It was a busy weekend for Australia's athletics superstars, with pole vaulter Nina Kennedy soaring to a new national record of 4.82m at the Sydney Track Classic, while sprinter Riley Day ran a scorching 200m in 22.77 (+2.0), beating the Olympic qualifying standard by 0.03 seconds.
Jenny Blundell and Matthew Ramsden took out the women’s and men’s 5000m, and former World Champion Dani Stevens marked her return to competition following a serious injury in 2020, winning with 63.36m.
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