By Brendan Rees
Josh Sullivan, 12, has reached new heights in Little Athletics, taking out gold and silver medals in the Hobart championships.
The Cranbourne Little Athletics member, who began participating at age five, was recently selected for the national team and invited to the Australian Little Athletics Championships held in Tasmania 27-28 April.
There, Josh won gold in the triple jump, and silver in the four by 100 metre relay events in the under 13 boys.
It was the first time Josh has competed in a national competition where he also competed in high jump, and selected to be a team leader during the championships.
Josh said his goal was to train hard to one day win gold: “I have competed at many regional and state level competitions, but never for nationals. It felt amazing to achieve gold for an event (triple Jump) that I love the most,” he said.
“I can’t wait for the new season to begin next year.”
Proud father Mark Sullivan said Josh competed at Cranbourne Little Athletics Centre at Casey Fields every Saturday morning during summer.
“In the lead up to Tasmania, Joshua had various training days with Victoria’s best coaches who also included the experience of a camp to help encourage a team environment,” he said.
“As a father of Joshua I feel very proud of him. Proud of the way he set himself a goal and how he achieved it was outstanding and proves what a remarkable young man he is.
“The Cranbourne Little Athletics club have been a great support for Josh with both the lead up to the competition and also during the competition,” he said.
