Athletics-Twin injury blows rock Australia before world championships

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Indoor Championships - Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China - March 21, 2025 Second placed Australia's Lachlan Kennedy celebrates after the Men's 60m Final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy and Olympic race walking medallist Jemima Montag have been ruled out of Australia's team for the athletics world championships in Tokyo.

Kennedy, who became the second Australian to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres in May, succumbed to a stress fracture in his lower back.