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FEARNLEY, DAWES AND CLEAVER NAMED ON PARALYMPIC TEAM

Mitchell HughesAugust 2, 2016

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The Australian Paralympic Committee has announced a 44-member athletics squad to compete in Rio this September, which includes the likes of four-time Paralympian and world champion, Angie Ballard.
Kurt Fearnley has been named team captain, he’ll be joined by fellow Hunter athletes, Christie Dawes and teenager, Erin Cleaver.

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Mitchell HughesAugust 2, 2016

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.