Tokyo-bound Australian distance-running young gun Stewart McSweyn runs scorching mile in Tasmania – Wide World of Sports

Rising Tasmanian distance-running sensation Stewart McSweyn has run the fastest-ever mile on Australian soil, the quickest by an Australian in 15 years and the fastest worldwide in 2020 to cap off a phenomenal year on his road to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The 25-year-old, who will next year compete in his first Olympics if the Tokyo Games take place, last night ran 3:50.61 at the Penguin Track Meet at Tasmania’s Dial Regional Athletics Track.
He recorded a 19-second victory after being paced…

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