Little Athletics Australia is thrilled to have fun the excellent achievements of 21 Former Little Athletes who proudly represented Australia on the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. These athletes haven’t solely competed on the highest degree of para sport however have exemplified the values, dedication, and spirit fostered by grassroots athletics.
Their success on the world stage is a real reflection of their arduous work and the sturdy basis constructed by Little Athletics throughout the nation.
In a Championship full of world-class performances, our former Little Athletes delivered an unimaginable:
🏅 10 Medals🌍 4 Oceania Data🥇 6 Private Bests📈 6 Season Bests🎯 18 High-5 Finishes🌟 29 High-10 Finishes
We proudly congratulate our Para World Championship medalists:
🥇 James Turner (Foster/Tuncurry Little Athletics & Little Athletics Australia Corridor of Fame) – Gold Medalist, Males’s T36 400m
🥈 Rheed McCracken (West Bundaberg Little Athletics & Little Athletics Australia Corridor of Fame) – Twin Silver Medalist, Males’s T34 100m & 400m
🥈 Kirra Wright (Whittlesea Metropolis Little Athletics) – Silver Medalist, Girls’s T36 Shot Put
🥈 Mali Lovell (Manly Warringah Little Athletics) – Twin Silver Medalist, Girls’s T36 100m & 200m
🥉 Angus Hincksman (Mid Coast Little Athletics) – Bronze Medalist, Males’s T38 1500m
🥉 Jaryd Clifford (Diamond Valley Little Athletics & Coles Little Athletics Ambassador) – Bronze Medalist, Males’s T12 1500m
🥉 Nathan Jason (USC Little Athletics) & Lexie Brown (Kiama Little Athletics) – Bronze Medalists, Common 4x100m Relay
File-Breaking Highlights
We additionally have fun the unimaginable athletes who rewrote the document books:
🌏 Jackson Love (Manly Warringah Little Athletics)T35 100m – 12.34 sec – 4th in Warmth 2 – Oceania RecordT35 200m – 24.71 sec – eighth – Oceania File
🌏 Nathan Jason (USC Little Athletics)T12 100m – 11.04 sec (Semi-Last), 4th in Last – 11.11 sec – Oceania File
🌏 Nathan Jason & Lexie BrownUniversal 4x100m Relay – 48.96 sec – Oceania File
These outcomes are greater than medals and data—they’re a shining reflection of the dedication, resilience, and fervour nurtured by Little Athletics packages throughout Australia.
To all 21 Former Little Athletes: we’re past proud. You proceed to encourage the subsequent technology of Little Athletes and present the world what’s attainable when neighborhood, alternative, and dedication come collectively.
Congratulations, Champions!Your journey from Little Athletics to the worldwide stage is nothing in need of extraordinary.
Under is the complete record of Former Little Athletes and their outcomes:
Athlete NameLittle Athletics CentreGenderEventPlaceResultNotes
Angus HincksmanMid Coast Little AthleticsMensT38 1500m3rd 🥉 Bronze3:58.19 minutes
Cooper Robb-JacksonParramatta Little AthleticsMensT38 400m6th in Spherical 1- Warmth 154.63 secPB
Corey AndersonPort Hacking Little AthleticsMensF38 Javelin Throw6th 45.39m
Jackson LoveManly Warringah Little AthleticsMensT35 100m4th in Spherical 1- Warmth 212.34 secOC
MensT35 200m8th24.71 secOC
James TiradoRandwick Botany Little AthleticsMensT13 100m5th in Spherical 1- Warmth 111.93 sec
James TurnerFoster/Tuncurry Little AthelticsMensT36 100m7th12.21 secRound 1- Warmth 2, 11.93 sec
MensT36 400m1st 🥇 Gold52.18 secSB
Jaryd CliffordDiamond Valley Little AthleticsMensT12 1500m3rd 🥉 Bronze3:58.87 minutes
MensT12 5000m5th15:26.57 minutes
Jaydon PageGinninderra Little AthleticsMensT47 100m3rd in Spherical 1- Warmth 311.21 sec
Nathan JasonUniversity of Sunshine Coast Little AthleticsMensT12 100m4th11.11 secSemi-Last, 11.04 sec OC
MixedUniversal 4 x 100m Relay3rd 🥉 Bronze48.96 secOC
Reece LangdonGoulburn Mulwaree Little AthleticsMensT38 1500m4th 3:59.81 minutes
Rheed McCrackenWest Bundaberg Little AthleticsMensT34 100m2nd 🥈 Silver15.04 secRound 1- Warmth 2, 14.95 sec
MensT34 400m2nd 🥈 Silver48.67 sec
MensT34 800m4th 1:40.68 minutes
Sam CarterWarrnambool Little AthleticsMensT54 400m8th47.46 secRound 1- Warmth 1, 46.91 sec
MensT54 800m3rd in Spherical 1- Warmth 31:34.68 minutes
MensT54 1500m11th2:56.20 minutes
Ella HoseRingwood Little AthleticsWomensF37 Discus Throw7th28.09mSB
F37 Shot Put4th10.80mSB
Kirra WrightWhittlesea Metropolis Little AthleticsWomensT36 100m5th15.05 secRound 1- Warmth 1, 14.94 sec PB
WomensT36 Shot Put2nd 🥈 Silver8.30mPB
Layla SharpWerrington Little AthleticsWomensT38 200m6th in Spherical 1- Warmth 228.51 secPB
WomensT38 400m8th1:05.17 minsSB
Lexie BrownKiama Little AthleticsWomensT47 100m6th in Spherical 1- Warmth 213.12 secPB
WomensT47 200m6th in Spherical 1- Warmth 326.87 secPB
MixedUniversal 4 x 100m Relay3rd 🥉 Bronze48.96 secOC
Mali LovellManly Warringah Little AthleticsWomensT36 100m2nd 🥈 Silver14.56 secRound 1- Warmth 1, 14.54 sec
T36 200m2nd 🥈 Silver29.69 sec
Rhiannon ClarkeJoondalup Little AthleticsWomensT38 100m7th13.09 secRound 1- Warmth 1, 12.99 sec
WomensT38 200m4th in Spherical 1- Warmth 127.13 sec
WomensT38 400m5th1:02.32 minsSB
Sarah WalshHelensburgh & District Little AthleticsWomensT64 Lengthy Jump5th5.14mSB
Summer season GiddingsParramatta Little AthleticsWomensT35 100m6th16.95 secRound 1- Warmth 1, 16.89 sec
Telaya BlacksmithSutherland Little AthleticsWomensT20 400m8th1:03.57 minsRound 1- Warmth 2, 1:00.10 minutes
WomensT20 Lengthy Jump10th5.09m
By Stephanie Grujoski, Little Athletics AustraliaPosted: 7/10/2025
