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ATHS:Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Aidan Murphy is refusing to put a ceiling on what he and his red-hot Australian sprint teammates can achieve in 2026 and beyond after completing a rare 200m-400m double at the Oceania championships in Darwin.

Murphy, 22, powered to victory in the 200m final on Friday in 20.05 seconds - his second-fastest ever time for the half-lap race.

It came only two days after he gave the 38-year-old Australian record an almighty scare in the 400m final.

"We're always going to be under a lot of pressure here in Australia, but I just want to show now that we can perform under pressure," said Murphy.

"We're only at the start of a really long road to (200m) international dominance. I think we can seriously make some finals.

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