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Australia’s Largest Marathon Festival Returns to Honour Running Legend This Weekend

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Thousands of Australians are set to hit the pavement when the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival returns on Sunday 15th October.    To celebrate its 45th anniversary, Australia’s largest marathon festival has announced the inaugural Steve Moneghetti Award, presented to the first Australian male to cross the Nike Melbourne Marathon finish line. The new accolade follows the iconic … Continued

Media Alert: Inspiring women sports stars (Matildas and AFLW) join gender equality trailblazers and young women/girls at Fed Sq, Melbourne, 3pm TODAY for International Day of the Girl

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Media alert and photo/interview opportunity: To mark International Day of the Girl today, girls’ rights charity Plan International Australia, Federation Square, women sports stars from the Matildas and AFLW and gender equality advocates join forces to celebrate the power and agency of girls and demand a prioritisation of their rights. Media are invited to film/interview … Continued

Australian athletes risk death, infertility, urinary incontinence and more: global expert warns

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  What: Media Call When: 11am Thursday 12 October Where: ASICS Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, Twin Waters, Queensland Who: Professor Margo Mountjoy, lead author of British Journal of Sports Medicine and International Olympic Committee report on the REDs syndrome Media contact: Archie Veera, Sports Medicine Australia, 0419 094 278 Professor Mountjoy … Continued

From the sport field to the red carpet – Special Olympics Australia celebrates athletes following the World Games

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Special Olympics Australia will be celebrating its athletes and fundraising for the 2027 World Games at its annual Gala Dinner, returning this month following a three-year hiatus during COVID.  In June, a team of 64 Australian athletes with an intellectual disability or autism represented their country at the Berlin World Games, bringing home a total … Continued

Egypt grades students under Indonesian Martial Art Wirayudha Pencak Silat

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On 9th August 2023, Ahmed Hany Hamdy representing Wirayudha Pencak Silat in Egypt, an Indonesian Martial Art with representation in Australia, graded his students for the first time under the Wirayudha belt system. Ahmed is the exclusive and official representative of Wirayudha Pencak Silat in Egypt. Ahmed graded several of his students during a recent event … Continued

Winners all-round at Western Sydney Marathon

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A new course, a return to Spring and a 74-year-old seasoned marathon veteran are just some of the highlights from this year’s Western Sydney Marathon.   In its 12th year, over 1200 participants of all ages and abilities gathered at the Sydney International Regatta Centre to take on Western Sydney’s very own running challenge. The … Continued