Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy delivered a blistering performance to win silver in the men’s 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, finishing just one hundredth of a second behind the winner in one of the closest sprint finishes of the competition.
| Pos | Bib | Country | Athlete | Mark | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201 | GBR | Jeremiah AZU | 6.49 =PB | 0.129 |
| 2 | 107 | AUS | Lachlan KENNEDY | 6.50 | 0.117 |
| 3 | 338 | RSA | Akani SIMBINE | 6.54 | 0.147 |
| 4 | 153 | CHN | Zhenye XIE | 6.58 SB | 0.149 |
| 5 | 266 | JAM | Rohan WATSON | 6.59 | 0.163 |
| 6 | 372 | USA | Ronnie BAKER | 6.59 | 0.162 |
| 7 | 114 | BAR | Julian FORDE | 6.64 | 0.138 |
| — | 330 | PUR | Eloy BENITEZ | DNF | 0.174 |
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Kennedy clocked 6.50 seconds, narrowly edged out by Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain, who took gold in 6.49. The race was a high-stakes showdown featuring some of the world’s fastest men, and the margin of victory was so slim it required a photo finish review.
Kennedy’s silver marks a significant achievement for Australian sprinting, placing him among the global elite in the indoor 60m discipline. His performance is one of Australia’s best-ever results in a short sprint at a World Indoor Championships and signals a strong trajectory as the outdoor season approaches.
Full results are available on the World Athletics website.
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