Weekend Sport with Jason PineJames Preston: Kiwi middle-distance runner on breaking Sir Peter Snell’s national record
It's a banner day for Kiwi athletics.
The late Sir Peter Snell's 62-year-old 800m national record has been broken by James Preston at a meet in Germany - by point two six (0.26) of a second.
It's an Olympic qualifying mark - pending selection by the national committee.
Preston says he's incredibly proud.
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