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WAIS sprinter Ben Offereins has kicked-off his Australian Athletics Tour campaign in Brisbane with a first round win in the 400m event.

The Hockeyroos have taken it up to reigning World Champions Argentina on their home soil, drawing 1-1 in Mendoza, Argentina in their final round match of the Four Nations tournament against Argentina, Germany and the USA.

WAIS athlete and reigning Australian 10km Marathon Champion Rhys Mainstone (City of Perth) is looking to wrap up the final phase of his preparations ahead of the National Open Water Swimming Championships in two weeks time with one final session alongside World Champion Valerio Cleri and ten of his Italian teammates in Perth.

The Hockeyroos have recorded their first win under new coach Adam Commens thanks to a 1-0 victory over the USA in Argentina this morning.

As the athletics community gets set to witness Australia's top track and field stars take on the 2011 domestic season, Athletics Australia's high performance team has been hard at work preparing the next generation of athletes to carry the mantle for years to come.

Some of the biggest names in Australian track and field will this weekend kick-start the 2011 Australian Athletics Tour in Brisbane.

The Hockeyroos have begun their era under new coach Adam Commens on a positive note, taking it up to world number 3 team Germany to record a 1-1 draw in Argentina this morning.

Three dual WAIS-AIS water polo scholarship holders have been selected into the Australian Stingers squad for the five test series in Perth against Italy starting on February 14.

WAIS athletes Mel Hoskins, Bella King, Michael Freiberg and AIS-WAIS athlete Scott Sunderland have been selected to compete in February's Manchester UCI track World Cup event.

The 2011 OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team has been named with 12 sailors set to represent Australia at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Croatia from 7-16 July 2011.