Striving for global success
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Southland cyclist Riley Faulkner will not only represent the region but the country once again on the international stage.
The James Hargest College student was named as part of the 10-strong New Zealand team who will head to the Netherlands to compete at the Junior Track World Championships in August.
Faulkner is the New Zealand sprint champion and was also part of the team sprint that won the silver medal last year in China.
The championships will take place in the renowned velodrome at the Omnisport complex in Apeldoorn from August 20 to 24.
The New Zealand women's team will be made up by Faulkner (Southland), 17; Sophie Maxwell (Canterbury), 17; Shaylah Sayers (Canterbury), 16; and Jesse Thomson (Canterbury), 16.
While the men's comprise Hunter Dalton (Auckland), 18; Joshua Grieve (Otago), 17; David Kwon (Auckland), 16; Ben Murphy (Cambridge), 17; Alex Schuler (Cambridge), 18; and Flynn Underwood (Hamilton), 18.
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