VIS track and field athlete Sinead Diver has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a brilliant seventh-place finish in the London Marathon in a personal best time of 2:24:11.
The 42-year-old shaved 67 seconds off her previous best of 2:25:19 achieved last October, making her the third-fastest Australian marathon runner in history.
Diver only took up racing at the age of 31 following the birth of her first child. In February she set a new world record in Japan for half marathons run by women over the age of 40 with a time of 1:08:55 in Tokyo.
While last December she also claimed the Australian title at the annual Zatopek 10,000m race, having also won the 2018 Melbourne Marathon.
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei won the women’s London Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:18:19.
In other results:
IAAF Race Walk Challenge | Mexico
Jemima Montag | 20km Race Walk | 1:29.22 | 5th
London Marathon
Sinead Diver | 2:24:11 | 7th (3rd ALL Time Australian)
Jack Rayner (on Marathon debut) | 2:11.06 | 14th
Arafura Games
Brydee Moore (F33) | 4.14m | 6th
Jessee Wyatt (F34) | 7.91m | Gold
Jaryd Clifford (T12) | 4:00.45 | 2nd
