He’ll be a big boy when he grows up

Press, 26 November 1982, Page 19

He’ll be a big boy when he grows up

The ground will tremble when Mark Nua steps into the throwing circle at the Mt Cook Games in Invercargill next month. The reason is that this present day Gulliver from Penrose High School weighs 153 kg — about 24 stone — and stands 2m in his cotton socks, which makes putting the shot a simple exercise for-him. Nua will undoubtedly be the- biggest boy at New Zealand’s biggest track and field meeting. More than 2000 young athletes from about 200 schools will compete at the Surrey Park stadivm. It will be the tenth time the Mt

Cook Games have been held. When the Pacific Games were held in Brisbane, Nua was one of New Zealand’s gold medallists. Another who will compete in Invercargill is Andrew Collins (Rongotai College), winner of the 200 m and runner-up in the 100 m at Brisbane. The gifted high jumper from Christchurch Girls’ High School, Angela Pule, will seek Games titles for the third consecutive year, and other champions bound to be prominent are Vivienne Cavil! (Ashburton), shot put, and Jayne Mitchell (Tauranga), sprints and hurdles.