Paralympics New Zealand finalists in the Event Excellence Award
Tuesday 1 May 2012, 4:51PM
By Paralympics New Zealand
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Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) was a finalist of the Event Excellence Award at the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards last night in Rotorua. The position of finalist acknowledged PNZ’s organisation of the 2011 IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Athletics World Championships. Chief Executive of Paralympics New Zealand, Fiona Allan, was delighted with the result.
“We were thrilled to be finalists alongside such high calibre events and organisations. The team at PNZ, the event local organising committee and the team of volunteers worked very hard to deliver the best possible event for over 1100 athletes from 73 countries and their supporters”.
She continues, “This was the last major qualifying event for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and as a result the event attracted international athletes of an extremely high caliber with many outstanding results, including 57 World Records and 173 Championship Records.”
The judging panel included Sir Wilson Whineray, chair of the judging panel; former Sport Canterbury CEO, Olympian and Coach, Selwyn Maister; NZ Community Trust Chairman, Peter Dale; ANZ Head of Sponsorship, Sue McGregor; respected sport administrator, Sir John Wells; and Sport NZ Chief Executive, Peter Miskimmin.
Paralympics New Zealand congratulates Hockey New Zealand, winners of the award for the successful running of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy as very worthy winners.
The other finalist in the Event Excellence category was the AIMS Games with NZCT AIMS Games National Sporting Championships.
The IPC Athletics World Championships took place in Christchurch in January 2011 and injected approximately $12 million into the Canterbury economy as 1100 athletes, 900 officials, 600 volunteers and 160 accredited media from 73 countries converged on the city.