Duquemin gets nod for Canada

Tuesday 6th July 2010, 2:59PM BST.

Zane has been picked to represent Great Britain at the Youth Games from 19 to 25 July

JERSEY athlete Zane Duquemin has been selected for the Great Britain team for the World Youth Games in Moncton, Canada, later this month.

Duquemin (18) achieved the World Youth Games’ discus qualifying distance in the national U20 championships last month, but as he was pushed into the silver medal position by teenage sensation Lawrence Okoye, who is now his training partner under coach John Hillier, he was not guaranteed a place in the team.

But given his superb efforts over this and previous season, during which he was the national age group No 1, there was no surprise in Duquemin’s inclusion to compete with the World’s elite youngsters – and a deserved award for the Jersey Spartan and SportingBet Channel Islands team member.

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