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Wednesday 18 April 2018
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Local athletes strike gold Amy Russ
in two Olympic games, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Anita is one of the fastIt’s a golden trifecta for our three est hockey players in the world and Waimea athletes at the 2018 Common- the leading female international goal wealth Games. scorer of all time. During an The ex-Waimea College stuinterview with TVNZ after the dents, Kelsey Smith, Anita gold-winning match over the McLaren (nee Punt) and Trael weekend, Anita says she was Joass have been competing on so proud of all the girls, “we all the Gold Coast this week, repworked really hard and kept resenting New Zealand in field fighting back. We wanted to hockey and rugby sevens. On do it for New Zealand. It feels Saturday, April 14, the New amazing, hasn’t fully sunk in Zealand Women’s Hockey Kelsey Smith yet.” team won gold against AusOn Sunday, April 15, the New tralia 4-1, securing the first Zealand Men’s rugby sevens ever Commonwealth Games won their match against Fiji gold in Womens Field Hockey 14-0, securing another gold for New Zealand. medal for New Zealand. Former junior Black Sticks For the ex-Waimea College rep, 23 year old Kelsey Smith, student Trael Joass, it would competed in the Rio summer have been a dream come true. Olympics and has thoroughly After suffering from heart enjoyed the Commonwealth Anita McLaren murmurs since the age of 16 Games. and undergoing heart surgery “The games were tough, espein 2014, during which time he cially the one against England thought his dream of being a in the semi-final, the team professional rugby player was gelled really well and everyone over. played their hearts out, and to The Wanderers Rugby Club get a gold medal was an amazplayer has risen through the ing experience.” ranks, playing 22 matches for For 30 year old Anita, this Tasman Mako and captaining wasn’t her first rodeo. the team to their best sevens Trael Joass This is her third Commonresult in 2017, after which he wealth Games, competing in Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014 and now Gold SEE PAGE 2 Coast 2018. She has also competed
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