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Aussie Athletes Shine at Inaugural World Athletics Championship
13 Sep
Summary
- Lachie Kennedy narrowly missed the 100m final by 0.005 seconds.
- Mackenzie Little secured fourth place in the javelin with a season's best.
- The event featured a substantial US$10 million total prize pool.
The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest saw compelling performances from Australian athletes. Sprinter Lachie Kennedy narrowly missed advancing to the men's 100m final, finishing just 0.005 seconds shy with a time of 10.05 seconds. Mackenzie Little was the top Australian performer, achieving a season's best of 63.37m in the javelin to secure fourth place.
Other Australian track and field stars also competed, with Sarah Billings seventh in the women's 800m final and Abbey Caldwell and Jess Hull placing sixth and ninth in the women's 1500m. The competition boasted a US$10 million prize pool, with $150,000 awarded to each event winner. Nina Kennedy was unfortunately unable to compete in the pole vault final due to injury.
