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Sydney Track Classic

{{Short description|Annual outdoor track and field meeting}}

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| date = February/March

| location = Sydney, Australia {{flagicon|AUS}}

| type = Track and field

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The Sydney Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting held in February or March at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour, alongside the Melbourne Track Classic.[http://www.athletics.com.au//competition/2011_australian_athletics_tour 2011 Australian Athletics Tour]. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55407.html Neville to test Australia’s 400m stocks in Sydney and Melbourne – IAAF World Challenge]. IAAF (2010-01-27). Retrieved on 2011-03-24.

The history of the event emerged from a series of major athletics meetings which were held in the 1990s.[http://www.sydneytrackclassic.com/information/history/ History]. Sydney Track Classic. Retrieved 2011-03-24. The 1999 competition was the opening leg of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit and it formed part of the preparation towards the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=15391.html Grand Prix Calendar 2000]. IAAF (1999-11-25). Retrieved on 2011-03-24. The meeting was abandoned in 2002, but events hosted by the Sydney University Athletics Club and Athletics New South Wales saw the Sydney Track Classic restored in 2006.

By 2009 the competition was attracting top level domestic athletes (such as Steve Hooker and Sally McLellan) as well as a number of high-profile foreign athletes (including Asafa Powell, Melaine Walker, and Valerie Vili).Hurst, Mike (2009-02-29). [http://www.iaaf.org/waf09/news/kind=100/newsid=49510.html Huge 400m PB for Powell, but local heroes by no means upstaged in Sydney]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24. The meeting was ranked first domestically for the level of performances that year. Hooker, Dani Samuels and Tero Pitkämäki provided the highlights of the 2010 edition,Hurst, Mike (2010-02-27).[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55673.html Hooker and Samuels and visitors Pitkämäki and Vili shine at high class Sydney Classic]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24. while Mitchell Watt and David Rudisha topped the bill in 2011.Tarbotton, David & Green, Lloyd (2011-03-19). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59547.html Watt sails 8.38m while Rudisha cruises in Sydney]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-24.

In 2020 the meeting kicked off the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour.{{cite news|title=Inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour to kick off this weekend|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/continental-tour-2020-start-calendar|publisher=World Athletics|date=21 February 2020|accessdate=23 March 2020}}

Editions

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|+Sydney Track Classic editions

scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Venue

!scope="col"| Date

!scope="col"| Status

scope="row"|1980

|Alcoa Challenge Series - Sydney

|ES Marks Field

|30 December 1979

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scope="row"|1981

|Alcoa Challenge Series - Sydney

|ES Marks Field

|8 March 1981

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scope="row"|1982

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scope="row"|1983

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scope="row"|1984

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scope="row"|1985

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scope="row"|1986

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scope="row"|1987

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scope="row"|1988

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scope="row"|1989

|AIS Drug Offensive

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|8 February 1989

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scope="row"|1990

|Commonwealth Challenge

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|14 January 1990

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scope="row"|1991

|Mobil Grand Prix

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|20 January 1991

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scope="row"|1992

|Sugar Games

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|25 January 1992

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scope="row"|1993

|Sugar Games

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|23 January 1993

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scope="row"|1994

|Mars Challenge

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|30 January 1994

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scope="row"|1995

|Optus Grand Prix Final - Sydney

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|21 March 1995

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scope="row"|1996

|Optus Grand Prix - Sydney

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|11 February 1996

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scope="row"|1997

|Optus Grand Prix - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|27 January 1997

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scope="row"|1998

|Sydney Track Tour

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|28 February 1998

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scope="row"|1999

|Optus Grand Prix - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|20 February 1999

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scope="row"|2000

|Optus Grand Prix - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|13 February 2000

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scope="row"|2001

|Telstra Athletics Grand Prix - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|16 February 2001

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scope="row"|2002

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scope="row"|2003

|Telstra A-series - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|22 March 2003

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scope="row"|2004

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scope="row"|2005

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scope="row"|2006

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scope="row"|2007

|Telstra A series - Sydney

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|17 February 2007

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scope="row"|2008

|Sydney Athletics Grand Prix

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|12 January 2008
(Sydney Track Classic?)
16 February 2008

