Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with 2:20:38 run in Chicago
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At the Chicago marathon, 31-year-old Australian athlete Izzi Batt-Doyle set a new national women's marathon record with a time of 2:20:38, finishing sixth overall in the race.
The performance eclipsed Jess Stenson's previous national record by more than 45 seconds. Additionally, Batt-Doyle improved her own personal best time by over two minutes during the United States event.
Following the result, reports highlighted the achievement as a significant milestone in Australian athletics, cementing Batt-Doyle's status as a leading distance runner.
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Guardian Sport (GB)Emphasises record obliteration and crowns Batt-Doyle as distance queen
ABC News (AU) (AU)Highlights the fall of another national athletics record
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