Australia’s renaissance in middle-distance running will deliver a national athletics championships in Adelaide like no other.
In a Stawell Gift remarkable for even starting,let alone finishing,Jack Lacey has won the men’s final for 2024 and Chloe Mannix-Power the women’s at a waterlogged track where races were delayed and abandoned as wild weather hit.
After a turbulent 18 months,800m runner Peter Bol has reconsidered ideas of retirement after Paris 2024 and is now more driven than ever to race for Australia.
Melbourne distance runner Lauren Ryan has smashed a 21-year-old national record and booked herself a place on the team for Paris 2024.