Coral Doyle, the youngest member of her netball team.
At 33 and the youngest member of her netball team, fisheries officer Coral Doyle is looking forward to taking an unexpected week off work to compete at the Pan Pacific Masters Games.
Unexpected because the aptly named Coral had no inkling she was eligible for masters level sport until she was asked by a teammate if she was over 30.
Eligibility confirmed, Coral is joining some 725 netballers from all over Australia and the world with teams from the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea hitting the court for six days of intense competition at the Gold Coast Sport and Leisure Centre.
“I just love that people from all over are coming to be a part of this event – I think that’s awesome,” Coral said as she sized up her team’s prospects.
“We’ve got some pretty good players so hopefully we’re in with a good chance.
“I’m really excited to see how we go.”
