MEDAL HUNT TO BEGIN IN GLASGOW AT WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Athletics Australia

As the Olympic spirit begins to stir across the globe, seven of Australia’s leading athletes including four global medallists and four national record holders will come together to don the green and gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow from March 1-3.

Serving as a prelude to the Olympic spectacle in Paris, the 2024 edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships will see more than 700 competitors from 130 countries take part in the biennial event which showcases the short-form version of the sport.

Spearheading the Australian team will be former world champion Eleanor Patterson who will compete for her fourth consecutive global medal in the women’s high jump, while friendly foe Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers, World Championships bronze medallist Kurtis Marschall and World Cross Country Championships medallist and short track Australian record holder Jessica Hull join the star-studded line up on the indoor stage.

With medals from the three prior World Athletics Series events, including silver at the last iteration of the championships, Patterson will look to continue her reign as one of the world’s best high jumpers by adding to her impressive collection.

“It’s a big but very exciting year this year. Everyone puts their heart and soul into their preparation, and being an Olympic year you see incredible performances and people rising to the occasion and having performances of their lives,” Patterson said.

2024 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AUSTRALIAN TEAM

Women:
800m – Catriona Bisset (VIC)
1500m – Linden Hall (VIC)
3000m – Jessica Hull (NSW)
60m Hurdles – Michelle Jenneke (QLD) 
High Jump – Nicola Olyslagers (NSW), Eleanor Patterson (NSW)

Men:
Pole Vault – Kurtis Marschall (WA)

Source: Athletics Australia