Australia’s sports nuts are on a roll as our team at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest turned in our highest medal tally ever. Our 6 medal haul includes Nina Kennedy’s gold in the women’s pole vault, as well as Aussies scoring podium finishes in the javelin (Mackenzie Little), the 20km walk (Jemima Montag), and the men’s pole vault (Kurtis Marschall). But a stellar double-act in the women’s high jump put us over the top. Nicola Olyslagers nabbed bronze while Eleanor Patterson took out silver, beaten only by Ukranian Yaroslava Mahuchikh – and who could begrudge her the win after she had to flee her hometown of Dnipro after Russia’s invasion. Speaking of, Russia and Belarus were banned from the tournament because of the ongoing war. Elsewhere in sport, Simone Biles returned to gymnastics and immediately won a record eighth title at the US Gymnastics Championships. Even after a 2-year break, the GOAT’s still got it…