Calab Law
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Caleb Law 31 December 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 10.17 (Perth, 2025) 200m: 20.21 (Sydney, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Calab Law (born 31 December 2003) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024, he became Australian national champion over 200 metres.[1]
Biography
[edit]Law was selected for the Australian team for the 2022 World Championships and in doing so became the fifth youngest male ever selected for the championships. At the event he ran a knew personal best of 20.50 s in the 200 metres to progress into the semi-finals to become the first Australian teenager ever to qualify four 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 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[7] He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8] He also competed in the men's 4 × 100 m relay at the Games.[9]
In March 2025, he helped break the Australian men's 4x100m relay national record, running 37.87 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic alongside Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, and Christopher Ius.[10] In April 2025, he ran a personal best 10.17 seconds for the 100 metres in finishing fourth at the Australian Championships in Perth.[11] In September 2025, he competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.[14]
On 12 April 2026, he placed third behind Gout Gout and Aidan Murphy in the final of the 200 metres at the 2026 Australian Championships, in a personal best 20.21 seconds (+1.7).[15] He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[16] She was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Lakara Stallan, Jai Gordon and Chloe Mannix-Power with the team running 40.78 seconds on the opening day.[17][18] The following day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[19]
Personal life
[edit]He is an indigenous athlete and a member of the Wakka Wakka people from southern Queensland.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "MEN BREAK 4X100M RECORD AT SYDNEY TRACK CLASSIC". Inside Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "4X100 METRES RELAY MIXED". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE". Australian Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Calab Law at Australian Athletics
- Calab Law at World Athletics
- Calab Law at Olympics.com
- Calab Law at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Calab Law at Olympedia
- Calab Law at InterSportStats
- Calab Law on Instagram
- 2003 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Indigenous Australian track and field athletes
- Australian men sprinters
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia
- Pacific Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Olympic men sprinters