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September 22, 2020
Area News: September

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From Area Records to multiple competitions across the region – Athletics is Back! In New Zealand, we had the final meet of the Spring Series in Hawke’s Bay. Lauren Bruce (NZL) threw a 5.30m Personal Best to break fellow Kiwi, Julia Raticliffe Area Hammer Throw Record. The Cook Islands succeeded in there 2020 version of @roundraro – athletes…

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Area News
September 22, 2020
Vale Don Chadderton

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Don Chadderton of Christchurch, who gave over 60 years of service to the sport, passed away on Friday 18 September 2020. Don was a highly dedication and committed man to the sport of athletics and deserving recipient of the Oceania Athletics Association Merit Award in 2014. His lasting legacy to his lifetime of service…

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New Zealand
September 20, 2020
Lauren Bruce Claims Area Hammer Throw Record

Lauren Bruce (NZL) has thrown 5.30m Personal Best to break fellow Kiwi, Julia Ratcliffe Area Hammer Throw Record.  Her throw of 73.47, at a meet in Hawkes Bay takes her up to 57th on the World All time list.  The former gymnast, who at 14 years old had to give up Gymnastics due to a stress…

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September 18, 2020
McSweyn Area Record

Australian Stewart McSweyn has broken the Oceania Area 3000m Record in Rome overnight.  The race was set up to run fast, with Irishman Sean Tobin taking the pace for the first 4 laps right on the requested 60 seconds a lap. With McSweyn sitting in second, when Tobin dropped out after 1800m, it was Stewart…

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Area Record
September 14, 2020
Hull Breaks Area 1500m Record

Jessica Hull (AUS), has broken the Oceania Area 1500m Record in the World Athletics Continental Silver Meeting in Berlin on 13th of September. Her time was 4.00.42, which breaks the previous record of Linden Hall from 2018. This is Hull’s second Area Record of the year, after breaking the Indoor 1500m at a meet in…

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Area Record
September 8, 2020
Project W.I.N: HPTC Athletes take on Nutrition

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) identified Nutrition and Health as a priority area for the IAF funding. Nutrition is a major determinant of health, and promoting a healthy diet has the potential to substantially reduce the burden of disease and improve quality of life. OAA engaged the Griffith University Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics department…

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