Jack Rayner has obliterated his old 5000m PB by 28 seconds at Oslo's famous Bislett Games, clocking 13:06 to move to 3rd on the Australian all-time 5000m rankings list. Only legends Craig Mottram and Stewart McSweyn have run faster. He moves past close friends Collis Birmingham and Brett Robinson, and is doing so moves Robinson out of the top-10 list.
On a historical day for Australian middle distance running, Oliver Hoare has broken Stewart McSweyn's Australian (and Oceanic) mile record at Oslo's Bislett Games.
Joseph Deng's doubters have been sent a death blow, with the second fastest Australian of all-time over 800m (1:44.21 set in 2018), announcing his return to form, clocking 1:44.69 at the 'Meeting National de l'Est Lyonnais', in France.
Five reigning Olympic champions showed their supremacy with victories at the 41st edition of the FBK Games in Hengelo on Monday (6), with Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis shining brightest of all, clearing 6.01m in the pole vault – the highest outdoor clearance this year.
Australia's Georgia Griffith has posted the third fastest 1500m ever by an Australian. In the Norwegian town of Jessheim, Griffith was paced by Ellie Sanford and won the race comfortably by approximately 50-60m. Her time of 4:00.16 is also a Commonwealth and world champs qualifying time. After her second place at the Australian championships over 1500m, Griffith looks good to toe to line in Oregon and Birmingham.
Good riddance Covid, and welcome back to elite interstate stars to one of the most iconic middle distance events on the annual calendar. $7000 and a one ounce gold nugget is once again up for grabs, with the top-8 finishers all receiving prize money.
Below is your preview for the 2022 Leonora Golden Gift elite mile races.
Jessica Hull has continued her good form placing second at the Birmingham DL overnight in the women's 1500m. Hull clocked 4:03.42, to finish just behind England's Olympic 1500m silver medalist, Laura Muir.
Australia's fastest ever 800m runner, Peter Bol, has finished second at the Doha Diamond League Friday night. Bol clocked 1:49.35 in a tactical affair, in quite windy conditions. Bol beat home some huge names for his first ever Diamond League podium finish.
Six athletes, five Olympians, and four national record holders. Whichever way you want to put it, the 2022 Wanda Diamond League in Doha this Friday features some of Australia’s finest track and field talent – set to do battle at the first leg of the world’s premier annual athletics series.
Oceania Athletics Championships
