For 57 years, no Australian teenager had managed to beat Boyle's time — not even sprint legends Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Sally Pearson, or current national record-holder Torrie Lewis.

The 17-year-old young gun captures the feeling of hope better than any other Australian individual athlete for some time. It ...

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