Victoria Park a Field of Dreams for Brisbane 2032 Olympic track aspirants Caleb Law, Lachlan Kennedy and Amaya Mearns
Victoria Park will be a Field of Dreams for three thrilling Queensland track and field prospects when the venue is confirmed today as the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games stadium.
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Victoria Park will be a Field of Dreams for three thrilling Queensland track and field prospects when the venue is confirmed today as the Olympic Stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Games.
Paris Olympian Caleb Law, 21, St Peters Lutheran College schoolgirl Amaya Mearns, 17, and world indoor 60m silver medallist Lachlan Kennedy, 21, have circled the Brisbane Olympics in big, bold letters after learning Victoria Park would be the focus of world athletics in 2032.
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“It will be super special because I grew up in Brisbane, Lachie (Kennedy) grew up in Brisbane, Amaya also grew up in Brisbane, so having an Olympics in your home city is going to be special,’’ Law said.
“Lachie and myself will be 28, so pretty much in prime condition for the Brisbane Olympics. Nothing will compare to having them in your home city.’’
If Terrace old boy Kennedy closes his eyes, he can almost imagine being roared on by family and friends at Victoria Park - just a hop, skip and a jump from where he attended school.
“The Paris (Olympics) was electric, so to have that coming to Brisbane, it will be so good for the city,’’ said Kennedy, who was a Paris Olympian.
“It will be hard to comprehend all those people in a massive stadium in Brisbane - the noise, the energy. It will be an awesome experience.’’
Mearns, whose 200m time of 23.15 seconds as an U18 is bettered in Australia only by legendary three-time Olympic silver medallist Raelene Boyle, said she would be aged 24 and at her peak in 2032.
“It would be my dream to represent Australia as an Olympian in 2032,’’ Mearns said.
“It would be in front of my home crowd, all my friends and family and nothing would beat that atmosphere.
“And to even win a gold medal like Cathy Freeman (Sydney, 2000) did at a home Olympics, nothing would be better than that.’’
The trio were coached by Brisbane’s Andrew Iselin.