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Team announced for Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
New Zealand team announced for Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
With only 128 days until the start of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to confirm the selection of three top athletes to represent New Zealand at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games in March.
The team is a mix of one experienced
Paralympic gold medallist and two athletes making their
debut at Paralympic Games level. The team includes:
Adam
Hall (Wanaka) – Alpine Skiing - Standing Ski
(Gold
medallist at Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games)
Carl
Murphy (Lake Hawea) – Para-Snowboard - Snowboard
Cross
(Debut at Paralympic Winter Games)
Corey Peters
(Wanaka) – Alpine Skiing - Sit Ski
(Debut at Paralympic
Winter Games).
Fiona Allan (Paralympic New Zealand, CEO)
says, “This small but hugely talented team will be heading
to Sochi with the target of bringing home 2 gold medals.”
She continues, “With the support of High Performance Sport
New Zealand, we have worked closely with Snow Sports NZ to
ensure athletes are best supported to perform at the
Paralympic Games and achieve this target.”
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