Australian Oliver Hoare announces himself on world stage with one of the fastest 1500m times ever – Wide World of Sports

Most Australians might not have heard of Sydneysider Oliver Hoare – but that all might change in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics.
While Australia has been without a big name in the middle distance stocks for a while, Hoare has started making some noise at the right time ahead of Australian qualifiers for the delayed Games.
The 1500m runner was competing at a meet in New York and was in second position heading into the final lap behind Scotland’s Jake Wightman. The Aussie then put the foot down…

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