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Road to London 3000m steeple
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Rewarded with a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic team, Youcef Abdi is by far the best pick for the 3000m Steeplechase. Finishing in 6th position in the Beijing Olympic final , Abdi was only 0.14sec off Shaun Creighton’s Australian national record of 8:16.22. In the 2011 season, Abdi managed to run just shy of his personal best with an 8:16.41, which had sealed him his ticket to the Daegu World Championships. Tasting the Australian record on his tongue, time will tell if this Olympic finalist will finally put his name in the Australian record books and claim the title of being the Australian 3000m Steeplechase record holder.
Victoria Mitchell is the reigning Australian national champion and was a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic team. Known for her pink hair we saw this comeback kid return to the track last season after her battle with injury since the Olympics. She is back and also focused on making London. Continuing with her positive progress, hopefully we will see Mitchell getting her times back down to her best of 9:30:84. The qualifying standard for this event is 9:43.00; hopefully we see the strength we saw in this event in 2006 and 2008 returning in 2012.
Rewarded with a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic team, Youcef Abdi is by far the best pick for the 3000m Steeplechase. Finishing in 6th position in the Beijing Olympic final , Abdi was only 0.14sec off Shaun Creighton’s Australian national record of 8:16.22. In the 2011 season, Abdi managed to run just shy of his personal best with an 8:16.41, which had sealed him his ticket to the Daegu World Championships. Tasting the Australian record on his tongue, time will tell if this Olympic finalist will finally put his name in the Australian record books and claim the title of being the Australian 3000m Steeplechase record holder.
Victoria Mitchell is the reigning Australian national champion and was a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic team. Known for her pink hair we saw this comeback kid return to the track last season after her battle with injury since the Olympics. She is back and also focused on making London. Continuing with her positive progress, hopefully we will see Mitchell getting her times back down to her best of 9:30:84. The qualifying standard for this event is 9:43.00; hopefully we see the strength we saw in this event in 2006 and 2008 returning in 2012.
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