IAAF World Challenge

Drive to London Gaining Momentum

Over the past week we have seen our Australian track and field stars rise to the occasion. Last week Scott Martin added his name to the list for Olympic selection (throwing 65.63m in the men's discus over in the United States), and then on Friday night we saw Steve Hooker (pole vault), Ryan Gregson (1500m) and Kathryn Mitchell (javelin) all produce 'A' standards for the London Olympics.

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).

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).

Magical McKnight in Daegu

With only 106 days to go before the World Championships commence in Daegu, Korea, Kaila McKnight has produced a career best performance that will see her added to the Australian team for the August Championships. A sparkling 4.05.65 1500m could only produce a 5th placing for McKnight at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Daegu, but it was the fact that she had a previous best of 4.08.78 (set last June in Sotteville, France) that has many Australian athletic fans excited.