AA surprised by AOC Steffensen call

Details: Created on 16 July 2012

Athletics Australia boss Dallas O'Brien says the only way John Steffensen will race the 400m is if Steve Solomon is somehow ruled out.

Athletics Australia boss Dallas O'Brien is taken aback by reports the Australian Olympic Committee has decided to nominate John Steffensen as a reserve for the 400m in London.

Steffensen on Saturday threatened to sit out the Games and not be part of the 4x400m men's relay in protest at teenager Steve Solomon receiving an individual 400m spot.

The dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who is currently in team camp in Paris, withdrew his threat on Monday after a compromise appeared to be reached with the AOC granting him a reserve spot.

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Australian Championships 2013

Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, 11-14 April 2013
Men: 100m (-1.3) Ross 10.34 [SF: 10.30w], Leathart 10.40 [SF: 10.33w], Millar (NZL) 10.42, Geddes 10.43 [SF: 10.39w; H: 10.38 (-0.7)] 200m (1.5) Ross 20.57, Hough 20.66, Boylett 20.67, Burns 20.76, Leathart 20.90, Ntiamoah 20.92 400m Beck 46.18, Whyte (NZL) 46.25, Offereins 46.33, Ralph 46.35, Wroe 46.36 800m Rowe 1:50.25 (55.48/54.77) [H:1:47.72 (52.45/55.27)], Riseley 1:50.51, West 1:50.83 [H: 1:47.99] 1500m Kaan 3:46.29, Roff 3:46.99, Wright 3:47.03 5000m Page 13:29.45, St Lawrence 13:30.37, Summers 13:57.04
Melbourne World Challenge 2013

Lakeside Stadium, 6 April 2013
Men: 100m (1.6) Ross 10.25, Williams-Swain 10.25, Alozie 10.28, Spearmon (USA) 10.29 200m (-1.3) Spearmon (USA) 20.79, Hough 20.96 400m Smith (USA) 46.25 800m Rowe 1:47.87 1500m Magut (KEN) 3:40.66, Kaan 3:40.98 5000m Korir (KEN) 13:31.94, Adams 13:35.60, Rowe (AUT) 13:38.84 400m H Gaymon (USA) 49.34, Thomas 49.60, Dewhurst 50.05 3000m St Abdi 8:33.74, Nipperess 8:36.71 High Jump Jonas (USA) 2.25m Long Jump Rutherford (GBR) 8.10m (0.6), Watt 8.01m (0.9), Lapierre 7.99m (0.0) Triple Jump Jones 16.81m (0.5) Javelin Farquhar (NZL) 81.07m, Zhao (CHN) 80.39m, Bannister 79.99m, Peacock 79.80m, Outzen 78.10m
Women: 100m (-0.7) Wisil (PNG) 11.41 200m (2.1) Wisil 23.09w 400m Rubie 52.61 800m Hetherington 2:02.29 1500m Kuijken (NED) 4:10.53, McKnight 4:10.78, Curnow 4:12.25 400m H Boden 57.25 Pole Vault Boyd 4.50m, Saxer (USA) 4.40m, L.Parnov 4.30m Long Jump Perkins 6.53m (0.9), Stratton 6.50m (1.4) Discus Gollshewsky 53.93
Queensland Championships 2013

Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre, 26-28 March 2013
Men: 200m (0.6) Boylett 21.16 5000m Elliott 14:15.28 Long Jump Watt 7.72m (0.1)
Women: 800m Kajan 2:04.45 Triple Jump Leverton 13.30m (0.4) Pole Vault Boyd 4.40m
http://www.qldathletics.org.au/liveresults/SAF/index.htm