Latest news: Athletics

Nineteen-year-old sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has tonight earned the title of the fastest Australian woman in history, etching her name into the record books with a run of 11.10 (+1.6) over 100m at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships. 

Canberra's own reigning Paralympic champion Vanessa Low has made a resounding entrance into the Games year, with a world best leap in the Long Jump T61 at the ACT Open and Under 20 Championships in Canberra on Friday night.

Every Monday at lunchtime, a flock of geese descends on the lawns of Parliament House – Speedy Geese, that is – a diverse group of athletes.

Three local Canberra triathletes have earned podium positions at the 3-day triathlon competition at Stromlo held last weekend.

Peter Bol went within a whisker of a historic medal in the 800m, Ash Moloney is halfway to a potential podium finish in the decathlon and the Hull-Hall combination turned it on in the women's 1500m.