Nicola takes gold at world championships
Nicola Olyslagers has won her first-ever world championship gold medal in Tokyo after years of chasing the top prize. The 27-year-old Coastie, already a two-time Olympic silver medallist and bronze…
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Olyslagers heads to Tokyo with eyes on gold
High jump star Nicola Olyslagers is back on the world stage this week, competing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Olyslagers, who has already made her mark as…
Olyslagers wins world indoor high jump championship
Nicola Olyslagers nee McDermont has won the World Indoor Highjump Championships in Scotland. The lanky Central Coast star jumped 1.99m to clinch the prestigious title from her fellow competitors. Olyslagers,…
World title no obstacle for young Cody
At just 11 years of age, Cody Bretherton is heading to Belgium at the end of September to represent Australia in the Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) world championships. Cody, of…
Race walkers set to take the world by storm
Four Central Coast race walkers have been chosen to represent Australia in various overseas championships. All are members of Team Overton, coached by Frank Overton and Lauren Richardson. Dylan Richardson…
Local Athletes named in Australian team for IAAF World Championships
Two local Central Coast athletes have been named to the Australian team that will compete in the 2019 IAAF World Championships. Tascott high jumper and Commonwealth Games medallist, Nicola McDermott,…
Jemma takes gold in canoe world championships
Umina’s Jemma Smith has taken out the gold in the Womens Under-23 event at the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in France on September 11. Jemma came off a…
Gold for Riley Fitzsimmons at Canoe Sprint World Championships
Avoca Kayak Club’s Riley Fitzsimmons spearheaded the Australian Men’s Under 23 K4 team that won gold at the 2019 ICF Junior and Under 23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Romania…
Paddleboard World Championships boost for Callum Sutton
Local boy Callum Sutton, a St Edward’s College, East Gosford Year 11 student, has placed seventh in the 2018 Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O) Paddleboard World Championships. Founded in 1997, M2O…
Sophie McIntosh finishes 2nd in under 20’s world championship
Gosford Sailing Club 470 skipper, Sophie McIntosh, and her crew, Orla Mulholland-Patterson, acquitted themselves well at their first international regatta in the class at Enoshima, Japan. The 2020 Olympics sailing…