Hey there! Do you know what athletics is? It's when people run, jump, and throw things like a ball or a stick. And in Australia, they have a big competition called the Australian Championships in Athletics.
It's kind of like a big sports day with lots of different events. There are races that are called sprints, where people run as fast as they can for a short distance like 100 or 200 meters. Then there are longer races, like the 1500 or 5000 meters where runners have to pace themselves and run for a longer time.
There are also jumping events like the high jump and the long jump. In the high jump, athletes run up to a bar and jump over it backwards so they don't knock it off. In the long jump, they run and jump into a sandpit to see how far they can go.
And lastly, there are the throwing events like the shot put and the javelin. In the shot put, athletes try to throw a heavy ball as far as they can, and in the javelin, they throw a long stick as far as they can.
The Australian Championships in Athletics is where all the best athletes from Australia come together to compete in these events. They have to qualify to get there, and then they compete to see who is the fastest, can jump the highest or the farthest, or who can throw the longest.
The athletes train really hard for this competition and it's a big deal to win a medal. It's like getting a prize for being the best at something. The Australian Championships in Athletics is a really exciting time for sports fans all over Australia!