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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

Saturday 27 February 2021 The Trusts Arena, CONTENTS

Welcome 2

About the Event 3

Key Athlete Profiles 4

Programme 11

Start Lists 12

Results Access Information 16

Tokyo Entry Standards 17

NZ Champs 19

Sir Graeme Douglas International 2020 20

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1 WELCOME ABOUT THE EVENT

On behalf of Athletics , it is my pleasure to welcome you to the The Sir Graeme Douglas International: Bronze Level Meet Douglas Pharmaceuticals Sir Graeme Douglas International, presented by Harcourts Cooper & Co. Now in its seventh year, the Sir Graeme Douglas International has become a highlight of the New Zealand track and field season with international competitors taking on a line-up of world-class Kiwi athletes. We are delighted you are joining us for one of the leading athletics meetings in New Zealand and hope that you enjoy the experience. This year the Sir Graeme Douglas International again features as part of the Continental Tour, which is one step below the . Special thanks to Douglas Pharmaceuticals and the Douglas family for supporting this meeting in honour of Sir Graeme Douglas. Last year’s event marked the first time a World Athletics meet of this level had been held in New Zealand and gave our athletes the chance to experience an international-level meet on home soil. We are also pleased to welcome Harcourts Cooper & Co on board this year and wish to extend our gratitude for their support. While international athletes are unfortunately not able to take part in 2021 due to the pandemic, the competition retains its high-level status and holds the distinction of being just the second At Athletics NZ, we are passionate about providing opportunities for athletes to achieve their full Continental Tour meeting to take place anywhere in the world this year. potential, from children just starting out through to the world-class performers you will see today. The Continental Tour is one of the main pathways to qualification for major world events and, in As a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level meet, the points on offer at the Sir Graeme 2021, that means the big ones – the rescheduled Olympics and Paralympics. Douglas International are among the highest available in the Oceania region. Nine Kiwi athletes have already met the qualifying standards for Tokyo with 1500m runner Sam Nine Kiwi athletes have already met the qualifying standard for the but many more Tanner recently joining , , Dame (all ), , are still hoping to do so and this evening provides them with an ideal opportunity to take a step (both marathon), (5000m/10,000m), (race walk) and towards Tokyo. Lauren Bruce (hammer). While we unfortunately cannot welcome international athletes this year due to the pandemic, we Walsh, Gill, Adams and Buscomb are all taking part this evening and will be joined by a host of the are lucky in this country to have some world-class stars of our own and many will be in action this country’s other top athletes across a wide range of disciplines. evening. Proudly supported by Douglas Pharmaceuticals and Harcourts Cooper & Co, the event is named in That list is headed by the likes of Olympic and world champion Dame Valerie Adams and fellow honour of Sir Graeme Douglas. world champion and Olympic medallist Tom Walsh but there is no shortage of talent elsewhere in a very strong field. Douglas Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1967 by Sir Graeme, a West Auckland chemist who dispensed prescription medicines. In 1980, he turned his hand to manufacturing and, by the 1990s, The Douglas Track and Field at Trusts Arena is one of New Zealand’s finest athletics venues and we he was successfully researching and developing his own products for the domestic and international are looking forward to a memorable evening. markets. Welcome once again and we hope you enjoy watching our top athletes in action. Thanks for your Today, Douglas is New Zealand’s largest family-owned healthcare company, employing over 700 support and we hope to see you again next year. people and exporting to 40 countries around the world. Peter Pfitzinger Sir Graeme was knighted in 2010 for services to philanthropy and athletics. He passed away in 2016 Chief Executive Officer at the age of 87 and Athletics NZ is proud to host an event of this standing in his honour. Athletics NZ

2 3 KEY ATHLETE PROFILES

DAME VALERIE ADAMS CAMILLE BUSCOMB 36, Shot Put 30, Distance Pakuranga Athletics Club/Auckland Hamilton City Hawks/Waikato-Bay of Plenty PB: 21.24m 1500m PB: 4:13.47

• A four-time world champion, four-time indoor • Has already met the qualifying standard world champion, two-time Olympic gold for the Tokyo Olympics in the 5000m and medallist and three-time Commonwealth 10,000m distances Games gold medallist • A versatile runner, she has run mainly in the • Named as World Athlete of the Year in 2014, 800m and 1500m this summer she was just the third woman to ever win world • In good form after earning three titles at junior, youth and senior level in any wins in a row – the New Zealand Mile event Championships, International Track Meet • Chosen as New Zealand Sportswoman of the 800m and Porritt Classic 1500m Year seven times in a row from 2006, she holds • Recently got engaged to a fellow athlete the Commonwealth, Oceania and national who is also competing this evening, 400m records, as well as the World Championships hurdles national record holder Cameron and World Indoor Championships records French • A sibling of basketball star and Para athlete Lisa Adams, and proud mum to daughter Kimoana, three, and son Kepaleli, one

