Lachie Kennedy joins Jemima Montag in pulling out of world titles in dual blow for Australia
Kennedy is one of just two Australians to run a sub-10s 100m
Race walk medal hope Montag to undergo surgery on hamstring
Australia’s athletics squad has suffered a double blow weeks out from the world championships in Tokyo with rising sprinter Lachie Kennedy and genuine medal prospect Jemima Montag both ruled out with heartbreaking injuries.
Kennedy, who along with Gout Gout is at the forefront of Australia’s exciting emerging sprinting stock, revealed on Tuesday he has had to make the difficult decision to skip the worlds in Japan, which begin on 13 September.