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Almost half a million dollars in prize money will be awarded to Australia's top track and field athletes across the 2011 Australian Athletics Tour, which for the first time in Australian track and field history is set to pit the nation's top performers against one another in a hard-fought race for cash.

The Western Australian Institute of Sport has secured its first men's NTC challenge title after a heart-stopping goal in the final seconds of extra time on the Gold Coast.

A formidable line up of Australian track cycling talent that includes five WAIS athletes will take on a host of international stars later this month for the Melbourne round of the 2010-2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics from Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 December.

WAIS rowing athlete Natalie Bale knows the maxim "blood, sweat and tears" better than most. But as Luke Quinlivan finds, she has a lot left to give before she calls time on an already impressive career.

The golden run of world champion Lauren Mitchell has continued unabated, with the WAIS-AIS scholarship holder winning gold on beam, floor and uneven bars in a commanding display at the DTB Pokal World Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.

Perth Glory has bounced back from an opening round loss in the Westfield W-League by thrashing Adelaide United 4-0 at nib Stadium.

Perth Glory Women and Westfield Matildas striker Samantha Kerr is one of six contenders for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Junior Athlete of the Year award.

Western Australian Institute of Sport athletes Alana Boyd, Kim Mickle and Amanda Bisk visited Hamersley Little Athletics Club recently to >

WAIS stars Lauren Mitchell, Steve Hooker and Justin Eveson are all in line to be recognised at one of Australia's >

The Perth Glory have suffered a 4-1 defeat at home to Canberra United on the weekend after reigning W-League Player of the Year Michelle Heyman starred with a hat-trick on debut.