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Veteran Timbersports champ returns to the top step
Jason Wynyard claims top spot again.
AN EMOTIONAL JASON
Wynyard cut his first step towards
claiming a 10th world title by winning the 2022 New Zealand STIHL
TIMBERSPORTS National Championships on 12 March and earning the right to
2022’s Rookies celebrate their efforts.
represent New Zealand at the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS World Champs in Sweden in October.
Having won the World Champs five years ago, since 2017 Jason Wynyard has battled arthritis in his hip but now, following a
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break of nearly three years, the nine times STIHL TIMBERSPORTS world champion is on the comeback.
“I had this goal to try and qualify for the World Champs for some time now since hip replacement and stem cell treatment and it’s pretty cool to take that next step and qualify, but I realise that there’s a lot of work ahead of me,” says Jason.
The 48-year-old Kawakawa chopper dedicated his victory to fellow international competitor, Martin Komarek of the Czech Republic, who was very well known to the New Zealand timbersport community, who died tragically in a forestry workplace accident overseas the same week.
The New Zealand STIHL TIMBERSPORTS National Championships were contested across three divisions and the winners were as follows:
Men’s Division:
1st Jason Wynyard, Auckland
2nd Shane Jordan, Taranaki
3rd Nathan McDonald, Waiuku. Women’s Division:
1st Kylea Heaton, Hamilton
2nd Darcell Apelu, Tauranga
3rd Nat Paterson, Wyndham.
Rookie Division:
1st Cleveland Cherry, Tokoroa
2nd Morgan Bolstad, Taumarunui
3rd Matthew Gower, Whangamomona. Stace Hall, Marketing Manager
for STIHL New Zealand says it was a
wonderful achievement to hold this year’s national championship under challenging circumstances.
“STIHL is delighted to have been able to deliver this year’s competition, to allow these incredible athletes to show off their skill and commitment to the sport.
“Jason Wynyard is a wonderful ambassador for STIHL and for the sport in general. We wish him all the best for his tilt at a 10th STIHL TIMBERSPORTS world title later this year.”
All photos here are courtesy Alan Lee (www.photosport.nz) and you can still watch the live feed on the STIHL NZ Facebook page:
https://fb.watch/bTpxEiz52I/ n
moreat www.facebook.com/NZOPEmagazine
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