Young guns Lille bound

Eight NSWIS Emerging Talent Squad athletes have been selected on the Australian team to contest the 2011 IAAF Youth Athletics Championships in Lille, France.

Headlining the group will be youth Olympians Jenny Blundell and Elliot Lang, who will contest the women’s 800m and men’s javelin, respectively.

Joining Blundell and Lang will be Jarrod Geddes (men’s 100m), David Snowdon (men’s high jump), Anna Laman (women’s 800m and 1500m), Sarah Carli (women’s 400m), Emily Crutcher (women’s high jump) and Filoi Aokuso (women’s discus).

The 2011 IAAF Youth Athletics Championships take place in Lille, France from 6-10 July 2011.