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High jump, long jump
Connor liked Athletics Day. His favourite event was the high jump. He was good at
it. ‘It’s easy’, he would say if asked why. ‘It’s because I jump over the fence around my
home, instead of opening the gate.’ Whatever, he could leap like a gazelle. Connor’s
turn came at the high jump. The fussy event marshal was carefully rechecking the
equipment. The two bar holder posts had to be vertical and against the edge of
the landing mattress between them. The bar holder clips had to be the same height
on each post. The height measuring stick had to be put on the ground beside the
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landing mattress. Finally, the crossbar was laid horizontally upon the clips. The
marshal signalled ‘Go’ to Connor. The run-up was perfect, so he leapt. He flew over
the bar as if his feet had wings. At the long jump pit, his sister, Gail, was flying, too,
her hat floating off after her. Mr Albert waited there, holding a measuring tape and
surrounded by marker flags. He was also minding a stray dog behind him. Beyond
the jumpers, three runners jogged to prepare for a sprint event.
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