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Tasmania’s young athletes back home to compete in the Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals
Tasmanian running sensation Stewart McSweyn says he still has “pinch-myself” moments when he is racing against the world’s best.
Key points:
- Many of Tasmania’s elite young runners and cyclists are home for the annual Christmas Carnivals
- Many athletes are using the carnivals as a warm up for the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo games
- The Burnie Carnival on New Year’s Eve is geared up to be one of the biggest, despite others being cancelled
McSweyn, 25, grew up on windy King Island, off Tasmania’s north-west coast, and is one of only a handful of the state’s elite athletes preparing to jet off to the re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Presently, he is back in his home state to catch up with family and compete in the Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals.
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