Tag: athletics
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LITTLE ATHLETICS AWAITS THE GREEN LIGHT
With the Tokyo Olympics still fresh in our memory, it should be a bumper season for little athletics. But clubs don’t know when they’ll be able to get up and running, with a ban still in place for community sport.
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ON TRACK | WOY WOY SISTERS SMASH CLUB RECORDS
It has been a busy year on the athletics track for two Central Coast sisters. Marathon runner Daisy Duguid and national walking champion India have smashed two club records this week, and now they have their sights set on Olympic glory.
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TYLER ON TARGET FOR TOKYO
If there’s one athlete who will relish the Tokyo Olympics being postponed it’s Tyler Gunn. The 400-metre star has overcome numerous injuries and by 2021 could be one of the world’s best.
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SALLY PEARSON VISITS CENTRAL COAST’S RISING TRACK STARS
Fresh equipment is always exciting but Little Athletics stars were over the moon to test out new hurdles with Olympic gold medallist Sally Pearson yesterday. The two-time world champion competing with kids from Terrigal-Wamberal and Gosford clubs. The gear was provided as part of a grant from supermarket giant Coles. (VISION ONLY.)
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NICOLA McDERMOTT QUALIFIES FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS
From Tascott to Tokyo 2020: Central Coast high jumper Nicola McDermott is heading to the Olympics, thanks to a 1.96m personal best in the Czech Republic. The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist failed the height just days before in Sweden, but nailed it at the Golden Spike event on Thursday. McDermott wrapped up third in Ostava,…
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McDERMOTT WRAPS UP SECOND IN PRAGUE
Central Coast high jumper, Nicola McDermott’s season abroad has started with a podium finish. The 22-year-old finishing second at this week’s European Athletics event in the Czech Republic, with a height of 1.91m. The Tascott athlete outdone by Ana Simic with a high of 1.94m. (VISION ONLY.)
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McDERMOTT EYES OFF FIRST NATIONAL TITLE
Central Coast high jumper, Nicola McDermott is determined to set the bar higher, eyeing off a spot at the Tokyo Olympics. The Commonwealth Games medallist will compete at the National Championships this weekend with an action-packed few weeks to follow.