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LiveStream Australian Track and Field Championships 2023 Live Athletics Broadcast

The Australian Track and Field Championships momentum is only building of its 100th edition. From Olympic and Paralympic credentials to the unwritten resumes of those targeting Brisbane 2032, the chase for national titles is set to reveal more than podium positions.

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Seldom are athletes who have enjoyed a better start to 2023 than Declan Tingay (WA, Brent Vallance). The race walker bolted out of the gates when shattering the Australian 10,000m record that had stood for 47-years with a walk of 38:03.78 at Supernova #2, before becoming the second fastest racewalker in history over 5000m with a dazzling 18:12.52.

While times are one thing, Tingay’s best indication of form came at his most recent showing at the Asian Championships in Nomi, Japan. Tingay stretched away from his world-class competitors to win in 1:18:46 – a 2023 World Athletics Championships and 2024 Olympic Games qualifier. Also qualifying on that day were Kyle Swan (SA, Jared Tallent) and Rhydian Cowley (VIC, Brent Vallance), but Tingay’s current form on the race walking scene will make him hard to knock off the top spot of the dais.

The Australian men’s steeplechase scene looked like it belonged to Ben Buckingham (VIC, Craig Mottram) in the early part of the season, but reigning national champion Matthew Clarke (SA, Adam Didyk) struck back with a big win at Saturday’s Brisbane Track Classic to set up an enticing race for gold on Day Two in Brisbane.

With Buckingham requesting a swift pace to capitalise on his stellar form, it was Clarke who stalked his Tokyo Olympic teammate throughout the race before launching with over one lap to travel. Crossing the line in 8:26.91 to win by over five-seconds, Clarke opened up on the significance of his triumph:

“This is huge for me. I have had talks with my coach Adam Didyk about cancelling the season or just getting ready for Europe, so to be able to turn it around just a week out from Nationals gives me a lot of confidence,” Clarke said.