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Nine Network set to broadcast 2012ATC this Sunday!
The Nine Network will this Sunday at 1:00pm AEDST replay highlights from the Adelaide Track Classic, with IAAF World Athlete of the Year Sally Pearson set to thrill you on screen as she records back-to-back victories in the women’s 100m and 200m.
Fox Sports 3 will then continue coverage on February 7 at 4:00pm AEDST as they too bring athletics to lounge rooms around the country.
Crossing in 11.32 (w: -1.4), Pearson opened her Qantas Australian Athletics Tour account with a dominant win the women’s 100m, ahead of Charlotte Van Veenendaal (Qld, 11.60) and Papua New Guinean Toea Wisil (11.67).
Returning to the track for the women’s 200m shortly after, Pearson again burst out of the blocks to an unassailable lead coming into the straight. An unforgiving headwind prevented the world champion from a personal best, but her time of23.14 into -3.6 m/s was outstanding.
Pearson said: “It was very, very windy and very tough conditions. Running into a -3 headwind in 23 [seconds] isn’t too shabby.
“With a wind like that I thought I was going to run 24 seconds. It was really tough out there, I executed my bend really well and came off it in good position and then held on with whatever I had left in the legs.
“It was nice coming back here because I won my first medal here at the Primary school nationals in the B relay, in 1998. It was great to see so many people come out and support the Qantas Australian Athletics Tour today, and I’m looking forward to Perth now.”
In other highlights:
- Ryan Gregson (NSW) and Jeff Riseley (Vic, 3:48.09) will battle across 1500m, with the national record holder Gregson taking line honours in 3:47.84.
- American Russ Winger heaves 60.98m in the men’s discus to edge out Australian and Oceania record holder Benn Harradine (Vic), who with 60.37m placed second.
- A 61.23m best mark will see 2009 world champion Dani Samuels (NSW) win the women’s discus throw.
- Ben Offereins (WA) will blaze the straight to win the men’s 400m in a time of 46.16, ahead of Matt Lynch (NSW, second, 46,48) and Sean Wroe (Vic, third, 46.69)
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