Calab Law
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.26 (Brisbane, 2023) 200m: 20.42 (Cali, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
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Calab Law (born 31 December 2003) is an Australian sprinter. He is an indigenous athlete and a member of the Wakka Wakka people. In 2024, he became Australian national champion over 200 metres.[1]
Career[edit]
Law was selected for the Australian team for the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres and in doing so became the fifth youngest male ever selected for the championships. At the event he ran a new personal best of 20.50 to progress into the semi-finals to become the first Australian teenager ever to qualify for a World or Olympic semi-final.[2][3] The following month, he was a bronze medalist over 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4]
In November 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Pacific Games over 100m and 200m in Honiara.[5]
In April 2024, he won the Australian Athletics Championships title over 200 metres, winning in Adelaide in 20.54 seconds.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "There's no place like home: Hull ready for world final on home track". 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Calab Law". athletics.com.au.
- ^ "Rising Aussie sprint star Calab Law breaks PB". beIN SPORTS Australia.
- ^ "Law Wins Bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Under 20 Championships". Runners Tribe. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Mathieson, Andrew (1 December 2023). "Gold rush as Wakka Wakka man Law runs riot at Pacific Games". Nit.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Hollingsworth wins hottest race of the year, Mitrevski leaps to Paris". athletics.com.au. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
