Women’s sports groups to receive $30,000

Press, 30 July 1985, Page 6

Women’s sports groups to receive $30,000

PA Wellington About $30,000 of the $lOO,OOO in sports grants announced by the Government will be allocated to women’s sports organisations. The Minister of Recreation and Sport, Mr Moore, said when announcing the grants that he had been ‘‘particularly pleased” to see that women’s sports figured prominently. “It has been of concern to me that women’s sport has not been getting an equitable share of sports funding,” he said. The grants were given to sports groups planning international competition. They were allocated under a national scheme run by Mr Moore’s ministry, and on the recommendation of the New Zealand Sports Foundation. Among the women’s groups, the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union will receive a total of $11,000; the New Zealand Women’s Bowling Association $11,250; the New Zealand Federation of Volleyball Clubs receive $5,000 to send a team to the junior women’s world championships in Italy in Sep-

tember, and the New Zealand Squash Rackets Association gets $3OOO, part of which will assist competitors at the women’s world championships in Northern Ireland. More than $20,000 has been set aside to help maintain New Zealand’s ranking at the top of the world in rowing and canoeing. The money, split between the two associations, will go towards the cost of sending teams to the respective world championships in Belgium next month. The New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association will receive $11,700 towards sending a team of 29 to compete in the world championships, in Belgium, in August, and the New Zealand Canoeing Association, $lO,OOO, for a team of eight to attend the same world championships. Among the rest of the grants, the New Zealand Billiards and Snooker Association will receive $lO,OOO. Two players attending the world amateur billiard championships in New Delhi will receive $l,OOO and a further $l,OOO is earmarked for delegates attending the International

Billiards and Snooker Federation meeting. Mr Moore also approved in principle a subsidy of up to $BOOO towards the cost of staging the 1986 World Amateur Snooker Championship to be held in Invercargill in October next year. The grants approved by Mr Moore included: New Zealand Billiards and Snooker Association, $2,000; $B,OOO, subsidy approved in principle towards 1986 World Amateur Snooker championships, October, 1986 in Invercargill. New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association, $6,000, tour of New Zealand by Chinese fencing team; $1,500, coaching programme. New Zealand Women’s Bowling Association, $5OO, Australian Pacific Games, September 1985; a team of seven to attend; $4,750, inter-centre tournament; $6,000 administration. New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union, $3,500, a senior and junior team to compete in the Tasman Cup in Australia, October 1985. $B,OOO administration. New Zealand Orienteering Federation, $4,000, senior and junior teams to compete in the world championship in Australia. New Zealand Amateur Weightlifting Association, $2,000, 1985 Oceania regional championship to be held in

New Zealand. New Zealand Federation of Parachute Clubs, $5,000, World championships in Yugoslavia, a team of five plus a coach to travel; $l,OOO, telemeter for judging. New Zealand Federation of Volleyball clubs, $5,000, junior women’s world championships, Italy, September 1985. New Zealand . Amateur Cycling Association, $5,000, senior world championships in Italy, junior world championships in West Germany. New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association, $11,700, team of 29 to compete in world championships, Belgium, August 1985. New Zealand Canoeing Association, $lO,OOO, team of eight to attend world championships. New Zealand Squash Rackets Association, $3,000, men’s world championships, Cairo, and womens world championships, Belfast. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, $5,000, team of 22 to compete in Canadian national championship and Pan Pacific Games, Tokyo; $7,395, administration; $2,000, regional coaching; $l,OOO, publication of journal; $1,500, training material. New Zealand Olympic Wrestling Union, $3,000, Asian and Pacific Games, Tokyo, July 1985, world senior championships, Madrid, September 1985. Team of six to both events.