Hooker to lead world indoor charge

World and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker will lead a small but world-class Australian contingent in action at the IAAF world indoor championships in Doha, Qatar, next month in his first international appearance since his heroic world titles win.

Twenty-seven-year-old Hooker will be joined at the March 12-14 meet by Australian Flame teammates Mitchell Watt (long jump), Fabrice Lapierre (long jump), Petrina Price (high jump), Scott Martin (shot put) and Sean Wroe (400m), the selection of Martin and Wroe subject to the two athletes achieving village entry standards.