BROOKE Anderson was playing for the Australian women's rugby seven teams last week at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
The Brighton-Le-Sands teenager was determined to win a medal — of any colour.
And she now proudly wears a gold medal around her neck.
For the first time, the Australian women's team won the Youth Olympic gold, when they defeated Canada, 38-10.
The 18-year-old is now a prominent candidate in the senior category of the Leader Sportstar Awards.
Brooke was co-captain of the Australian team.
Judging is under way for the next round of award winners.
The state title-winning lawn bowls team at Taren Point that recently won the NSW No. 1 pennants play-offs for the second year in a row have also staked their claim.
In the junior category, young tennis ace, Jeremy Jin, 10, of Kogarah is tipped as a future top-liner.
Jeremy recently participated in a Tennis Australia under-10 boys invitational training camp on the Gold Coast.
He is also rated No. 1 in the under-11s age group junior development series.
In the junior team category, Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club sent 21 competitors and were third overall and first Bate Bay beach winners in the recent state pool championships at Woy Woy.
The Leader sportstar awards are judged on well-established criteria, based on performances ranging from the local level up to international standard.
A sportsperson is judged on their results for the 2014 calendar year at (in order) world, Olympic, Commonwealth, national and state level.
Those eligible for the annual awards must have won a monthly award(s) during the year (except for companies).