TOM WALSH 28, Shot Put 26, Javelin (F46) South Canterbury Athletic Club/Canterbury Athletics Taieri/Otago PB: 22.90m PB: 45.73m

• The greatest male shot putter New Zealand • A familiar face to many sports fans after has produced, his massive PB is one of the acting as New Zealand’s flagbearer at the world’s top throws of all time Rio Paralympics in 2016 • Won bronze at the Rio Olympic Games in • Won silver at both the Rio Paralympics and 2016 with 21.36m and claimed the World the two years later Championships title the following year with • Has also won two silvers and a bronze at the 22.03m World Championships • Has also won two World Indoor • Born in Hokitika, she has a twin brother and Championships titles and two medals at the her father represented the West Coast in Commonwealth Games – gold in 2018 and rugby silver in 2014 • Is the reigning national record holder but is currently facing a challenge to his supremacy from the on-form Jacko Gill

4 5 KEY ATHLETE PROFILES

ZOE HOBBS HAMISH KERR 23, Sprint 24, High Jump North Harbour Bays Athletics/Auckland Old Boys United/Canterbury 100m PB: 11.35s, 200m PB: 23.19s PB: 2.30m

• Has reset the 100m resident record three • Joint holder of the national record with times in the last two years, including a Glenn Howard scorching 11.35s • With a best this season of 2.27m, he is • The long-standing national record of aiming for the Olympic qualifying mark of 11.32s, set by Michelle Seymour in 1993, is 2.33m in her sights • Moved south from Auckland to come under • Has represented her country at the the guidance of Terry Lomax and is now World Youths, World Juniors, World regularly jumping in the mid-to-high 2.20s University Games and the senior World • Attended the 2019 World Championships Championships in both the 100m and 200m and 2017 World University Games, missing • Originally from Taranaki, now based in out on qualifying for the final at the latter by Auckland under coach the narrowest of margins

EDDIE OSEI-NKETIA BEN TUIMASEVE 19, Sprint 31, Shot Put (F37) North Harbour Bays Athletics/Auckland Papakura Athletics/Auckland 100m PB: 10.19s, 200m PB: 20.76s PB: 12.65m

• Son of 100m national record holder Gus • Made his international debut at the Oceania Nketia (10.11s) Championships in two years ago • Still only a teen, he is one of the world’s • Has also represented New Zealand at most exciting young sprint talents physical disability rugby league, taking part • Holds many national junior sprint records, in an international tournament against an including the U-20 200m at 20.76s Australian team in 2017 • Has been engaged in an enthralling battle • On a hot streak after improving on with rival and friend Tiaan Whelpton this his national record twice in the same summer competition at the recent Porritt Classic • Nicknamed Benza by a cousin, he performed under that alias as a casual singer and rapper and the name stuck

6 7 KEY ATHLETE PROFILES

JACKO GILL TORI PEETERS 26, Shot Put 26, Javelin Takapuna Athletic and Harrier Club/Auckland Hamilton City Hawks/Waikato-Bay of Plenty PB: 21.52m PB: 62.04

• A teen prodigy, he usurped as the • Originally from Gore, she moved to youngest ever world junior champion at just to study and is now based in 15 Cambridge under the expert tutelage of • After suffering a string of injury and health- Debbie Strange related setbacks, he has re-emerged as one • Enjoyed a breakthrough season last year, of the stars of the Kiwi athletics scene this re-writing the national record on numerous summer occasions, including a stunning 62m-plus • Having previously not beaten his idol for nine throw in years, he has now triumphed over Tom Walsh • No stranger to injury setbacks due to four times consecutively in the most recent competing in such a physically demanding meetings between the pair discipline, her ultimate goal is the Olympic • Currently in career-best form after throwing qualifying mark of 64m his PB distance in successive competitions • Works at St Peter’s College coordinating the sporting excellence programme and also has a diploma in massage

OLIVIA MCTAGGART TIAAN WHELPTON 21, Pole Vault 31, Sprint North Harbour Bays Athletics/Auckland Christchurch Old Boys United/Canterbury PB: 4.55m 100m PB: 10.30s, 200m PB: 21.28s

