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On February 26-27 the
Victorian Combined Events Championship was held within the serenity
of the Albert Park track. This Championship attracted a number of
leading Australian decathletes including last year National Champion
Jarrod Sims (SA), and overseas athletes; Martin Brockman (UK), the
Commonwealth Games bronze medal holder, and Scott McLaren ( NZ)
For two days, fighting
a strong opposition, hot weather of 39 degrees and swelling winds,
'E & J Athletics' Academy decathlete Stephen Cain produced the
performance of his life, with a personal best of 7844 points. The
start was promising : Stephen ran 100m in 11.23, which was a time he
had not run for 10 years. His Long Jump was 6.69m, and as he
continued on a very successful day he finished the afternoon with
Shot Put -13.90 m, High Jump -1.97 m and 400m-50.50 sec. But the
best was yet to come. The Second day was outstanding: Stephen easily
won 110 H in !4.80 sec., came 2nd in discus with a throw of 43.99 m
(PB), won Pole Vault - 4.80 m, Javelin - 64.10 m (PB) and came
second in the 1500 m- with 4:31.55 sec. Stephen laid a strong
foundation in chasing Olympic Qualifier of 7950 points "B" and
8200 points "A"
I would like to mention other Academy decathlete James Spry . He competed well on the first day, finishing in the middle of the field. The next, during warm up for hurdles, he pulled his hamstring but he showed real courage, finishing decathlon on one leg. _____________________________________________________ Brilliant article on Stephen Cain from The Age January 29 2012 {click here} _____________________________________________________
'E & J
Athletics' Academy decathlete, dual National champion Stephen Cain
competed in Italy in IAAF Grand Prix. In his first international
competition he finished 4th
with personal best of 7711 points.
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It also qualifies
Stephen to represent Australia in the World Universities Games which
will be held in China in August.
{Check out Steve's personal notes from Kladno here} {Check out Steve's personal notes from Gotzis here} {Check out Steve's personal notes from Italy here}
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The
26th Summer Universiade was attributed to the city of Shenzhen at the FISU
Executive Committee meeting prior to the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino.
After Beijing in 2001 (summer) and Harbin in 2009 (winter), the Universaide
will once more return to China as the city of Shenzhen was successful in its
bid for the 2011 Summer Universiade. On the southern tip of China, on the
Hong-Kong border, Shenzhen has been the fastest growing Chinese city for the
last thirty years. The population of 13 million occupies an area of 2020
sqkm. Shenzhen’s strategic location is a great advantage for business and
trade. Its many industries benefit from a very dense transport network and
considerable investment interest. The high technology sector has rapidly
become the driver of the local economy. Trade with Hong-Kong is another of
Shenzhen’s main resources. The two cities have concluded a favoured partner
agreement.