With all eyes on athletics as Australia takes on the best in the world, The Land has taken a look in our own backyard to see what rising talent can be found on farms across the state.

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Some of our young athletes run down their driveways, which happens to be a two-kilometre trek to the front gate; others throw discus and javelins in the paddocks making sure they don't hit cattle.

There are those who jump sheep yards for hurdle practice and one who has to resort to running on the beach as their track has been underwater most of the year due to prolonged flood events.

Much of their training in

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