Australia will carry an unlimited crew of 75 athletes to the Paris Olympics.
It is going to be the most important squad they’ve ever taken to an abroad Video games, with the 82 athletes they’d at Sydney 2000 being the best general.
Australia will contest 39 of the 48 athletics occasions in Paris, starting from the 100m and 200m to the inaugural marathon racewalk relay.
Out of the 75-strong cohort, there will probably be two athletes competing at their fourth Video games, 13 at their third, 26 returning for a second Video games and 34 athletes making their Olympic debut.
Australia will contest the heptathlon for the primary time since Beijing 2008, whereas the crew additionally contains each a males’s and ladies’s 4x100m relay squad. The final time that occurred was Sydney 2000.
There are numerous names to pick however the ladies’s area will probably be spearheaded by Jessica Hull, who on the Paris Diamond League ran 3:50.83 within the 1500m to go fifth on the all-time checklist.
Australia, on the boys’s aspect, additionally possess among the most harmful 1500m runners on the earth, with Oli Hoare, Adam Spencer and Stewart McSweyn chosen within the crew.
The nation isn’t in need of high quality within the area occasions both. Olympic silver excessive leap medallist Nicola Olyslagers and 2022 world champion Eleanor Patterson will battle it out in Paris.
Double world javelin champion and Olympic bronze medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber goals to strike gold however she may have home competitors from Mackenzie Little and Kathryn Mitchell.
Be careful for the likes of Matthew Denny within the discus, Chris Mitrevski within the lengthy leap and Brandon Starc within the excessive leap as properly.
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“I’m thrilled to announce the ultimate 55 athletes for the Athletics crew for Paris,” Anna Meares, Australian Olympic crew Chef de Mission, mentioned. “It is a proficient squad, with the whole 75-strong crew the second largest Australian Olympic Athletics squad in our historical past.
“This highlights the good depth nurtured throughout the nation and I wish to pay tribute to your complete crew at Athletics Australia for delivering a high-performance program that’s reaching excellent outcomes.
“The Athletics crew is the most important of any sport and they’ll contribute enormously to the constructive setting of the broader Australian Olympic Staff.”
Athletics Australia CEO Peter Bromley can be assured about their possibilities in Paris.
“It’s an extremely proud second to announce any Australian crew, however to see certainly one of Australia’s largest and strongest groups heading to the Olympics is one thing else,” he mentioned.
“With six athletes who medalled eventually 12 months’s World Athletics Championships and three medallists from the Tokyo Video games, our crew exemplifies the power and depth of Australian athletics. We’re excited to see our athletes take a look at their abilities towards the very best on the earth on the pinnacle occasion.”
Ladies
100m: Ella Connolly and Bree Masters200m: Torrie Lewis and Mia Gross400m: Ellie Beer800m: Claudia Hollingsworth, Abbey Caldwell and Catriona Bisset1500m: Jessica Hull, Georgia Griffith and Linden Hall5000m: Rose Davies, Isobel Batt-Doyle and Lauren Ryan10,000m: Lauren RyanMarathon: Sinead Diver, Genevieve Gregson and Jessica Stenson100m Hurdles: Michelle Jenneke, Liz Clay and Celeste Mucci400m Hurdles: Sarah Carli and Alanah Yukich3000m Steeplechase: Amy Cashin and Cara Feain-Ryan20km Racewalk: Rebecca Henderson, Jemima Montag and Olivia SanderyHigh Soar: Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor PattersonPole Vault: Nina KennedyLong Soar: Brooke BuschkuehlDiscus Throw: Taryn GollshewskyHammer Throw: Stephanie RatcliffeJavelin Throw: Mackenzie Little, Kelsey-Lee Barber and Kathryn MitchellHeptathlon: Camryn Newton-Smith and Tori West4x100m Relay: Connolly, Kristie Edwards, Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Aleksandra Stoilova, Mia Gross and Torrie LewisMarathon Racewalk Relay: Jemima Montag, Rebecca Henderson, Olivia Sandery and Allanah Pitcher (reserve)
Males
100m: Rohan Browning200m: Calab Law400m: Reece Holder800m: Peter Bol, Joseph Deng and Peyton Craig1500m: Adam Spencer, Oliver Hoare and Stewart McSweyn5000m: Morgan McDonald and Stewart McSweynMarathon: Brett Robinson, Patrick Tiernan and Liam Adams110m Hurdles: Tayleb Willis3000m Steeplechase: Matt Clarke and Ben Buckingham20km Racewalk: Rhydian Cowley, Kyle Swan and Declan TingayHigh Soar: Yual Reath, Brandon Starc and Joel BadenPole Vault: Kurtis MarschallLong Soar: Christopher Mitrevski and Liam AdcockTriple Soar: Connor MurphyDiscus Throw: Matthew DennyJavelin Throw: Cameron McEntyreDecathlon: Ash Moloney and Daniel Golubovic4x100m Relay: Rohan Browning, Calab Regulation, Joshua Azzopardi, Jacob Despard, Sebastian Sultana, Lachlan Kennedy and Christopher Ius (reserve)Marathon Racewalk Relay: Rhydian Cowley, Kyle Swan, Declan Tingay and Will Thompson (reserve)
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