Athletics of the Future

The Nelson Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club's children's athletics programme draws big fields of junior athletes at the usual Tuesday evening meetings. We went along one night to have a look at these enthusiastic and, in some cases, very promising young athletes.

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It might not have been a world-beating jump, but Susan Simpson enjoyed it.

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Here's a good jump.

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Parents help out, and at the jump pit, Roy Skilton, Jessie McQuade and Merle Barnett take the results.

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Some of the girl contestants.

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A big line-up of boys waiting to compete.