Category: Gold Coast Sport
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WORLD’S BEST DIVERS ARRIVE FOR FINA GRAND PRIX
Local divers are aiming high ahead of tomorrow’s FINA Grand Prix at Southport Aquatic Centre. But they face formidable opponents… With some of the world’s best competitors arriving for the showdown.
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TACTICS OVERCOME TESTING CONDITIONS FOR FIRST SUMMER OF SURF SERIES
The first ‘Summer of Surf’ series has wrapped up at Kurrawa Beach, with Karlee Nurthen narrowly edging out big sister Amy to take out the Open Ironwomen competition. Meanwhile in the men’s division, it was a Newport domination.
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NEW INDOOR SKYDIVING COMES TO GOLD COAST
Indoor skydiving almost looks like too much fun to be considered a sport- it’s ‘flying’ without the plane leap. But the brains behind a new centre- setting up on the Coast- are adamant it deserves recognition- at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, no less.
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PARTYING REVS UP AT GOLD COAST 600
Bathurst was all business say V8 organisers – but the Gold Coast 600 is where the party’s at. Today, the celebrations stepped up a gear.
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V8 DRIVERS BRACING FOR 600 RACE
There are just four sleeps until V8 supercar drivers begin negotiating the unforgiving maze that is the GC-600 Surfers track. Six-times Bathurst champ Craig Lowndes is bracing for crunched side-mirrors as he chases down Mark Winterbottom.
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BURLEIGH’S BILLY CART DERBY DAY PROVIDES PRELUDE TO GC600
The Gold Coast continues to prove why it’s famous for fun… Today hosting the second-annual ‘King of Burleigh-Hill Billy Cart Derby’. The high-octane event comes as a prelude to next weekend’s Gold Coast 600.
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LADIES’ CLASSIC ON AT SURFERS PARADISE GOLF CLUB
Sydney’s Celina Yuan is leading the South Pacific Ladies Open Classic at Surfers Paradise Golf Club, sitting two under par heading into the final day of play. Defending champion, Robina High’s Eunice Kim is six over, but has a habit of fighting back.
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SMITH GETS WILDCARD INTO IRONWOMAN SERIES
A dream came true today for Merewether’s Eliza Smith, who received confirmation she’ll be part of this summer’s national ironwoman series. The 22-year-old narrowly missed out on qualifying at the recent trials, but received a wildcard after Mermaid Beach’s Emma Dick withdrew because of illness. Smith currently competes for the Northcliffe club on the Gold…
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SYDNEY GOLFER LEADING LADIES OPEN
Sydney’s Celina Yuan is leading the South Pacific Ladies Open Classic at Surfers Paradise Golf Club- sitting two under par heading into the final day of play. Defending champion, Robina High’s Eunice Kim is six over- but has a habit of fighting back.
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NO REST FOR COOLY GOLD VICTORS
Coolangatta Gold champ Ali Day has wasted no time heading off for a break – he’ll let his third win sink in, while relaxing on Fraser Island. But there’s no R and R for women’s winner Elizabeth Pluimers – the accountant was back at work this morning, after a long night.