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The Australian
4 days ago
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How Lachlan Kennedy went at Prefontaine Classic, Faith Kipyegon breaks record
Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull produced a trademark gutsy performance as a Kenyan superstar made history, and Lachlan Kennedy got the biggest start of his career. Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull has finished third in the fastest 1500m race in history behind Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyegon. The Australian produced her trademark gutsy performance to hang with Kipyegon while most of the field dropped away at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, further solidifying her reputation as one of the best middle-distance runners in the world. Kipyegon, who has won the past three Olympic gold medals, powered away over the final 200m to clock 3min48.68sec, bettering her previous world mark of 3:49.04sec. — World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 5, 2025 Hull, 28, was third in 3:52.67sec. It was a return home for the Australian who made her name as a collegiate star at the Hayward Field track for the University of Oregon. 'I was actually surprised how easily I got my position, To get the position right off the line was super nice, and then I just tried to stay relaxed,' Hull said. 'Then I felt Faith, she put her foot down and made it really hard for that last 500 metres. 'This was the fastest 1500m I've been in all year, so it was definitely tough in that last 400, but I'm okay with that being tough at this point of the season. 'It was really important to get a really fast one under my belt and build from here. 'It's pretty impressive what Faith can do, she's set the benchmark now of where we need to be come Tokyo (world championships), so yeah, I'll go back to work and try and get there.' Canberra teenager Cam Myers continues to impress, finishing sixth in a stacked field in the storied Bowerman Mile in 3:47.50sec – just two hundredths of a second outside the national record he shares with Olli Hoare. The 19-year-old is looking more and more comfortable mixing it with the world's best with flying Dutchman Niels Laros (3:45.94sec) causing a major boilover by passing American Yared Nuguse in the shadow of the line. Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy got the biggest start of his career, taking on an elite field in the 100m where he finished a creditable eighth in 10.07sec (+0.4). The 21-year-old had been hampered by a back issue since he became just the second Australian to legally break the 10-second barrier with a flying 9.98sec in Kenya last month. Jamaica's Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson won in 9.85sec. There was another world record in the 5000m with Kenya's Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier, clocking a stunning 13:58.06sec. Paris Olympics gold medallist Letsile Tebogo from Botswana, who kicked off his 2025 campaign at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne in March, won the men's 200m in impressive style in 19.76sec. The Diamond League series continues next week in Monaco where Gout Gout will make his debut in the U/23 200m while Peter Bol (800m), Kurtis Marschall (pole vault), Sarah Billings (1000m) and Hull (1000m) will also fly the Aussie flag. Scott Gullan Score Columnist - AFL/Athletics writer Scott Gullan has more than 25 years experience in sports journalism. He is News Corp's chief athletics writer and award-winning AFL correspondent. He's covered numerous Olympic Games, world championships and Commonwealth Games. He's also the man behind the Herald Sun's popular Score column. More Sports Alexandria Perkins has claimed an unexpected world championships medal for Australia after finishing third in the women's 100m butterfly final. Olympics The USA might have sensed an opportunity when Emma McKeon and the Campbell sisters left, but the new generation have reminded the world how Australia sets the standard.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
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- Yahoo
'Ruined the race': Aussie athletics phenom in 'terrible' incident on global stage
