Oceania and National 60m Records Fall at Capital Athletics Championships

Canberra – Australian Capital Territory – January 2025
Lachlan Kennedy (AUS) breaks the Oceania 60m Record, and Multiple National Records fall in an electric final at the Capital Athletics Championships.

Key Information

• Lachlan Kennedy (AUS) Breaks the Oceania and Australian Record for 60m in 6.43
  • This time is another World Athletics Indoor Championships Qualifying Time.
  • The previous Record of 6.52 was held by Matt Shirvington.
  • 10th Fastest 60m All Time
  • World Leading Time for 2025
    
    
    
• Tiaan Whelpton broke the New Zealand 60m National Record in 6.50
  • This time is a World Athletics Indoor Championships Qualifying performance.
    
    
• Pais Wisil broke the Papua New Guinean Record in a time of 6.64
  • This is the second time Pais has broken the record in 2025.
    
    
• Australian Athletes Joshua Azzopardi and Jacob Despard ran World Athletics Indoor Championships Qualifying Times in the final.

Race Replay
Results of the Competition can be found HERE
You can watch the Record break race here: https://youtu.be/2mZ72_ijoY4

What’s Next?

All Athletes will be back on Track in Sydney February 1^st for the Australian Short Track Championships – Sydney as part of the #RoadToNanjing aiming for the World Athletics Indoor Championships, 21 – 23 March Nanjing China.

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