Middle-distance runner is in career-best form ahead of the final at Stade de France as she chases a breakthrough Olympic podium in the women’s race
Jessica Hull is running for a first Olympic medal for Australia in the women’s 1500m on the final day of athletics at Stade de France during Paris 2024.Jessica Hull is running for a first Olympic medal for Australia in the women’s 1500m on the final day of athletics at Stade de France during Paris 2024.
For two decades, then, the 27-year-old has liked to run. But she has never before run as fast as this. Hull arrived at the Paris Olympics in career-best form. On Saturday night, she will go for gold in the women’s 1500m. Since the distance was added to the women’s Olympic program in 1972, no Australian has won the event. No Australian has finished on the podium.at the Tokyo Olympics, and seventh at the world championships in 2022.
At the Diamond League, Kipyegon went out strong – but Hull stayed with her. Running in Kipyegon’s slipstream, the Australian demonstrated staying power that few expected from her at such a pace. Only in the last 200m did the Kenyan put daylight between herself and Hull, as she charged home in the final straight towards the new world record mark.
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