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scope="row"|2009

|Sydney GP Series Meet

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|28 February 2009

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scope="row"|2010

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|27 February 2010

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scope="row"|2011

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|19 March 2011

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scope="row"|2012

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|18 February 2012

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scope="row"|2013

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|9 March 2013

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scope="row"|2014

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|15 March 2014

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scope="row"|2015

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|15 March 2015

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scope="row"|2016

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|19 March 2016

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scope="row"|2017

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scope="row"|2018

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scope="row"|2019

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|23 February 2019

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scope="row"|2020

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|22 February 2020

|Continental Tour Bronze

scope="row"|2021

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|13 March 2021

|Continental Tour Bronze

scope="row"|2022

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|12 March 2022

|Continental Tour Bronze

scope="row"|2023

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|11 March 2023

|Continental Tour Challenger

scope="row"|2024

|Sydney Track Classic

|ES Marks Field

|23 March 2024

|Continental Tour Challenger

scope="row"|2025

|Sydney Track Classic

|Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

|15 March 2025

|Continental Tour Challenger

Meeting records

=Men=

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|+Men's meeting records of the Sydney Track Classic

scope="col"| Event

!scope="col"| Record

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Date

!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|100 m

|9.94

|Frankie Fredericks

|{{flagu|Namibia}}

|1999

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scope="row"|200 m

|20.42 {{wind|+0.2}}

|LaShawn Merritt

|{{flagu|United States}}

|15 March 2014

|{{cite web|title=Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results|url=http://www.athletics.com.au/Portals/23/Competition/Documents/2014%20stc%20results.pdf|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=15 March 2014|accessdate=16 March 2014}}

scope="row"|400 m

|44.65

|Fred Kerley

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=5|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|800 m

|1:43.15

|David Rudisha

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|2010

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scope="row"|1500 m

|3:32.55

|William Chirchir

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|2000

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scope="row"|3000 m

|7:46.38

|Cameron Myers

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|23 March 2024

|{{cite web|title=Men's 3000m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204505?eventId=10229607&gender=M|work=World Athletics|date=23 March 2024|access-date=25 March 2024}}

scope="row"|5000 m

|13:29.99

|Matthew Ramsden

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|13 March 2021

|{{cite news|title=Stevens returns, Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/dani-samuels-nina-kennedy-sydney-track-classi1|publisher=World Athletics|author=Len Johnson|date=13 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021}}

scope="row"|110 m hurdles

|13.25 {{wind|+0.3}}

|Rachid Muratake

|{{flagu|Japan}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=6|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|400 m hurdles

|48.49

|Bryan Bronson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|1998

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scope="row"|3000 m steeplechase

|8:19.14

|Julius Kipchoge

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|2012

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scope="row"|High jump

|2.31 m

|Charles Austin

|{{flagu|United States}}

|1998

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scope="row"|Pole vault

|5.95 m

|Steven Hooker

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2009

|[http://athletics.com.au/Portals/56/Competition/2015%20STC%20Full%20Results.pdf Sydney Track Classic Results]. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-04-17.

scope="row"|Long jump

|7.88 {{wind|+0.4}}

|Jalen Rucker

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=7|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|Triple jump

|17.28 m

|Justin Anlezark

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|1996

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scope="row"|Shot put

|17.77 m

|Aiden Harvey

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=7|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|Hammer throw

|68.44 m

|Ned Weatherley

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=7|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|Javelin throw

|85.28 m

|Andrew Currey

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2000

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scope="row"|4 × 100 m relay

|37.87

|Lachlan Kennedy
Joshua Azzopardi
Chris Ius
Calab Law

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|15 March 2025

|{{cite web |title=2025 Sydney Track Classic – Men's 4x100m Results|url=https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=25877&meId=262339#title-anchor |publisher=Roster Athletics |access-date=15 March 2025}}

