Parim is competing in two events, which the 100 meters and 200 meters races.
“I competed last week Saturday for the 100 run and it was great. It was complete fun running it because I knew some of the runners,” he said.
The Australian natives are running for the experience.
“Right now, this is a stepping stone, a hurtling of a learning experience competing here in Saipan, which I truly love,” said 29 year-old athlete Olivia Birkett from Darwin, Australia.
“This is a personal challenge of mine, it is great be here and truly exciting,” said 26 year-old Kelly Anne Himphries from Townsville, Australia.
Both Australian athletes are competing in the Hammer throw competition.
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle.
The current world record for the women’s hammer was set by Tatyana Lysenko who threw 77.80 m in Tallinn, Estonia two years ago.
“I want to compete in that category in the 2010 or 2012 Olympics. I believe in being a part of a good team and competitions are what motivate that,” said Himphries.
Birkett also would like to compete in the Australian National Championship in the same sport of Hammer throw.
“I would have to say is that when you train and compete, you should only be moving forward, not backwards,” said Himphries.
When asked about the chance of winning, Birkett explains on how “I would do anything to win. That win would be my mornings getting up and training. Those are my months, day and night.”
“When I win, oh man, it would be like being in the top of the world,” Parim says.
“I love what I do, but really, my heart is into rugby,” he explains.
“I’ll keep doing my competitions with running… it’s a lot of fun. It gets you out of trouble like smoking and drinking. But my dream would be getting into professional rugby. Now that would be amazing,” he added.
