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The IAU conducted the inaugural 24 Hour Asian Championships in 2016. The 2018 championships event was held in Soochow, Chinese Taipei on 30 November – 1 December 2018.
After a pandemic cancellation the 2020 race IAU Asia Oceania Stadium Run is planned to take place in Bengaluru, India on the 2nd and 3rd of July 2022.
Australia has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2024 24H Asia & Oceania Championships to be held in Canberra ACT on the 6-7th April 2024.
AURA will continue to select teams to represent Australia at future 24 Hour Asian Championships. AURA has a desire to send both a large team and a strong team. Details of future championships and the selection process will be available from this page via documents linked below.
To be considered for selection in general, qualifying standards must be met. Standards may vary for each event. Historically, the primary standard has been 240 km for men and 220 km for women. Athletes who have achieved performances in the range of 220km for men and 200km for women are encouraged to apply.
The principal qualifying events in Australia in 2023 are the Canberra 48 Hour held in March, the Coburg 24 hr held in April, the Southern Sydney 24 Hour and the Butter 24 in June. Overseas events may be considered for qualifying. Immediately past World Championship events are always valid for qualifying purposes.
Team Application Dates
- Applications Open 1 April 2022
- Applications Close 15 April 2022
- The team will be announced 22 April 2022
Documentation:
GIS IAU 24Hrs 2022 Championships
Team Application Form (Open 1st April 2022)
Past events:
| Details: | The 2022 Asian / Oceania 24 Hour Championships were held in Bengalaru, India on 2nd July 2022. The womens team secured Gold, and the mens team Silver. Full results at https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=87940 |
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| Team: | MEN: Griggs, Matthew Ward, Joe Symonds, Dan Redfern, Stephen | WOMEN: Cohen, Cassie Heron, Allicia Wynd, Nikki |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 627,205km (Silver) Womens Team: 605.628km (Gold) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Griggs, Matthew - 234,000km Ward, Joe - 220.920km Symonds, Dan - 172.280km Redfern, Stephen - 163.080km | WOMEN: Cohen, Cassie - 214.590km (2nd) Heron, Allicia - 210.640km (3rd) Wynd, Nikki - 180.400km |
| Details: | The 2018 Asian / Oceania 24 Hour Championships were held in Taipei, Taiwan on 30 November - 1 December 2018. Both the mens and womens teams secured team silver medals for their efforts in what were oppressive, hot and humid conditions. Tia Jones also secured an individual ladies silver medal. Full results at http://statistik.d-u-v.org/eventdetail.php?event=46776 |
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| Team: | MEN: Eckford, Matthew Horsburgh, Ewan Redfern, Stephen Thwaites, Michael Yoon, John | WOMEN: Barker, Nicole Jones, Tia, Scholz, Sharon Urquhart, Donna Wynd, Nikki |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 675.354, 2nd (Japan - 752.474km, India - 645.936km) Womens Team: 599.654km, 2nd (Japan - 620.818km, New Zealand - 563.443km) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Horsburgh, Ewan - 235.771km, 6th Thwaites, Michael - 231.371km, 7th Redfern, Stephen - 208.212km, 13th Yoon, John - 205.927km, 15th Eckford, Matthew - 184.800km, 34th | WOMEN: Jones, Tia - 218.177, F2nd Urquhart, Donna - 194.532km, F8th Scholz, Sharon - 186.945km, F10th Wynd, Nikki - 143.823km, F23rd |
| Details: | The 2016 Asia / Oceania 24 Hour Championships were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 19 - 20 November 2016. Whilst the championships did not attract a large number of entrants, the performances by Australian representatives were outstanding. Both the mens and womens teams secured team gold medals for their efforts in what were oppressive, hot and humid conditions. The men managed 667km whilst the women managed 602km. In each case they were well ahead of the second placed Chinese Taipei. |
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| Team: | MEN: Loveday, Barry Pearson, John Cooke, Rick Eckford, Matthew | WOMEN: Wynd, Nikki Barker, Nicole Scholz, Sharon Oborne, Jodie |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 667km, 1st Womens Team: 602km, 1st |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: 1st - Loveday, Barry 235.868km 3rd - Pearson, John 224.849km 5th - Cooke, Rick 206.528km 10th - Eckford, Matthew 176.75km | WOMEN: 1st - Wynd, Nikki 209.497km 2nd - Barker, Nicole 205.995km 3rd - Scholz, Sharon 189.173km 8th - Oborne, Jodie 133.000km |