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Kevin Navoday, who is of Sri Lankan origin, has been showing his skills in this hurdler for many years in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Navoday won the first place in the 110m hurdles under 17 years old at the 2026 – Victorian Junior Track and Field Championship at Lakeside Park, Melbourne. The performance was recorded at 14.93 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 Australian Junior Athletics Nationals Championship was held at the QSAC Brisbane stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, and he finished fifth in the 110m hurdles under 17 years old final with a performance of 14.45 seconds. There, he won the gold medal in the relay event as a member of the Victoria state team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2024 Australian Little Athletics National Championship held at the Adelaide SA Athletics Stadium, he won first place in the 90m hurdles under 14 years of age. The performance was recorded as 12:54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2023 National Schools Championship held at the WA Athletics stadium in Perth, he won second place in the 90m hurdles under 14 years of age. The performance was recorded as 12:94.
Katie Sandhu will be Kevin’s coach.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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