Murdoch McIntyre (Westlake Boys High School) and Dominic Overend (Auckland Grammar School) have been selected to compete at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. McIntyre will compete in the 2000m steeplechase and cross country, while Overend will race in the 200m sprint. The athletes obtained qualification at the Micronesian Championships in Vanuatu in early May which doubled as the Youth Olympic Games qualification event. Dominic Overend won the 200m in Vanuatu in a personal best 21.57s to secure his spot for Buenos Aires. Following surgery in April 2017 the 16-year-old Aucklander…
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