FAST Running athletes delivered a strong set of performances at the 2025–26 Capital Athletics Combined Events Championships, held at Woden Park Athletics Field from 20–21 December 2025.
The championships provided an important end‑of‑year opportunity for athletes to test their versatility across multiple disciplines, rewarding all‑round athleticism, resilience, and competition skills developed throughout the season.
Across Little Athletics, junior and youth age groups, FAST‑aligned athletes demonstrated consistency, adaptability, and a willingness to embrace the challenges that combined events demand.
Girls Tetrathlon – U9 to U11
Anella Jukic – Girls U9 Tetrathlon
Anella finished second overall with 491 points, gaining valuable championship experience across the sprint, throws, jumps and endurance components of the event.
Maddison Pantos – Girls U10 Tetrathlon
Maddison placed fourth overall in the Girls U10 Tetrathlon with 629 points, showing particular strength in the shot put (6.29m) and long jump (3.71m).
Sophia Gye – Girls U10 Tetrathlon
Sophia finished eighth overall, scoring 514 points, and demonstrated solid endurance with a strong 800m performance.
Milla Golack – Girls U11 Tetrathlon
Milla delivered one of the standout performances of the championships, winning the Girls U11 Tetrathlon with an impressive 801 points. Her results were consistently strong across all events, including a fast 800m in 2:54.72, underlining her excellent all‑round development.
Nelum Ganesalingam – Girls U11 Tetrathlon
Nelum claimed second place overall with 751 points, excelling in the shot put (6.13m) and finishing strongly over 800m.
Izabella Jukic – Girls U11 Tetrathlon
Izabella finished seventh overall, gaining valuable experience across all four disciplines and continuing her steady progression as a multi‑event athlete.
Aria Jukic – Girls U11 Tetrathlon
Aria placed ninth overall, showing determination across the full program and contributing to a strong showing from the Jukic family across the championships.
Girls Pentathlon – U13
Freya Marshall – Girls U13 Pentathlon
Freya finished second overall in the Girls U13 Pentathlon with 1168 points, highlighted by a strong 200m (29.09) and consistent scoring across all five events.
Tindra Helgstedt – Girls U13 Pentathlon
Tindra secured third place overall with 1071 points, producing an excellent discus throw (24.69m) and demonstrating resilience across two demanding days of competition.
Boys Combined Events
Lennox de Moura – Boys U15 Heptathlon
Lennox competed strongly in the Boys U15 Heptathlon, finishing fifth overall with 2814 points. His performances across hurdles, throws, jumps, and the 1500m reflected developing strength and endurance, with the event providing a valuable learning experience at championship level.
Boys Tetrathlon – U9 & U10
Yuvain Yasvin Ariyadasa claimed first place in the Boys U9 Tetrathlon with 712 points, highlighted by a strong 800m finish.
Cyriac Joby won the Boys U10 Tetrathlon with 709 points, while Blake Murray Smith finished second overall with 683 points, demonstrating excellent balance across speed, strength, and endurance.
Boys Pentathlon – U12
Thivain Hasvin Ariyadasa delivered a standout performance to win the Boys U12 Pentathlon with 1220 points, showing particular strength in the high jump (1.34m) and a fast 800m in 2:51.01.
Additional Track & Field Events
Several FAST‑aligned athletes also contested individual track and field events across the weekend:
- Ellie B ran 1:03.60 in the 400m
- Bethany Wilson competed across the 60m, 100m and 200m sprints
- Thivain Ariyadasa recorded 29.96 in the 200m and 4.07m in the long jump
- Izabella Jukic claimed first place in the Girls 10–13 Triple Jump (7.04m) and placed in the long jump
- Aria Jukic finished second in the Girls 10–13 Triple Jump (6.90m) and won the Girls 9–13 High Jump (1.00m)
Celebrating All‑Round Development
The Combined Events Championships reward athletes who can adapt, persist, and perform across multiple disciplines — qualities that align strongly with FAST Running’s long‑term development philosophy.
Across two demanding days, athletes demonstrated versatility, resilience, and a willingness to embrace learning opportunities, laying strong foundations for future seasons.
Running Excellence is built through breadth, balance, and patience.