Aussie athletics sensation Cam Myers had his 1500m race ruined at the Diamond League meeting in London on Saturday night after a rival runner's fall brought him down. But Jess Hull and Rose Davies left fans gobsmacked as they smashed their own national and Oceania records. The 19-year-old Myers hasn't been garnering as much attention as fellow Aussie teenager Gout Gout, but his feats over the last few months have been just as impressive. Athletics fans were eagerly-anticipating his run in London on Saturday night, but were left sorely disappointed after a terrible mishap. The Canberran looked ready to take the next step as he moved into contention on the final lap of the metric mile. Sitting in fourth place, Myers was about to make his move when he clipped the heel of British runner George Mills in front of him, bringing his rival down. Myers appeared to be trying to switch from the inside of Mills to the outside, and accidentally tripped him up. Mills' fall also brought Myers and Robert Farken down, and they had to limp to the line well behind the rest of the pack. Myers has enjoyed a stunning year in the senior ranks having finished runner-up in Oslo's Dream Mile, but had to settle for 13th place on Saturday in 4:24.03. The Aussie was left to wonder what might have been as another teenage superstar - Kenya's Phanuel Koech - won in 3:28.92. It was the fastest time ever seen in the UK. While some thought Myers was unlucky, track and field coach Luke Parkinson said the Aussie only had himself to blame for a tactical blunder. "Why did Cam Myers go to the inside just before the final bend when he was picking off runners with every stride?" he wrote on social media. "He clipped Mills' heels and ultimately ruined the race for himself and at least 3 other men. Hugging the rail on every bend is for time trials - back yourself - pass on the outside…there are 7 lanes with no traffic in them." Why did Cam Myers go to the inside just before the final bend when he was picking off runners with every stride? He clipped Mills heels and ultimately ruined the race for himself and at least 3 other men. Hugging the rail on every bend is for time trials- back yourself- pass… — Luke LRPS (@LukeLRPS) July 19, 2025 Terrible luck for Cam Myers in the 1500m at the London Diamond League. He was well-positioned in fourth on the final bend when George Mills fell in front of him, leaving him nowhere to go. — Nicole Jeffery (@nicolejeffery) July 19, 2025 Awful luck for Cam Myers in the 1500m. Takes a fall sitting fourth with 200 to go. GB's George Mills trips and the Aussie prodigy goes down with him. Myers had surged through the field with 500 to go, and was only a few paces off the leader when he fell. Jogs it in. Not his day. — Zachary Gates (@_zacharygates) July 19, 2025 Jess Hull and Rose Davies break own national records Thankfully it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Aussies, with Jess Hull smashing her own Australian and Oceanian mile records, and Rose Davies obliterating her own national and Oceanian 5000m marks. Hull and high-jumper Eleanor Patterson grabbed runners-up spots at the London Stadium, while Davies finished third. Hull lowered her own Oceanian mark to 4:13.68 as former double world champ Gudaf Tsegay set a new Ethiopian national record in 4min 11.88sec. "I had a lot of distractions, but was just trying to zone into the leader in the second half, but it was a solid run," said Hull. "Coming in, we were thinking I could run a national record, and I did. I would have liked to have been a little closer to 4:10, but I felt very strong for 4:13. A lot of records fell today, so it was a pretty special to be a part of that race." Davies clocked 14:31.45 for third behind the Ethiopian duo of Medina Eisa (14:30.57) and Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90). But the Newcastle product eclipsed her previous national mark of 14:40.83 - set in China in April - by more than nine seconds. Georgia Griffith finished fifth in a huge new personal best of 14:32.82 to also smash the former record. "I was ready for a big race and felt like I responded to the challenge today," said Davies. "My expectations were a PB (personal best) and I have achieved that so I am really pleased." Patterson and Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh both had an off-day in the high jump, allowing Briton Morgan Lake to win with a 1.96m leap. "I am very honoured to be known as 'Miss Consistent' as it reflects my aim to be consistently jumping well," said Patterson. "Today doesn't quite match up to it - but if 1.93 is a bad day and second I can't be too mad about it." Remarkable from Jessica Hull in London. The Olympic medallist takes down her own Australian mile record — the 4:15.34 she ran almost two years ago to the day — as she clocks 4:13.68 for second. The winner, Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, runs 4:11.88, the second-fastest time in history. — Zachary Gates (@_zacharygates) July 19, 2025 WHAT CAN'T SHE DO? 🤩After a see-sawing last few laps at the London Diamond League, Rose Davies has obliterated her own Australian 5000m record, slicing almost nine seconds off the mark to stop the clock at 14:31.45 and finish on the podium in third.. Another fearless run from… — Australian Athletics (@AustralianAths) July 19, 2025 Australians on fire in London. At this point Hull is a machine. But also Davies, Griffith, Hollingsworth, Patterson, and Holder (who is a couple of execution tweaks away from a World Champs medal). Staggering. 🔥🔥🇦🇺 — Luke LRPS (@LukeLRPS) July 19, 2025 Having guts pays off 🤩After completely disregarding the pacer and going out in 59.93, Gudaf Tsegay held off a strong contest from Jess Hull over the closing laps to win the mile in London in 4: becomes the second-fastest miler in history, only behind Faith… — CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) July 19, 2025 with AAP
