Prime
Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Sport & Recreation,
Hon Grant Robertson and
Chief Executive of Sport New Zealand,
Raelene Castle ONZM (Ngāpuhi) will headline the
annual Captains Lunch at Eden Park on Friday 7 May 2021,
being staged in partnership between Women in Sport Aotearoa
and Trans - Tasman Business Circle.
This year marks a
special milestone - exactly ‘1 year to go’ until
Aotearoa New Zealand will host the 8th IWG World Conference
on Women & Sport. The event is the largest worldwide
gathering of experts in gender equality in sport and
physical activity, with 1,200 participants expected. For the
Press Release – Women in Sport
Captains Lunch 2021 to celebrate female leadership in sport and business, featuring Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Deputy Prime Minister Hon Grant Robertson and CEO of Sport New Zealand, Raelene Castle ONZM
Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Sport & Recreation,
Hon Grant Robertson and
Chief Executive of Sport New Zealand, Raelene Castle ONZM (Ngāpuhi) will headline the annual Captains Lunch at Eden Park on Friday 7 May 2021, being staged in partnership between Women in Sport Aotearoa and Trans – Tasman Business Circle.
This year marks a special milestone – exactly ‘1 year to go’ until Aotearoa New Zealand will host the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport. The event is the largest worldwide gathering of experts in gender equality in sport and physical activity, with 1,200 participants expected. For the first time in its history, it will be staged as a hybrid with a physical event
Japan open with Canada in Group E
Here s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw
An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw for the Women s Olympic Football Tournament was conducted in Zurich.
Hosts Japan will play Canada in their opening match in Group E, where they will also face Great Britain and Chile in the section. Group G looks especially intriguing as it features both co-hosts of the next FIFA Women’s World Cup™, Australia and New Zealand, and it also gives USA the chance for Olympic revenge over a Sweden side that eliminated them from Rio 2016 on penalties. China PR, Brazil, Zambia and the Netherlands comprise the other pool.
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Wellington Stadium, Wellington
FIFA also announced that Eden Park in Auckland will host the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, with Stadium Australia in Sydney selected to host the final.
Eden Park (image source: Wikimedia Commons/TimBray)
Both Australia and New Zealand will also host one semi-final each with the full match schedule for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 to be announced later this year.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said: “The appointment of the nine host cities represents a major milestone for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, as well as for players and football fans across Australia, New Zealand and around the world.