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New Zealand Equestrian Team Named For London 2012 Paralympic Games
Paralympics New
Zealand (PNZ) and Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) have named the first two athletes
to represent the nation at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Para dressage riders
Rachel Stock (Pokeno) and Anthea Gunner (Rangiora) are the first New Zealand equestriennes
to make the Paralympics in 8 years, since Jayne Craike at Athens in 2004.
More sports
are set to release selections over the next couple of months, with the entire team
named in early July. Chief Executive of Paralympics New Zealand, Fiona Allan, was
delighted to announce the first team members.
For Grade three para dressage rider
Rachel Stock getting the official nod to go to the London Paralympics is the first
credible step in her dream of “actually bringing home that medal”.
Anthea Gunner is
still coming to terms with being officially named in the New Zealand team. The 30-
The former eventer
and showjumper is thriving in the world of para dressage where she competes at grade
two level. “I was never going to give up horses, and once I started riding again,
I realised that maybe I could compete again and it has just grown from there.”
“To
be named is just amazing. I knew we had done all that we needed to but just didn’t
really think it would happen!”
Congratulations to ParaFed Canterbury’s Elite Scholarship Anthea Gunner! We look forward to watching your build up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Records Galore For Paralympic Swimmer Pascoe
Christchurch swimmer Sophie Pascoe has
secured her place in the New Zealand London Paralympic team with a series of world
record-
Pascoe, 19, set three world marks and had
three other best times at the British Disability championships in Sheffield which
was a qualifying meeting for New Zealand Paralympic swimming hopefuls. All that is
required now is official ratification of her place in the 2012 team.
Pascoe was in
irrepressible form in spite of a heavy workload at the three-
Pascoe's
first record last weekend came in the 100m freestyle when she recorded 1min 00.37sec,
taking 0.80sec off the old time. Her other record was in the 100m butterfly which
she broke twice in the one day – in the heats in the morning and again in the final
that night. Her heat time was 1min 6.27sec and her final time 1:5.66. In the two
swims she lopped 1.91sec off the old record which she held.
The London 2012 Paralympic swim team won't be named until late June or early July,
but Pascoe can plan her buildup to London now, including a high-
Another team member, Auckland's
Cameron Leslie, broke his own world record in the 150m individual medley, a record
he set at the Beijing Paralympics. His time was 2min 30.78sec, 2.79sec inside his
old time.
Shooters Compete In Australia
Michael Johnson, Grant Sharman and Grant Philip competed
at the Australia Shooting Nationals held in Perth, Australia over the past week.
A summary of results are below:
R5 10m Air Rifle Prone Qual. Final Total Place
Michael Johnson 600 105.8 705.8 Gold
Grant Sharman 590 103.2 693.2 5th
Grant Philip 577 102.9 679.9 6th
R4 10m Air Rifle Standing Qual. Final Total Place
Michael Johnson 600 104.2 704.2 Silver
Grant Sharman 588 102.1 690.1 5th
Grant Philip 585 101.3 686.3 6th
To view a full set of results visit www.tra.org.au/nats2012/nats2012.html
2nd April 2012
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Pascoe said she was honoured to be the first ever
recipient of the disabled award, emphasising its importance to New Zealanders' outlook
on sport.
"I'm very humbled but this award means more than just my achievements,
it's about recognising Paralympic sport," Pascoe said.
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Variety Gold Heart Scholarships ($5000) available now
Variety -
Applications
are now open for the programme, which provides talented Kiwi kids who are sick, disabled
or disadvantaged with $5,000 and matches them with a mentor to assist them to reach
their goals. To apply children should already be at a high level in their field and
show passion and commitment to achieve a long-
Gold Heart Scholarships form part of Variety’s
Future Kiwi Kids programme. The Variety Gold Heart Scholarship Programme makes up
to $5,000 available per annum for up to three years to help children who are physically
or financially challenged to fulfil their dreams. This could include assisting with
tuition fees, personal development, coaching, and the purchase of training equipment,
travel or accommodation.
One of the unique aspects of the Scholarship is that each
recipient is assigned a leading professional or celebrity mentor to encourage and
support them throughout the year.
Applications close on
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information on application criteria or to download an application form, please CLICK
HERE or call Denise Burke on (09) 520 4111.
Football Open Day for Youth with a Disability -
ASB Football Stadium -
ParaFed Otago Fr Leo Close Memorial Games
25th February 2012 -
ParaFed Canterbury Christmas & Awards Function
Robin Haskell won First place in the ParaFed Art Awards.
Holly Robinson won the Junior Sports Person of the Year.
Sophie Pascoe was once again awarded the Sports Person of the Year award.
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Sophie Pascoe wins Attitude Award
Christchurch Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe was crowned sports performer of the year for the second
time at the Attitude Awards last night.
The awards celebrate the achievements of New
Zealanders living with disabilities and have grown out of the Attitude television
series, which screens on TVNZ.
Pascoe said last night's award was "special and humbling",
even though it was the second time she had claimed the title sports performer of
the year -
The 18-
"Winning last
night was actually very humbling because it was not just a sporting award. I was
up against people that do completely different things," she said.
She is currently
touring the North Island on swim camp with the Paralympics New Zealand Swim Team
and has her sights set on the London Paralympics next year.
"All I can ask for is
a personal best and hopefully that gets me on the podium," she said.
21st November 2011
Disabled Category Added to Halberg Awards
New Zealand's disabled athletes will be
recognised with a new award at the 2011 Halberg Awards.
The Halberg Trust, which
has organised the annual awards for almost 50 years, has introduced a Disabled Sportsperson
of the Year category for the first time.
Disabled athletes have always been able to
gain selection in the other categories with paraplegic archer Neroli Fairhall back
in 1983, disabled alpine skier Rachael Battersby (2002) and disabled swimmer Sophie
Pascoe (2008 and 2009) making Sportswoman category finalists.
But the Trust decided
it was time for the growing number of this country's disabled athletes to have their
own category for Halberg Award honours.
Classified disabled athletes and teams only
are eligible for the award.
Nominations for the Halbergs close at the end of this
month with the finalists named at the beginning of January 2012.
Farewell Brian Monds
Early Saturday Brian Monds, that great servant of our family
passed away suddenly. Administrator, Tall Black Manager, Wheelies Manager, Referee,
Treasurer of the Wheelchair Board of Asia-
Basketball is a family game. Family
is important at each level of the game from FIBA to our local Clubs.
Monzee as we
all know him, has been in South Korea with the New Zealand Wheelchair basketball
team and for the Zone Congress. He flew back to New Zealand on Saturday with the
rest of the group, and died suddenly en route.
At the local level, Monzee was a long
time President of the Hamilton Basketball Association, and then worked with the Waikato
Basketball Council. An ardent supporter of Divisional basketball he developed the
most successful regional competition in the country during the 1980′s and early 1990′s.
He refereed throughout the region for decades. At the regional level he was the Treasurer
of Basketball Pacific. Nationally he is a former member of the Board of BBNZ, Wheelchair
Basketball, and the FIBA Asia-
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