Pick the winner in each event at the Australian Championships!
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- 1st: $50 gift voucher to Inside Athletics Shop
- 2nd: $25 gift voucher to Inside Athletics Shop
- 3rd: $10 gift voucher to Inside Athletics Shop
Entries have now closed. Results will be announced at the end of the Australian Championships.
Which athletes are tipped to win?
Here’s the percentage breakdown of all of the tips received.
As for the tie-breaker, the women’s 200m winning time: The median guess is 22.83 seconds, with the middle half of the guesses sitting between 22.63s and 22.96s.
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