Cameron Myers outsprints Olympic champions to claim 1500m Diamond League title
Australia's Cameron Myers won the men's 1500m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, beating Olympic gold-medallists Cole Hocker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Cameron Myers captured the men's 1500m title at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, posting 3:30.14 at the King Baudouin Stadium. The Australian defeated a strong field that included recent Olympic champions Cole Hocker of the United States and Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who placed fourth. Myers narrowly beat Kenyan Phanuel Koech, who finished just 0.04 seconds behind, and American Ethan Strand.
The victory marks him as the eighth Australian ever to win a Diamond League final and follows a season highlighted by a 3:28.00 Australian record in Paris and a mile win at Eugene's Prefontaine Classic. Other Australian performances in Brussels featured Kurtis Marschall's third-place pole vault and Lachlan Kennedy's sub-10-second 100m sprint.
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Why it matters
Myers' triumph highlights Australia's rising presence in middle-distance running on the world stage.
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