The Guardian
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Hunter Bell contends with double trouble after winning London Diamond League 800m
What does a hitherto 1500m specialist do when they cannot stop winning over 800m? Call the expert, of course. Back when she concluded a remarkable first full season as a runner with Olympic 1500m bronze in Paris last summer, Georgia Hunter Bell's path appeared to be set. Why change a successful formula? But change she has, and victory over 800m in London on Saturday provided a second win in her past two Diamond League races over the distance, having won in Stockholm last month. This is where the problem has arisen for September's world championships in Tokyo. Should she stick with the event in which she won her Olympic medal, should she target the shorter race over two laps, or should she attempt an audacious double that has increasingly fallen out of fashion over recent years? Helpfully, she has the perfect sounding board in her contacts book: 'I might actually reach out to Kelly Holmes and see what she thinks.' Holmes, who memorably won Olympic 800m and 1500m gold in 2004, initially contacted Hunter Bell after the Paris Games last summer. The relationship has since developed into something akin to a mentor and a mentee. So, after triumphing over a strong field at the London Stadium in 1min 56.74sec – the second-fastest time of her life – Hunter Bell is keen to hear what Holmes thinks of it all. 'Doing the double [at the world championships] is an option because the schedule's actually quite generous for it,' she said. 'There's proper days off; one event completes before the second starts. But I just think it's really hard and you might stuff your chances at both. So I don't know. A lot of people can have their opinion but there's very few that have actually done it. I'd like to see what Kelly has to say about it.' There is an additional factor. Shorn of her training partner, and Olympic champion, Keely Hodgkinson – who is expected to return from a hamstring injury in the coming weeks – 800m times have somewhat stagnated. By contrast, increasing numbers of 1500m women continue to break new ground. 'You've got to look strategically at the events,' said Hunter Bell. 'The 1500m has got even faster than last year. I didn't think that was possible, but it has again. Whereas the 800m, at the moment, is not as fast as it was last year. So if you're trying to get a medal, what is actually the best thing to do?' Elsewhere, the anticipated battle of the British runners failed to materialise in the men's 1500m as the young Kenyan upstart Phanuel Koech upset the 60,000-strong sellout crowd by outkicking reigning world champion Josh Kerr in the home straight to claim victory. Koech, 18, had never run a 1500m race before last month, but now owns three of the six fastest times in the world this year after triumphing in a meeting record of 3:28.82. Despite tracking him for most of the race, Kerr was unable to keep pace in the home straight, finishing second in 3:29.37. Former world champion Jake Wightman came fourth, while George Mills fell with 200m remaining. Ever bullish, Kerr remains confident that the world title he claimed from Wightman will remain in Britain. 'Yeah, 100%,' he said. 'The title lives here and it will continue to live here for the next year.' Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Of his own run, he added: 'Good, not great. In general, I really liked how I felt throughout the whole race. I was waiting until about 120 to go, but that power wasn't quite there. We're getting there. I know I can make a big jump in the next couple of months.' Charlie Dobson took the scalp of British compatriot and Olympic silver medallist Matt Hudson-Smith to win the 400m in a personal best 44.14, becoming the second-fastest European of all time in the process, while Morgan Lake won the high jump in a season's-best 1.96m. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred ran a world-leading 21.71 to beat Dina Asher-Smith in the 200m, and America's Olympic champion, Noah Lyles, finished second over 100m behind Oblique Seville of Jamaica, who was well clear in 9.86. Before the action began, the British men's 4x400m team of Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson and heat-runner Mark Hylton received an extraordinarily belated gold-medal upgrade 28 years after the 1997 world championships. Britain initially finished second, only for the American winners to later be stripped of their title after Antonio Pettigrew, who died in 2010, confessed in 2008 to doping between 1997 and 2003. 'On the one hand it's a real shame it's taken this long,' said Thomas. 'But on a personal level, it's really beautiful today. My son is here today. I didn't have any children back then. It felt really special.'
