My build up for World Juniors was pretty good but in saying that I had quite a lot of distractions during the lead in with school and various camps. But all and all I was happy coming into the World Juniors with my past couple months of training.

The World Juniors itself was a completely new experience as I haven't travelled past Australia before, and haven't really been away from home for a long time. Training over in Canada was good, just concentrating on maintaining strength and keeping speed while improving technique. 

The competition was amazing, I have experienced nothing like it before, the people and expectations were like nothing else. At home competition is so laid back and you’re lucky if 30 people are watching you.

Qualifying didn't go well at all as I fouled my first 2 throws, so it meant I had to produce my 3rd best ever throw with only one attempt left, while my competition had reached the automatic qualifying mark with their earlier attempts. This was not ideal, but I believe I gained a decent amount of experience out of the qualifying round and I learnt from my mistakes. After, I quickly showered and refocused for the final that night.  I still felt rather tired and my legs felt sore and heavy but I knew there was no room for getting caught up in my mistakes from earlier that morning.