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'A chance for a gold medal': the stacked field awaiting Canberra's quietly confident Cam
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It doesn't get much tougher than what Canberra young gun Cameron Myers is facing in the men's one mile.
It's one of the toughest events at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Myers set to make his Games debut on Wednesday night.
He's in the second heat, looking to qualify for the final on Sunday morning.
Just to show how tough the field is, Scotland's Josh Kerr will run in front of his home crowd fresh off setting a new world record of three minutes 42.66 seconds less than two weeks ago.
Why Aussie can topple new ‘miracle’ man in Comm Games match race the world is watching
It is being billed as the match race of the Commonwealth Games when emerging Australian sensation Cameron Myers clashes with the miraculous mile star Josh Kerr in Glasgow on Saturday night.
But Glasgow’s golden mile race, which begins with heats on Wednesday at Scotstoun Stadium, is only another step in what shapes as an exciting time to come for the Canberran, who has been in dazzling form this season.
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That is the belief of Australian Athletics high performance director Andrew Faichney, who said the rising star of middle-distance running has an extremely bright future and shapes a frontline contender for many years to come.
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Main man Myers leads Commonwealth Games track charge
From two mouthwatering mile races to a sprinting slate headlined by Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis, Australia is primed for a historic track campaign at the Commonwealth Games featuring a host of Para-athletics medal hopefuls and race walking stars.
If there is an athlete on the planet right now who is fit for battle with freshly minted world record holder Josh Kerr (SCO) in front of a home crowd, his name is Cameron Myers (ACT, Dick Telford) and he is Australia’s own.
The 20-year-old wunderkid is enjoying his best season yet and is only missing major championship success on his growing resume. He can earn this in spades against what is arguably the hottest Athletics lineup of the Commonwealth Games featuring Kerr, Jake Wightman (SCO) and Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN).
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