Ollie Hoare, Jessica Hull, Stewart McSweyn and Abbey Caldwell take third as Australia’s fourth medal ever in 50 years
Kenya wins 2km race in 23min 14sec in Bathurst
Jessica Hull ran a brilliant second leg putting the home team in the gold-medal position at the halfway stage on Saturday when Hull handed over to Stewart McSweyn. Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom moved past Abbey Caldwell in the first 200m of the final leg but Caldwell held her nerve to ensure Australia would win only their fourth medal in the 50-year history of the championships – and their first in the mixed relay.Kenya clocked a winning time of 23min 14sec, ahead of Ethiopia and the Australian team of Ollie Hoare, Hull, McSweyn and Caldwell on a difficult course on the infield of the Mt Panorama motor racing circuit in Bathurst.
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