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Based on his sub-11-second performances I would give Zac Topping the male sprinter of the year award The female sprinter of the year is almost impossible to determine. How do you split the performances of Addirra Collette, Chayelle Collette, Monique Gorrie and Kimberley Walsh? All are championship titleholders and worthy winners. I’m going to sit on the fence and make it a joint award to Addirra and Chayelle Collette. It is a lot easier looking at the male hurdler of the year. The award goes to Braxton Kauri and the female award to Juliette McKinlay. Winning a senior national title means Kara Macdermid is our female distance runner of the year. The male award is a toss up between Noah Macdermid and Benjamin Wall, with Wall just ahead.
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By Mark Savage
image captionLucy s Pop Choir managed one rehearsal before new restrictions were put in place
Last Monday, as lockdown restrictions eased, choir director Lucy McLean posted a selfie from her first real-life practice since October 2020. It might look like shock on my face but it was actually pure joy! she wrote on Facebook. I love my job so so much and it was an absolute pleasure to get back to it tonight. There were about 15 of us there, McLean tells the BBC, and for one of the singers, it was the first time that she d come back to the choir since the first lockdown.