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
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.
Daily Times
April 4, 2021
MELBOURNE: Sydney’s Stadium Australia will host the 2023 women’s World Cup final, with Eden Park in Auckland staging the first match of a tournament organisers hope will drive gender parity in soccer. Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will also host games in Australia, with New Zealand’s Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington completing the nine host cities for the global showpiece. Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand will have one semi-final each with the full schedule to be announced later this year, soccer’s global governing body FIFA said. “The appointment of the nine host cities represents a major milestone for the next FIFA women’s World Cup, as well as for players and fans across Australia, New Zealand and around the world,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. Host city bids from Australia’s Newcastle and Launceston, and New Zealand’s Christchurch missed out.
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FIFA made the host city announcement with the World Cup - the first women’s edition to feature 32 teams - a little more than two years away.
“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,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.
Of the 10 stadiums named to host the 64 matches, two will be in Sydney - including the soon to be completed Sydney Football Stadium - while one has been selected from each of the other host cities.