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The Guardian
3 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Sprint sensation Lachie Kennedy breaks magical 10-second barrier for 100m
Sprint sensation Lachie Kennedy has joined one of the sport's most exclusive clubs as just the second Australian to legally better the 10-second barrier for the 100m. Competing at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday night (Sunday AEST), Kennedy claimed the win against a strong field, stopping the clock at 9.98 seconds with the aid of a slight 0.7m tailwind. Teen sensation Gout Gout and Rohan Browning have also recently threatened to go sub-10 on multiple occasions, but it's the 21-year-old Kennedy who has reached the magic milestone first. How about that ‼️🇦🇺's Lachlan Kennedy rules at the @KipKeinoClassic 🔥 9.98 PB to win the 100m and move up to 2nd on the Australian all-time list 👏 #ContinentalTourGold The only other Australian to achieve the celebrated feat was national record holder Patrick Johnson, who ran a sizzling 9.93 in Mito, Japan in 2003. 'I was there to win today and bring it home, and I am super-stoked to get the win and the time,' Kennedy said. 'It's so good. I can finally say I have run nine. 'I haven't wanted to rush it or put the pressure on myself, I take every race as it comes and I knew it would come eventually.' Kennedy relegated Paris Olympics relay silver medallist Bayanda Walaza from South Africa (10.03) and hometown hero Ferdinand Omanyala (10.07) to the minor placings. 'The crowd was nuts out there,' Kennedy said. 'I think there was early movement from someone in the first part of the race, but it actually did me good. It settled the nerves so I was pretty confident out there today. 'I didn't think a nine was realistic until a couple of years ago. When I was still playing rugby but starting to train and realising I had some speed, I made it the goal.' Kennedy first shot to international prominence when he pocketed silver in the 60m at the World Indoors in China in March. Sign up to Australia Sport Get a daily roundup of the latest sports news, features and comment from our Australian sports desk after newsletter promotion The main target for him and his friendly rival and fellow Queenslander Gout this year is the world championships in Tokyo in September. 'I'm getting better with every race,' said Kennedy. 'It's an advantage to have a long season at home. 'I'm not getting tired, so I'm looking forward to seeing what I can achieve later in the year as we get closer to the world championships.' Kennedy and Gout are both scheduled to race the 200m in the prestigious Ostrava Golden Spike Mett in the Czech Republic on 24 June.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Kennedy breaks 10-second barrier for 100m
Lachie Kennedy has become the second Australian to break the magical 10-second barrier legally after posting a sizzling time of 9.98 seconds over 100 metres in Kenya overnight. Kennedy became the first Australian athlete since Patrick Johnson in 2003 to stop the clock in a single-digit time, and with a legal wind, in a strong win at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, in Kenya. The 21-year-old's time of 9.98 seconds (-0.7) bettered his previous personal best of 10.03 seconds, set in March, and continued a stellar run of recent form that included a silver medal in the 60-metre race at the World Indoor Championships, also in March. Johnson's record of 9.93 seconds was set in 2003 but in the 22 years since no Australian sprinters have been able to join him in the sub-10 seconds club. Or legally, at least. Several, including Rohan Browning and Gout Gout, have posted times in the 9-second window but they were not official, given they all had strong tailwinds. But Kennedy's powerhouse run in Kenya was into a headwind and perfectly legal. Kennedy's win in Kenya saw him beat Olympic relay medallis Bayanda Walaza from South Africa, and local Ferdinand Omanyala, and saw him position himself as an emerging contender for the World Championships in September. 'I was there to win today and bring it home, and I am super stoked to get the win and the time,' Kennedy told the Athletics Australia website. 'It's so good. I can finally say I run 9! I haven't wanted to rush it or put the pressure on myself, I take every race as it comes and I knew it would come eventually.
The Age
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Kennedy breaks 10-second barrier for 100m
Lachie Kennedy has become the second Australian to break the magical 10-second barrier legally after posting a sizzling time of 9.98 seconds over 100 metres in Kenya overnight. Kennedy became the first Australian athlete since Patrick Johnson in 2003 to stop the clock in a single-digit time, and with a legal wind, in a strong win at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, in Kenya. The 21-year-old's time of 9.98 seconds (-0.7) bettered his previous personal best of 10.03 seconds, set in March, and continued a stellar run of recent form that included a silver medal in the 60-metre race at the World Indoor Championships, also in March. Johnson's record of 9.93 seconds was set in 2003 but in the 22 years since no Australian sprinters have been able to join him in the sub-10 seconds club. Or legally, at least. Several, including Rohan Browning and Gout Gout, have posted times in the 9-second window but they were not official, given they all had strong tailwinds. But Kennedy's powerhouse run in Kenya was into a headwind and perfectly legal. Kennedy's win in Kenya saw him beat Olympic relay medallis Bayanda Walaza from South Africa, and local Ferdinand Omanyala, and saw him position himself as an emerging contender for the World Championships in September. 'I was there to win today and bring it home, and I am super stoked to get the win and the time,' Kennedy told the Athletics Australia website. 'It's so good. I can finally say I run 9! I haven't wanted to rush it or put the pressure on myself, I take every race as it comes and I knew it would come eventually.
