This dictation presents an excellent practice opportunity for Teeline students, combining formal language patterns, technical terms, numerical data, and direct quotes in a real-world context that showcases key Teeline shorthand principles.

This passage is particularly useful for practicing sports journalism-specific Teeline as it contains formal statement language, quotes, proper names, and specialised vocabulary - all common elements in real-world reporting situations.

Let's get some work in before the next exam with this 100 wpm, which is based on a true story (with adaptations and name changes) about a lad from the small town where I was born, competing at the Olympics.