As usual, WAIS athletes have been competing in the weird and wonderful world of sports across the globe. Follow the WAIS round-up to see what’s been happening.
WAIS gymnast Elliot Cook returned from Russia this week following a two competition meet in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Cook won bronze in the men’s pommel horse final at the Dityanin Cup in St Petersburg, in is first visit to the city.
Cook declared himself pleased with the result, but admitted adapting to the environment was a new experience.
“I managed to qualify for finals and scrapped in a third place on pommel. It was good to walk away with something,” he said.
“It was the first time I had been to St Petersburg and we managed to do a little site seeing which was good. The damn sun doesn’t go down at this time of year which made it a little hard to get to sleep, but overall it was certainly worthwhile,” Cook added.
Cook was unlucky at the Moscow World Cup, falling during his pommel horse routine, forcing him into 19th place.
“I fell during my routine which I guess is not that unusual for pommel. Otherwise the competition ran smoothly and I enjoyed myself,” Cook said.
WAIS fencing athlete James Lewis recently competed in the Challenge Australia Senior World Cup, where he finished 16th out of 71 competitors.
The result saw Lewis walk away as the highest ranked Australian in the field and has maintained his standing as third ranked Australian overall.
“It was quite a strong field this year, so I’m really happy with my result,” Lewis said.
“I knocked out Lai Chuen Lau from Hong Kong 15-3 to make it though to the top 16, but I missed out on the quarter finals by one point when I was knocked out by Koshiro Uehara from Japan 13-14.”
Lewis has also been selected in the national team for the Asian Senior Fencing Championships which are held in Seoul, Korea in July this year.
AIS-WAIS volleyball athlete Tara West will be taking to the sand this July, after she was invited to play in the Oceania Beach Volleyball Championships in New Caledonia.
West will switch the court for the shells when she partners Alice Rokhamper in competition.
“I will be partnering Alice Rokhamper, who is a great beach player and has been in the AIS program since 2005. It is going to be a great learning experience and I am very excited,” she said.
