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'Aussie track the best it has ever been', says Kennedy after breaking record

Lachlan Kennedy poses with his Commonwealth Games medal.
Lachlan Kennedy poses with his Commonwealth Games medal.MICHAEL STEELE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has hailed ⁠a new golden age in Australian athletics after he ‌and Torrie Lewis broke 100m national ‌records in clinching Commonwealth Games ‌medals in Glasgow.

Kennedy ran a personal ‌best 9.85 seconds to beat ‌Patrick Johnson's mark of 9.93 set in 2003 to claim a ‌silver medal behind Cameroon's ⁠Emmanuel Eseme (9.83) ‌in the Games' fastest 100m final ​on Tuesday.

Lewis improved on her own 100m national ​record in the semi-finals and raised the bar again in ⁠the final, ​taking bronze in 10.99.

"Far out ... we got a medal in every event we competed in," 22-year-old ‌Kennedy told Australian media.

"Aussie track is clearly in, I think, the best spot it's ever been and our team is so strong.

"We're in a real golden age with a lot of youngsters and a ‌lot of good veteran talent ​as well."

Kennedy became the second ‌Australian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100m when he ran 9.98 seconds at a meet in Kenya ⁠last year.