https://www.littleathletics.com.au/coles-junior-sporting-hero-nomination-form/

10/06/2026

Little Athletics Family Members lead the list of nine Australian Athletics Family Members recognised yesterday in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours. 🧡

This includes Queensland Athletics President Yvonne Papadimos AM, who has been acknowledged for her roles in international sports administration and athletics.

Yvonne’s contribution to our sport has been long and diverse, helping create opportunities for athletes and communities across all levels of athletics, including Little Athletics.

Congratulations to Yvonne and all those recognised for their incredible service to the Australian Athletics community. 👏

📸 Casey Sims

Two Member Association Presidents lead the list of nine Australian Athletics Family Members recognised yesterday for the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours. Queensland Athletics’ Yvonne (Mullins) Papadimos AM (pictured) is acknowledged for her roles in international sports administration and athletics...

06/06/2026

From Little Athletics Centres around Australia to the international stage 🌏🇦🇺🇦

Today, 25 former Little Athletes begin competition at the Australian Athletics U23 Tour in New Taipei City, proudly representing the green and gold💚💛

Good luck to all athletes competing this weekend!

05/06/2026

🏆Little Athletics stars are rewriting history! 🏆

𝟐𝟎 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
𝟔 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞

From records that stood for half a century to double ABPs and relay clean sweeps, the 2025-26 season showcased the incredible talent coming through our sport.
Congratulations to all 20 history makers 👏

🔗 Read the full story at https://www.athletics.com.au/news/little-athletics-stars-rewrite-half-a-century-of-history/

03/06/2026

Every age. Every stage. Every ability. Every background. Every purpose. 🤩

Today, more than 20 organisations across Australia have united to launch the Athletics in Australia National Participation Plan, a shared roadmap to grow our sport to 5 million participants by 2034.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/AIANPP

03/06/2026

Everyone has a place in athletics. 🤝

Today, more than 20 athletics organisations from across Australia have united to launch the Athletics in Australia National Participation Plan — a shared roadmap to grow, connect and strengthen our sport for the future.

The vision is ambitious. By 2034, we aspire to see 5 million Australians participating in athletics each year, and a vibrant membership base of 200,000 athletes, coaches, and officials. 📈

Every age. Every stage. Every ability. Every background. Every purpose.

Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/AIANPP

29/05/2026

Hands up for Kids’ Athletics! 🙌

May was all about encouraging young people worldwide to get moving, stay active, explore and play through athletics.

To celebrate, we hosted a Kids’ Athletics Day Carnival in Melbourne over the weekend. Our first event together as one unified sport, and what a success it was! 🎉👏

Here’s to more opportunities for kids to get involved in our sport.

World Athletics

29/05/2026

Hands up for Kids’ Athletics! 🙌

May was all about encouraging young people worldwide to get moving, stay active, explore and play through athletics.

To celebrate, we hosted a Kids’ Athletics Day Carnival in Melbourne over the weekend. Our first event together as one unified sport, and what a success it was! 🎉👏

Here’s to more opportunities for kids to get involved in our sport!

28/05/2026

Running, Jumping and Throwing our way through 🎉

What a weekend! So great to see kids moving and getting involved, trying new skills and building confidence through athletics, with our awesome Junior Coached leading the way 💫