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Four athletes up for the Courtney Walsh Award

By CNW Reporter
Novlene Williams-Mills
Novlene Williams-Mills

Four athletes from the disciplines of track and field, netball, football and chess have been shortlisted for the Courtney Walsh award for Excellence.

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The nominees shortlisted are IAAF World Championships mile relay gold medalist Novlene Williams Mills, three time World Netball Championship representative Sasha-Gaye Henry, Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin and national chess champion Warren Elliott.

Williams Mills has earned her second nomination after being named among the candidates in 2014, while Elliott becomes the second chess player to earn nomination following that of Jomo Pitterson in 2010. The awards ceremony is scheduled for October 15 in Kingston.

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