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New West Spartans win eight medals at Legion meet

The New West Spartans brought home eight medals from the Legion Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships held in Ottawa from Aug. 5 to 7. Ethan Strome won gold in the under-16 boys' 200-metre hurdles in a B.C. record time of 25.34.

The New West Spartans brought home eight medals from the Legion Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships held in Ottawa from Aug. 5 to 7.

Ethan Strome won gold in the under-16 boys' 200-metre hurdles in a B.C. record time of 25.34. He also earned a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles.

Ahmad Nizamani placed first in the long jump with a distance of 6.60 metres.

Nizamani, along with fellow Spartan clubmate and team B.C. athlete Bogdan Pavel, earned a gold medal in the 4x400m medley relay and a silver medal in the 4x100m relay.

In the u-18 girls' division, Simran Rai earned a second-place medal in the 3000m race walk, while Manisha Kandola ranked 12th overall in the youth girls' high jump.