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Athletic Champs
Some good times and fine efforts were recorded at the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay Athletic provincial championships. The events were held at the Childers Road Reserve, where the track eased slightly after a heavy shower early in the programme.
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P. Gilbert wins the junior men's 100 metres
C. Mastrovich takes the women's 100 metres
P. Coe wins the senior men's 800 metres
The women's 400 metres goes to Gillian File
B. Yeoman took his fences easily to win the 3000 metres senior men's steeplechase
Ken Youngson made 1,67 metres, in the junior men's high jump, to win the event