Lachlan Kennedy 6.43, 9.85 and 20.12

Ambrose said:
"No White will never be Heavyweight boxing champion."
- Blacky

"No White will ever run sub 10."
-Blacky

Blacky on suicide watch now.
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I remember hearing all of those things as do most of us here on this message board. The Klitschko's help to change perceptions
about white heavyweight boxers. In the same way Christophe Lemaitre changed views in track in the sprints.

We have had many white heavyweight champions along with all the other weight categories.

What I've always wanted and always believed is that a white sprinter can win a gold medal in the Olympics or World Championships!
This is now possible with 2 of our guys. Let's hope many more follow in their footsteps. Seeing the comments from certain fans online
including hate videos makes me laugh at the jealousy they show and how fragile their egos are.

I believe that Lachlan Kennedy can go in the 9.60's range eventually. The world record is 9.58. Can you imagine if a white sprinter
broke the world record as the fastest man in the world? The kid is only 22 and has only been in athletics for 5 years. He played Rugby
and luckily was spotted flying all over the field. We lost so many of our best athletes to others sports & to the business world.
 
White Lightning said:
I remember hearing all of those things as do most of us here on this message board. The Klitschko's help to change perceptions
about white heavyweight boxers. In the same way Christophe Lemaitre changed views in track in the sprints.

We have had many white heavyweight champions along with all the other weight categories.

What I've always wanted and always believed is that a white sprinter can win a gold medal in the Olympics or World Championships!
This is now possible with 2 of our guys. Let's hope many more follow in their footsteps. Seeing the comments from certain fans online
including hate videos makes me laugh at the jealousy they show and how fragile their egos are.

I believe that Lachlan Kennedy can go in the 9.60's range eventually. The world record is 9.58. Can you imagine if a white sprinter
broke the world record as the fastest man in the world? The kid is only 22 and has only been in athletics for 5 years. He played Rugby
and luckily was spotted flying all over the field. We lost so many of our best athletes to others sports & to the business world.
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As long as track and field pays semi pro money you will always have the problem of Western athletes dropping out of the sport unless they secure 6 figure sponsorship deals.

Johnathan Edwards stated that's why his record is still on the books and I suspect this is similar to Powell's record too as both events pay poorly for world class athletics.

From what I have seen of recent White athletes in the 100 and to a lesser extent in the 200 most have had parents who competed in the sport and can spot talent in their children.

In boxing only Fury and Morrison(who is Metis) have world titles from Western countries the rest have been Eastern European/Western Asian or South African. This is just due to the dangers of boxing and the relative wealth of people in these countries.
 
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I wonder what Rohan Browning thinks?
It was supposed to be him, running sub-10s and winning medals.
 
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I would think Browning is pissed off and a wee bit jealous. I am sure he will go even harder in his training if he doesn't retire. Personally I think he can go sub 10 but he wont break 9.90.
 
Lachlan Kennedy runs his semifinal heat of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in a new p.b. of 20.12! Hoping for a sub 20 in the finals.
 
White Lightning said:
Lachlan Kennedy runs his semifinal heat of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in a new p.b. of 20.12! Hoping for a sub 20 in the finals.
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Finished 3rd and just sneaked into the final. But Lachie has stated that he isn't really invested in the 200. His talent, body type and focus is on 60 and 100. But you never know, still hoping for a surprise tomorrow.
 
jacknyc said:
I wonder what Rohan Browning thinks?
It was supposed to be him, running sub-10s and winning medals.
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yep, I though of a song by Yvonne Fair way back ... "it should've been me".
I thought of Jeremy Wariner when Browning swapped coaches a while back - I thought "this sounds a bit desperate and I'm not sure how it will go"
 
sprintstar said:
I would think Browning is pissed off and a wee bit jealous. I am sure he will go even harder in his training if he doesn't retire. Personally I think he can go sub 10 but he wont break 9.90.
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I just hope he can raise himself to that level once more. After Tokyo we and he expected much. He got back to 10.01 briefly in 2025 but he's turning 29 on 31st December ... how much inner drive will he have left. Hopefully enough to train for the Worlds in 2027, but LA '28 ??
 
mastermulti said:
Kennedy will be really zapped by relay time. I'd rather he was fresher for that.
Law and Murphy both disappointed and I doubt Law will be in the relay
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Yes this is true but he needs to get used to running rounds as an elite sprinter. I've always said the 200's help your 100. So you should
run them even if your not that good. If Kennedy has enough endurance I'm expecting a flat 20 or for him to just dip below the 20 second barrier. It really looks good on a resume to be a sub 10/sub 20 sprinter. A very elite club.
 