2025-26 Capital Athletics Combined Events Championships - 20/12/2025 to 21/12/25
Woden Park Athletics Field
Girls Tetrathlon LAA U9 LAA U9
Points 100 SP LJ 800
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1 Plasto, Ella 15.61 5.18m 3.80m 3:00.05
Woden Athletics Club w: 0.2 NWI
17 Team Points: 10 705 (159) (131) (205) (210)
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2 Jukic, Anella 16.24 3.52m 3.49m 3:26.28
Gungahlin Athletics Club w: 0.2 NWI
17 Team Points: 8 491 (124) (73) (180) (114)
Girls Tetrathlon LAA U10 LAA U10
Points 100 SP LJ 800
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4 Pantos, Maddison 16.12 6.29m 3.71m 3:20.95
Corroboree Athletics w: 0.1 NWI
16 Team Points: 5 629 (130) (171) (197) (131)
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8 Gye, Sophia 16.84 4.09m 3.47m 3:15.78
Corroboree Athletics w: 1.8 NWI
16 Team Points: 1 514 (94) (93) (178) (149)
Girls Tetrathlon LAA U11 LAA U11
Points 100 SP LJ 800
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1 Golack, Milla 14.57 5.29m 3.83m 2:54.72
Woden Athletics Club w: 0.5 NWI
15 Team Points: 10 801 (226) (135) (207) (233)
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2 Ganesalingam, Nelum 15.01 6.13m 3.44m 2:59.10
Woden Athletics Club w: 0.5 NWI
15 Team Points: 8 751 (196) (165) (176) (214)
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4 Christian, Lucinda 15.47 5.90m 3.48m 3:02.34
New South Wales w: 0.5 NWI
15 Team Points: 5 703 (167) (157) (179) (200)
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7 Jukic, Izabella 15.92 3.98m 3.66m 3:17.86
Gungahlin Athletics Club w: 0.5 NWI
15 Team Points: 2 565 (141) (89) (193) (142)
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8 Helgstedt, Estrid 15.91 4.55m 3.59m 3:26.74
Tuggeranong Tornadoes Little A w: 0.5 NWI
15 Team Points: 1 551 (142) (109) (188) (112)
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9 Jukic, Aria 15.99 4.05m 3.36m 3:15.66
Gungahlin Athletics Club w: 0.5 NWI
15 547 (137) (91) (170) (149)
Girls Outdoor Pentathlon LAA U13 LAA U13
Points 80H DT 200 HJ 800
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2 Marshall, Freya 15.48 15.52m 29.09 1.24m 2:52.21
Gungahlin Athletics Club w: 0.3 w: 0.2
13 Team Points: 8 1168 (197) (183) (303) (241) (244)
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3 Helgstedt, Tindra 16.10 24.69m 33.83 1.21m 3:04.27
Tuggeranong Tornadoes Lit w: 0.5 w: 0.2
13 Team Points: 6 1071 (165) (301) (183) (229) (193)
Boys Heptathlon AA U15 Under 15
Points 100H SP HJ 200 Day1 LJ JT 1500
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5 de Moura, Lennox 18.86 10.17m 1.52m 29.00 4.70m 31.69m 5:08.98
Woden Athletics Clu w: -0.1 w: -0.2 w: +0.0
12 Team Points: 4 2814 (445) (496) (404) (311) 1656 (326) (323) (509)
Boys Tetrathlon LAA U9 LAA U9
Points 100 SP LJ 800
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1 Ariyadasa, Yuvain Yasvin 15.42 5.32m 3.42m 2:54.87
Ginninderra Athletics w: 0.6 NWI
17 712 (170) (136) (174) (232)
Boys Tetrathlon LAA U10 LAA U10
Points 100 SP LJ 800
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1 Joby, Cyriac 15.76 5.66m 3.89m 3:02.59
Tuggeranong Tornadoes Little A w: 0.6 NWI
16 709 (150) (148) (212) (199)
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2 Smith, Blake Murray 15.77 5.29m 3.51m 2:58.24
Corroboree Athletics w: 0.6 NWI
16 683 (150) (135) (181) (217)
Boys Outdoor Pentathlon LAA U12 LAA U12
Points 80H HJ 200 DT 800
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1 Ariyadasa, Thivain Hasvin 14.90 1.34m 30.28 15.99m 2:51.01
Ginninderra Athletics w: 0.3 w: 0.5
14 1220 (230) (282) (270) (189) (249)
Event 1015 Mixed 9-99 60 Metre Sprint AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals
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6 # 2578 Wilson, Bethany W15 Gungahlin At-AUS 8.87 9.57
Event 1014 Mixed 9-99 100 Metre Sprint AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals
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8 # 2578 Wilson, Bethany W15 Gungahlin At-AUS 14.79 15.17
5 # 103 Ariyadasa, Thivai M14 Ginninderra-AUS 14.09 14.49
Event 3014 Mixed 9-99 200 Metre Sprint AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals
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3 # 103 Ariyadasa, Thivai M14 Ginninderra-AUS 32.47 29.96
3 # 2578 Wilson, Bethany W15 Gungahlin At-AUS 33.17 32.15
Event 3021 Mixed 9-99 400 Metre Sprint AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals
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3 # 2932 Barrett, Ellie W90 North Canber-AUS 1:03.88 1:03.60
Event 4028 Mixed Long Jump AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals Wind
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3 # 180 Jukic, Izabella 15 Gungahlin At-AUS 3.52m 3.60m 1.1
5 # 2578 Wilson, Bethany 15 Gungahlin At-AUS 3.46m 3.34m +0.0
2 # 103 Ariyadasa, Thivai 14 Ginninderra-AUS 4.15m 4.07m 0.1
Event 8018 Girls 10-13 Triple Jump AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals Wind
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Finals
1 # 180 Jukic, Izabella 15 Gungahlin At-AUS 7.28m 7.04m 1.2
2 # 179 Jukic, Aria 15 Gungahlin At-AUS 7.26m 6.90m -0.1
Event 8021 Girls 9-13 High Jump AACT Pool 1
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Comp# Name Year Team Seed Finals
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Finals
1 # 179 Jukic, Aria 15 Gungahlin At-AUS 1.09m 1.00m
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