Page 179 - CBA 1984 YEARBOOK

I Brian Speach and Clift Merkling ^ prepare themselves for one of Mr.
Manning’s Buddism tests.
The never say die attitude of
CBA’s Olympic competitors ex­
tended right through to the clos­
ing ceremonies in June. It was
clear as gold and silver medals
were awarded at graduation that
the sweat, tears and long hours
participants listened to the ap­
plause fade away. Memories of
hard work and good times were
mixed with anticipation of what
lay ahead for the competitors as
they left the stadium one final
time and the torch was extin­
werewellworththeeffortasthe
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