One night after breaking the 10-second barrier on home soil,Australia’s fastest man did it again to claim the 100m national title.
The latest duel between Lachie Kennedy and Gout Gout will draw big crowds in Sydney on Sunday. But the young sprint stars aren’t the only drawcards in an Aussie team now packed with world-class talent.
In the fifth and final part of our series on the biggest Australian earners in sport,we look at the 23-and-under category,including motocross superstar Jett Lawrence,whose family gambled it all on him and his brother making it big – and won.
Sprint star Lachie Kennedy made history by running 9.96s in the 100m. But Jessica Hull was denied another 1500m title after tripping and crashing in the home straight.
The Olympic silver medallist is one of many superstar names to race at the national athletics titles this week – but she has set herself a challenge no one has ever achieved.
The American sprint star arrived in Stawell feted as the fastest woman on the planet,and proved that was true in a stunning race from the rear of the field,while in the men’s race a medical student from Adelaide got the chocolates at the time-honoured Easter race.
Sha’Carri Richardson thought running at the Stawell Gift would be “glorified practice”. In reality,it felt more like playing tag in the playground – chasing down the women who all had big headstarts.
What US sprint champion Christian Coleman learnt from Gout Gout ahead of this weekend’s Stawell Gift.
One of the biggest names in athletics,Richardson laughed out loud when her manager suggested she run at Stawell. Then she realised he was serious.
Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?