Athletes show they can be as different as day and night

IT was one of the biggest gatherings of our top female sporting talent in one room in recent times but there wasn’t a piece of Lycra, water bottle, or race number in sight.

Day to night transformation for top Australian athletes

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IT was one of the biggest gatherings of our top sporting talent in one room in recent times but there wasn’t a piece of Lycra, water bottle or race number in sight.

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Dab hands at strutting their stuff in the sporting arena, some of out top athletes met up in Sydney this week at the Women’s Health Sportswoman of the Year at the annual ceremony.

Jessica Fox and Sam Kerr at work and at play.

High-jumper Amy Pejkovic at the awards.

Amy Pejkovic is training mode.

Kerri Pottharst on the sand before retiring.

Gold medal winning beach volleyballer Kerri Pottharst.

It was a who’s who of Australian sport with top administrators such as Sport Commission boss Kate Palmer and former Canterbury Bulldogs CEO Raelene Castle mixing with former sporting greats such as Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medallist Kerri Pottharst and current stars including Matildas players, cricketers, netballers and swimmers.

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Athletes were officially out of uniform with sport shoes replaced by heels, Lycra giving way to satin and silk and helmets off to reveal upstyles.

See below for more day to night transformations.

Paralympian Joany Badenhorst took time out of training for the Winter Games to attend.

Sally Pearson was one of the big names at the awards.

Olympic boxer Shelley Watts was one of the judges.

Driver Molly Taylor.

Taylor in work garb.

AFL player Daisy Pearce.

Pearce celebrating a goal.