The Women in Sports Banquet & Expo a success
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The Bermuda Olympic Association through the WIS Committee held the WIS banquet and Expo The theme for the weekend was "Be the Champions of Your Life" and the goal was not only to get our young girls involved in sport but to just get them moving.
This event was held at the Hamilton Princess and the banquet was held the same day as International Women's Day. The banquet was well attended by many of our NSGBs young girls in attendance. We had 2 dynamic speakers who are multi US Olympians Hazel Clarke and Jearl Miles Clark (twice Olympic medalist). Their speeches were dynamic and directed to the young girls in the audience telling their story of their journey towards becoming an Elite athlete, the good and the bad.
Presentation by Hazel Clarke
Presentation by Jearl Miles-Clarke
Question and answer panel facilitated by Donna Raynor to Hazel and Jearl
The next day the expo was held with over 20 sporting bodies and companies associated with sports setting up booths displaying their sport. There were several demonstrations throughout the day and the day concluded with a panel consisting of Katura Horton-Perinchief and her mother Ellen Kate Horton, Jessica Lewis and her mother Lori Lewis, Dominique Richardson and her mother Tammy Richardson. They also talked about their journey towards becoming an Elite athlete but also the supporting part their mother's played in assisting in getting them there.
The sponsors for the event were BF&M, Butterfield & Vallis, AXA XL.
World Rugby awards 14 new women’s leadership development scholarships ahead of International Women’s Day
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- World Rugby women’s leadership scholarships increase from ten to fourteen in 2019
- More than 100 scholarship applications received globally
- Scholarship to offer women in rugby more opportunity for leadership development
To mark International Women’s Day, World Rugby has renewed its commitment to driving inspirational leadership and fast tracking the development of women in rugby on and off the pitch through its successful women’s leadership scholarship programme.
Receiving more than 100 applications globally, this year the highly sought-after World Rugby executive leadership scholarships have been awarded to 14 women from different unions, an increase on the ten who were awarded in 2018.
Working in conjunction with the regional associations, who oversee the application process, the scholarship programme will offer more opportunities for leadership development for its member unions and regional associations.
A key strand of the Accelerating the global development of women in rugby 2017-25 strategy, the scholarship programme objectives aim to support talented women worldwide to further develop their rugby leadership potential and ensure that rugby is a global leader in sport.
Photo credit : Royal Gazette
2019 World Rugby Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients
- Cate Sexton (New Zealand): Head of Women’s Rugby Development in New Zealand rugby
- Vela Naucukidi (Fiji): Women’s Development Officer, former President of the Fiji Women’s Rugby Women (2007-2012) and current Secretary since 2013
- Jane Schmitt (Australia): Director and board member of Queensland Rugby Union
- Cybele Druma (Papua New Guinea): Former CEO of Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union and President of the National Capital District Rugby Union and
- Gemma Fay (Scotland): Head of women and girl’s rugby with the Scottish Rugby Union.
- Katharina Kueß (Austria): Vice President and head of women’s rugby in Austria. A player and a coach, Katharina was appointed Women’s league coordinator in 2016 and was a founder of the Austrian women’s 7s league.
- Annelies Acda (Nederland): Rugby Nederland Board member and member of the Women’s Rugby Committee of Rugby Europe
- Irina Arkhytska (Ukraine): Secretary General for Ukraine Rugby Union.
- Regina Lunyolo (Uganda): Chairperson of the Uganda Women’s Rugby Advisory Committee and Committee member for the Gender Equality and Diversity commission of the Uganda Olympic Committee
- Edvige Manga (Senegal): Deputy Secretary General of Senegal Rugby Union
- María Fernanda Vázquez Villatoro (Mexico): Manager and Board Member at Wallabies Rugby Football Club Mexico
- Lauren Rothwell (Bermuda): Board Member, Public Relations Officer & National Team Member for Bermuda Rugby union
- Lettizia Alcaraz (Argentina): Women's Rugby Development Manager of the Northeast Rugby Union
- Soledad Galleguillos (Chile): Development Manager of Women's Rugby and former international player for Chile, coach and educator.
BERMUDA OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION PRESENTS WOMEN IN SPORTS BANQUET & EXPO
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Hamilton, Bermuda 19th February 2019: The Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA) is pleased to present the 2019 Women in Sports Banquet & Expo on 8 and 9 March.
The Banquet, will be held in the Princess Ballrooms of the Hamilton Princess Hotel at 76 Pitts Bay Road in Pembroke on Friday, 8 March International Women’s Day. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers will be Jearl Miles-Clark, US Olympian and Silver (1992) and Gold (1996 and 2000) Olympic Medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay, and Hazel Clark, US Olympian and Director of Sports & Business Development for the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Tickets are $100 and are available from the BOA (Belvedere Building, 69 Pitts Bay Road), Sportseller in Washington Mall, or directly from the BOA’s Women In Sport Committee members.
The Expo, which is free to attend, will be held the following day on Saturday, 9 March from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Princess Ballrooms of the Hamilton Princess Hotel. It will feature a panel discussion with Katrua Horton-Perinchief (Olympic Diver), Jessica Lewis (Paralympian) and Dominique Richardson (Football) accompanied by their mothers, as well as demonstrations throughout the day and booth displays from several of Bermuda’s national sports governing bodies, and local health and wellness- focused organisations.
The Women In Sports Banquet & Expo is sponsored by Butterfield & Vallis, BF&M and AXA.
