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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australians send records – and competitors
Jess Hull smashed her own mile record, Rose Davies crushed her national 5000 metres record and Cam Myers just crashed. On a dramatic day at the London Diamond League, Hull, the Paris Olympic silver medallist, again beat her own national record with a statement performance ahead of the world championships in Tokyo in September. As in Paris, her effort was not enough to win; she came second in 4:13.68 behind Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay (4:11.88). '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,' Hull said. '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' emergence as a serious contender on the world stage continued when she smashed her own national and Oceanian 5000m records while finishing third in 14:31.45, wiping more than nine seconds off her previous record (14:40.83) set in China in April.
The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Australians send records – and competitors
Jess Hull smashed her own mile record, Rose Davies crushed her national 5000 metres record and Cam Myers just crashed. On a dramatic day at the London Diamond League, Hull, the Paris Olympic silver medallist, again beat her own national record with a statement performance ahead of the world championships in Tokyo in September. As in Paris, her effort was not enough to win; she came second in 4:13.68 behind Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay (4:11.88). '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,' Hull said. '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' emergence as a serious contender on the world stage continued when she smashed her own national and Oceanian 5000m records while finishing third in 14:31.45, wiping more than nine seconds off her previous record (14:40.83) set in China in April.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Jessica Hull breaks Australian mile record at London Diamond League meet
Jessica Hull has gone record hunting again, smashing her own Australian and Oceanian mile marks but still having to settle for second best at a star-studded Diamond League meeting in London. While Hull and high jumper Eleanor Patterson grabbed runners-up spots at the London Stadium to lead the Australian challenge in front of a 60,000 full house on Saturday, it also proved a landmark day for Newcastle's Rose Davies who obliterated her own national and Oceanian 5000m marks while finishing third. But on another promising afternoon for Australia's athletes, as they started building their preparations for the Tokyo World Championships, there was a setback for young miling sensation Cam Myers, whose promising bid in the meeting-concluding 1500m ended with an on-track bump. Olympic metric mile silver medallist Hull's eyes must have lit up when Gudaf Tsegay seemed to be setting a suicidal pace in the mile, but as the Wollongong ace moved up to her shoulder, Ethiopia's former double world champ found an extra gear to win comfortably in a new national record 4min 11.88sec. Hull's substantial consolation was to lower her own Oceanian mark to 4:13.68. '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.' Earlier on Saturday, Davies clocked 14:31.45 for third behind the Ethiopian duo of Medina Eisa (14:30.57) and Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90), her run eclipsing 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 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.' Former world champ Patterson was surprised her 1.93 metre clearance was enough to earn her the silver as even Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh had an off-day, allowing British home hope Morgan Lake to win with a 1.96m leap. 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 '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' Myers, the 19-year-old Canberran phenomenon who's had a stunning year in the senior ranks already while finishing runner-up in Oslo's Dream Mile, looked ready for the next step as he moved sweetly into contention on the final lap of the metric mile. But about to make his move in fourth, he and Briton George Mills clipped heels, taking each other out of contention, and Myers ended up limping home way down in 13th place in 4:24.03, wondering what might have been as another teenage superstar, Kenya's Phanuel Koech, won in the fastest time ever seen in the UK, 3:28.82. International highlight of the day may have been Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred smashing her own national St Lucian record while running the fastest 200m in the world this year (21.71sec). Australian hope Torrie Lewis couldn't live with that, finishing last in 23.05.
