Thewbelle PhilpThewbelle Philp is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.Early lifePhilp was raised on the Gold Coast by an Indigenous Australian father and a Filipino mother. She first started training in athletics at the age of five but shortly after quit the sport until the age of 10 when she was inspired to return to athletics after witnessing the 2018 Commonwealth Games in her hometown of the Gold Coast.CareerAt 16 years of age, Philp was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, where she helped her country qualify for the relay final. In February 2025, Philp set a new Australian under-20 60 metre record when she ran 7.30 seconds at the 2025 Australian Short Track Athletics Championships. At the 2025 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, she clocked an impressive 11.38s in the 100m final and also impressed in the 200m competition with a time of 23.40s.