Day Seven saw WA’s first two Track and Field athletes get named in the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo. While WA’s juniors once again collected a haul of medals at the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships.
Super Saturday saw Nina Kennedy claim her auto nomination for Tokyo, Jackson Hamilton broke an Open Australian Para Record and Peter Bol claimed the national title in cold conditions at Sydney Olympic Park.
Day Five of the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships was packed with preliminary rounds for the Open Men and Women. However, it did not stop WA’s best from claiming a handful of medals throughout the day.
Day Four was headlined by two solid qualifying performances with a World Under 20 Qualifier for Mia Gordon in the Javelin and a Tokyo 2021 A-Qualifier for Sarah Edmiston in the F44 Discus.
Day Two of the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships saw WA claim four more National titles, with standout performances from Danielle Graham, Isahra Russell and Anais Fitzpatrick.
WA launched its 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships campaign in style with four golds on Day One. Taylah Cruttenden dominated the Under 20 100m, with Leah O’Brien, Luke Thompson and Danielle Graham also collecting gold.
185 of the state’s best athletes are bound for Sydney and the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships. After a disrupted 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WA’s top athletes will come together and unleash their best at Sydney Olympic Park.