Cameron McEntyre, the reigning Australian national men's javelin throw champion and the No. 10 all-time competitor in Australian history at 269-1 (82.01m), joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss making his Olympic debut Aug. 6 at Stade de Paris. McEntyre, 25, has represented Australia in back-to-back World Athletics Championships, in addition to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is the lone men's javelin competitor for the country in France, after the nation didn't boast an entry in the event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Australia hasn't had a men's javelin competitor advance to the Olympic final since Jarrod Bannister secured sixth place in 2008 in Beijing. McEntyre, who is coached by his older brother Angus, is part of a training group that also consists of Stanford graduate, two-time NCAA Division 1 winner and World Championships women's javelin bronze medalist Mackenzie Little, in addition to Lianna Davidson, who has finished second in the women's javelin final at the past two Division 1 Outdoor Championships competing for Texas A&M. He also previews competing July 16 at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern event in Switzerland, where McEntyre placed seventh last year with a mark of 227-11 (69.46m). McEntyre examines the opportunities he has benefited from by recently training in Germany, as well as how significant it has been to have the Australian Championships on April 14, where he triumphed in Adelaide with a 249-8 (76.10m) performance, in order to coordinate his spring and summer schedules in preparation for the Olympics. After competing in Oregon twice in 2022, including the World Championships in Eugene, McEntyre speaks about how grateful he was to return to the United States on May 4 for the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, where he achieved a winning mark of 267-7 (81.56m), which created momentum to produce his lifetime-best performance May 19 in Japan. He analyzes the depth of Australian men's javelin, including 24-year-old Nash Lowis ascending to the nation's No. 9 all-time competitor June 22 with a 270-4 (82.40m) effort in Switzerland, and how McEntyre hopes that the performances can start to compare more with the recent strength of the women's javelin in the country, including Kathryn Mitchell, Kelsey-Lee Barber, Little and Davidson. McEntyre revisits the recent men's javelin qualification marks at the 2016 and 2021 Olympics, and reflects on the level of success it has required to reach the final, and anticipates having to achieve a mark beyond 82 or 83 meters in order to advance among the top 12 athletes competing in the Aug. 8 championship. He also shares his excitement for the medal hopes of the Australian national swimming team, and how McEntyre hopes their efforts will inspire him and the rest of Australia's track and field competitors in Paris.