Local athlete Ethan McLeod collected a bunch of medals and set a new world record at the at the World Powerlifting Committee National Championships in Brazil last week. Ethan had three days straight of competition. On Day 1 he grabbed third place in the teens Squat with a 150kg lift, Bench lifted (87.5kg) and Deadlifted (165kg) and placed first in the Under 75kg body weight division. Day 2 of the competition was Individual Lifts and Ethan was first in Bench Press, first in Squat Lift and second in Deadlift. On the final day of the competition, Ethan won the Strict Bicep Curl and set a new world record! ▪ Photo contributed
Local athlete Ethan McLeod collected a bunch of medals and set a new world record at the at the World Powerlifting Committee National Championships in Brazil last week. Ethan had three days straight of competition. On Day 1 he grabbed third place in the teens Squat with a 150kg lift, Bench lifted (87.5kg) and Deadlifted (165kg) and placed first in the Under 75kg body weight division. Day 2 of the competition was Individual Lifts and Ethan was first in Bench Press, first in Squat Lift and second in Deadlift. On the final day of the competition, Ethan won the Strict Bicep Curl and set a new world record! ▪ Photo contributed
Cobar’s 2025 Australia Day Ambassador Paul Featherstone BM ASM is no stranger to trouble and is definitely someone you’d want on your side. Paul is a Senior Instructor For NSW Ambulance’s Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT). He’s spent the past 35 years perfecting skills in the recovery and care of […]
What started as an idea of Brent Reeman’s five years ago to take his old LandCruiser for a drive through the bush and raise a few bucks for drought-stricken communities, has now become a full-blown annual fundraising event. Brent is the founder of the Long Drive for Drought, and has […]
The ever improving Claudine Griffiths finished as the handicapped winner of the Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad’s (CATS’) December triathlon event at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday morning. Claudine posted a personal best time of 44 minutes, 25 seconds for the Short Course, which was a 300m swim, […]
