Northern Tasmanian Athletics

27/08/2026

The Australian Athletics Championships will return to Sydney for a second consecutive year, with the nation’s premier domestic athletics meet set to take place from 1–4 April 2027 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush. With qualification and selection opportunities for the World...

11/08/2026

Four Tasmanian athletes represented Australia at the under-20 Athletics World Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from August 5 to 9.

Hammer thrower Xavier Leauma, 17, led the Tasmanian results, finishing eighth in the 6kg hammer final with 71.97m after qualifying sixth.

Decathlete Xavier Davie, 17, finished 15th, ran a 1500m personal best and broke his own state record with 7338 points.

Izzy Wing and Bailey Van Den Broek finished 17th and 18th in the heptathlon.

Tasmanian Institute of Sport advisor Jason Allie said the four were "ideally placed to be pushing for open national selection ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane".

11/08/2026

Thank you, Oregon 🌲🫶

The final chapter comes to a close at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, with Australia’s 73-strong team leaving Eugene with six medals and plenty of memories from five days at Hayward Field.

A week to remember for the green and gold as the next generation of Australian stars make their mark on the global stage. 🇦🇺

Read the full wrap 👉 bit.ly/WJ26-Wrap

11/08/2026

10/08/2026

Over and out ✌️

Thank you Hayward Field, thank you Eugene, thank you Oregon for an unforgettable Championships 🙏

09/08/2026

Just like that World U20 Championships are over, what an amazing experience for Izzy & Xavier. Be very proud of your results as those following at home are. Huge congrats to Wim and Luke and all the other coaching staff that helped out along the way. Travel save home for a well earned rest.

This guy Legend tried his hardest to steal the show though.

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

That’s a wrap for both of our multi event athletes, Xavier Davie finished with a bang huge PB in the 1500.

Xavier & Izzy Northern Tasmania Athletics is super proud of you both in your debut on the world stage. Huge congratulations to the amazing team behind both these athletes. 💪💪💪

08/08/2026

Xavier finished this morning with a PB in the Pole Vault, 2 events left to go.
Bring it home Xavier you have done an amazing job!!

08/08/2026

At the end of day 1 in the decathlon Xavier is sitting 420 points behind the leader and less than 200 out of being in the top 10. Super effort today, it sure is hot on the track.

High jump video in the comments..