Olympic champion Nina Kennedy and Molly Caudery are set for a fascinating Commonwealth Games showdown after the Australian pole vaulter had to settle for silver at a Diamond League meet in Rome.
Kennedy, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion who also won gold at the Paris Olympics, produced a season-best leap of 4.80m last week in Morocco.
That eye-catching performance marked Kennedy's first Diamond League outing in 18 months, with hamstring injuries having ruined her 2025.