Croydon Masters Athletics

14/09/2026

Greetings all. Huge thanks and congratulations to those who made it to East Burwood last Thursday for the annual Hawley Thomas teams relay. Our lap scorer, Andrew E, photographer, Tania and our other regular Croydon/EB attendees with special congratulations to our team of three ; Christos, Greg and Andrew Arnott who finished third overall. A great result and we hope you all enjoyed the occasion. As the PDF above shows, there is another multi-venue event planned for October 8 at East Burwood which would be great to attend also.
I’ve been notified by the Council that the reason for the public toilet being locked is that it was badly vandalised they’re awaiting repairs. There are some portaloos on the track for the public to use.
Next Tuesday, 15/9, our program is:
-1200m walk.
-2x150m sprint relay.
-1 mile NOT.
-200m sprint.
-8 laps run/4 laps walk.
See you there,
Cheers, Grant.

10/09/2026

Hi all. I won’t make it to East Burwood tonight, had dental surgery today and still sore and swollen. Good luck to everyone.

08/09/2026

WMAC Daegu 2026

07/09/2026

2026년 8월 22일부터 9월 3일까지 대구에서 개최되는 2026 대구세계마스터즈육상경기대회 공식 홈페이지입니다.

07/09/2026

Greetings all. Excellent turn out again last Tuesday and it appears that everyone has adapted to going around the track from the correct start/finish line for probably the first time in over 40 years. With the new temporary facility compound up and running, we should be settled for the duration until the new building is ready to receive us.
Thanks to those regular volunteers who jump in to keep the meetings going smoothly and the generous supper contributions by all.
As most will be aware, the WMAC wound up last Thursday with many standout individual performances contributing to a very successful championships for the Australian national team. Hopefully our own world champion, Allan Wood, will be back soon to give us a first hand account of the event and show off his medals. Closer to home we have the Hawley Thomas relay next Thursday at East Burwood where medals of only slightly less significance will also be up for grabs.
On Tuesday, 8/9, our program is:
-1300m walk NOT.
-80m sprint.
-1200m run
-300m sprint.
-4km run/2km walk NOT.
See you there.
By the way, I think Christos’s Mongolian M90 athlete competed in the 2019 Oceania championships in McKay where Jess, Staggy, Eggy and I met him. Andrew Egginton gave him a ride around town to help him and his daughter get to their hotel and I gave him a pair of team Australia running shorts to remember us by. Great to see he is still going strong.
Cheers, Grant.

04/09/2026

HAWLEY THOMAS RELAY 3 x 2000 m
There are separate men's and women's teams, each of three runners, 2000 m per leg.
We are happy for mixed teams and incomplete teams to compete if people want to come and enjoy the evening. These runners will be eligible for individual awards, but not for the teams' trophies.
SUPPER can everyone bring something for supper as we are expecting teams from other venues.

CAR PARK Do not park past the gate leading to the area between the football oval and the southern end of the track.
The football club will lock the gate when they have finished training.

NEXT WEEK'S EVENTS (10th September)
60 m
Javelin NOD - get your throws done early so that it is not too crowded at the end of the evening.
600 m Walk NOT
100 m
Hawley Thomas 3 x 2000 m Memorial Relay

HELPER ROSTER FOR THIS WEEK
ALLAN WOOD Julie Piao Gary Turner Fenlu Meng

DONCASTER SIXTY MINUTES (or thirty minutes)
Monday 5th October. Details are attached.
CASEY SIXTY MINUTES
Monday 16th November

04/09/2026

Paul

AND JUST LIKE THAT… IT’S OVER!
After almost two incredible weeks of competition in Daegu through the heat, humidity, sticky conditions, sunshine, rain, wind and the occasional full-blown weather tantrum – we have reached the FINAL DAY of the 2026 World Masters Athletics Championships!
FINAL DAY RESULTS
W35 4x400m – 1st
W50 4x400m – 1st (Australian Masters Record)
M50 4x400m – 1st
M55 4x400m – 1st
M70 4x400m – 1st
M45 4x400m – 2nd
M35 4x400m – 3rd
W60 4x400m – 3rd
W70 4x400m – 3rd
And now we can officially reveal the FINAL AUSTRALIAN MEDAL TALLY…
AUSTRALIA – 2ND OVERALL!
58 GOLD
66 SILVER
48 BRONZE
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS!

04/09/2026

tally

The WMACs2026 Medal Count provided by World Masters Athletics shows the top leading countries from the 2026 Daegu World Masters Athletics Championships held from August 22 to September 3, 2026.

WMAC Daegu 2026
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Top Medal Standings
United States (USA): 95 Gold, 64 Silver, 67 Bronze (Total: 226)
Australia (AUS): 58 Gold, 66 Silver, 48 Bronze (Total: 172)
Japan (JPN): 53 Gold, 53 Silver, 52 Bronze (Total: 158)
Germany (GER): 43 Gold, 27 Silver, 31 Bronze (Total: 101)
Great Britain & NI (GBR): 42 Gold, 35 Silver, 22 Bronze (Total: 99)

27/08/2026

27/08/2026

Allan Wood and team on the gold medal podium for the M80 4x100m