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| Date Aired or Published | October 16, 2024 |
| Media outlet where first aired or published: | West Prince Graphic |
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| Location: | Alberton PEI |
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Short explanation of the story and how it developed: Thomas Dumas first came to my attention when his mother texted me about her two teen sons doing well in a national arm wrestling championship. Thomas' win in that national tournament earned the then 13-year-old a place at the IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship in Greece this past September. He competed at the tournament and ended up winning two gold medals, one for his right arm and the other for his left arm, in his age category. His middle school was so excited for his win, on the morning he returned they held a surprise celebration for him. I was contacted by the school about the surprise, but the same day, Thomas' mother had reached out to update me on his win and wanted to know if we could do a follow up. I wasn't entirely sure if Thomas' parents were in on the surprise at his school, so I didn't immediately text back so not to spoil the surprise. His parents' knew and were there to see their son celebrated by his school. It's not every day a rural school in western PEI has an actual world champion in their midst. |
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Resources of the newsroom (money and time) available to complete the story: The West Prince Graphic is a two person newsroom for a weekly newspaper. We often have to balance writing news stories and other features like this one to file in time for our deadline. |
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