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-28 THE AGE, Saturday 9 October 1982 PM finally remembers Games losers Ikangaa fails tactics test Gaines living expenses and competition costs. On Thursday, Mr Fraser's Government handed down figures showing unemployment at 504,800 pople, more than during the worst depression year of 1933. Most amateur sporting associations have been pleading with the Government for years for higher allocations to their sports. Such matters seemed far from Mr Fraser's mind yesterday as he said the Brisbane Commonwealth Games had proved that "sport is an area of Commonwealth cooperation and one in which there is already a firm foundation of friendship and The successful athletes will be chosen from nominations of national sporting bodies of the developing countries. They will live and train at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, to which 188 scholarships for Australians are already available From PETER McFARLINE BRISBANE.

The chief minister for embracing Australian Gold medallists, Mr Fraser, finally got around to talking to some losers yesterday. After a tough early morning session at the finish of the marathon, Mr Fraser visited the Games village at Griffith University and lunched with some Australian athletes and officials. He was accompanied by Mrs Tamie Fraser, who appeared fresh after her performance as chief garland presenter, also at the marathon finish. Before lunch, Mr Fraser announced that the Federal Government had decided to allocate 10 sports scholarships annually to selected athletes from developing Commonwealth countries. The scholarships are expected to cost the Government about $150,000 a year through air fares, to stage the Olympics," he said, shaking his head when' asked his ideas on the move, proposed by Brisbane's' Lord Mayor Alderman Roy Harvey and supported by die Queensland branch of the Young liberals.

Mr Fraser said he was delighted at the acceptance by the Commonwealth Games Federation of the code of conduct designed to isolate South Africa even further from international sport. "The code is totally in accord with the Gleneagles Agreement," b3 said. "It. should help to make the positions of Governments easier. Sporting bodies are now accepting the responsibility of acting' in observance with Gleneagles." But when the question of Australia's athletes concern at the Government's willingness to continue trading relations with South Africa while actively working against sporting relations had been half asked, Mr Fraser was whisked away to lunch.

i Wfiesfler misses Gold; after protest From ANDREW BOLT Wrestling officials last night dismissed the protest by Australian coach Sam Parker over a decision against Cris Brown in the final of the 62 kg division. The three international judges disagreed with Parker view that Brown should have been given two points instead of one for a move in the first round. Brown lost last night's final to Canada's Bob Robinson with the scores even at four points all. The Canadian, was awarded the gold medal for scoring first Brown was one of three Australians who won silver medals after losing final bouts. Parker said the bout should have been given to Brown, a Melbourne panelbeater, because he exposed Robinson's shoulder to the canvas in escaping from a clinch.

Brown's defeat was a blow to the Australian camp, which was convinced he would: win at least one of a possible two Gold medals for Australia in the finals. Bron was happy with his Silver medal nevertheless and Parker, who is Brown's employer, said his charge had- put up a great battle to even the scores after being four to- one down: at the end of the first1 round; Parker was- less pleased with the defeat Australia's other two finalists Zsigmond Kelevitz and Waiter Koenig. Kelevitz, Australia's top wrestler, was humbled in the defence of the title he iwon at the 1978 Games. He lost seven points to nil in the 68-kg final against India's Jagminder Singh, who made him look slow and awkward. The capacity crowd at the Brisbane Town Hall was stunned as Kelevitz was continually forced down to the mat.

Koenig, a Sydney policeman, looked close to the Gold medal in the 82 kilogram class midway through the second round when he held a one-nil lead over Chris. Rinke of Canada. Fours win Picture! PETER CHARLES A glorious victory for Robert de Castella Greatness shared Keith Poole, a member of Australia's winning four, indicates the position of a bowl in the match against Zimbabwe. From GERARD BARRETT, who competed in the Moscow Olympics BRISBANE. The difference between Rob de Castella and Juma Ikangaa in the marathon was more than just 12 clear seconds of roadway, or Gold and Silver.

Their running styles were as different as day and night. be Castella displayed the mastery of self that marked Walda-mar Cierpinski's last two Olympic marathon titles. Ikangaa's was the exuberant, undisciplined running which characterised his countryman Filbert Bayi, who broke the world 1500 metres record at Christchurch in 1974. De Castella's race plan has become a winning formula in recent Games marathons. His early relaxation is a mood found in champions of any sport.

Running with the following pack at an even tempo allowed him to ease his body into the race, letting the early kilometres drift by as he concentrated on his form, waiting for the race to begin. Ikangaa, by contrast, went very fast from soon after the start, and, like Bayi, decided he needed a word record to win. But it is very difficult to relax with such a task. It is especially difficult setting one's own pace. His race had started with the gun.

