Tahitians for N.Z. Games
Two athletes from Tahiti. Miss Daniele Guyonnet (pentathlon) and Steven \airaaroa ( javelin), had been added to the list of in\ ited competitors for the New Zealand Games track and field competition, the chairman of the athletics control committee, Mr E. Lunn, said yesterday.
No representatives from Tahiti had originally been included in the games athletics, Mr Lunn said. Officials of the Tahiti basketbail team which had been invited to compete had inquired about the possibility of athletes taking part as well.
“We had a look at the possibility and decided we could fit two into the pro gramme,” Mr Lunn said.
Miss Guyonnet is an IS year-old of unusual promise As well as the pentathlon, she will contest the 100 metres hurdles and the high jump.
Vairaaroa is capable of exceeding 200 ft in the javelin, which puts him on a level footing with the top New Zealand throwers. However, he is unlikely to prove a major threat to the European champion, Hannu Siitonen, of Finland. TANZANIANS
Apart from the world 1500 metres record-holder, Filbert Bayi, three other Tanzanians who competed with merit at the Commonwealth Games will compete at the games. They are Mjaya Nyambui (1500 and 5000 metres). Claver Kamanya (400 metres), and Massan Juma (marathon). The fourth member of the team has been named as Selemani, but games organisers have no idea who he is or in what event he specialises. Kamanya finished third in the Commonwealth Games 400 metres final in 46.165ec
and must be a contender f'r major honours in the New Zealand Games. Although Kenya has not yet named • team, it is hoped that the Commonwealth champion. Charles Asati, will be in the field. Nyambui finished fourth in the 5000 metres at the games behind Ben Jipcho (Kenya), Brendan Foster, and ■ ' Black (both England), •e was 13min 35sec. was twenty-first in athon with a time of 2.-,, ..omin 51.2 sec. It is assumed that he will run in the 10.000 metres because the marathon is not an official games event.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33730, 31 December 1974, Page 18
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