• One of the country’s most promising young • Born in South Africa and spent his young talents, has enjoyed a strong summer so far childhood in the country of his birth before and is now consistently jumping over 4.50m also living in England and New Zealand, now • First broke the 4.50m mark just before considers himself a proud Kiwi Christmas and equalled that feat at the Potts • Gained New Zealand citizenship last year Classic in the new year before notching her PB and dreams of wearing the black singlet at in her home city earlier this month the Olympics and Commonwealth Games • Now second on the all-time New Zealand list, • PBs have dropped significantly in recent she was previously a competitive gymnast for times, with his competition with friend 10 years and switched to pole vault after a Eddie Osei-Nketia driving both on back injury • A keen rugby player in his youth, he is • Has represented her country at the a part-time model and is studying for a Commonwealth Games, World Juniors and Bachelor of Science in geology World University Games

8 * Details in athlete profiles correct at time of print. 9 PROGRAMME WE CANNOT CONTROL Qualifying and Pre-Meet THE WIND 5:00 400m Hurdles (non-Continental) M BUT WE CAN 5:15 200m Para (non-Continental) W 5:20 200m Para (non-Continental) M DIRECT THE 5:30 100m Heats x2 W 5:40 100m Heats x3 (1 Para) M Main Programme 6:00 Pole Vault M ad 6:15 Triple Jump W 6:15 Shot Put W Sale 6:30 100m Hurdles W Let us take the helm and 6:40 110m Hurdles M help steer your home to 7:00 Javelin W 7:10 800m (non-Continental) W a successful sale 7:15 High Jump M 7:20 800m M 7:30 Pole Vault W 7:30 100m W 7:35 100m M 7:45 Shot Put M 7:50 400m (non-Continental) M 8:00 M 8:00 400m M 8:05 400m W 8:15 Sir Mile Junior Men (non-Continental) JM 8:30 1500m W

* Please note that the timetable and start lists are subject to change based on final accepted entry numbers. Go to www.cooperandco.co.nz to find out more.

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R e es all ciie Estate Agen 11 START LISTS

Qualifying and Pre-Meet Main Programme 5:00 400m Hurdles - Men Hinewai Knowles 6:00 Pole Vault - Men 6:40 110m Hurdles - Men Cameron French Selena Gee Ettiene Du Preez Justin Menezes Justin Menezes Samantha Korck Max Attwell Tom Moloney Noah Rogers Briana Irving James Steyn Noah Rogers Maxine Chappell Josh Hawkins 5:15 200m Para - Women 6:15 Triple Jump - Women Max Attwell Anna Steven 5:40 100m Heats - Men Anna Thomson Paddy Walsh Eddie Osei-Nketia -Ross 7:00 Javelin - Women Gabrielle Wright Tiaan Whelpton Diana Ismagilova Victoria (Tori) Peeters Geena Hill Jayne Iwunze Stephanie Wrathall Cody Wilson Elena Edgar-Nemec Brianna Tirado 5:20 200m Para - Men James Guthrie-Croft Maxine Chappell Para Mitch Joynt Zachary Saunders Holly Robinson Joe Smith Tommy Te Puni 6:15 Shot Put - Women Jaxon Wooley Hayato Yoneto Maddison Wesche 7:10 800m - Women Jaden Movold Oliver Krijnen Kaia Tupu-South Stella Pearless Zachery Orbell Abhijeet Parmar Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar Sophie Atkinson Nick Ash Nadja Kumerich Krystie Solomon 5:30 100m Heats - Women John Lee Dame Valerie Adams Peyton Leigh Zoe Hobbs Gulab Singh Para Natasha Eady Mark-Anthony Sikuvea Jess Gillan 7:15 High Jump - Men Georgia Hulls Para Catlin Dore Hamish Kerr Rosie Elliott Ethan Rangi Claire Keefer Jayden Williamson Livvy Wilson Jaxon Woolley Sionann Murphy Marcus Wolton Abby Goldie Zachary Orbell Josh Inger Symone Tafuna’i Jaden Movold Jordyn Blake 6:30 100m Hurdles - Women Tom Moloney Nadia Evans Amy Robertson Marielle Venida Hinewai Knowles Briana Stephenson Angelina Zickert

