{{Short description|Australian athlete (born 2003)}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Calab Law | birth_name = Caleb Law | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | sport = Track and Field | event = 200 metres | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''100m:''' 10.17 (Perth, 2025)<br>'''200m:''' 20.21 (Sydney, 2026) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Australia}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Pacific Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Honiara|100 metres}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Honiara|200 metres}} {{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Suva|200 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Mackay|200 m}} {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Cali|200 metres}} }}
'''Calab Law''' (born 31 December 2003) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024, he became Australian national champion over 200 metres.<ref name="Runnerstribe">{{Cite web |url=https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/theres-no-place-like-home-hull-ready-for-world-final-on-home-track/ |title=There's no place like home: Hull ready for world final on home track |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
==Biography== Law was selected for the Australian team for the 2022 World Championships and in doing so became the fifth youngest male ever selected for the championships. At the event he ran a knew personal best of 20.50 s in the 200 metres to progress into the semi-finals to become the first Australian teenager ever to qualify four a World or Olympic semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/olympic-athlete-profiles/calablaw/ |title=Calab Law |website=athletics.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.beinsports.com/au/2022-world-athletics-championships/video/rising-aussie-sprint-star-calab-law-breaks-pb/1918362 |title=Rising Aussie sprint star Calab Law breaks PB |website=beIN SPORTS Australia}}</ref> The following month, he ran a new personal best of 20.42 s in a semi-final of the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He finished third in the final in 20.48 s to obtain a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/law-wins-bronze-at-the-2022-world-athletics-under-20-championships/ |website=Runners Tribe |accessdate=14 April 2024 |title=Law Wins Bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Under 20 Championships |date=5 August 2022}}</ref>
In November 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Pacific Games over 100m and 200m in Honiara.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=14 April 2024 |date=December 1, 2023 |first=Andrew |last=Mathieson |title=Gold rush as Wakka Wakka man Law runs riot at Pacific Games |url=https://nit.com.au/01-12-2023/8883/gold-rush-as-wakka-wakka-mans-law-runs-riot-at-pacific-games |website=Nit.com}}</ref> In April 2024, he won the Australian Athletics Championships title over 200 metres, winning in Adelaide in 20.54 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hollingsworth-wins-hottest-race-of-year-mitrevski-leaps-to-paris/ |title=Hollingsworth wins hottest race of the year, Mitrevski leaps to Paris |website=athletics.com.au |accessdate=14 April 2024 |date=14 April 2024}}</ref> He ran as part of the Australian {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web |website=Watch Athletics |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5397/men-4x100m-results-world-athletics-relays-championships-2024 |accessdate=12 May 2024 |title=Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024 |date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5847/men-s-200m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics |accessdate=28 December 2024 |title=Men's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics |date=8 August 2024}}</ref> He also competed in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay at the Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5861/men-s-4x100m-relay-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics |accessdate=28 December 2024 |title=Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics |date=9 August 2024}}</ref>
In March 2025, he helped break the Australian men's 4x100m relay national record, running 37.87 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic alongside Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, and Christopher Ius.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://insideathletics.com.au/blog/men-break-4x100m-record-at-sydney-track-classic/|website=Inside Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= MEN BREAK 4X100M RECORD AT SYDNEY TRACK CLASSIC |date=16 March 2025}}</ref> In April 2025, he ran a personal best 10.17 seconds for the 100 metres in finishing fourth at the Australian Championships in Perth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217088?eventId=10229630 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title=Australian Championships|date=10 April 2025 }}</ref> In September 2025, he competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229605&gender=M |website=World Athletics |accessdate=29 September 2025 |title=World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 |date=18 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green-and-gold-to-shine-in-tokyo-with-largest-athletics-team-yet/ |title=GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET |website=Athletics.com.au |accessdate=3 September 2025 |date=3 September 2025}}</ref> He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=204593&gender=M |website=World Athletics |accessdate=29 September 2025 |title=World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 |date=18 Sep 2025}}</ref>
On 12 April 2026, he placed third behind Gout Gout and Aidan Murphy in the final of the 200 metres at the 2026 Australian Championships, in a personal best 20.21 seconds (+1.7).<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7232772?eventId=10229605 |title=Australian Championships|date=12 April 2026 |access-date=12 April 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-lewis-headline-australian-squads-for-world-athletics-relays/|website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=1 April 2026|title= KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS}}</ref> She was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Lakara Stallan, Jai Gordon and Chloe Mannix-Power with the team running 40.78 seconds on the opening day.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/gaborone26/live/7216920/35040/3/results |title= 4X100 METRES RELAY MIXED|date=2 May 2026 |access-date=2 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/relay-records-tumble-as-australian-sprinters-stamp-presence-on-world-stage/ |title= RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE |date=2 May 2026 |access-date=2 May 2026| website=Australian Athletics}}</ref> The following day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-aussies-and-huge-qualifying-wins-to-finish-the-world-relays-for-australia/ |title= BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA |access-date=3 May 2026| website=Australian Athletics}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is an indigenous athlete and a member of the Wakka Wakka people from southern Queensland.<ref name="Runnerstribe"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/calab-law/ Calab Law] at Australian Athletics * {{sports links}} * {{Instagram}}
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