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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Law and District AAC are shining stars as they bag great times in the sun
Athletes took part in several events over recent weeks Law and District Amateur Athletics club clocked in personal best times in the Sri Chinmoy 5k race at Silverknowes beach in Edinburgh. One of the fastest and most elite courses in the UK, with personal bests almost guaranteed, athletes travel the length and breadth of the country to compete, with 540 runners let loose down the esplanade. Ryan Kellock was first club runner to finish in 81st place in 15.47, with Emily McNicol clocking in at 16.48, making her seventh female and 190th overall. Grant McKenzie was 206th in 16.59, and Ross Hill 234th in 17.12. Finn Milligan, Rich Beattie, Bobby Hill, Logan Whitton, Elaine Boyle, Christine Neill, Mark Milligan, Lesley Graham, and John O'Leary also took part. The club was represented at the UK International track relays in Loughborough by Owen Murphy, who helped Scotland Under-20s to second place in the 4x100m. Owen's sister Cara finished fourth in the Para 100m at under-15 level. Success continued in the Lanarkshire AAA Track Relay Championships at Shettleston, with nine teams making it into podium positions. Five teams won gold, three silver and one bronze. Gold-winning teams were: U13 girls 3x800m: Abbie Boyle, Maya Carmichael, Grace Frood. U15 boys 4x100m: Alfie Brown, Harrison Hamilton, Joshua Gartshore, Stefan Cowan. U17 mixed 4x400m: Lucy Corns, Luke Evans, Erin McGurk, Cameron Chambers. Senior mixed 4x400m: Callum Hall, Lauren McNair, Hannah Kulke, Matthew Gillon. Senior women's 4x100m; Jade Gray, Lauren McNair, Hannah Kulke, Sophie Evans. Silver-winning teams: U11 girls 4x100m: Isla Mackey, Isla Dickson, Neve Shepka, Libby Boyd. U13 boys; 3x800m: Ross McLean, Jack Hamilton, Christopher Traynor. U13 girls 4x100m: Victoria Carr, Lily Crawford, Lexi Boyd, Grace Frood. Bronze: U17 women's 4x100m: India Wood, Rachel Williamson, Sophie Dickson and Erin McGurk.
West Australian
6 days ago
- General
- West Australian
The Sri Chinmoy Peace Run comes to Mt Manypeaks, Parklands, Little Grove and Spencer Park primary schools
An international team of peace runners arrived in Albany on Tuesday as part of their 111-day, 15,000km torch relay around Australia. The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is the world's longest torch relay and has featured humanitarians and celebrities including Nelson Mandela, Cathy Freeman and Mother Teresa since it was founded in 1987. This year's relay started and will finish in Canberra. It came to Albany via Esperance before moving on to Denmark and Walpole. The 16 runners stopped off at Mt Manypeaks, Little Grove, Parklands and Spencer Park primary schools. Runner Grahak Cunningham said it was an opportunity for children 'to feel part of a worldwide family'. At Parklands, the children sang the Cat Stevens song Peace Train before gathering around the peace tree, planted when the relay came through Albany a decade ago. Parklands Primary School principal Joanne Thiel was presented with a painting by Sri Chinmoy and a new plaque for the tree. She said the visit had been a great success. 'The choir welcomed the runners with the song which they had learned as part of our Harmony Day project last term,' she said. 'The new plaque was a lovely touch because the original had come off the paperbark tree.' The relay's itinerary always includes school visits and stops with community groups with the torch passing from hand to hand. Jeremy Hadlow, principal at Spencer Park, said the message of peace was a welcome one. 'It's a message which resonates with the school and applies also to families and the broader community,' he said. 'At Spencer Park, we are certainly an advocate for that.' Organisers estimate more than eight million people have held the torch since 1987 as the runners pass through more than 70 countries every year. The run is the brainchild of Sri Chinmoy, an athlete and spiritual leader who was born in what is now Bangladesh. He moved to America in 1964, setting up a meditation centre and advocating a path to God through prayer and meditation, and world peace through sport and athleticism, before he died in 2007. The relay participants included Canberra marathon runner Prachar Stegemann and Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto, the Finn who holds the world record for 5000km.
West Australian
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Art from global philosopher Sri Chinmoy aims to inspire peace in Manjimup
A global philosopher, musician and sportsman has turned his talents to the arts with a new exhibition in Manjimup showing off the works of spiritual Indian artist Sri Chinmoy. The Manjimup Art Gallery is hosting Art for Peace which features a sample of works by Chinmoy centred around birds. Curator Grahak Cunningham said the works have been shown to the United Nations, New York, Parliament House in Canberra and the JFK Airport. 'He learnt to meditate for up to eight hours when he was still a child in India and he applied this skill when painting or drawing,' Mr Cunningham said. 'A multicultural place like Manjimup, which has so much nature and beauty around it, is the perfect place to have an exhibit dedicated to peace. 'Imbued with colour and a positive motif, the art aims to uplift the viewer. Hopefully people go away feeling more peaceful than when they came in.' The current exhibit is on loan as part of a collection of Chinmoy's from New York where he resided until he died in 2007. Promoting world harmony, hope and friendship, Chinmoy's art features his favourite motif — the 'soul-bird'. 'The bird knows no boundaries. It is a messenger of peace and freedom, born in the garden of the soul and taking flight in the heart,' the artist said. 'If you do not find peace inside your own heart then you will not find it anywhere else on Earth.' His other distinct style of abstract work is also on display in Manjimup, which he called 'Jharna-Kala' meaning fountain art. Chinmoy said he believed anyone had a creative capacity, ready to burst forth like a fountain. 'A fountain is something that comes from within spontaneously, without any outer strain. It is something effortless, easy,' he said. Interspersed amongst the artwork are comments the exhibition has drawn from humanitarian leaders, including Nelson Mandela. 'We are a single humanity. We must work together, united as one, to build a world of justice and harmony for all,' Mr Mandela said. 'Within each of us lies the power to build a world where we respect each other's beliefs, understand each other's culture and support each other's values. A world where hatred, pain and suffering have no place. 'This is the great cause of world peace to which my dear friend Sri Chinmoy devoted his life and to which his paintings are dedicated.' The works are on display until June 21.
