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Gallery | Chloe Ahern shines as Shepparton Little Athletics enjoys successful Albury weekend

By Zac Standish

Feb 22, 2022

Winners: Medal winners from the regional championships in Albury show off their bling. Photo by Aydin Payne

Shepparton Little Athletics Centre continued its golden run of form with another successful outing at the Northern Country Region Track and Field Carnival in Albury a fortnight ago.

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Sporting more than a dozen medal winners from the event, it was all smiles at the centre at the weekend as the winners showed off their shiny new pieces of memorabilia.

Record-breaker: Chloe Ahern broke the under-16 1500m race walk record at regionals Photo by Aydin Payne

The highlight of the event came from Chloe Ahern, 15, who the broke the record in the under-16 1500m walk with a time of 8:15.67.

Speaking at Shepparton’s meet on Saturday, Ahern said it was a wonderful surprise when she found out she had broken the record.

“I didn’t actually find out until my dad told me and when he did I was like ‘oh my god this is so cool’,” Ahern said.

“It was great, I had actual people to race against and it was just a very enjoyable day.”

The 1500m walk wouldn’t be Ahern’s only taste of success for the weekend, as she also came away with the gold in the under-16 400m and silver in the 100m, 200m and 300m hurdles.

Touch and go: Reeve Evans Photo by Aydin Payne

Looking forward, she explained what was next for her as she continues her athletics journey.

“I’ll be competing at states in Melbourne, probably just the walk, but maybe the 400m as well, so that will be great and is something I’m really looking forward to,” she said.