Thursday 6 November 2014 By Ashley Gaden Japanese competitors prove they aren’t behind the times after making a splash at the first day of the swimming at the Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games. Tokyo residents Tsuyoki Fukuda and Ken Takahira …
Official charity of the Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games, Cancer Council Queensland, will be hosting two special charity theme nights tomorrow (Thursday 6 November) and on Friday 7 November at the Games Village in the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Calisthenics has twirled into action at this year’s Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games, with Melbournians Rebecca Holman and Megan Night dancing to the top in the under 35 duets competition. The pair were overjoyed to win gold in what is a highly entertaining and highly disciplined art form.
Members of the former Adelaide netball team Checkmate Chicks have made their tenpin bowling debut at this year’s Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games. The 35+ years team of five who have been competing in the Masters netball competition for the past 16 years – and loved it – decided this year they would try a new sport after tenpin was suggested by a friend.
The furthest away from home on the baseball diamond at this year’s Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games, is most certainly the Indigo Baseball team, swinging in all the way from Japan.
This team from the Territory a.k.a. Darwin Geckos, have been attending the Masters Games for almost 10 years. It’s now a tradition among the group of friends who have established a great routine.
Swagat, the indoor netball team from Adelaide, are loving the Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games. The majority of the team is made up of members from Adelaide while there are a couple of members from Melbourne and Queensland. This will be the teams third Masters Games, having won silver in the last two Games and are hoping to place in these Games.
Tina and her close group of netball players have come to the Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games with only one thing in mind and that is to defend their winning record. Veto GC Magic have won at the last four Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games they have competed in, and are looking to keep the tradition going.
The Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games have undoubtedly spawned many joyous memories for all participants so far, none more so however, than tenpin bowling participants Mike Power and Susanne Proser. On Friday 31 October, Mr Power proposed to the love of his life, Ms Prosner, as they prepared to participate in this year’s tenpin bowling competition.
It may be a surprise to some that calisthenics, which incorporates dance, marching, club swinging, and theatrics into one sparkling and highly disciplined sports craft, is as uniquely Australian as Australian Rules Football.
