Cam Myers has long measured himself against Jakob Ingebrigtsen. This though was not the day to be compared to the Norwegian champion.

In his first major open-age championship race, Myers – the Australian teen prodigy – had a bad day. In an upset, he did not progress from his heat of the 1500m at the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

Cameron Myers did not advance past the heats of the 1500m at the world athletics championships in Tokyo. Credit: Getty Images

It was of no comfort to him that Ingebrigtsen, who has two Olympic gold medals, followed Myers’ lead in the very next heat, failing to go through to the semis.

The pair have been interconnected since the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne two years ago when Myers ran the quickest mile by a 16-year-old ever in the world. He was

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