Seven Medals at the Australian Athletic Championships and Two Marathon Podium Finishes in Paris and Rotterdam 

ZURICH, Switzerland, April 14, 2025 - On’s Australian athletes delivered a weekend of thrilling performances at the Australian Athletic Championships, claiming a total of seven medals. In Paris and Rotterdam, On athletes celebrated new marathon PBs and silver medals. ​

Australian Athletic Championships 

At the 2025 Australian Athletic Championships held in Perth, On athletes collected seven medals, new personal bests, and a World Athletic Championship qualification. 

The 800m races proved to be a silver mine for the On athletes, with both Claudia Hollingsworth Thomas and Peyton Craig claiming second place. Hollingsworth returned to the Australian Athletic Championships as the reigning champion, hoping for a repeat of her success of last year. She fell just 0.39 seconds short of this, having to watch Abbey Caldwell take gold this year. Fellow On Athletic Club Oceania teammate Carley Thomas completed the two laps of the track in a time of 2:02.65 with a season’s best time and in fourth place. In the men’s competition, Peyton Craig finished runner-up to Peter Bol, setting a new personal best of 1:44.07 and achieving the standard for the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo later this year. 

In the 3000m races, it was similar, with both Ben Buckingham and Amy Cashin claiming the silver medals. Buckingham secured the medal in 08:35.04, followed closely by OAC Oceania teammate Ed Trippas in third in a time of 08:36.67. Cashin set a new season best of 09:49.89 in the women's race to take home the silver medal. 

Ky Robinson, who was newly crowned bronze medallist at the Indoor World Championships in the 3000m, left the Australian Athletic Championships with yet another bronze medal, this time in the 5000m distance. Completing the distance in a time of 13:50.31, Robinson only had to give way to Cameron Myers and Seth O’Donnell. Maudie Skyring, competing in the women’s 5000m race, set a new personal best, coming in fifth place in a time of 15.06.84. In the men’s 1500,m Olli Hoare claimed the bronze medal, in a time of 3:34.61. 

Podium Finishes in Rotterdam and Paris

At the marathons in Rotterdam and Paris, On athletes, Chala Regasa and Ibrahim Hassan both crossed the finish lines in second place. Regasa had a strong race and led the group until a breakaway at 35km, when the eventual winner, Geoffrey Kamworor, pulled away. But Chala finished strong for second place, completing the course in 02:05.06 with a new PB in his pocket. In Paris, it took Chalas training partner Ibrahim Hassan 02:06.13 to complete the 42.195km, resulting in a new personal best and national record for Djibouti. 

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