Australian teenager Cameron Myers has finished in second place of the prestigious Dream Mile at the Bislett Games in Oslo, taking his first step onto the Diamond League podium where he was joined by pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall.
World Under 20 record holder Myers (ACT, Dick Telford) returned to the Diamond League circuit for the first time in 2025 with immediate impact, racing to second place in the Men’s Mile in 3:48.87 when producing a fast finish off the turbulent pace.
Earning his start in the coveted annual affair that is the Dream Mile, the 19-year-old worked his way through the field after being shuffled back at the start, hitting top gear in the home straight to flash home and finish behind only Isaac Nader (POR) who held on for victory in 3:48.25.
“I’m really happy with a Bislett Games second place! I must say that,” Myers said.
“But it wasn’t the race I was hoping to run. I got a bit lucky it opened up for me in the last hundred. I felt strong throughout but I never could get forward and get to the position I wanted.”
“I really can’t be unhappy, I felt strong and had good power and speed at the end which is a great sign for me.”
Producing the third fastest mile ever run by an Under 20 athlete behind only his own world record set indoors at 3:47.48 and Kenya’s Ronald Cheruiyot at 3:48.06, Myers finished ahead of Commonwealth champion Oliver Hoare (NSW, Dathan Ritzenhein) who faded to 13th place in a time of 3:50.92.
World Championships medallist Kurtis Marschall (WA, Paul Burgess) also landed on the podium when rising over a height of 5.72m to take third place on what proved to be a challenging night for the world’s best pole vaulters, as Olympic champion Armand Duplantis (SWE) took out the event with a 6.15m clearance.
The Australian was pleased with the result which places him nicely ahead of a short turnaround for the Stockholm Diamond League:
“I had a great night tonight! I basically cleared 5.82 three attempts in a row and just brushed it off each time. The good signs are there for my next competition in Stockholm in a few days,” Marschall said.
“I’m happy with the result but know that there is more height there for sure, so I will learn from this and keep building.”
Sarah Carli (NSW, Abbie Taddeo) marked her long-awaited Diamond League debut with a fifth-place finish in the 400m Hurdles, with the Olympian holding her own on the world’s premier athletics circuit in a time of 55.13-seconds.
The Australian rubbed shoulders with some of the greats of the discipline including Dalilah Muhammad (USA) who cruised to the win in 53.34-seconds, while javelin thrower Mackenzie Little (NSW, Angus McEntyre) also finished in fifth place with a seasons best of 59.86m in the field.
Rounding out the Australian action was Stewart McSweyn (TAS, Nic BIdeau) who made his return to the international stage with a 16th place finish over 5000m, grinding out the distance in a time of 13:16.20.
The Diamond League is the world’s premier athletics circuit and sits in the top tier of World Athletics one-day meets, offering athletes significant prize money and world ranking points. The Diamond League will make its next stop in Stockholm on June 15.
By Lachlan Moorhouse, Australian Athletics
Posted 13/6/2025
