“I would like to dedicate that race to my pop. He was a life member at Sutherland Districts Athletics Club and he was a World War II veteran, Sergeant Fred Hoare. He passed away after the world champs' - ollie_hoare97. 7NEWS
Ollie Hoare could have been excused for not being at his best heading into the men’s 1500m final at theNot only did he have the letdown of a disappointing world championships campaign this month, he was also grieving the loss of his grandfather and mentor Fred Hoare days after the event in Oregon.
“But I would like to dedicate that race to my pop because he is the reason my family loves the sport and why I’m here today.It was a remarkable turnaround for Hoare, who only two weeks ago failed to earn a place in the final at the world championships.Hoare was fourth at the top of the final straight but powered home to win in three minutes 30.12 seconds, lunging across the line to edge out 2019 world champ Timothy Cheruiyot from Kenya by nine hundredths of a second.
Reigning world champ Jake Wightman from Scotland was third as the first seven runners across the line all broke the Games record. Hoare stripped more than two and a half seconds off his PB in one of the greatest middle-distance runs ever by an Australian.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your
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