Calab Law

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Calab Law
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.26 (Brisbane, 2023)
200m: 20.42 (Cali, 2022)
Medal record
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Honiara 100 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Honiara 200 metres
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Suva 200 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cali 200 metres

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]

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Career

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 s 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 ran a new personal best of 20.42 s in a semi-final of the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He finished third in the final in 20.48 s to obtain a bronze medal. [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] He ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [7]

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References

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