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Our
Students Take on the World!
Runner Jessica Parry and wrestler Steven
Takahashi have the support of their whole school as they prepare
to represent Canada at the Commonwealth
Youth Games. The Games are being held in Pune, India from
October 12th to 18th.
Above, the two athletes get some words of
encouragement from Catholic Central Principal Donna Hammond.
Jessica won gold medals in both the women's 800 and 1500 metre races
at the Canadian Junior championships held in Abbotsford B.C. Steven
recently won the boys 50 kilogram gold at the FILA cadet championships
in El Salvador. Both CCH student are also OFSAA Gold Medal winners
in their sports.
The Youth Games are a run up and a trial event
to the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in Delhi. More than 1,300
athletes and 350 officials from 71 countries will participate in
these games, in 9 disciplines - Athletics, Badminton, Boxing,
Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and
Wrestling are included in the Commonwealth Youth Games 2008. Pune is
renowned for hosting several world class events, including India’s
oldest Marathon.
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student in a community that nurtures a living faith and provides a
quality Catholic education that enables the individual to become a
contributing member of the Church and Society.
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