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Friday 27 July, 2007 Welcome to the third and final edition of the 'Road to Bangkok', a newsletter for members of the NZ Team and others associated with or interested in the Team. NZ Community Trust support NZ Team 
USNZ is grateful to the New Zealand Community Trust for their continued support of University Sport and in particular their generous contribution towards the airfares of all NZ competitors at these Games. Feature on... Lynne Coleman & Ian Murphy 
Lynne and Ian are the co-leaders of the health team - a major part of the support team put in place to assist the Team and funded by SPARC. The 11-srong team comprising doctors, physiotherapists and massage therapists is NZ's largest to date. Lynne is also the health team leader for next year's Beijing Olympics and has previously attended Olympics, Commonwealth and Youth Olympic Games. She is a North Shore-based GP and also works as medical director for Swimming NZ and Basketball NZ. Ian is one of a small group of sports physicians in New Zealand and is currently the chief medical officer for the Hurricanes and Wellington Lions rugby teams. Ian has previously been CMO of the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. 1. That the World University Games are the second largest global multi-sports event behind the Summer Olympics? 2. That the Games are almost twice the size of the last Commonwealth Games in Melbourne? 3. That you are a part of the largest ever New Zealand Team to these Games? 4. That over 10,000 competitors and officials from 165 nations are expected to attend the Games in Bangkok making them the largest ever beating the previous high of 8,500 in Turkey in 2005? 5. That the Games were first staged in Torino, Italy in 1959 and have been held every 2 years since then. The Bangkok Games will be the 24th edition. 6. That FISU is the International University Sports Federation - a Brussels based organisation which runs the Games in conjunction with the host city organising committee. 7. That the FISU anthem is played at all medal ceremonies rather than the national anthem of the gold medal winner - like it or loathe it this is a fact! Athletics Team competing in Queensland The Athletics team leave their warm weather camp on the Gold Coast today to head to their next preparation camp in Singapore. The team have competed in 2 meets while in Queensland with some notable performances: In the first competition, a local Gold Coast meet, Monique Williams was 2nd over 100m in a wind assisted 11.95s before winning the 200m in 24.29s. James Mortimer twice raced in his specialty event, the 110m hurdles, clocking a legal 14.25s and a wind assisted 13.96s before winning the 200m in 21.33s. Andrea Miller sped to her third fastest time ever in the 100m hurdles winning in a legal 13.36s while Amanda King won the 3000m steeplechase in 10m 31.64s. In the second competition, specially arranged against Fijian and Papua New Guinea athletes and held in ideal conditions, steeplechaser Amanda King continued her good form with a personal best 1500m, recording 4.34.0. James Mortimer twice raced 110m hurdles, recording 14.23s and 14.29s. Jessica Penney improved from the previous meeting, taking the Long Jump with a best of 6.01m. Meanwhile the 6th member of the team, Max Smith, recorded a fast mile of 3m 56.46s in Belgium last Saturday. Medal Moments at World University Games - Helen Norfolk 
In Izmir in 2005, swimmer Helen Norfolk became the first Kiwi to win 3 medals (all silver) at a single World University Games. Helen's first medal came on the first day of the swim competition in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay alongside Alison Fitch, Te Rina Taite and Georgina Toomey. The second followed a day later when Helen, Alison, Te Rina and Melissa Ingram won silver in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Another silver in the 200m Individual Medley completed this famous success. Helen, who will compete in Bangkok, needs 1 medal to equal Anthony Mosse's overall Kiwi record of 4 medals won at these Games. Hand Luggage - New Regulations 
New flight regulations concerning liquids and gels you can carry in your hand luggage came into force at the start of April - please visit the FlySmart website to make sure you are aware of these regs before travelling. The Team headquarters office will run a DVD and book library during the Games so if you bring a book with you and finish it then we can share it among other team members. Likewise with DVDs which we be able to play in one of the lounges in our accommodation. This is the end of the pre-Games build-up as the NZ Team prepares to leave for Bangkok. The men's basketball and women's football teams leave over the weekend to meet the athletics team in Singapore; closely followed next week by the Swim, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Judo, Golf and Fencing teams. Good luck to all NZ competitors - it's going to be a great Games - travel safely and we will see you in Bangkok. NZ Athlete Support Team |
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