Rangi Role Model for Young Female Athletes in Minority Sports
Thursday 7 May 2015, 4:35PM
By RedPR
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Ashleigh Goh (Year 11) has been selected as a New Zealand Forward Foundation Ambassador to help encourage girls in minority sports and raise the profile of girls' minority sports in NZ.
Competing in the NZ U17 Fencing Championships in Dunedin at Easter, Ashleigh placed 3rd, winning the bronze medal. From those results, Ashleigh was again selected for the NZ team to take part in the Australian U17 Championships in Sydney in the July holiday break.
At her debut last year at this competition, Ashleigh was the top Kiwi in the Australian U15 Women's Epee event, placing a very credible 8th out of about 20 competitors.
Rangi Ruru's Director of Sport, Jo Fogarty says "Ashleigh is an exceptional young woman and athlete and we are very lucky to have her as a role model at Rangi and in the wider community."