7NEWS
3 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Aussie sprint star Lachie Kennedy breaks magic 10-second barrier with 100m victory in ‘enormous' 9.98
Sprint star Lachie Kennedy has made long-awaited history as just the second Australian to run under 10 seconds in a legal 100m race. Kennedy, Gout Gout, Rohan Browning and more spent the summer chasing the magic number, hoping to join Patrick Johnson some 22 years after he ran his famous 9.93, and it was Kennedy who officially got there first over the weekend. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: 'Enormous' scenes as Aussie sprint star breaks 10-second barrier. The 21-year-old ran 9.98 at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya — into a -0.7m/s headwind and after a delay for a false start. Kennedy leapt to celebrate the time but just as impressive was nabbing the win over the likes of Paris Olympics 4x100m relay silver medallists Bayanda Walaza and Shaun Maswanganyi, and 2022 Commonwealth Games 100m gold medallist Ferdinand Omanyala. 'As soon as I saw the 9.98 I was thrilled, the feeling was so surreal. I couldn't believe it,' Kennedy said. 'I was there to win today and bring it home, and I am super stoked to get the win and the time. 'It's so good. I can finally say I run 9! I haven't wanted to rush it or put the pressure on myself, I take every race as it comes and I knew it would come eventually. 'I've got a good coach (Andrew Iselin), good training partners — shoutout to Calab Law — and a good S&C (strength and conditioning) and team around me. It's been about trusting the process.' Kennedy was quickly celebrated by Aussie teammates and former champions watching from around the world. Sunrise host Matt Shirvington, who chased the same feat during his career and watched Kennedy up close over the summer, wrote: 'Enormous.' Channel 7's Sally Pearson said: 'Yes yes yes.' John Steffensen said: 'The truth.' Kennedy had been threatening to break the 10-second barrier on home soil. He ran 10.00 (0.9m/s tailwind) and 10.01 (1.5m/s tailwind) on successive days in Perth last month, after a previous best of 10.03 (1.1m/s tailwind) set in March. Gout ran two illegal 9.99 times in April, first with a 3.5m/s tailwind that eased to a 2.5m/s for the second run.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Big ramifications for Gout Gout as Aussies makes history at world championships
The Aussie athletics team could add Gout Gout to a star-studded 4x100m team at the world championships in September after a historic night at the World Relays event in China. Four Australian relay teams booked their places for the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday night, including the men's 4x100m team - who could feature both sprint stars Lachie Kennedy and Gout Gout. Kennedy, the world indoor 60m silver medallist, combined with Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius and Prince Jackson to clock 38.31sec to claim second place in qualifying round 2 on Sunday night, booking the Aussies a place at the world championships. And with Gout set to feature in the 200m in Tokyo in September, he could be a late addition to the 4x100m team. "We are really stepping up our standards this year coming off the national record of 37.8 in Sydney," said Azzopardi, who flagged Gout's inclusion in the team in Tokyo. "We feel like we can really push for those medals and that will be the goal. We will be ready come the world championships in September and that's the main thing." Speaking in an interview on the Back Page on Fox Sports last week, the 17-year-old Gout said he'd love to run in the 4x400m relay as well. Traditionally a 100 and 200m runner, Gout could line up in the men's 4x400m, as well as any of the mixed relays in Tokyo (depending on how many races he wants to run). On Sunday night, the mixed, women's and men's 4x400m teams all secured their places at the world championships. But pride of place went to the mixed team, with Luke van Ratingen, Ellie Beer, Terrell Thorne and Carla Bull securing the country's second ever silver medal at the World Athletics Relays. The Aussie team couldn't match the American champions in Guangzhou, for the second day running they lowered the national and Oceanian record to take the silver in 3min 12.20sec. The American quartet of Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger and Lynna Irby-Jackson broke the championship record in 3:09.54, but the Australians matched the nation's best ever result in the seven editions of the event. The only other silver they had won was in 2019 in Yokohama when Catriona Bisset and Josh Ralph finished second in the 2x400m relay. "I couldn't be any more stoked. We were so ecstatic to make the final and coming away with a silver medal, we are just so happy," said Beer, who earlier helped the women's 4x400m team qualify. "We got all of our 400m crews to the world championships which is so exciting." RELATED: Athletics world blown away as Lachie Kennedy beats world champ Women's champ makes mockery of Gout Gout complaint with win Bull narrowly missed out on another medal as a youthful mixed 4x100m team - including Olivia Dodds, Connor Bond and Josiah John - clocked 41.22sec to finish fourth in the final behind the victorious Canadian team. The men's 4x400m team of Sherman, Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy and Tom Reynolds clocked 2:59.73 to clinch their place in Tokyo, just 0.03sec outside the 41-year-old Australian record. Britain's 4x100m women's team caused the upset of the night. Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams and Success Eduan stunned the US and Jamaica teams, with the Jamaicans featuring superstars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson. with AAP
