Records

Ross 10.16w, Harradine 67.53m AR, M4x100m 38.84s, Martin 65.63m

It's been a huge week of athletics from around the world, with some fantastic results from our Australian stars. Benn Harradine breaks Australian record with 67.53m throw in Townsville, while Scott Martin throws huge 'PB' of 65.63m - which was also an "A" qualifier for the Olympics - at a meeting in the US. We take a look at all of the results over the past 7 days.

Breen Express Rolls on in Hiroshima, Hunt Misses "A" in Hamburg

The final selection meeting for the London Olympics is set down for the 11th June, with many of our track and field athletes still trying to find that magical Olympic "A" standard prior to this important deadline.

Over in Japan it was the case of so close but yet so far for Melissa Breen as she again ran a whisker of the Olympic A qualifier for the 100m of 11.29s. In her heat at the Ode Memorial meeting in Hiroshima, Breen clocked an impressive 11.30s (+1.4m/s) to again lower her PB, but still came up short of the London qualifier (after initially seeing 11.27s come up on the trackside timer - only to see the time rounded up by a very surprising 0.03s).

World Junior Leading Performances in Melbourne

What a great way to conclude the 90th edition of the Australian Championships, a dominant display from one of our up and coming stars of the sport - Steve Solomon.

After such an interrupted start to the 2011/12 domestic season, Solomon has simply gone from strength to strength over the past three months - culminating in his second National 400m title and a new PB of 45.54s. His powerful one lap performance in the final event of the Championships moved Solomon to no.1 on the 2012 World Junior ranking list, and moves the 18 year-old up one spot on the Australian all-time ranking list to 19th.

Taking the Golden Path: Brooke Stratton

Australia has produced some quality junior female long jumpers over the years, but surprisingly we have yet to win a medal at a World Junior Championships. This could easily change in Barcelona, Spain this year, where 18 year-old Brooke Stratton will move into the World Junior Championships with high expectations of bringing home a medal.

More Records for Stein in Sydney and Tallent in China - Aussie Wrap

With the National Championships still two weeks away it was the likes of Jake Stein and Claire Tallent who provided the highlights in both Australia and overseas over the past three days. Stein, 18, produced yet another Australian record, this time improving his own Australian U/20 record in the decathlon to a very impressive 7886 points. While over in China Tallent placed 5th in the 20km walk at the IAAF World Challenge, equally impressive with a new personal best of 1:28.53 - smashing her previous PB which had stood since 2010 (1:32.02).