Invercargill City Centre was taken over by motor bikes on Saturday morning with participants arriving on their pride and joys for the Motorcycle Street Parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Burt Munro’s speed record. Bikers assembled outside Classic Motorcycle Mecca on Tay street and then rode
The New Zealand has won two medals on the second day of the UCI Junior World Track Championships in Montichari, Italy. The junior women’s quartet of Ellesse Andrews (Cambridge), Nicole Shields Clyde), Kate Smith (Christchurch) and Emily Shearman (Palmerston North) won the silver medal in the 4000m t
The New Zealand team pursuit combinations will both chase medals after strong performances on the first day of the UCI Junior World Track Championships in Italy. The junior men quartet of: Josh Scott Corbin Strong Aaron Wyllie Harry Waine will ride off against France for the bronze medal in the 4000
Just 12 months ago at the Brazil Olympics Peter Burling and Blair Tuke again showed our dominance in sailing winning gold in the Mens 49er event. Mal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvLY1fABVA
Yes, just 12 months ago and Lisa Carrington as she did in London 4 years previous took speed on the water to a new level and put in a decisive performance to win her 2nd Gold in the Women’s K-1 200m sprint. Mal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA44LNEogM0
Perhaps not our better known Olympic medallists but Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie showed everyone how it was done and joined our elite group of Olympic gold medal winners. The pair also enhanced NZ’s dominance in sailing events whether in small boats or big boats. Mal
Los Angeles 1984…….One of NZ’s best performances when it came to winning medals. Who was around then and remembers this? Russell Coutts (now Sir Russell) …..didn’t he go on to do some other yachting stuff ? Americas Cup as I recall. Mal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0_DMh2z78
Today’s Olympic Windback – London 2012 Eric Murray and Hamish Bond leave the others to contest the minor placings in the Mens Rowing Pair……..what a performance! Mal
