TDK hosts 4th Rising Stars Clinic at WCH Oregon22

 

Sinclaire Johnson, Valerie Adams, Trey Cunningham, and Ashton Eaton (from left) with their students on the TDK Rising Stars Clinic at WCH Oregon22. (Photo: Business Wire) 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- Japan’s TDK Corporation, the world leader in electronic solutions for the smart society, has presented the fourth installment of its Rising Stars Clinic (RSC). 

This is part of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 (WCH Oregon22), which was held on July 15–24 at the University of Oregon Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

RSC is “a unique initiative that gives aspiring young athletes the opportunity to train with and learn from, leading track and field competitors past and present,” it said in a statement.

According to the statement, the session was led by two current US athletes, namely WCH Oregon22 men’s 110m hurdles silver medalist Trey Cunningham and Sinclaire Johnson, the women’s 1,500m gold medalist at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Two retired legends-turned RSC ambassadors also joined the session, namely Ashton Eaton (USA) - two-time men’s decathlon gold medalist at the Summer Olympics, and Valerie Adams (New Zealand), the four-time world and two-time Olympic champion in women’s shot put.

These elite sportspeople put 16 young participants from local athletics clubs through their paces, offering first-hand instruction on everything from warm-up exercises and stretches to running techniques.

The day’s activities culminated in a 4x100m relay on the main track at the renowned Hayward Field, preceded by a behind-the-scenes tour that gave an authentic taste of the different stages that athletes go through on race day, including a spike check in the call room and team entrances accompanied by introductions from the stadium announcer.

And just like top athletes, the experience was completed with post-race interviews in the stadium’s mixed zone.

-- BERNAMA