Deek adhered to the mara-thoners maxim, "you need a drink before you think you need a That is not a truism to Tanzanians, Ikangaa drank sparingly early and late in the race, and not at all in the middle. Deck drank his 20 per cent glucose solution at each drink station delaying the inevitable fatigue and reducing dehydration. Vhen de Castella's race towards the finish began at 30 kilometres Ikangaa's was ending. He was beset by fatigue not the sudden exhaustion associated with the much written about but the creeping leg tiredness which signals that the pace must slow. it is important at that point ta conserve what reserves are left and concentrate on form, but when Deek's gathering charge reached his shoulder Ikangaa sprinted instantly.

He repeated the strategy when challenged a second time and again frittered away the precious energy remains. jlkangaa's race was over, while Deek continued his through to the finish. Ikangaa had run a race he! must inevitably lose, as did Fijbert Bayi when he turned his legs to the steeplechase at the Moscow Olympics. put Ikangaa has added a new dimension to marathon race tactics a front runner who refuses to say die. After the race hej acknowledged de Castella's superior strength, but he will always lose if he believes it was the difference yesterday.

If he learns some of the elementary tactics he needs, Ikangaa could well bej the runner to push Deek to the 2:07 marathon the Australian is Iso capable of. Jiima Ikangaa faces reporters after his heroic run. for From ANDREW BOLT BRISBANE. Australia took its first bowls Gold medal in Games history yesterday when it men's fours defeated Zambia then Zimbabwe. The win by the fours Rob Dobbins, Eert Sharp, Don Sherman and skipper Poole ended a day which gave the Australian bowls team a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal.

Team manager Keith Singleton said the performance was a "wonderful and best Brisbane's Rob Parrella won Silver, in the singles, and the men's pair Bronze. Peter Rheu-ben, who partnered Denis Dalton, said after the fours win that most of the Australians had been fired by Robert de Castella's marathon win. thought, bugger me. that guy's got he said. Kheuben and Dalton.

had gone into yesterday's final game in fourth position. They comfortably defeated Zambia and, with third placed England falling to eventual Silver medallist Wales, took the Bronze. Parrella swept, aside Botswana and Hong Kong to defeat Peter Beiliss ot New Zealand on percentage. Belliss was perhaps the un-luckiest player. Both he and his last game opponent Willy Wood of Scotland had lost one match and their clash yesterday was to decide the Goid.

But Belliss's form suddenly deserted him. Three drives to save cosily ends missed, one hand'ng Wood three shots after tricking the jack onto one of the Scot-man's bowls. The New Zealander lost 21-7. losing 10 ends in a row after taking two shots in the first. His comprehensive defeat was watched by the New Zealand Prime Minister.

Mr Muldoon. Wood's win gave him a complete set of Games medals. He won a Bronze at the Christchurch Games and at Edmonton. His careful, accurate bowling was made all the more impressive for he was using borrowed bowls. The Institute was established in 1981 and houses training and competition facilities for track and field, swimming, weightlifting, soccer, basketball, netbali, tennis and gynmastks.

A major reason for the Institute's establishment was Australia's decline as an International sporting power, particularly at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. It would appear Australia's success in Brisbane has given Mr Fraser's. sporting advisers a false sense of euphoria. Reality returned when Mr Fraser indicated he would not be in favor of an application by Brisbane to stage the 1992 Olympic "It costs much, much more money Boxing FINALS 48KG: Abraham Wachire (Ken.) d. John Lyon (Eng.) 51 KG: Michael Mutua (Ken.) d.

Joseph iSco.) pts. 54 Joe Orewa (Ngr.) d. Ror Webb (Nir.) cts. 57 KG: Peeer Konvcgwachle (NGR) d. Peter Haio.i k.c rC.

2. 60 KG: Hjs-r- (Ken.) d. JJamef McDsr.r.c!' crs. fiS KG: Ch-istopncr Ossai (Ngr.) d. Car es Ow.so pts.

67 KG: Christopher Pyatt (Eng.) d. Laston iZam cts. 71 KG: Shawn O'Sullvan (Can.) d. Nicholas Croombes (Eng.) KO Rd. 2.

75 KG: jimmy Price (Eng.) d. Doug Sam (Aus.) KO Rd. 1. 81 KG: Fine Sani (FiJ.) d. Jonathan Klr-sa pts.

OVER SI KG: Willie Dewit (Can.) d. Harold Hylton ko rd. 1. 3 mi Badminton MEN'S SINGLES FINAL: Syed Modi (Ind.) d. Nick Yates (Eng.) 7-15.

1S-6. 15-5. Play of for third and fourth: Razif Sldek (Msa.) d. Keith Pnestman (Can.) 15-8. 15-2.

MEN'S DOUBLES FINAL: Razlf Sidek-Benq Teong Ong (Msa) d. Martin Dew-Nick Yates IS-IO. 17-15. Play-off for Third and Fourth: Patrick Tryon-Paul Johnson (Can.) d. Duncan Tailor 1S-11, 1S-18, 15-6.

