Australians Send Records – and Competitors – Tumbling in London
LONDON, JUL 19 – Jess Hull improved her own Oceanian mile record to 4:13.68 while finishing second behind Gudaf Tsegay at a Diamond League event, as Australian athletes set multiple national records.
- On July 19, 2025, at the London Diamond League meeting, Jess Hull broke her Australian and Oceanian mile records, finishing second to Gudaf Tsegay’s 4:11.88 win.
- In a warm-up featuring record bids, Australia’s athletes used the meeting to prepare for the Tokyo Worlds, with Rose Davies obliterating her 5000m marks before 60,000 spectators.
- In a dramatic late-race incident, Cam Myers clipped heels with George Mills 200m from the finish, bringing down Robert Farken, and Myers limped home 13th in 4:24.03.
- At the London Stadium, Eleanor Patterson cleared 1.93m to take silver amid an off-day for Yaroslava Mahuchikh, and she said, `I am very honoured to be known as 'Miss Consistent'`.
- Looking ahead to Tokyo, Kenya’s Phanuel Koech, who will be a long-time rival of Cam Myers after his fastest-ever UK 3:28.82 win, sets a high bar for their showdown.
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Rose Davies and Jess Hull improvethier national records
Two Australian track records tumbled in London overnight – and they were both of the doing of Newcastle runners. Olympic Silver Medalist – Jess Hull shaved more time off her record over the mile, while Rose Davies delivered the most commanding run of her career.
Jessica Hull breaks Australian mile record at London Diamond League meet
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