Peter Bol makes a statement to beat a national record; Gout Gout; Lachlan Kennedy; Results of Perth; sprint

Bol admitted that it was such emphatic performance, it was a statement in a year that the world championships return to Tokyo, the site of its greatest sporting success, which was in shape and ready to contend on the world scene again.

“It was absolutely (a declaration performance),” he said.

“It happened the last time we had the Olympics in Tokyo – and they are more fit than ever, faster than ever, (e) in good shape. I have said it so many times, physically, but more mentally we are happy now. We are running well for Australia, running for the family, running for everything. At the moment, there is so much more purpose.

“You know what is crazy, I think the sprinters would have taken all the limelight and I thought: ‘friend, these guys can run nine and 10 dishes in the heat and in the semifinal. I will come here and do something’. Otherwise, you will be forgotten.”

Incredibly, Bol had slowed down in the last 10 meters to celebrate before crossing the line, suggesting that he could have run even faster. With his six -month wife and daughter in the stands, Bol pointed the sky and shake his arms to the crowd to cheer up, celebrating before he crossed the line, then he ran straight to his family to embrace himself on the enclosure.

“I was like” come on, we are in a national championship. We have to become stronger “, and I had to turn it off,” he said about his celebrations before crossing the line.

“Justin (coach Justin Rinaldi) told me just before going to the call room,” Running through the line “. I was like” not today, not today. I’m sorry, friend “.

“My daughter has just made six months (old). I came home with my family, (with) my girlfriend here to look at. So, I am just bringing back to my old values, which is family, faith and health. I am healthy. My family is good and I perform.

“Honestly, I didn’t even think of the national record. I thought I got the fourth national title and, friend, I only knew that I had to go out hard and the boys would chase.

“I didn’t want to get stuck behind and I wanted to run just as I was at the Olympic games. So I did it.

“I started here, so the national record should stay here if I am running, I also want it somewhere else, but (I am) happy to have it here, I guess.”

Previously, Abbey Caldwell has retained Claudia Hollingsworth, who was blocked in a difficult position on the field, to win the female 800 meters in 2.00.51.

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