MORE TO COME LATER HrSA WONIEN'5 DOUBLES FINAL: Backhouse-Johanne Falar-deau (Can) d. Gillian Clark-Karen Beck-man (Eng) 13-15. 18-16. 15-4. Play-off for third and fourth: Karen Podger (Eng) d.

Ami Ghia-Kamwai Thakar Singn (Ind) 11-15. 15-6. MTC" MIXED DOUBLES Martin Dew-Karen Chapman (Eng.) d. Duncan Bridge-Karen Beckman (Eng.) 18-13. 15-3.

Match for third and fourth places: Steve Wilson-Robin Denton (Nzl.) d. Trevor James-Jenny Cunningham (Aus.) 1S-5 15-1. HE5 Singles ROUND 19: B. (Can.) d. D.

Tso (HKG) 21-9- K. Caunder d. R. Han-key (ZarnO 21-18: T. Creen (Swi) G.

Croft (PNG) 21-12. Robert Parrella (Aus.) d. J. Thackray (Bot.) 21-3. ROUND 20: W.

Wood (SCO) d. P. Br-! lis (Nil) 21-7: D. Corkill (Nit) d. A.

Windsor (Eng.) 21-20: G. Beare (Zim.) d. J. Thackray (Bot.) 21-12: Robert Parrella (Aus.) d. O.

Tso (Hgk) 21-9. FINAL POSITIONS A Pts. 1 Scotland came 12 11 12 10 12 10 12 9 0 2 -Australia 3 N. Zealand 4 Zimbabwe 5 N. Ireland 6 England 7 Canada 8 Fill 9 Zambia 10 Swaziland 11 Hong Kong 12 Paoua NG 13 Botswana 1 242 153 22 2 240 129 20 2 232 155 20 3 226 175 18 4 212 191 16 5 228 183 14 6 214 186 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 8 0 7 6 5 4 7 17S 220 10 8 180 231 8 9 171 230 6 3 2 0 10 176 245 2 0 10 160 241 1 11 132 249 Pairs i.n?010.19' Fl Ken 39-10: N.

Ireland d. Zambia, d. Canada 25-18; 17. Ireland d. Botswana 19-ATitfi5uVNSw Guinea d.

Kenya 27-17: 29j1S: Hon d. Fiji 32-12: iVZSL in? Nc" 17-17 Canada, d. Zimbabwe 25-22 FINAL PLACES 2 Wales 14 11 1 3 Australia 14 10 1 4 rngtand 14 2 37S 207 23 2 337 222 23 3 357 232 21 0 375 242 20 4 302 244 20 5 363 214 16 6 283 266 16 6 292 267 15 7 264 309 12 8 274 282 11 9 261 330 10 9 256 330 ID 7 "elnB lo 6 N. zea.and 14 7 2 7 P. 8 Hong Kong ra.

wuinea 14 8 0 7 1 5 2 5 1 10 Zimbabwe 11 Fiji 12 Canada 13 Botswana 14 Zambia 15 Kenya 5 3 1 lO MT II 231 357 6 14 159 467 Trioles Jyorma Straw. Befctv Stu la-io; Zimbabwe d. Botswana 25- d. New Zealand SoMlnd AOONO 20: Fiji d. Kerrra 17-12; Eng-kSoo d' JtVl 19-19: IWng a.SKSL4-??' ZTa d.

Canada i miti. Australia id. New Zealand 20-11. s. a ns.

5 E- 15 11 3 England IS 10 4 Australia. IS 11 0 2 327-211 26 A 311-203 22 2 306-206 22 4 22 2 4-270-226 20 4 270-242 20 0 6 268-259 18 8 254-262 14 0 9 276.247 12 1 9.249-309 11 0 10 0 10 249.294 10 0 10 197-277 10 1 10 9 0 11 222.290 8 0 1 2 1 65-343 5 Zambia is 9 N. Ireland is 7 Hong Konu 15 9 9 7 6 S' Botswana .15 rtaies 10 Swaziland 1 Scotland 15 IS 12 Papua NG 15 vy. Samoa 14 Fill 15 Canada 16 Kenya 15 5 4 4 15 15 IS 3 Fours 'S' Swaziland 41-3; Hong Kong d. Zambia 21-13: Papua New.

Guinea d. N. Zealand 21-19; Eog- Gold FROM PAGE 32. only 20 metres behind, but even ne vouiu not sprint again. Lie Casieilu went to the une like a kangaroo, having the audacity to bound me last metres, jusi as nobocjy could run the race Inkangaa attempted and win, surely nobouy couid be as fresh as de Castelia after a 2:9.18 championship.

