Category: Gold Coast Sport
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NEW SURFING EVENT LAUNCHED IN NSW
Up and coming surfers will have another platform to show off their skills, with the addition of four new World Surf League Q-S 1,000 events to the Pro Surf Series calendar. The series will get underway in January 20-16 with stops at Maroubra, Cabarita, Avoca and Boomerang Beaches. Surfing New South Wales hopes the competition…
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XCAT WORLD SERIES EXCEEDS CITY EXPECTATIONS
Fans and event organisers have been won over by the first X-Cat World Series event to be held on the Coast. But the City’s going back to the drawing board, to avoid gridlock next year.
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NIPPERS PUT THROUGH PACES AT CURRUMBIN
The next generation of Ironmen and women hit the waves at Currumbin today, training with their hero Zane Holmes. The nippers beachside bootcamp aims to create future champions.
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS INSPIRED BY PGA WINNING DAY
Jason Day’s victory at the US PGA has inspired three scholarship winning golfers to approach the game with fresh enthusiasm. They’ve recently returned from a once in a life-time, six week overseas adventure- which Council is hoping to offer to more up and comers.
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CHAFFEY ON CUSP OF ACHIEVING NUMBER ONE GOAL
A decade after the tragic accident that left Bill Chaffey without the use of his left leg, the Bilambil Heights para-triathlete is on the cusp of achieving his ultimate goal. Next month, he’ll battle to qualify for the Rio paralympics… and goes into the race off the back of an incredible victory.
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NRL INVESTIGATION URGED AFTER SEZER TARGETED BY KASIANO
Aidan Sezer is sweating on scan results to see how many of the Titans remaining three games he’ll be able to play. The five-eighth arrived home with his arm in a sling- thanks to Bulldogs giant Sam Kasiano.
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UPSET AT ROSEBOWL TENNIS COMP
One of the Gold Coast’s largest pro tennis competitions saw a big upset this weekend. While Australian Open junior semi-finalist Kimberly Birrell won the women’s Rosebowl title, the mens saw the country’s 11th-ranked player beaten by junior Mitchell Robins – the competition’s second seed.
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SIMMONS READY TO BALL
Ben Simmons is hopeful of being part of the Boomers squad, for next year’s Rio Olympics despite making himself unavailable this year to focus on college. Simmons took part in his first media session on Australian soil this morning, before heading north to Newcastle tomorrow. LSU takes on the Newcastle All Stars tomorrow night.
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BANTING TO MISS TAHITI EVENT
Port Macquarie surfer Matt Banting has had to withdraw from another World Surf League event care of an ongoing knee injury. Banting will miss the Tahiti leg of the competition, after having to pull out of last month’s event at Jeffreys Bay. He injured his knee while free surfing prior to the J-Bay event. “Because…
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KITEBOARDING CHAMPIONS HEADING TO GOLD COAST
Australia and New Zealand’s first ever national kiteboarding championship will be held on the Gold Coast. And there’s talk billionaire and keen kiteboarder, Richard Branson could get involved.