11-04-2025 14:47 via theguardian.com

Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat for second-best 100m by an Australian

Run of 10.00sec only bettered by Patrick Johnson in 2003Leah O’Brien also in fine form at national championshipsLachie Kennedy became the second-fastest Australian over 100m with a time of 10 seconds flat in the open’s heats at the national championships in Perth on Friday.His performance followed two times of 9.99s by 17-year-old Gout Gout the previous day that went unrecorded due to tailwinds amid a series of searing 100m runs at this meet, underlining Australia’s depth in ta
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