But there he was, swilling champagne, surrounded by in-inquirers, well-wishers, friends, coach, and wife. He answered questions with the same ease you might expect him to show if he had just come out from church. "My ears are still ringing from the crowd's response fantastic thought I'd lost contact lucky I felt so str--ris with six kilometres to go I had a stomach cramp and I really had to clench my teeth and run through that, I couldn't afford to ease." Ikangaa strode through in 2:9.30. You had to admire him so much. It was only his second marathon.

Ikangaa was just as great a loser as he was a competitor. Much later he received a huge ovation from the Press when he said: "I'm not disappointed. I'm very much pleased with the way Australia woke up early in the morning, to gather themselves around the course. They weren't barracking. They were speetating, each and every one of them, encouraging us all through.

"So for me to finish second, I am not unhappy. If I am unhappy I am not a good sportsman. These Games are to create friendship not enmity. I am very much pleased whh the technique of Robert de Castella. I am not nnhapoy.

I'm verv hapny. ex-treirtelv happy, more than too happy." It turns out that the Inkanaa is a civil srvpnt (not 18 as he said sftpr the race nor IS as he told de CnsMlsii who five; years ago, and, until Cairo was rated as fifth Tanzanian ra-athon runner. "Now I am the fastest in Africa," he said. "Now I chase the wor'd record again." He wants to do that in Tanzania's Army Games in three weeks, believe it or not. He won't His coach said Inkan-gaa's next marathon would be in Tokyo in March.

I hope he wins. Brooks leaves from RON CARTER BRISBANE. Commonwealth Games God medallist, Neil Brooks, has left the Games village early with his swimming future still in the- balance. The Swimming Union executive met yesterday, to consider disciplinary action' against Brooks for an incident involving ther Games, team Hare. The executive' interviewed Hare and heard, officially, for the first time, the alleged offence against Brooks.

It the training camp, in Sydney before the team came to Brisbane for the Games. Swimming officials refused to comment last night and it was left to the Games team general manager, Jim Barry, to relay the latest development. Barrv said that Brooks had been released from the village early so he could be with his father, who is being married for the second time, and he was then planning to take a holiday. land d. FHi 29-17: Australia (Rob Dobbins.

Don Sherman, Sort Sharp. Kelt Pool) d. Canada (Roiva'd Jones. Barrie Paon. Bi 23-1 1 ROUND 20: Australia d.

Z.mie 13-15: Watrs d. Canada 1S-16. Papua Now Ga nei d. England 19-17: Hong Kong d. Northern Ireland 23-15.

Fiji d. Boaar.a 25-10. New Zealand d. Siotland 19- Goals 15 12 13 11 13 10 A Pts. 1 311-195 24 1 Australia 2 N.

Zealand 3 N. Ireland 4 Wales 5 Scotland 6 Canada 7 Zimbabwe 9 England 9 Papua NG SO Fiii 2 323-1 eo 3 270-219 20 5 254-251 16 268-248 15 5 2S1-249 IS 279-237 14 6 262-262 13 7 12 248-255 10 8 239-273 10 9 242-281 7 13 8 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 Hong Kong 13 12 Botswana 13 13 Zambia 13 14 Swaziland 13 11 170-338 3 1 12 181-334. 1 MEN Marathon FINAL. ROBERT DE CASTELLA (AUS) 2:09.18 1 JUMA IKANGAA Can) 2:09.30 2 MICHAEL GKATTON (Ens) 2:12.06 3 J. Graham iSccj 2:1 3.

J4. 4: K. Ryan (NZ) 2:13.42, 5: G. Shahar.ka (Tan) 6: G. Lairg (Sco.) 2:14.54.

7: I. Ray (Eng) 2:15.11. 3:. M. Dyon (Can) 2:15.22.

9: Robert Wallace (Aus) 2:15.24. 10: R. Smedlty (Ens; 2:15.50. 11: A. H.awe (Swi) 2:16.

32. 12: O. Fowls (Wai) 2:16.49. 13: G. Ha.non (Nir) 2:17.32.

14: P. Butied (Can) IS: S. Sw;) 2:18.44. 1 6: E. Ndimaneoi (Van) 2:19.16, 17: M.

Kasianides (Cvo) 2:18.51. 18: S. Mogere (Ken) 2:21.44. 19: W. Theleso (bo:) 2:23.10.

20: E. Zwane (Swi) 2:26 38. 2: Phiri (Zim) 2:28.27. 22: J. Maweu (Ken)) 2:29.15, 23: E.

Magwaza (Z.m) 2 50. 05. 24; M. Kambale (M 2:33.34. 25: M.

Talasasa (Sol) 2:36.16. 26: M. Kgaotsang (Eot). 2:37.39. 27: A.

Manumanua (Pna) 2:42.01. 28: Akeys (Cay) 3:02.33. 29. 'NZ. D.

Greig (NZ) S. Chand Tl (Pns). W. Madoen and Lawrence Whin (Aus) faiied to finish. 4 100 metres relay A HSJ (A.

