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Walsh admits to mixed emotions as he heads overseas to finalise his Olympic preparations.
Covid-19 forced Walsh to spend all of 2020 at home in Christchurch, but has decided it s time to head off and get some much needed international competition.
The Olympic bronze medalists last overseas competition was at the 2019 Doha World Championships, 20 months ago. One of the things last year taught me was how much I love competing. I love competing against the top guys in the world, it excites me, motivates me and drives me.
The 29 year old says if he s to have any chance at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics he needs to be out there competing.
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Jacko Gill stunned a big crowd at the Christchurch International Track Meet with his third successive win over Canterbury s former world champion Tom Walsh.
Not many athletes can claim to have set a personal best and beaten a former world champion in their second event of the day – but Jacko Gill can after his third successive win over Kiwi shot put rival Tom Walsh. Gill produced a 21.52m effort at the International Track Meet in Christchurch on Saturday night to beat hometown hero Walsh’s season-best 21.46m. The Aucklander’s winning throw came just hours after he’d hurled 21.19m at an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shaka Sola’s Throwing Academy in Lower Hutt.