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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Murphy goes oh so close to australian 400m record - The Untold Story

Aidan Murphy celebrates his 400m win at the Oceania championships. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Rising sprint sensation Aidan Murphy has gone within a whisker of breaking one of the oldest records in Australian athletics with a stunning 400m run of 44.44 seconds at the Oceania championships in Darwin.

With countrymen Thomas Reynolds and Luke van Ratingen pushing him all the way on Tuesday, the 22-year-old Murphy took full advantage of the hot conditions at Arafura Stadium.

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