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Lachlan gets lane 1 for the 200 final. It's hard to do well from that lane. :(

This is from AI:
The fastest 200-meter dash time ever achieved by a runner in lane 1 is 20.04 seconds, set by American sprinter Coby Miller on July 1, 2003, in Lausanne. [1, 2]
Because the inside lane (lane 1) requires runners to navigate the tightest, most acute curve on the track, it is generally considered the most difficult lane to run in. As a result, elite sprinters rarely get placed in lane 1 in high-level competitions (such as the Olympics or World Championships), making Coby Miller's 20.04-second mark a standout track and field record for that specific lane
 
freedom1 said:
Lachlan gets lane 1 for the 200 final. It's hard to do well from that lane. :(

This is from AI:
The fastest 200-meter dash time ever achieved by a runner in lane 1 is 20.04 seconds, set by American sprinter Coby Miller on July 1, 2003, in Lausanne. [1, 2]
Because the inside lane (lane 1) requires runners to navigate the tightest, most acute curve on the track, it is generally considered the most difficult lane to run in. As a result, elite sprinters rarely get placed in lane 1 in high-level competitions (such as the Olympics or World Championships), making Coby Miller's 20.04-second mark a standout track and field record for that specific lane
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you're right of course, but he's fairly compact and he runs our relay lead off leg from all and any lane.
To tell the truth I'm more concerned about his fatigue building before the relays come around
 
White Lightning said:
Lachlan Kennedy is having one of the greatest seasons of any white sprinter in the history of track and field.
His first 4 races this year have been as consistant as any world class sprinter could be.

10.00

9.96

9.96

10.01

This 22 year old Aussie runs 10 seconds like a jog in the park. The records are waiting to be broken in the right race. It's just
a matter of time as long as he remains healthy. He has run sub 10's in Africa and Australia whiile just missing today in China.
So with or without the wind & even in the cold Lachie can run with any sprinter on any continent. A true superstar of the 100 Meters!

The main questions is can he join the medal stand at the World Champs or Olympics? Also how fast can he go? We must be patient
and get your popcorn ready as everytime Kennedy runs it's instant fireworks on the track!
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here's your post from just 2.5 months ago W/L.
BTW , his top 10 average is now 9.98 helped very much by Glasgow of course
 
White Lightning said:
I already predicted 9.80's and he is close. He will break Patrick Johnson 9.93 record in the semi finals or finals. I truely believe that. If
he had a tiny wind today he would have equaled or beat it already.

The bigger prediction for me is that Lachie will go anywhere from 20.10 - 20.15 in the 200 meters. I believe he has sub 20 ability. I don't think he will do it this weekend though because of the number of races. I want to see him join Lemaitre, Guliyev and Matthew Boling as the only white sprinters in the sub 10 and sub 20 Club!
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more of W/L's prophecy. For once we see a season starting to wind up soon and we see no disappointments here.
I wonder if the Diamond League organisers will slot him into Laussanne and Brussels (late July and early August). He'll have plenty of time for rest afterwards
 
I’m a few days late but congrats to Lachlan! It’s amazing to find out he’s a type 1 diabetic too. His mental fortitude is elite and clearly won’t let anything stop him.

2026. The year of the White Sprinter.
 
Freethinker said:
I’m a few days late but congrats to Lachlan! It’s amazing to find out he’s a type 1 diabetic too. His mental fortitude is elite and clearly won’t let anything stop him.

2026. The year of the White Sprinter.
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Yes sir. The best year of track in about a decade and maybe ever. Don't forget the outdoor mile world record by Josh Kerr.

Back to Lachlan Kennedy. Sadly I will be traveling long distance today. So I will miss the race. Will not be able to comment on
it until late tonight. It sucks that he is stuck in lane 1 but as Bruce Willis used to say "It is what it is". I will predict a time of
about 19.99. I don't see him winning but hoping he can shock everyone with a bronze medal or better. It would be highly
unlikely because whether it's the 100 or 200 meters it's very rare for winners to come in lane 1. Good lock to the Lach Monster!
 
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