Amateur tennis off
PA Wellington The latest addition to an already overcrowded world tennis calendar, the amateur world intercontintental championships, in which a Canterbury player, Robyn Hunt, was to play, has been deferred. The secretary of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association (Mr D. Massam) has received a cable from the event’s organisers in Sofia, Bulgaria, advising that the tournament had been deferred for a year, at least.
It said the inaugural event had been “postponed” because it clashed with other major national and international championships and because many players were not available.
Robyn Hunt was selected as- the New Zealand woman in the four-strong Australia • New Zealand team. ”
Shooting.—The United States has recaptured the Palma Trophy rifle team championship from South Africa. New Zealand finished fourth and Australia fifth ot tho six competing team*.
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Press, 21 August 1976, Page 21
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