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Lithgow Flash Gift Carnival

Written by Annabelle McNamara

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MMPCU is proud to Support the Lithgow Flash Gift Carnival for the 3rd year in a row.

The Lithgow Flash Gift is a professional athletics carnival and will see athletes invited from all over Australia to compete for a total prize pool of in excess of $32,000. Races are to be conducted under a handicap system to give an even chance for all competitors of winning.

"The Lithgow Flash Gift" is named for Mrs Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, The Lithgow Flash, who during her athletic career won two Olympic gold medals (Helsinki 1952) and seven Commonwealth Games gold medals.