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Silver, bronze for Australia in T54 1500m
AAP
Australian wheelchair racers Kurt Fearnley and Jake Lappin have finished second and third respectively in the T54 men's 1500m at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Team athletics co-captain Fearnley challenged Alexandre Dupont in the final straight, but the Canadian hung tough to win in three minutes 11.75 seconds.
Fearnley took silver in 3:11.92 and Lappin claimed the bronze in 3:12.60.
