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There are more than 200 events on the list, all in date order with still more to come.
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Mackay Roadshow by Audi Centre Townsville
When: 9.30am to 5pm, Wednesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 22 as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Sunday, May 23
IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement at a press conference in Switzerland on Thursday morning. Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said the region was ready to take advantage of the influx in sports tourism with ample accommodation and infrastructure ready to host pre-event training. We have a minimum of 300 days of clear training weather a year and a proven track record of hosting state and national level events, Cr Williamson said In 2021, skateboarding is being added as an Olympic sport and mountain biking is now an established Olympic cycling category. Qld Champion Jesse Brodbeck at the Mackay Sugar Bowl.
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A world-renowned Aussie swim coach says Mackayâs Aquatic and Recreation Complex is only a few minor tweaks away from being a world-class facility â and heâs happy to let the world know.
Dean Boxallâs elite St Peters Western swimming squad is in Mackay this week to use the MARC as its pre-season base of operations, after prior plans to train in Thailand and later Darwin had to be abandoned.
âEvery year our annual pre-season camp is in Thailand but of course thanks to COVID, we couldnât get to Thailand,â Boxall said.
âSo then we were meant to go to Darwin; we were meant to fly out about a week ago on Sunday, but then Brisbane went into lockdown and we couldnât cross the border.â
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When your most talented athletes are also the hardest working, it creates a culture of success that permeates a group.
To borrow from the famous adage, a rising tide lifts all boats.
That simple fact is the secret to success for elite Brisbane-based swim club St Peters Western, so says head coach Dean Boxall.
In Mitch Larkin and Ariarne Titmus, Boxall boasts a pair of world-class athletes who not only set the tone in competition, but also during training.
“People know the standard that Ariarne Titmus sets in training, so those guys that are coming up trying to learn from her then reach the (training) standard and start to evolve and really move forward,” Boxall said.