Athletics: Bay masters win gold in Rarotonga

Two Hawke's Bay athletes won gold during the penultimate day of the Oceania Masters Games in Rarotonga yesterday.
Napier's Tare Teautama won the men's 35-39 grade long jump with a leap of 5.08m, and Dawn Cumming of Havelock North won both the 200m steeplechase and the 800m in the women's 70-74 age group.
Other Hawke's Bay athletes to feature were Daniel Haddock, who was fifth in the men's 55-60 5000m and Helen Tobin, who came seventh in the same event for women.
The 260 masters athletes from throughout the Pacific region are competing in track & field, road walks, cross country and marathon at the championships.
Day three results:
* Dawn Cumming W70 1 2000m steeplechase 11:53:14
1 800m 3:52:32. * Tare Teautama M351 long jump 5.08m * Helen Tobin W55 7th 5000m 32:10:00 * Daniel Haddock M55 5th 5000m 19:46:07.