Federation to send delegates

Press, 24 February 1988, Page 31

Federation to send delegates

The Ice Racing Federation of New Zealand will be represented for the first time at the International Skating Union’s congress in Switzerland in June. The national federation will send its president, Pam Gray, and its vice-president, Kelvin Nicolle (both Christchurch) to the international meeting. New Zealand’s delegates will be pushing for the inclusion of small-track racing as a full Olympic sport at the next Winter Games in France. A New Zealand team will defend the Tasman Trophy against Australia in Sydney in

mid-September and the skaters will also race in an international meeting which is expected to coincide with the speed test series. The national 11 Im indoor track championships will be held in Christchurch this year, the date yet to be confirmed, while the New Zealand outdoor championships will be at Lake Ida subject to the lake having sufficient ice. The "administrator of the year” award went to Sue Hoseit, of Wellington, who represented skating and advanced its Winter Olympics

cause as a delegate to the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. Officers elected at the federation’s annual meeting were:— Patron: Mr H. A. Allchurch (Christchurch); president: Mrs P. B. Gray (Christchurch); vice-presi-dent: Mr K. W. C. Nicolle (Christchurch); secretary: Ms F. Atkinson (Christchurch); assistant secretary: Miss J. Degen (Christchurch); treasurer: Mr P. D. Silcock (Christchurch); council: Messrs M. F. Atkinson, (Christchurch); J. Den Exter, J. Bernhard (both Auckland).