McCuaig. 2 i.A Mc-Master) 4012 z. England (H. King. D.

Reid Mc-Farane. J. Evans) 40.32; 3 Ghana (I Murambakuyana. Madzokere) 42.19: S.Gainb.a (B. Nlie, O- Fye.

B- Dthman) 42.30. Canada, (8. T. 5aav' P- WHIIams. M.

McKay) 39.88: 2, Nigeria (L. Adeabehlngbe. I. Adeyanju. S.

Oyeleounj 39.89: 3. Australia (Paul Narracott. Gerrard Keating, Bruce Frayne, Peter Candy) 39.92: 4. Kenya (A. Nyamoani.

p. Wekesa, J. Ansrah. J. eoi) 41.04: S.

W. Samoa (W. Fona. S. Saufoi.

R. Mausili. J. Leota) 42.10. 1500 metres (Fastest three In each heat plus the next fastest qualify for final).

HEAT ONE: 1. S. Cram (Eng.) 3:44.39: 2. Michael Hillardt (Aus.) 3, W. Waigwa (Ken.) 3:45.62: 4.

T. Rogers 3:45.70: 5. S. Spyrou (Cyp.) 3:47.37: 6. T.

Joiiga (Zim.) 7. M. Carver 3. S. Yeung (Hkg.) 4:04.64: 9.

B. Prasad CFIJJ 4:1.40. HEAT TWO: 1, J. Walker (Nzl.) 3:47.26: 2. Patrick Scammell (Aus.) 3, C.

Reitz (Eng.) 4. J. Robson (Sco.) 5. A. fnuuango (Zam.) 6.

I. Daku (Fii.) 4:08.76: HEAf THREl: 1. o. Williamson. (Sep.) 3:45.32: 2.

M. Be-' (Ken.) 3:45.93: M. Giichrist 3:46.08: 4. Paul Grinsted (Aus.) 5, I. Stewart (Eng.) 3:46.74: 6, R.

Kermode (Fii.) 3:48.91: 7. Oliver (Sol.) 4:07.59: 8, J. Kapepe (Mlw.) 4:12.09: 9 B. Yon (Sth.) 4:24.05. Discus throw FINAL Bradley Cooper (Bah.) 64.04 (Games record) 1 ftob Gray (Can.) 60.66 2 Bishop Doiegif wicz (Can.) 60.34 3 R.

Slaney (Eng.) 60.14 tn. 4: R. Weir (Eng. 5S.26 m. 5: P.

Tancred (Eng.) 58.82 in. 6: Richard Priman (Aus.) 54.3C m. 7: R. Tait 54.22 m. 8: C.

Pullen (Z.m 51.60 m. 5. Chikomo (Zim.) 41.50 m. 10. Pole vault FINAL Raymond Boyd (Aus.) 5.20 (Games record) 1 Jeffrey Gutterldge (Eng.) 5.20 2 Giaham: Eggleton (Sco.) 5.20 3 B.

Simpson (Can.) 5.10 tn. 4: K. Stock 4.85 m. 5: Andrew- Stewart (Aus.) 4.85 K. MrKee 4.70 m.

7. WOMEN 1 500 metres SEMI-FINALS FIRST SEMI: 1. Lock (Wal.) 4:15.12: 2. G. Oa.nty (Eng.) 4:15.25: 3.

G. Fitch (Can.) 4:15.36: 4. J. Chepchirchir (Ken.) 4:16.09: 5. D.

Rodger (Nzl.) 6. O. Scott (Can.) 4:18.90: 7. L. Cheruiyot (Ken.) 4:22.79: 8.

Daphne Stevens-Graham (Aus.) 4:25.00: 9. J. Overall (NZ) 4:33.23. SECOND SEMI: 1. C.

Boxer (Eng.) 4:16.32: 2. L. Moller (Nzl.) 4:17.45: 3. H. Hollick (Wal.) 4.

K. Pilling (Eng.) 4:18.02: S. Y. Murray (Sco.) 4:18.36: 6. F.

Gendron (Can.) 7. Megan Soane (Aus.) 8. S. Muga (PNC) 5:01.68. 100 metres hurdles FINAL Shirley Strong (Eng.) 12.78 1 Lama Boothe (Eng.) 12.90 2 Susan Kamell (Can.) 3 K.

Nelson (Can) 13.10. J. Lfvermore (Eng) 13.25. Glvnls Nana (Aus) 13.31. 6: S.

Forgrave (Can) 13,38, 7: M. Usifo (Ngr) 13.39. E. McMaster (Sco) 13.57. 9.

High jump FINAL Debbie Brill (Can.) 1.88m 1 Christine Stanton (Aus.) 1.88 2 Barbara Slnunonds (Eng.) 1 .83 3 B. Reld. (Can). 1.83 m. 4: Vanessa Browne (Aus).

