James Preston: Middle-distance runner on breaking Sir Peter Snell's longstanding record

Published: May 26, 2024, 10:38 p.m.

Kiwi middle-distance runner James Preston has made a bit of history.

He\u2019s broken Sir Peter Snell\u2019s national 800-metre record of 1:44.3 seconds \u2014 Preston ran it in 1:44.04 in Germany.

That eclipsed the longest-standing New Zealand athletics record in the books and set a qualifying time for the Paris Olympics.

James Preston joined Mike Hosking.

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