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Aussie Athletes Medal Rush at World Indoor Champs

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Australias athletes are making waves at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Jessica Hull secured bronze in the womens three thousand meter final, while Kurtis Marschall earned bronze in the mens pole vault. Nicola Olyslagers added to the teams success with a silver medal in the womens high jump. Hulls race was marked by a shove from behind, but she pushed through to take the lead before finishing third. Marschall matched his personal best to secure the podium spot. Hull is aiming for a second medal in the womens one thousand five hundred meter final, while Peter Bol and Hayley Kitching both won their semifinals. Australia is building momentum, setting up an exciting finish to the championships.

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Aussie Athletes Medal Rush at World Indoor Champs

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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Aussie Athletes Medal Rush at World Indoor Champs. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

This is Corey with the story, and here's what is making news across Sydney right now. Australia's athletes are shining at the World Athletics' indoor championships in Torren, Poland. Jessica Hull grabbed bronze in the women's 3,000-meter final, while Curtis Marshall took bronze in the men's pole vault. This comes right after teammate Nicola Ulysslaggers earned silver in the women's high jump the day before. Hull ran a strong race, clocking 8 minutes 58 seconds. There was some chaos with a shove from behind, but she pushed on, taking the lead with 400 meters to go before Italy's Nadia Batokleti, and America's Emily Mackay just edged her out. Marshall matched his personal best of 6 meters to secure the podium spot. He finished behind Sweden's Armand de Planes and Greece's Emanuele Corralis, repeating last year's outdoor world championship order. Hull now eyes a second medal in the women's 1,500-meter final, Monday morning Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Meanwhile, Peter Bowle and Haley Kitchen both won their 800-meter semi-finals convincingly.

With these results, Australia's building serious momentum indoors, setting up an exciting finish to the championships.

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