1.B3 m. 0. Elliott Ens) I. 80 m. 6: A.

Cording (Eng). 1.SO m. 7: Katrina Glbbs (Aus). 1.80 m. 8:.

S. Mc-Peake (Nir) 1.74 m. 9: J. White (Can). 1.74 and U.

Fay (Nir). 1.74 m. 10: S. Coetzee (Zim), 1.65 m. 12: S.

Owen (Wat). 1.65 m. 13. Coming he was. After the 24 miles post, de Castella joined Ikangaa, and what an incongruous combination it was.

The tall (5 ft. II in.) and bulky (for a marathon man) at 73 kg Australian, against the (S ft. 3V2 54 kg Tanzanian. De Castella did not even look at Ikangaa as he surged past. The look on Ikangaa's face will live in the memory for a long time.

A mixture of horror, excitement and tenacity. Ikangaa said it gave him great motivation seeing de Castella at his arm. He described the moment beautifully: "I realised that de Castella is now to overcome me. I heard from behind 'Castella, Castella, Castella'. I knew he was some metres from where I But incredibly Ikangaa was not shaken off.

He dashed past de Castella again like a petulant child. Experienced maratlioners could not believe the movement. But if they found that hard to take, more was to come. Still smooth, relaxed, and in full control, de Castella led again. But incredibly Ikangaa sprinted past.

One former marathon runner said he had never seen anything like it. Marathon runners just don't do things like that near the end. Ikangaa did: "-My aim was to check how strong he was. How strong is he?" De Castella again showed no signs of losing control, but he admitted he was worried: "I thought it's not going to be as easy as I thought it was a few metres earlier." But Ikangaa could not kick any more. De Castella took the lead finally just before the 40-kilometre mark.

He had put paid to the previous 10 kilometres in the amazing time of 30:31. Ikangaa could run the same split in only 31:35. It will never happen again, he said His coach had not explained the importance of sprinting the last two or three kilometres. "I wasn't used to it," he said. "From now on I will sprint the last six kilometres." De Castella had the race now, much to the delight of the huge crowd lining the route.

His form was unchanged, his rhythm high, his pace fast. The hair matted on his forehead, the occasional widening of the nose and the firm set expression in his face were the only signs of the importance of the moment. Inkangaa was a glance edited by ALAN ATTWOOD The Zimbabwe women have another treat ahead of them: VIP seats on the plane all the way home. The seats were promised to any Zimbabwe competitor who won a Gold medal by the team manager, Frank Lincoln, before the Games. The other member of the triples team is Margaret Mills, whose husband is in Egypt on business and will not hear of his wife's win until Monday "and by that time I'll be off shopping Mrs Mills said.

Australia's Bert Sharp produced a novel touch on the victory dais for the men's fours. Not for him ecstatic arms above the head or a triumphant fist in the air just a laconic, and repeated "Shell be apples" right-thumb up gesture. Before the presentations, ail competitors assembled on the green, many with cameras around their necks, for all the world looking like a big family picnic. Maybe that much-abused epithet, "Friendly really did sum up the competition in the bowls. He said he found his own bowls were too small for the Moorooka Greens, but the borrowed bowls suited him perfectly.

The pairs victory topned off a reat dav for the Scottish team. The Scottish pair David Gourlav and John Watson finished level with Wales on points but won the Gold on percentage. Both Belliss and Wood now will turn professional. Belliss plays his first profesional game tomorrow. The Australian fours needed to win or draw the final match against Zimbabwe to clinch the Gold and the crucial last game was in doubt until the finish, when Australia took a shot from the final end to win 18-15.

Singleton said the four's triumph confounded the many critics, particularly Melbourne newspapers, who had claimed that the iquad was the weakest to have represented the country. The women's triples team just missed a medal. It was one of three teams which finished on 22 points but had the poorest percentage and finished fourth. Zimbabwe won the Gold, the first for women bowlers in Games history. From RON CARTER But the arrival of Neil Bogart Ray (his father Is new wave musician Greg Ray) brought fitness problems: "I suffered from anaemia, then a bladder infection.

Everything they say you might get after you have kids, I got. Perhaps it was because I pushed myself too hard." The fitness story from Australia's Silver medallist in the event, Perth's Christine Stanton, was not much better. She described a gruesome dislocation of her left ankle 12 months ago: "It was like a self-amputation of my ankle. It really was a nasty injury," she said. "The doctors thought I might not walk properly again, let alone high jump.

I'm sure my doctor will be very happy when he hears that I won Silver in the The injury severely reduced Stanton's preparation and she did. not start jumping again until March. Long' jump FINAL Shonel Ferguson (Bah.) B.91 aa (Commonwealth and Games record) 1 Robyn Strong Ai'S.) 6-88 2 Beverley Kinch Enq.) 6.78 Linda Garden (Am. 6.53 m. S.

