Aussies will get up close and personal; Alex Felton.RELISHING the rarity of one-to-one combat, Australian team captain Scott Martin Scott Martin (born October 12, 1982 in Melbourne) is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve expects to put on a show of raw power for the people of the North East. Looking to show that Australian athletics is as strong as ever, Martin will lead his handful of athletes surrounded by the loud Geordie supporters at the Great North City Games. "It's great for people to be able to hear the grunting and groaning," the shot-putter said, "and just be aware of the sheer physicality of the event and with it being a straight one-on-one battle. It's really enjoyable because you know there's only one set of throws you have to beat. It really steps up the competition and the intensity of the battle, and I think the shot is the perfect kind of event for street games." Australian athletes take on their English counterparts in a gladiatorial glad·i·a·tor n. 1. A person, usually a professional combatant, a captive, or a slave, trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat with another person or a wild animal in the ancient Roman arena. 2. battle in the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead, in a rare athletics event. With competition between the two countries never more heated, the Australian captain will look to perform at his best and whitewash whitewash, white fluid commonly used as an inexpensive, impermanent coating for walls, fences, stables, and other exterior structures. It varies in composition, being generally a mixture of lime (quicklime), water, flour, salt, glue, and whiting, with other the English. "It's not something that people can ever get anywhere near close to in the stadium, so allowing the fans up close really adds to the drama of it all," said Martin. "We can feed off them and hopefully they feed off us." He added: "We're definitely here to put one over the Poms and win the event for Australia, it's great to have that banter and rivalry. This isn't so much an Ashes test as a Twenty20, so it's going to provide high drama and be full of energy." It looks like it will be a straight fight between the athletes as each tries to outperform the other in front of the large crowds expected to come and watch. The Aussies will be in for a tussle as the cream of England's crop are scheduled to compete. Olympic Gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. Medal winner Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu (born May 17, 1984 in east London) is an English sprinter of Nigerian heritage who specialises in the 400 metres - the event for which she is the current World Champion. Ohuruogu's Personal Best of 49. was named the captain for the English team and will be competing in unfamiliar territory as she runs the 150 metre sprint on Saturday, as opposed to her usual longer distances. Ohuruogu said: "The concept is brilliant, I wish I'd thought of it. "It's a great idea to bring track and field to people who wouldn't normally go and watch it. "We need as many people to get behind athletics as possible." |
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