Has there ever been a more golden day for Australian athletics than the final one at Scotstoun Stadium? With 7 golds and 10 minor medals won, the answer is ‘no.’
Backed by a vocal home crowd in Perth, Peter Bol delivered a performance that lifted the stadium and underlined his class. Bol, 32, delivered a two-lap masterclass in the men’s
20-year-old Christopher Ius has rocketed into Olympic relay team calculations, slashing his 100m personal best by three-tenths of a seconds to 10.24 seconds in Sydney.