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OWEN WRIGHT TO MAKE HIS LONG AWAITED RETURN AT SURFEST

The surfing world will be looking to Newcastle next month with Owen Wright set to make his return to competition at Surfest, more than a year after an horrific injury at Pipeline.
Wright was in the world title race when he wiped out at the infamous break, suffering head trauma.
He’s in the men’s field, alongside the likes of Matt Wilkinson and Joel Parkinson.
Championship tour surfers Julian Wilson, Stu Kennedy and Jack Freestone will also return…
While the women’s draw is just as strong, featuring Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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