Paraplegic records tumble

Press, 29 November 1976, Page 32

Paraplegic records tumble

PA Timaru Seven New Zealand records, including one which broke the world mark, were set at the South Island Paraplegic Games held at Waimate over the week-end. In the short metric round of archery Nerolie Fairhall (Canterbury) scored 511 points to beat the existing world mark of 503. Her effort will not be officially recognised because under the rules'of paraplegic sport such a performance has to be at national games before an international judge. The mark, however, will become a national record. Weight-lifting at the Waimate Stadium in his home town. Fred Creba extended his New Zealand light heavyweight record by 2.5 kg in setting a new mark of 175 kilograms. In the sprint events Brian McNicholls (Canterbury) recorded 24 seconds in the 100 m dash to break his own record of 24.1. In the women’s 60 metre dash Nerolie Fairhall set a new mark of 19 seconds, breaking the old record by o.3sec. Trevor James (North Otago) set two new records in the grade five field events. In the discus he broke his own record to set a new mark of 26.61 m. In the javelin he threw 24m to beat the old record of 22.19 m. The captain of the team to the Canadian Paraplegic Olympics this year, Jim Savage (Kawerau), broke his own record in grade three of the men’s shot put to set a record at 8.40 m.