=Women=

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|+Men's meeting records of the Sydney Track Classic

scope="col"| Event

!scope="col"| Record

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Date

!scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|100 m

|10.97 {{wind|+0.5}}

|Zoe Hobbs

|{{flagu|New Zealand}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-for-hull-and-hobbs-as-kerley-says-farewell/|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|200 m

|21.98

|Marion Jones

|{{flagu|United States}}

|1998

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scope="row"|400 m

|50.43

|Jana Pittman

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2003

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scope="row"|800 m

|1:58.62

|Abbey Caldwell

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-for-hull-and-hobbs-as-kerley-says-farewell/|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|1500 m

|4:10.37

|Heidi See

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|19 March 2016

|{{cite web|title=Sydney Track Classic 2016 Complete Results|url=http://athletics.com.au/Portals/56/Competition/Documents/2016/tfmm5results1colcourier.pdf|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=19 March 2016|accessdate=19 March 2016}}

scope="row"|3000 m

|8:31.81

|Jessica Hull

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-for-hull-and-hobbs-as-kerley-says-farewell/|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|5000 m

|15:04.07

|Mercy Cherono

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|15 March 2014

|{{cite web|title=Sydney Track Classic 2014 Complete Results|url=http://www.athletics.com.au/Portals/23/Competition/Documents/2014%20stc%20results.pdf|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=15 March 2014|accessdate=16 March 2014}}

scope="row"|100 m hurdles

|12.70 {{wind|+0.6}}

|Michelle Jenneke

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=HISTORY FOR HULL AND HOBBS AS KERLEY SAYS FAREWELL|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/history-for-hull-and-hobbs-as-kerley-says-farewell/|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|400 m hurdles

|54.64

|Jana Pittman

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2003

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scope="row"|High jump

|1.94 m

|Nicola Olyslagers

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 March 2023

|{{cite news|title=2023 Sydney Track Classic Results|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/aa/files/yitgcnqdzsoj6n1j.pdf|page=3|publisher=Athletics Australia|date=11 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023}}

scope="row"|Pole vault

|4.82 m

|Nina Kennedy

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|13 March 2021

|{{cite news|title=Stevens returns, Kennedy breaks Australian pole vault record in Sydney|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/dani-samuels-nina-kennedy-sydney-track-classi1|publisher=World Athletics|author=Len Johnson|date=13 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021}}

scope="row"|Long jump

|6.76 m

|Nicole Boegman

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|1996

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scope="row"|Triple jump

|13.77 m

|Nicole Mladenis

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2004

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scope="row"|Shot put

|20.67 m

|Valerie Adams

|{{flagu|New Zealand}}

|2012

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scope="row"|Discus throw

|66.21 m

|Dani Samuels

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|14 March 2015

|{{cite news|title=Rudisha opens with Impressive 1:45.01 in Sydney|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rudisha-sydney-report|publisher=IAAF|author=Len Johnson|date=14 March 2015|accessdate=14 March 2015}}

scope="row"|Hammer throw

|69.71 m

|Bronwyn Eagles

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|2003

|[http://athletics.com.au/Portals/56/Competition/2015%20STC%20Full%20Results.pdf Sydney Track Classic Results]. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-04-17

scope="row"|Javelin throw

|64.84 m

|Kathryn Mitchell

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|17 March 2018

|{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://results.athletics.org.au/results/2018/SydneyGP/aa_as2018.php?filename=180317F017.htm|work=Athletics Australia|date=14 March 2015|accessdate=14 March 2015}}

scope="row"|4 × 100 m relay

|42.84

|Ella Connolly
Bree Rizzo
Kristie Edwards
Chloe Mannix-Power

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|15 March 2025

|{{cite web|title=2025 Sydney Track Classic – Women's 4x100m Results|url=https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=25877&meId=262340#title-anchor|publisher=Roster Athletics|access-date=20 March 2025}}

References

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External links

  • {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226020600/http://www.sydneytrackclassic.com/|title=Official website}}
  • {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728122418/http://www.athletics.com.au/home/competition/aat2013/aat_meetinfo/sydney_track_classic|title=Official website}} at Athletics Australia
  • [https://www.athletics.com.au/results-page/sydney-track-classic-results/ Sydney Track Classic Results] at Athletics Australia

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