The 2024 World Skate Oceania Speed Skating Championships were this year held in New Zealand with 35 Kiwi skaters and 28 Australian skaters in attendance over Easter weekend. Timaru was host to some of the best speed skaters from both countries.
New Zealand’s inline speed skating team recently competed at the World Champs in Alte Ceccato, Italy. The five-strong team of Andrew Jones and Chase Morpeth.
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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”.