TL;DR
Men’s Round Robin and Women’s Round Robin are done at the EJ Broomfield Arena
Individual Snowshoe Races have wrapped at Amaruk
The Special Olympics Snowshoe Race was a showstopper as always
The 50+ Snowshoe Race was incredibly long compared to the younger kids, but all competitors finished it with heart!
Target Shooting Mens Continues for Day 2
Women’s Target Shooting Medals!
Two sisters will be on the podium together for Target Shooting
Target Shooting for women has finished with two sisters taking two of the top three spots!
Michelle Dyson (Makkovik)
Audrey Morris Pardy (Cartwright)
Melanie Gear (Postville)
The men have finished standing/prone and are next competing in kneeling/sitting!
Shooting Advice for Women
During the shooting event, Brookelynn Keefe spoke to competitor Emma Thomas.Thomas said she practiced with close to 1,000 rounds to prepare for the Labrador Winter Games and was really excited to compete.
During International Women’s Week, Thomas said she’s proud to be competing in the event. While there are more than 2.42 million Canadians with a Possession Acquisition License (PAL), only 15 per cent are women.
“I honestly feel really proud about it because a lot of people see hunting, and they associated with men, and not so much women. So to me, I'm really proud to be here represent women. I like doing everything men do, and we women can do anything men can do,” Thomas said.
Brooklynn Keefe: Do you have any advice to any other women out watching this that wants to get in hunting or try talking shooting?
“Honestly, just go for it. I mean, you can't compare yourself to men at all, like you just go and do your own thing, and you do it for you, and truly, I really enjoy it,” Thomas said.
Snowshoe Racers Rally for the Relay!
Get it? The Snowshoe relay is on this afternoon at Amaruk! We’re expecting results from this morning’s races and the afternoon relay following!
Stay tuned for some beautiful interviews from the 50+ Snowshoe Race
Standing out from the Snowshoe Race:
No matter the competitor, no matter the team, the crowd will cheer just as loud. Each of the racers that The Northern Star spoke to said the same thing: The Crowd helped them push through those final moments.
Shout out to the fans and other athletes for being an amazing, cheering crowd for all!
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Badminton Feats and Defeats
Nain, Sheshatshiu and Happy Valley-Goose Bay are leading the women’s badminton division following the round robin.
For the men, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is in the lead so far, followed by Cartwright and Charlottetown after the individual round-robin.
Mixed doubles are playing now, with more to come this afternoon!
