STANDARD OF ATHLETICS
INTEB-COLrONIAL VISITS. BETTER TRAINING FACILITIES WANTED. {By Telegraph- Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 24. Aiming at raising the standard of athletics throughout New .Zealand, the following notices of motion brought forward by iMr H. Amos were tabled at a meeting of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association to-night:— That the association enter into negotiations with the Australian Olympic Association with a view to arranging regular annual meetings between Australia and New Zealand in athletics, cycling, swimming, boxing, wrestling and rowing. That the association assist the national associations to obtain better facilities in the four centres for training athletes, cinder paths and jumping pits for athletes, tepid slwimming baths for swimmers and banked tracks for cyclists.
The meeting decided to seek the advice of Dr. A. E. Porritt, Mr J. E. Lovelock and Mr Evan Hunter, secretary of the British 'Olympic Association, about the time* that should be available for New Zealand athletes after arriving in England to compete at overseas meetings.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 25 October 1934, Page 9
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