Timaru national skating championship called best in decadesDOUG FIELD/STUFF New Zealand Roller Sports Speed Championships TimaruThe New Zealand Speed Skating Championships held in Timaru has been lauded as the best in decades. DOUG FIELD Mikaela MacDonald from Nelson competes in the heats of the Juvenile girls 400 metres at the New Zealand Speed Skating Championships in Timaru on Saturday. Head Speed Skating South Canterbury coach Bill Begg said South Canterbury girls in the junior and juvenile grades made a clean sweep of the podium for the eighth time. South Canterbury had arguably the best girls in the country in those grades, he said. DOUG FIELD South Canterbury's Thomas Peters competes in the Juvenile Boys 400 metre heats at the New Zealand Speed Skating Championships in Timaru on SaturdayThe marathon finished off arguably the best championships for a number of decades, Begg said.

Source: Stuff January 07, 2018 03:22 UTC