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The WAIS Sailing Program has been busy recently, with the European summer season in full swing.

World champions Steve Hooker (WAIS) and Dani Samuels return to the IAAF Diamond League arena Thursday night when the two stars of international track and field join nine fellow world champions, eight Olympic champions and six world indoor champions in Round 7 of the 14-meet series in Lausanne, Switzerland.

WAIS pole vaulting sensation Liz Parnov talks about her family tree and pole vaulting pedigree.

The Hockeyroos finished their European tour with two wins over Ireland in Dublin ensuring a clean sweep of the three test series.

The Western Australian Smokefree Thundersticks has had mixed results in Round two of the Men's Australian Hockey League with a 4-3 win over the Tassie Tigers in Melbourne followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of hosts Victoria.

The rise and rise of Australian fencing champion Sutherlan Scudds continues unabated, with the 20 year-old WAIS scholarship holder this week preparing to jet off to South Korea to compete in the Asian Fencing Championships.

The Australian Stingers has suffered a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out defeat at the hands of the USA in the FINA World League Super Finals after the match ended in a 7-7 draw in San Diego, USA.

The Hockeyroos have been tested by Ireland in the first of their three match series in Dublin, but emerged 1-0 winners overnight.

Australian swimming's best age group swimmers between 13 and 17 will cross the Tasman this Sunday, as two Australian youth teams take on their New Zealand counterparts in the annual six-meet Trans Tasman series.

WAIS athlete Liz Parnov talks about her PB and how she came to love pole vaulting.