Wednesday, 10 March 2010
THE Whakatane Athletic Club is hosting the annual business house corporate challenge tomorrow.
The trophy events are the mens and womens 4x100m relay and shot put, while the social mixed teams also get to compete in the 3.5km walk, 800 metre run and long jump. Registration begins at 5.30pm and the first events, the shotput and 3.5km walk, start at 6pm. The 800 metres starts at 6.30pm; the long jump 6.45pm and the red carpet 4x100 metre relays begin at 7.30pm. Prizegiving will commence at the conclusion.
This year Allandale School look to be favourites in the men’s shotput but may find the going hard in the relay while the dark horses in the competition could be the Whakatane Hospital teams. Past winners include Fonterra, BOPE and Work and Income.