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Aussies and Kiwis competing this weekend in Europe

posted by dwal on June 30, 2011, 5:22pm



This weekend will see athletes from Australia and New Zealand lining up on the track in Ireland, France, Germany, and Holland.

In Cork, Ireland many ‘ANZAC’s will be competing at the 60th Cork City Sports Athletics Meet. From Australia, James Kaan and Brett Robinson and Zoe Buckman will compete over 1500m in Cork, who will be joined by Kiwi's Hannah Newbould and Olympic Silver Medalist Nick Willis. Other Kiwi’s competing in Cork include Elizabeth Lamb in the High Jump and Aaron Pulford in the 3000m who is backing up from his 3rd place at the British U23 5,000m champ’s last week. Australian David McNeil is also entered in the 3000m.

At the same time the Meeting International in Sotteville les Rouen, France Australians Ben Offereins will contest the 400m, while Jeremy Roff will line up in the 1500m. In the Long Jump Robbie Crowther is entered, with Queensland’s Henry Frayne is in the Triple Jump.

Both Craig Mottram and Mark Fountain are entered in the 1500 at the Mondon Keien Meeting in Uden, Holland, while Mitchell Watt will be in Germany at the Bad Langensalza Long Jump Meet.

Stay tuned to Runner’s Tribe for results.