BBC News
17-07-2025
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- BBC News
'Strongest domestic field over 1500m in some time'
Scottish trio Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley line up for a "rare" meeting over 1500m in Saturday's London Diamond League as the battle for places at the World Championships heats will be joined by England's Elliot Giles and George Mills, with the event topping the bill at a 60,000 sell-out London told BBC Sport Scotland: "It's probably the strongest domestic field we have assembled over 1500m in quite some time."Of racing Kerr and Wightman, he added: "It's rare that we have been able to come up against each other. You would think that being from the same country you would line up all the time, but not really." Kerr, 27, has Olympic silver and bronze medals, as well world outdoor and indoor 30, is a world and European indoor silver medallist, while Wightman, 31, topped the podium at the 2022 World who missed last year's Olympics through injury said: "I would say the three of us have probably helped bring the best out of each other."Some will have run better than others at the end of a season. Obviously Josh has been doing that for the last couple of years and then Neil has had his own success at world indoors recently and I have had a couple of years where I haven't been racing, let alone been seen as a rival."It just chops and changes throughout the years as to how well you are running and what level you are seen at so, for me, it is probably a good thing that I haven't raced that much. "Therefore, I don't have as much pressure as someone like Josh coming into this as an Olympic silver medallist."Two automatic 1500m places at September's World Championships in Tokyo will be determined at next month's British Championships in a good showing in London could be important in terms of catching the selectors' eyes since there is sure to be another discretionary said: "It might play on people's minds a little bit that they want to show that they are one of those top few guys in the country."I'm trying to run a little bit more freely and just take care of what I need to do at the British Championships, trying to treat that as a separate thing. "I don't want to be paralysed by the expectation of trying to make selectors happy."Wightman ran a personal best of three minutes 47:82 seconds for the mile at the Eugene Diamond League earlier this month, although that was only good enough for eighth place."I've had months of unbroken training and my body being in one piece, so I am hoping that is a good sign for the rest of the summer and I don't have to think about anything other than just racing and getting the most out of myself," he added."It's about gradually building the season, making sure that I have still got room to go and being at my best hopefully by Tokyo."
BBC News
07-07-2025
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- BBC News
Sportsworld The Warm Up Track 2025: How Cole Hocker won Olympic 1500m gold
Cole Hocker won Olympic 1500m gold in Paris. He describes in depth how the last lap of the race unfolded and how he claimed the greatest victory of his career. Cole discusses the era he's running in and how this period compares to what's gone before. He explains the impact that Steve Prefontaine had on him growing up, from watching videos of his races to drawing inspiration from his quotes. Bearing all of that in mind, Cole gives us a real insight into his decision to attend the University of Oregon in Eugene – meaning he'd be joining the same college track team which produced Prefontaine and so many others. What was it like to embrace that opportunity and the inevitable pressure that came with it? Paris was Cole's second Olympic Games. Had Tokyo gone ahead as planned in 2020, he's doubtful he would have made the team. As it turned out, the delay caused by the pandemic meant that he was ready by the time the Games were staged in 2021. How was the journey through that year's US Trials all the way to the final in Tokyo, and how valuable were all of the lessons he learned? Cole is a real student of the sport and takes us inside why the running community in the United States has always prized The Mile, and it's metric equivalent, so highly. He also discusses why he accepted the invitation to join the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track and, more generally, what he would like to see happen to grow the sport of Track and Field in the US ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Photo: Silver medalist Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain, gold medalist Cole Hocker of Team United States and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Team Norway cross the finish line during the Men's 1500m Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France (Credit: Corbis via Getty Images)
