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If you’re interested in challenging yourself in a tough, demanding and thrilling sport then Wheelchair Track and Road might be for you. Using specially designed racing chairs athletes get to compete in a huge number of events and distances, from the 100 metres to 10,000 metres on the track, and anything from 5 km to full marathons on the road.
Athletes propel the chair by pushing small round pushrims attached to each large wheel. There are specific rules relating to the chair, but most event rules are the same as able-bodied racing.
If testing your strength is more your thing then perhaps the field events are more for you. Field athletes sit on specifically designed throwing frames to execute their throws in the discus, shotput and javelin.
Using National and development coaches, wheelchair track and field clinics and camps are held throughout NSW catering for all levels of athletes - from beginner to elite. There is also an Australian Grand Prix Series available for more experienced racers with events held in Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Adelaide and the Gold Coast.
What's On
Arrive alive Summer down under 08
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Who to Contact
Contact William Tan via email williamt@wsnsw.org.au or phone 02 9809 5260.
Other key contacts for Athletics in NSW:
Click on the organisation names below to go directly to their website.
Athletics NSWAthletics Australia
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
For all the latest information, including registration for the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon please click here
Wheelchair Sports NSW in conjunction with Careflight are hosting a wheelchair race on 14th September
which will be held in Tahmoor (South-West Sydney). Registration is $10 and will close on September 7th so get in quick!!!
Click here for the flyer
Click here for the map of the course
Click here to download a registration form
Completed registration forms must be returned to:
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William Tan – Wheelchair Sports NSW P.O. Box 3244 Putney NSW 2112 |
WSNSW Track & Road Series
Click here for Race 1 results
Click here for Race 2 results
Click here for Race 3 results
Fearnley receives Commonwealth honour
Wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley has been named best in the Commonwealth in an awards ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland last week. Click here to read more
Sydney Marathon Clinic
Latest News - click here
Click here for more information on the clinic
Click here for online registration form
Fearnley nudged out in London Marathon
World Champion wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley has made a promising yet disappointing start to 2008 with second place in the Flora London Marathon overnight.
Fearnley finished in a time of 1 hour 34 minutes, 4 seconds behind defending champion David Weir of England. A disappointed Fearnley battled a flat tyre and an early collision to finish runner-up to Weir for the second straight year. Read more
Date
Event / Competition
Location
August 2008
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Athletics Classification
Wollongong – venue TBC
Contact Kylie Gauci - 9704 0525
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City to surf
PBF Australia 11km Wheelchair
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
WA
September 2008
6 - 17
Paralympic Games
PBF Australia 11km Wheelchair
Beijing
China
21
Blackmore Sydney Running Festival
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Blackmore Sydney Running Festival
1/2 marathon, Bridge Run Family Fun run
Sydney
NSW
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City Bay Fun Run Office
12 km 6km 3km
Adelaide
SA
October 2008
Coming Soon
November 2008
16 - 18
National Underage/ACT Open Champs
Full program
Canberra
NSW
December 2008
Coming Soon!
Follow the progress of Athletics Star Kurt Fearnley as he takes on the world in 07. Click the links for more details
Following Fearnley in 2007
Kurt's Triumphant 2006
Kurt Fearnley finished the 2006 season on a high winning the prestigious New York City Marathon in a course record 1:29:17! After a year to remember Kurt has put the icing on the cake - Congratulations! For more results visit www.nycmarathon.org
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