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Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with 2:20:38 run in Chicago

The Age (Australia) and ABC News Australia describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedAnother Australian athletics record falls, with Olympian Batt-Doyle taking more than two minutes off her personal best to break the women's marathon mark in Chicago.
What changedThe left frames it as "This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she...". The center frames it as "This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

70WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she...". The center frames it as "This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Oct 12, 12:03 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Oct 12, 12:03 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Oct 12, 12:06 AM: ABC News Australia joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
ABC News Australia20m ago

Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with 2:20:38 run in Chicago

Another Australian athletics record falls, with Olympian Batt-Doyle taking more than two minutes off her personal best to break the women's marathon mark in Chicago.

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Center ·News report
The Sydney Morning Herald45m ago

This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she even crossed the line

South Australian Izzi Batt-Doyle, who is a dual Olympian in the 5000 metres and 10,000m, smashed her own personal best time by two minutes.

Open source
Center-left ·News report
The Age (Australia)45m ago

This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she even crossed the line

South Australian Izzi Batt-Doyle, who is a dual Olympian in the 5000 metres and 10,000m, smashed her own personal best time by two minutes.

Open source