Hearnshaw 6. SO m. 5: M. Teloni-Lambrou 6.38 m. Glvnls Nunn 6.38 m.

7: P. Hendren (NZI). 6.33 m. 8: N. Hodgins (NZI).

6.27 m. 9: G. Regan 6.16 m. 10. strife Individual centre-fire pistol 5" FINAL i-John Cook (Eng.) 580 pts.

1 James Cairns (Sco.) 579 2 Noel Ryan (Aus.) S77 s- 'S M. Lai (Ind.) 577. Alexander Taran-cy (Aus.) 575, 5:. H. Hunter (Sco.) 57B: I.

(Zir K. (iNir.) 56 8: P. Dawson (Hkg.) 562 9: A. Pandit (Inc.) SS.1 10; P. Mason (Man.) 559 and Thomas Craig (PNG) 559 14: J.

Gough (Eng.) 559 13: S. Lee (2J 558 14: R. Reynolds (PNG) 554. 1S R. Hamilton (Nil.) 545.

16: D. Remon (Jcr.) 528 17. Full-bore rifle Arthur Clarke (Sco.) 387 nts. FfMAL John Lord Swansea (Wal.) 383 2 Charles Trotter (Gm.) 384 Sf B. Le heminant (Jer.) 383.

Ai's J. Whiteman (Nil.) 383. 5: J. WoornBeld 383. 6: G.

Norrls (TNG) 7: O. Winney (Hkg.) 381. Keith Afiteck (Aus.) 391. 9: P. Vamrtew (Can.) 381.

.10: M. Ford (Ken 379. 11; D. Calvert (Mir.) 379. 12; Geoffrey Ay ling (Aus.) 378.

13: R. Allan (Sco.) 378. 14: S. Peden (On.) 376. 15; P.

Quiliiam CMan.) 375. 16S-D. Rosllng (Eng.) 375. 17; H. Mackintosh (Nir.) 375.

18: J. Hastie (Nd.) 375. 39: E. Rosenfels (Zim.) 371. 20.

Small-bore, three position FINAL Alfster Allan (Sco.) 1146 pts. 1 Malcolm Cooper (Eng.) 1145 Guv LorlM (Can.) 1144 SI B. Dagger (Eng.) 1143, Antoa WKU (Aus.) 1138. Alan Smith (Aus.) 1133. 6: D.

Arnold (Wal 1125. 7: J. Senaxal 'Can.) 1123, 8: B. Macneil (Sco.) 1121F9: M. GuMIe XGm.) 1111.

10; D. Hardman Zim 11C8. 11- C. A-iit 1056 D. Waites "(PNG) 1041.

13: R. Jamie (PNG) 999. 14. -it Clay target FINAL John Woolley (Nzl.) 197 pts. (GaweaxS record).

1 Ian Hale (Aus.) IN -is Wall Sykes (Eng.) 195 101. 5: I hffte1(l 149. i. uaonei (can.) rribla rAtM.1 1 R8. 7: H.

Sandhu tl (teal.) 188, 8: A. Willis (Nir.) 1B7. 9: F. pt- mann (Can.) 187. 10: M.

Tynwo CCvp.) 167. 11: J. Dunlop (SCO.) 185. 12: L. Sr-melis (Cyp.) 164.

13: P. MoGowan (Nal.) 161. 14: 1. Cole (Zhn.) 181. Clague (Man.) 180.

1E: P. Ueyn (W.) 179. 17; T. Chow (Hkg.) 177. Knoll (Zim.) 177.

19: P. Hung (HfcB.) T4. 20: J. QuMliam (Man.) 171. 21: L.

Clteng (PNG) 15. 22; A. Craanollni (PNC) 19. Wrestling ROUND THREE 48 KG: M. Cooper (Can.) d.

A. Olo (N.3). Pts. S.O-1.0: Maldwyn Cooper (Can.) d. Darren Stealn (Aus.) withdrawal.

57 KG: Brian Aspen (Eng.) d. D. RJth-ardson fall 4.0-0.0; Chr Macock (Nzi.) d. Daniel Cummina fall 4.0-0.0. 62 KG: B.

Robinson (Can.) dV A. Ae-sie pts. 3.0-0.0: Chris Browm (Aaa.) d. Mark Duntasr pts. 3.0-1.0.

68 KG: StU Kelevitz (Aug.) d. Reoirto Saliva technical superiority 4.0-ajjO; J. Singh (IndO d. J. GiiTigafl, all 4.0-0.0.

74 KG: Craig Green (AusO d. John Hatpin fau 4.0-0.0: R. Slnsti (Ind.KdL B. Renken (Can.) pts. 3.0-1.0.

82 KG: C. Rinke (Can.) d. K. Aaato' 3.5-0.0. 90 KG: Kartar Singh (Ind.) d.

Lea MMi-ail fall 4.0-0.0: N. Sargent (Nat.) M. Baiogun fall 4.0-0.0. BOUTS FOR THIRD AMD FOURTfY PLACES 4S KG: M. Cooper (Can.) d.

