Jaylah Hancock-Cameron claims gold in 1500m at Australian Track and Field Championships

The 19-year-old stunned with a running time of 4:18:42 in the under-20 1500m title and earned herself automatic qualification at the World Junior Championships to be held in Nairobi, Kenya later this year.

Dominant from the start of the race and despite a challenge just before the 400m mark, Hancock-Cameron remained strong and finished strides ahead of the silver and bronze finishers.

Hancock-Cameron said the competition was fierce and she was eager to get onto the track and perform.

"In the 1500m there were three of us in contention and it was pretty close, and very exciting," she said.

"I'm due to go to Nairobi in August for worlds, but who knows what will happen with travel by then, so I'll keep training as if I'm going and work towards that."

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The win was even more impressive as just four days out from the competition, she rolled her ankle on a tree root during an afternoon run.

Her mum, Leanne Hancock, said she jumped to action after a devastated Jaylah returned home from the run convinced this was how she would finish her junior years.

"I remained optimistic and I told her, 'we've got this, we have four days up our sleeve!' and the first 24 hours was crucial to any kind of recovery," Ms Hancock said.

Rest, ice baths, voltaren and wrapping the ankle in clingwrap with a compression sock helped to reduce the swelling before the race, but the true test was the first day of competition with back-to-back racing, heats, finals and no recovery in between.

"The pride I felt watching her perform, knowing what she went through to get out on track, her performance was elegant, graceful, made to look easy, phenomenal," Ms Hancock said.

"The power of a positive mindset produced a beautiful, well-executed 1500m final."

The following day, Hancock-Cameron also took out the silver in the 800m with a time of 2.06.50.

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As preparations continue for future competitions, Hancock-Cameron hoped to secure sponsorship to help support her growing running career.

"We would accept any offers of sponsorship to help our local girl continue on her athletic path with the hope of one day becoming a professional and earning a living off what she loves to do," Ms Hancock said.