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South Canterbury's top skaters will not be able to compete in the world championships this year. Pictured, from left, are Charli Nevin, Ella Benson, Roshean O'Connor and Charlotte Clarke.
New Zealand’s top speed skaters will miss out on an opportunity to compete in the World Speed Skating Championships for the second consecutive year due to Covid-19.
The championships are scheduled to take place in Cartagena and Arjona, Colombia, from September 4 to 11, but national coach Bill Begg said he had received news New Zealand would not be attending.
A letter from Skate NZ, also known as New Zealand Federation of Roller Sports, says “due to the continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, the Government requirements for quarantine, and the health and wellbeing of our skaters and management, the NZFRS board have determined that the team will not be able to attend the event”.