Cameron Myers breaks under-20 mile world record at prestigious Wanamaker Mile

Australian teenage middle-distance running sensation Cameron Myers has once again broken his own world under-20 record and played a significant role in the fastest-ever men's indoor mile race. The 18-year-old finished third in the prestigious Wanamaker Mile in New York on Saturday (Sunday AEST), where American Yared Nuguse won and broke the world record with a time of 3:46.63.

Myers crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 3:47.48, shaving nearly six seconds off the under-20 world record he set just two weeks prior. This also marks the first time a junior has broken the 3:48 barrier for the mile, either indoors or outdoors, solidifying his position as a top talent.

"I knew I was capable of running a good time. I was thinking 3:48 or 3:49 would be amazing, so when I crossed the line, I was really happy," said Myers, who overtook France's Azzedine Habz just before the finish line. "My coach told me I was capable of running with anyone in the world for 1400m, so I tried to do that, and I managed to have a little bit left at the end. It was a perfectly executed race scenario. I managed to save a lot of energy, and with 200m to go, it felt like there was 400m left, so it was a good time to go." His strategic approach and mental fortitude clearly paid off in this high-stakes race.

Myers has broken an under-20 world record or national record in each of his three races this year and has already secured qualification for the 1500m event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. His time also equals the Australian outdoor mile record set by Commonwealth 1500m champion Olli Hoare at the Oslo Diamond League in 2022. Nuguse's record-breaking performance surpassed the previous short track world record of 3:47.01 set by Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha nearly six years ago.

Among other Australian athletes at the Millrose Games, Ky Robinson broke the Australian short track 3000m record that Myers had set the previous week. Robinson finished fourth in 7:30.38, while American two-time Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher won with a world record time of 7:22.91. Olympic 1500m silver medalist Jessica Hull, despite battling a cold, still managed to finish fourth in the women's 3000m race with a time of 8:30.91.

In Metz, France, rising sprint star Torrie Lewis started her 2025 season on a high note, winning the 200m race in 22.65 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second shy of the Australian short track record set by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor back in 1995. This close margin suggests that Lewis is poised to potentially break the record in future competitions.