Sprinter Koime recovers to train for Beijing Games

SPRINT queen Mae Koime will resume her Olympic Games training next month after fully recovered from her injury.
Koime confirmed yesterday that she was cleared by her doctor to recommence her training to the Beijing Games in August.
She said she will travel with her president Tony Green to Australia next month where she will join other elite athletic team who care currently based in Brisbane.
Koime who lost her Olympic scholarship will have to rely on PNG Athletic Union funding to pursue her training in Australia.
Meanwhile, Toea Wisil continued her preparation for the forthcoming IAAF World Indoor Championships in Spain with a scintillating 60m run at the University of Queensland, Brisbane on Friday night.
Despite facing a headwind of 1.8 metres per second Wisil clocked a very impressive 7.68 seconds which is only just outside her personal best of 7.60.
“This will be a big confidence booster for Toea,î said PNGAU president Tony Green, as she was disappointed with her first couple of runs after arriving in Australia a month ago
“However, a month of hard training with coach Lloyd Way has made a big difference,î Green said.
New 800m talent Kevin Kapmatana has also been impressive, running personal best times in each of his three races in Brisbane, with his latest effort being 1min 54.82 secs. Betty Burua also had an encouraging evening on Friday, running personal bests in both the 100m and 200m events.
Mowen Boino has been running consistently around the high 51 second mark in the 400m hurdles and needs to cut 2 seconds off this to reach his goal of qualifying for the Olympic Games this year, Green said, adding that not far behind Boino was rising talent Wala Gime who posted an impressive 52.96 in his first race a month ago.