Tassie athletes Hamish Peacock and Sam Walker are ready to take on the world

OLYMPIC javelin thrower Hamish Peacock and Australian record holding para-sprint star Sam Walker are locked and loaded for their world championships.

Olympic Javelin thrower Hamish Peacock and fellow Tasmanian athlete Samuel Walker, the Australian para-sprint under-16 record holder. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL

IT is two very different stories for Tasmanian athletes Hamish Peacock and Sam Walker who are both representing Australia next month.

Experienced javelin thrower Peacock and junior para-athlete Walker will be travelling overseas to represent Australia but their familiarities with the situation are vastly diverse.

The IAAF World Championships in London from the August 4-13 will be Peacock’s third.

The same venue that hosted the 2016 Olympic Games will be used and Peacock hopes his experience at the London Olympics and other past major championships help at the upcoming event.

“I’ve had a few major championships now and had some poor results but had a good result in the last Commonwealth Games,” Peacock said.

“Hopefully that all helps me and I learn from my poor results and put in a better performance this time.”

With the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games just around the corner, Peacock believes the timing of the IAAF World Championships will help him improve on his bronze medal from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

“It’s no issue having the world championships now,” he said.

“These [the IAAF World Championships] are the pinnacles along with the Olympics and with the Commonwealth Games being only eight months away from now I will be well prepared for them.”

Walker is the only Tasmanian selected to represent Australia at the inaugural World Junior Para-Athletics Championships in Switzerland, from August 3.

The 14-year-old T38 athlete (mild cerebral palsy) will be representing Australia in the 100m.

Walker dominated at the Australian championships in Sydney recently where he won the 100m with a time of 12.48 seconds breaking the Australian under-16 record.

That amazing race booked Walker a spot on the Australian team to go to Switzerland.

There is one thing that makes Walker more nervous than the idea of racing the world’s best juniors.

“I have never been to Switzerland,” Walker said.

“Going over there is probably more nerve-racking than my race.”

Walker spent a weekend at the AIS and said he is loving every moment of being a part of an Australian team.

“It was really good to get to train at the AIS,” Walker said.

“It has helped me with my preparation. It feels really good to get to represent my country.”