12 13 START LISTS

7:20 800m - Men 7:50 400m - Men 8:15 Sir John Walker Mile - Junior Men James Preston Stephen Thorpe Sam Berry Alex Beddoes Liam McKellar Ben Bidois Dominic Devlin Matthew Eady Ronan Codyre James Harding Para Logan Cowie Rhys Bishop Jaden Movold Jude Darby Max Karamanolis Christian de Vaal Hector Farmer 8:00 Long Jump - Men Zane Powell Dylan Forde Matthew Wyatt William Taylor Dominic Ondieki Felix McDonald Jahko Tohaia Noah Macdermid Max Attwell Reserves Standby Abhijeet Parmar 8:30 1500m - Women William Johnston Mark Anthony Sikuvea Camille Buscomb Jean-Paul Biladi Katherine Camp 8:00 400m - Men Rebekah Greene 7:30 Pole Vault - Women Cameron French Kara Macdermid Imogen Ayris Dominic Ondieki Charli Miller Jessica Strick Hamish Gill Maiya Christini Hannah Philpott Luke Mercieca Bella Browne Lilli Bing Michael Goldie Susannah Lynch Olivia McTaggart James Robertson Peyton Leign Nick Ash Kimberley May 7:45 Shot Put - Men Anneke Grogan Jacko Gill 8:05 400m - Women Chloe Browne Tom Walsh Jordyn Blake Brigid Dennehy Nick Palmer Holly Rule Amanda Holyer Nikolas Kini Stella Pearless Liam Ngchok-Wulf Elena Edgar-Nemec Para Samantha Korck Ben Tuimasave

14 15 RESULTS ACCESS INFORMATION TOKYO ENTRY STANDARDS

Automatic Qualification Standards - Games of the XXXII Olympiad Results from the Sir Graeme Douglas International are available to follow as they - Tokyo 2020 (Postponed to 2021) come in via Athletic LIVE. The entry standards below were approved by World Athletics Council in March Head to the competitions section of the Athletics New Zealand website and click 2019 in . on the Sir Graeme Douglas International event to access the results link.

Webpage: athletics.org.nz/competition/events/ Men Event Women 10.05 100m 11.15 Results link: live.athletic.net/meets/7270 20.24 200m 22.80 You can also access the results directly by using the below QR code. 44.90 400m 51.35 Just open the camera app on your smartphone and make sure the QR code is 1:45.20 800m 1:59.50 inside the camera’s viewfinder. A pop-up will then appear, which you will need to 3:35.00 1500m 4:04.20 tap to be directed to the results page. 13:13.50 5000m 15:10.00 27:28.00 10,000m 31:25.00 13.32 110m/100m Hurdles 12.84 48.90 400m Hurdles 55.40 8:22.00 3000m Steeplechase 9:30.00 2.33 High Jump 1.96 5.80 Pole Vault 4.70 8.22 Long Jump 6.82 17.14 Triple Jump 14.32 21.10 Shot Put 18.50 66.00 63.50 77.50 72.50 85.00 64.00 8350 Decathlon/Heptathlon 6420 1:21:00 20km Race Walk 1:31.00 3:50:00 50km Race Walk 2:11:30 Marathon 2:29:30

16 17 NZ TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021

The Hawke’s Bay will play host to world-class athletics next month when the Jennian Homes New Zealand Track and Field Championships come to town.

The prestigious event will take place at Mitre 10 Park in Hastings over three days from 5 March and is set to attract over 600 of the country’s finest athletes.

It is always among the highlights of the sporting year but the 2021 meet promises to be even more special as it takes place only a few months before the rescheduled Olympics and Paralympics, meaning many of the competitors will be at their best as they look to peak for a shot at glory in Tokyo. 5 - 7 MARCH 2021 All the big names of New Zealand athletics are likely to descend on Hastings, meaning locals and MITRE 10 PARK visitors will be treated to the likes of Dame Valerie Adams, Tom Walsh, Jacko Gill and Eddie Osei- Nketia all strutting their stuff on home soil. HAWKE’S BAY A host of Paralympians will also be on show, including Holly Robinson, , and William Stedman, who all won medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and world-record holder Lisa Adams.

“It’s a great opportunity for the Bay and for athletics to be brought there,” says Dame Valerie Adams, one of the most iconic figures in New Zealand sport after winning two Olympic gold medals and four world championship titles in shot put.

“It’s a lovely place to compete – I have competed there before and I absolutely love it,” she adds.

“Everyone will be able to see athletes performing to the highest of their ability, especially with it being an Olympic year.”

And it’s not just spectators at Mitre 10 Park and on the live streaming who will be in for a treat.

With visitor spend estimated at nearly $1.8 million, over 10,000 bed nights, significant media coverage across New Zealand and live streaming worldwide, the Hawke’s Bay region – which will also play host to the 2022 nationals – is set to benefit greatly by hosting one of the marquee events on the New Zealand sporting calendar.

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