Fireworks boomed over Sydney Olympic Park just before 9pm on Saturday, interrupting the sudden quiet as the men’s 100m finalists waited on their blocks for the starting gun. Within 10 seconds, Lachlan Kennedy had produced his own pyrotechnics by running 9.96sec again to win his first national title by a comfortable 0.2sec.
“I needed the win, I needed to be national champ. I needed to say I had it,” the Queenslander said. “It’s a big relief to be able to finally do it in front of an awesome crowd and against great competitors.”
