JACK Daly has bagged the goods at the Berlin Special Olympics this June, winning a silver and bronze medal in track athletics.
Jack (pictured far right and inset) won silver in the 200m Level C sprint and completed the race in 31.31 seconds, just 0.19 seconds from taking gold. He was took home bronze in the 4x100m mixed relay.
He also competed in the 400m sprint, running a personal best despite finishing fifth.
Although winning a medal is a great feat, Jack was humble and spoke about the differences between competing nationally and internationally.
“In the nationals it’s hard but at the World Games, I think it was different, like there was not an easy chance you’d win a medal in that category,” he said.
“It felt good to win the medals, I was surprised when I found out I had won because I didn’t expect to win.”
His mum, Tessa Craig, said she was impressed by Jack’s focus and commitment while competing so far from home.
“We are so proud, we didn’t expect him to get a medal at all I was just happy that he was there, so it was so exciting that he ended up winning the medals so I’m really proud,” she said.
For the State Games next year, Jack is aiming to improve on his distance track skills, hoping to eventually run the 3km, 5km, and 10km distances. To top that he is also eyeing off future marathons.