placed finishes at Ultimate Championship
Australian athletes Jess Hull and Cameron Myers both secured second-place finishes at the inaugural Ultimate Championship athletics meet in Budapest. Despite strong performances, the Australian team concluded the three-day event without any gold medal victories.
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The event highlights the emergence of new, lucrative global athletics competitions and the performance of Australian athletes on the international stage.
After a disappointing 1,500m, Jess Hull rallied for second in the 5,000m. ( Getty Images: Matthias Hangst )
Cameron Myers and Jessica Hull have finished second in the 1,500m and 5,000m, respectively, as the inaugural Ultimate Championship athletics meet wrapped up in Budapest.
Hull rebounded from a disappointing finish in the 1,500m, while Myers finished behind Commonwealth mile champion Josh Kerr again but was proud of running "the perfect race".
Australia finished the three-day event without any victories.
Link copied Share Share article Cam Myers and Jess Hull have both delivered superb performances on the track to give Australia an impressive final day of the inaugural Ultimate Athletics Championship in Budapest.
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