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Hopes high for Fijian javelin thrower

Hopes high for Fijian javelin thrower

Updated 25 July 2012, 16:28 AEST

With the start of the London Olympics just a heart beat away, athletes are putting the finishing touches on their skills in training camps all around England.

They won't go into the village until the opening ceremony.

Leslie Copeland is a javelin thrower from Fiji. Leslie's father died when he was nine, but his father's sister aided him in getting an education. He went to a Marist Brothers High School and later became a champion thrower.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts

Speaker: James Goulding, coach of Fijian javelin thrower Leslie Copeland

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