“ I’ m hoping they do something more like this during the athletics season. I think Athletics Australia could learn quite a lot from what Hayden has put on here, with mixing some of the sports up with the footballers race. It’ s really exciting, you’ ve got to change it up to at hl e t ic s 23 keep the fans coming.”
in a different light. It’ s great to see people out here and hopefully track and field can move forward and make a change.
“ Obviously you’ ve seen what I’ ve said in the paper and this is what I’ m talking about. We’ ve worked very closely with Hayden Knowles with this meet and I’ ve had nothing but support with him and this is what I’ m talking about with our Federation – allowing elite athletes to have input so that they can create events like this.”
Tamsyn Lewis – 3 time Olympian
“ I’ m hoping they do something more like this during the athletics season. I think Athletics Australia could learn quite a lot from what Hayden has put on here, with mixing some of the sports up with the footballers race. It’ s really exciting, you’ ve got to change it up to at hl e t ic s 23 keep the fans coming.”
Matt Shirvington – Former sprinter, now TV presenter
“ Athletics needs flamboyance, enthusiasm and also there were people out here who have never been to an athletics meet before and that’ s what it’ s really about, to bring it to the people who don’ t experience it and don’ t have the passion for it- that’ s what this event’ s all about.”