On Sunday 11th March, four athletes from Canowindra Little Athletics travelled to Parkes to compete in the Parkes Annual Athletics Carnival. All four athletes competed to the best of their ability and bagged a whopping total of 23 medals between them for their efforts (9 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronze).
There were some incredible individual performances from the Canowindra Little Athletics Centre team throughout the day.
• Lucy Atkinson – Under 9 Girls: Gold (200m sprint, 400m sprint), Silver (70m sprint, 100m sprint, high jump), Bronze (Shot Put)
• Sophie Phelan – Under 9 Girls: Gold (discus, shot put), Silver (long jump, high jump), Bronze (100m sprint, 400m sprint)
• Thomas Phelan – Under 6 Boys: Silver (shot put), Bronze (200m sprint, 300m sprint, discus)
• Claire Phelan – Under 6 Girls: Gold (70m sprint, 200m sprint, 300m sprint, long jump, discus), Silver (shot put, 100m sprint).
By Rebecca Phelan