Sixteen-year-old Bella Pasquali won the women’s Stawell Gift in 13.55 off a mark of 7.25m, with 2015 winner Grace O’Dwyer claiming second spot. It was revenge of sorts for the Pasquali family, as Bella’s mother Anna had finished second to O’Dwyer eight years ago.
In the 141st edition of the men’s race, Ryan Tarrant won in a photo finish. The 18-year-old from Colac flashed across the finish line in a time of 12.23 seconds off a mark of 3.75m.
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Nicholas Antonino was second and former winner Isaac Dunmall was third. Kieren Mundine, the first cousin of former rugby league and boxing great Anthony Mundine, slipped at the start and came home fifth.
An icon of Australian sport, the Stawell Gift has been held in all but five years since 1878, and is one of the world’s most famous and prestigious foot races.
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