It would normally be very good news that Australian middle-distance tyro Cameron Myers ran much like the great Jakob Ingebrigtsen on his long-awaited senior global championships debut.

But the bad news is that both men were eliminated in the opening round of the 1500m early on Sunday at the world championships in Tokyo.

Myers has drawn comparisons to the Norwegian superstar ever since becoming the second-youngest person to run a sub-four minute mile at the 2023 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne aged just 16.

The only runner to have done it younger — by just nine days — was Ingebrigtsen, who already owns two Olympic golds and two world titles at the age of 24.

After being controversially overlooked for selection at last year’s Paris Olympics, Myers had been enjoying a strong Diamond Leagu

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