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After playing the sport for nearly 14 years and representing Australia 40 times, Western Australian lawn bowler Kristina Krstic is looking to take it one step further and qualify for the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

The Kookaburras are off to a flying start following a significant win over Argentina in their opening match of the Melbourne leg of the International Festival of Hockey on Wednesday, whilst the Hockeyroos have fallen just short losing 2-0 to world number one, the Netherlands.

This week we've caught up with 2017 WAIS Junior Athlete of the Year nominee Matt Richardson to find out how he got into track cycling whilst we also learnt about his earlier sporting life as an elite gymnast.

As an elite athlete it can often be difficult to balance school or study commitments with training and travel demands.

The WAIS Program of the Year will be unveiled at the Institute's Awards night held at the Pan Pacific in Perth next Thursday, November 16.

Fresh from winning the London Six Day in their last start, WA cyclist Cameron Meyer and his track partner Callum Scotson continued their Madison success with a storming victory in 120-lap race at the Poland Track World Cup.

Australia's under 21 men's hockey side, the Burras, have secured back-to-back Sultan of Johor Cup titles after defeating Great Britain 2-0 in the gold medal match in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Monday morning (AWST).

After a number of excellent performances at both the 2017 Netball Quad Series and the Constellation Cup, Western Australian Courtney Bruce has earned herself selection as part of the Samsung Diamonds squad that will travel to England and South Africa in January to contest the 2018 Netball Quad Series.

The fate of WA mountain biker Reece Tucknott's Commonwealth Games hopes will hinge on a crucial selection race in January 2018.

WA diver Nikita Hains has won a silver medal competing at the Malaysian Grand Prix event in Kuala Lumpur.