Isaac Beacroft walks to gold on mixed day for Australia at Commonwealth Games
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Sarah Billings claims Australia’s first 800m women’s bronze in 36 years But disappointment for three other track and field stars in Glasgow Teenage race walker Isaac Beacroft hit the accelerator on a dramatic final lap in the 10,000m then had to hit it again, celebrating Commonwealth Games gold 20 metres before the fin
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Sarah Billings claims Australia’s first 800m women’s bronze in 36 years But disappointment for three other track and field stars in Glasgow Teenage race walker Isaac Beacroft hit the accelerator on a dramatic final lap in the 10,000m then had to hit it again, celebrating Commonwealth Games gold 20 metres before the finish despite his Kenyan rival Stephen Kihu lurking just a few steps behind.
The result was the Australian highlight on a mixed day at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, as Sarah Billings claimed her country’s first 800m women’s bronze in 36 years, even as track and field stars Nina Kennedy, Torrie Lewis and Lachie Kennedy were left disappointed.
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