Ben Offereins 46.26 led, to Joel Milburn low 45, to Matt Lynch (first 4x4 of his life, I think?) fell after 50m when still accelerating, got up and finished in 51, James Gurr 46-flat or a little faster - 90mins after placing second in the 800m.
Lynch says the Japanese guy tried to overtake him on the inside of the lane, (may thenhave stepped on the infield) before cutting back to try to overtake on the outside and appears to have taken Lynch’s legs out with a ankle tap from behind. Video of the incident is inconclusive. Does not appear to show contact and it is possible Lynch anticipated trouble and mis-strided to try to avoid being ankle tapped, resulting in the fall. Either way, he now has a lump on one knee “the size of a tennis ball” according to tour organiser Brian Roe. Whatever the circumstances, Lynch should be given some encouragement for at least getting up and completing the lap. Roe added: “Matt at least made a hero of James Gurr” (on the anchor). By the way, this tour has nothing whatsoever to do with Athletics Australia. Perhaps it should have, but it is an independently arranged promotional tour.