10 Trinidad bound for the Commonwealth Youth Games

14 June 2023

10 Trinidad bound for the Commonwealth Youth Games

NSW have dominated the 25-member Australian athletics team announced today for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in August in the Port of Spain in the Trinidad and Tobago.

The enormously talented NSW contingent are led by World U20 Championship representative Delta Amidzovski and 2022 Commonwealth Games team member Indi Cooper. The team has a mix of experience and emerging talent.

At these Games, Amidzovski will add the long jump to her speciality, the 100m hurdles, which she competed in at the World Juniors in Cali last year. She is feeling confident the Cali experience will assist her with her second appearance in the green and gold.

“I feel that because I have had the experience of World Juniors last year, this one will be a lot easier to deal with the pressure and travel. This was one of my main goals for this year, so I’m happy that it has worked out.”

Para sprinter, Indi Cooper, from Tumut, made the final of the T38 100m at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year.

Another country athlete, Temora’s Grace Krause was in amazing form last April at the trails for this team. She won four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, triple jump and relay. Other than her brilliant 200m time of 23.67, her silver medal winning long jump of 6.16m was superb.

NSW members of the Australian athletics team – 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

WOMEN

100m – Indi Cooper (T38)

200m - Grace Krause

800m – Fleur Cooper

1500m – Cooper

100m Hurdles – Delta Amidzovski, Jasynta Lampret

High Jump – Izzi Louison-Roe

Long Jump - Amidzovski, Krause

Discus Throw – Chelsy Wayne

MEN

100m – Jackson Love (T38)

1500m - Daniel Williams

400m Hurdles – Matthew Hunt

Long Jump – Love (T38)

Discus Throw – George Wells

David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW

Image: Delta Amidzovski and Jasynta Lampret (image courtesy of David Tarbotton)