Kevin runs in Games

St Hubert's Island resident Kevin Moore will travel to India next month to compete in the Australian athletics team at the Commonwealth Games after a successful year in national competition.

The 19-year-old will represent Australia in the four by 400 metre relay event with a top five Australia ranking.

Moore began running as an eight-year-old with Woy Woy Little Athletics out of a love of sport and the outdoors.

He went on to train with Larry Spencer at age 14 who is still his coach today.

Up until the age of 18, Moore continued to compete in Little Athletics and high school competitions in both 100m and 200m events.

It wasn't until this year that Moore began to see national success with a win at the NSW Country Championships in January, running 400 metres in 48.03 seconds.

After winning the 400 metre at the Hunter Track Classic and bringing his personal best to 47.06 seconds, Moore then lined up for the Sydney Track Classic placing fifth at 46.13 seconds.

At the Melbourne Track Classic, he placed second (46.49 seconds) and only 0.76 seconds behind the winner Ben Offereins, and also second at the ACT Championships, before taking on the National Championships in Perth to qualify for the Commonwealth Games relay squad.

Although Moore competed in the Commonwealth Youth Games as a junior runner back in 2008, this will be his first attempt at senior international competition.

Moore also has his eyes set on competing in the World Cup in Croatia early this month as well as an individual spot at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Moore has received a $1000 sponsorship from the Central Coast Regional Organisation of Councils to compete at the World Cup this month and the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.

Website, 7 Sep 2010 Athletics Australia