🏃 Athletics

The centrepiece of the Summer Games.

Overview

Athletics — track and field — spans sprints, distance running, hurdles, jumps, throws and the marathon, and traditionally draws the largest Olympic audiences.

Australia at the Olympics

Australian highlights include Cathy Freeman’s iconic 400m gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Betty Cuthbert’s sprint titles in the 1950s and 60s.

Brisbane 2032

The athletics program is expected to be a headline event of Brisbane 2032.