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Olli Hoare qualifies for mile final despite fall and corrects rumours he witnessed murder

theguardian.com · 13dShare

Australian mystified by reports of being close to scene Team now avoid wearing kit around Glasgow It is not every day a reigning Commonwealth Games champion is asked whether he witnessed a murder in Glasgow. Then again, it has been quite a few days for the Australian 1500m runner Olli Hoare. After competing on Wednesday in the heats of the men’s mile – when he finished with bloodied knees after being tripped – the 29-year-old was asked about reports that he had come across a murder scene while out training with his teammate Ky Robinson. “No, no, I didn’t see a murder,” Hoare said. “The murder that was reported was six miles away and also at a different time.” Continue reading...

First report: Athlete ran past murder scene during Commonwealth Games training — bbc.co.uk, 14d