Geelong’s Jemima Hood won a gold medal in the Australian Little Athletics Championship in Melbourne on April 22 and 23.
Hood came first in the final of the Under 13 200m hurdles with a time of 28:69 seconds and came third in the final of the 80m hurdles in 12.66 seconds.
Cailin Walker finished fifth in the Under 14s triple jump with a best jump of 10.88 metres.
While in previous years, the Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships has only included team-based championships where athletes are scored and awarded in their state teams, this year’s introduction of the Australian Junior Athletics Championships allowed athletes the opportunity to compete individually.
“We are exceedingly proud of all our athletes at this year’s Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships, which has showcased all their exceptional hard work over the past year in preparation for the competition,” CEO of Little Athletics Australia Myles Foreman said.
“With several new records broken and a doubling in the number of athletes participating following the introduction this year of the new Australian Junior Athletics Championships for U14 athletes we are looking forward to further expansion next year in Adelaide with the introduction of U15s to the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.”
