Sprinter Lachie Kennedy triggered one of world athletics’ biggest dramas in 2025, and he has loved every minute. In the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it distance of 60 metres, the Australian ran a world-leading 6.43 seconds in Canberra in January, one of the top-10 fastest times in history.
Social media exploded in disbelief, but the 21-year-old Queenslander could only laugh. “It was so funny, I was just reading the comments, screenshotting and sending them to Calab [Law, his training partner and relay teammate],” Kennedy says.