ABC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Jess Hull breaks Australian mile record at London Diamond League meet
Jess Hull has gone record hunting again, smashing her own Australian and Oceanian mile marks but still having to settle for second best at a star-studded Diamond League meeting in London. While Hull and high jumper Eleanor Patterson grabbed runners-up spots at the London Stadium to lead the Australian challenge in front of a 60,000 full house on Saturday, it also proved a landmark day for Newcastle's Rose Davies, who obliterated her own national and Oceanian 5,000m marks while finishing third. But on another promising afternoon for Australia's athletes, as they started building their preparations for the Tokyo World Championships, there was a setback for young miling sensation Cam Myers, whose promising bid in the meeting-concluding 1,500m ended with an on-track bump. Olympic metric mile silver medallist Hull's eyes must have lit up when Gudaf Tsegay seemed to be setting a suicidal pace in the mile, but as the Wollongong ace moved up to her shoulder, Ethiopia's former double world champ found an extra gear to win comfortably in a new national record 4 minutes and 11.88 seconds. Hull's substantial consolation was to lower her own Oceanian mark to 4:13.68. "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," Hull said. "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." Earlier on Saturday, Davies clocked 14:31.45 for third behind the Ethiopian duo of Medina Eisa (14:30.57) and Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90), her run eclipsing 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 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," Davies said. "My expectations were a PB [personal best] and I have achieved that so I am really pleased." Former high jump world champ Patterson was surprised her 1.93 metre clearance was enough to earn her the silver as even Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh had an off-day, allowing British home hope 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," Patterson said. "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." Myers, the 19-year-old Canberran phenomenon who has had a stunning year in the senior ranks already while finishing runner-up in Oslo's Dream Mile, looked ready for the next step as he moved sweetly into contention on the final lap of the metric mile. But about to make his move in fourth, he and Briton George Mills clipped heels, taking each other out of contention, and Myers ended up limping home way down in 13th place in 4:24.03, wondering what might have been as another teenage superstar, Kenya's Phanuel Koech, won in the fastest time ever seen in the UK, 3:28.82. International highlight of the day may have been Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred smashing her own national St Lucian record while running the fastest 200m in the world this year (21.71 seconds). Australian hope Torrie Lewis finished last in 23.05. AAP
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Olympian Jess Hull smashes her own Australian and Oceanian mile record at London Diamond League
Jess Hull has gone record hunting again, smashing her own Australian and Oceanian mile marks but still having to settle for second best at a star-studded Diamond League meeting in London. While Hull and high jumper Eleanor Patterson grabbed runners-up spots at the London Stadium to lead the Australian challenge in front of a 60,000 full house on Saturday, it also proved a landmark day for Newcastle's Rose Davies who obliterated her own national and Oceanian 5000m marks while finishing third. But on another promising afternoon for Australia's athletes, as they started building their preparations for the Tokyo World Championships, there was a setback for young miling sensation Cam Myers, whose promising bid in the meeting-concluding 1500m ended with an on-track bump. Olympic metric mile silver medallist Hull's eyes must have lit up when Gudaf Tsegay seemed to be setting a suicidal pace in the mile, but as the Wollongong ace moved up to her shoulder, Ethiopia's former double world champ found an extra gear to win comfortably in a new national record 4min 11.88sec. Hull's substantial consolation was to lower her own Oceanian mark to 4:13.68. '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.' Earlier on Saturday, Davies clocked 14:31.45 for third behind the Ethiopian duo of Medina Eisa (14:30.57) and Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90), her run eclipsing 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 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.' Former world champ Patterson was surprised her 1.93 metre clearance was enough to earn her the silver as even Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh had an off-day, allowing British home hope 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' Myers, the 19-year-old Canberran phenomenon who's had a stunning year in the senior ranks already while finishing runner-up in Oslo's Dream Mile, looked ready for the next step as he moved sweetly into contention on the final lap of the metric mile. But about to make his move in fourth, he and Briton George Mills clipped heels, taking each other out of contention, and Myers ended up limping home way down in 13th place in 4:24.03, wondering what might have been as another teenage superstar, Kenya's Phanuel Koech, won in the fastest time ever seen in the UK, 3:28.82. International highlight of the day may have been Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred smashing her own national St Lucian record while running the fastest 200m in the world this year (21.71sec). Australian hope Torrie Lewis couldn't live with that, finishing last in 23.05.