A. Olo pts. 3.0-1.0. 52 KO: Kea Hoyt (Aus.) d. Graeme Hawkins d'SQual.

2.0-0.0. 57 KG: C. Madoocfc (NZI.) d. A. Ubakha (Nor.) pts.

3.0-1.0. fa KG: A. Aiasie (Ngr.) d. T. Good-rick (NZ.) pts, 3.01.0.

68 KG: L. Renken (Can.) d. J. GMlua (Eng.) pts. 3.0-1.0.

74 KG: Brian Renken (Can.) d. Crana Green tall 4.0-0.0. taH 4.0-0.0. 90 KG: N. Sargent (NZI.) d.

I. Wafr awarded on inHiry 4.0-0.0. 100 -KG: Murray Avery (Aust.) d. K. Peache fall 4.0-0.0.

OVtR loo KG: Albert Patrick (Sco.) 8. Arthar Staples (Aus.) fall 4.0-0.0. FINALS 4B KG: Ram Chander Sa rang -(Ind.) Stenn Reinsheld (Nzl). fail. 4.0-0.0.

S2 KG: Mafiabir Singh dant) d. May Takahashi (Can), 3.0-1.0; -IT? 57 sSn Arte Kumar (Ind), 3.0-1.0. 62 KG: Bob Robinson (Can) d. 6fls Brown (Aus). 3.0-1.0.

68 KG: Jagminder Singh (Ind) d. Zsas Kelevitz (Aus). S.0-0.0. Cl Dsvis (Can.) 4. Kartar Singh pts.

3.0-1.0. i 7- Richard Deschateiets (On.) A Sstpal Singh pts. 3.S-0.S. OVER 100 ka: Wyatt Wishart Rajinder Singh fall. 4.0-0.0, is? IE i Tears flow on the greens Debbie Brill shares her triumph with son Neil yesterday.

Well done, Mum! We've learned more about bowling this week at tht Gkmes than we'd ever thought possible: wonderful language about "attacking the jack" and "shooting the head" and giving it grass and weight and all the rest of it The final day of competition yesterday brought some more surprises -f bowlers obviously aren't the staid lot we'd imagined. jwhen Scotland's Willie Wood won his Gold medal, the Scottish manager, Joe Bogle, burst into tears and had to wipe his eyes on a handy Scottish flag, while the less emotional Woods accepted congratulations from spectators. And when the last bowl sealed the win for the Australian fours team, Don Sherman leapt the fence to embrace his wife, while fellow players Rob Dobbins and Keith Poole did a dance on the green. I The Zimbabwe triples team were somewhat more sedate in their celebrations. Over a victorious glass of lemonade, team skipper Flo Kennedy said: "I know it's hard to get excited on soft drink but we don't usually touch alcohol Anna Bates (a 58-year-old member of the team) says she is going to get drunk tonight on wine (she was also ordering a big plate of prawns) so we will have to stay sober to carry her up the stairs." A simple contrast: Glynes Nunn, Gold medal winder for Australia in the heptathlon earlier in the week, had another busy day yesterday.

She finished seventh in the women's long jump after breaking off in the middle of competition to run in the final of the women's 100 metres hurdles race. She was doing well until she hit a hurdle at the 70-metre mark and finished s.xch. Meanwhile, England's decathlon star, Daley Thompson, disappointed the crowd at the QE2 stadium when he withdrew from the men's pole vault competition. The three-day full-bore rifle event ended yesterday, with the winners of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals all being close to, or just over, 60 years old. Scotland's Arthur Clarke, Welshman Lord Swansea (John Hamilton), and Guernsey's Charles Trotter more than held their own against some of the Commonwealth's best and youngest shooters including the 26 year old overnight leader from England.

As one spectator said: "Old never die, they just keep on. shooting, and shooting. With the shooting finished: at last, Gold-medallist Clarke said the first thing he wanted was a drink. When a woman official stepped forward with a can of soft drink he said gravely: "Name your own price, madam." BRISBANE. Canada's Debbie Brill, yesterday's women's high jump Gold medallist, has been struggling with what could only be described as a classic sporting dilemma.

For almost two years her training routine and athletic performance have been disrupted by her motherhood. But now it is providing new inspiration, and helping her to the conclusion that she can jump a world record. Her 13-month-old son, Neil, was at the QEII stadium yesterday as she jumped 1.88 metres to beat Australia's Christine Stanton on a count-back. "It's great to have. Nell and his father I can't say-my husband because we are almost married but not quite married up in the stand when I'm jumping," she said yesterday.

"I just look up at Neil every now and again for a little hit. I've jumped well after having the child, it has certainly given me more mental strength.".