Tokyo: In the strongest 5000m field he has ever raced, replete with World and Olympic champions, record holders, Diamond League winners, Ky Robinson looked around and thought ‘Yeah I can beat you guys’.

Robinson came close. The Australian, who has been competing for Stanford University in the US finished fourth in 12:59.61. It was faster than any Australian has run the distance at a world championships, faster even than Craig Mottram did when he won bronze.

“Instantly over the line, there’s just sheer joy, sheer happiness. And a minute later the ‘what if’ starts kicking in, and it’s like ‘Man, I’m one spot off a medal like what if I found a little bit more?’ but, I mean, that’s hindsight,” Robinson said.

“I feel like, in the race, I was giving my all. I was just hoping that I could han

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