Stars to Boost Little Athletics Community Round

Track and field stars will make a return to grassroots Little Athletics centres over the next two weeks to inspire the next generation of Australian athletes.

Australian hurdles legend Sally Pearson, dual World Champion Jaryd Clifford, 2018 Commonwealth Games high jump champion Brandon Starc and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallists Kelsey-Lee Barber, Matthew Denny and Nina Kennedy, along with Little Athletics ambassadors will visit 45 regional and metro Little Athletics centres across Australia to share their training tips with aspiring athletes.

Triple Tokyo Paralympics medallist Jaryd Clifford said he was looking forward to visiting local Little Athletics centres for Coles Community Round.

“It didn’t seem that long ago that I was doing Little Athletics myself, and I still remember the Australian athletes who took the time out to visit my centre,” he said.

“It was always so exciting and inspirational, and I hope to be able to provide that same buzz to the little athletes I see this weekend.”

Little Athletics Australia CEO Myles Forman said the round has become a feature of the Little Athletics calendar since it was first introduced two years ago, with this season over 200 centres pre-register to host an event,” he said.

“The round really brings out the ‘fun’ in our ‘fun, family and fitness’ motto and it’s great to see centres get behind the theme with food, costumes, and different types of activities for the day,” he said.

The Community Round is held over 14 days from Wednesday 9 November to Tuesday 22 November.

Athletes who will be making appearances at local centres during the Community Round are:

*Athlete appearances are correct as of Thursday 10 November 2022, however all athlete visits listed are subject to change if affected by weather, COVID, illness or travel.