ATHLETICS IN EGYPT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24851, 26 February 1942, Page 6

ATHLETICS IN EGYPT

NEW ZEALANDERS* SUCCESS PRELUDE TO CAIRO MEETING (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.) CAIRO., Feb. 24. The New Zealand Representatives had a day out in the special, IhterForces athletic meeting at the weekend at Prince Farouk Stadium, Gezira, winning five out of the eight events and being second in four. The meeting was arranged as a trial for Saturday and Sunday-next, when the annual athletic championships of Cairo will be held for military and civilians. The results were as follows; —

100 Metres.—First heat; New Zealand (Atley) 1. Africa (Van Heerden) 2 New Zealand (Rogers) 3. Time, 12sec. Second heat: New Zealand (McHugh) 1, New Zealand (Ceilings) 2 New Zealand (Williams) 3. Time, li 3-ssec. No final was run. 440 Metres Flat.—New Zealand (Campbell) 1, New Zealand (Atley) 2, India (Iskandar Khan) 3. Time, 55■ 4-ssec 800 Metres Flat.—Air Force (Cantwell) 1. Africa (Handley) 2, Africa (Van Heerden) 3. Time, 2mm 9 l-ssec. 3000 Metres Flat.—Air Force (Salsbury) 1 India (Mohamed Islan) 2, India (Galam Khan) 3. ' Time, 9mm 19 l-ssec 110 Metres Hurdles.—New Zealand (Sharpley) 1, New Zealand (Finlayson) 2. India (Zissis) 3. Time, 16min isec. Medley Relay.—New Zealand 1, India 2 Time. 4min Bsec. High Jump—Africa (Villiers) 1, New Zealand (Finlayson) 2, Africa (Mulholland) 3. Height, sft 7in Javelin Throw—Africa (Schmidt) 1. Distance 53.05 metres. , , Long Jump.—New Zealand (Finlayson) 1, New Zealand (Williams) 2, New Zealand (McHugh) 3. Distance, 6.12 metres.