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Stawell Gift makes triumphant 2021 return as Australia’s richest footrace – ABC News
Back for 2021 after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, these families are some of many examples of how the Stawell Gift is a family affair at heart.
The winner of the men’s event in the Stawell Gift says he trained religiously during lockdown, but nothing could have prepared him for the “amazing” victory as the race returned after being cancelled last year.
Key points:
- The Stawell Gift has returned in 2021 after the pandemic forced it to be cancelled for only the fifth year since 1878
- South Australian sprinter Hayley Orman took out the women’s title
- The men’s race was won by Melbourne sprinter Edward Ware
Victorian sprinter Edward Ware won the…
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