At a recent tournament in California, Australian distance runners Lauren Ryan and Jack Rayner made huge progress towards the 2024 Paris Olympics by breaking national records in the 10,000-meter run category.
Ryan had successfully gone 94 seconds faster than her record, clocking at 30 minutes and 35.66 seconds. This record was two seconds faster than the previous record holder, the great Benita Willis, made back in 2003.
Lauren Ryan’s birthday gift
Ryan, who recently celebrated her birthday, made history by being the first Australian to break the challenging automatic qualification mark of 30:40.00 for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She will also focus on achieving the qualification time for the 5,000-meter category as well.
“To be a part of the Australian Olympic team is something that I have dreamed about, and now that I know that I won the trial and have the standard, hopefully, that’s guaranteeing me selection for the team in the 10K… Now it’s time to go for the 5K,” she declared.
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Source: 7News
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