Whanganui news in brief: Gumboot kudos, rail bridge struck 14 Mar, 2021 05:40 PM 2 minutes to read Gumboot throwing promoter Curly Troon has been named a joint winner of the Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sport at the 2021 Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Photo / file Gumboot throwing promoter Curly Troon has been named a joint winner of the Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sport at the 2021 Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards. Photo / file Whanganui Chronicle Gumboot kudos Gumboot throwing promoter Curly Troon has been named a joint winner of the Toyota Lifetime Legacy to Rural Sport at the 2021 Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards held in Palmerston North on Friday, March 12. Troon is a founding member and chairman of the New Zealand Boot Throwing Association and has promoted Taihape as a destination of the sport for many years. For the past five years he has been a member of the North Island team and has competed in the men's open, North Island champs and was a member of the team that won the 2019 World Champion National Team Event.