matt shirvington interviews upcoming NSW sprinter nicholas hough. at hl e t ic s 21
“ It was such a buzz to run in front of a big crowd at home, I’ m really humbled to win,” said Hough. Fabrice Lapierre also added some class to the event. Lapierre, who has been gaining attention lately for his reluctance to confirm his participation at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month, fell well short of the Australian record and his own personal best- even with John Steffensen on the microphone rallying the crowd for his jumps.
“ It wasn’ t really ideal jumping conditions tonight. It was great to be a part of this event- the crowd was fantastic and it would have been≠ nice to jump something big.” Dani Samuels took out the discus in 61.90m ahead of Olympic champion Stefanie Brown-Trafton and former world champion
matt shirvington interviews upcoming NSW sprinter nicholas hough. at hl e t ic s 21
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Beatrice Faumuina, whilst former world youth representative and now first grade rugby league player, Jamal Idris, managed to throw the 1kg discus 63.77m. Commonwealth Games bound Dale Stevenson recorded a personal best of 19.99m in the shot put, agonisingly short of the 20 metre barrier.
The meet presented some good ideas with all the athletes praising the event as an excellent initiative. However it lacked execution and failed to excite at times with agonisingly long waits between events and a commentator determined to speak