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Games squad flies off today
By HENRY MORABANG
THE 236-person PNG contingent will
make strong representation in the Darwin when the 2007 Arafura
Games officially open tomorrow night at the Marrara Sporting
Complex.
PNG have nominated to take part in swimming, hockey, table tennis,
sailing, disable sport, squash, bowls (men/women), boxing, netball
and basketball (men/women) as part of their preparation for the
Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, in August.
PNG Sports Foundation who also provided incentives for gold medal
winners to take part and three provincial teams has become the
first teams to take part. They are Enga (women soccer), Madang
(women basketball), EHP (athletics) and Bougainville (volleyball).
Two clubs NCD boxing and Defence bowling were given the nod by PNG
Sports Foundation after meeting the requirements to take part in
the Games.
According to member of the PNG Arafura planning committee Kori
Toua Navuru, all the teams are in Darwin except for NCD Boxing,
Bougainville volleyball, PNG netball, PNG basketball, EHP
Athletics who will leave today while PNG Boxing Union will travel
tomorrow.
She said swimming who have traveled earlier to attend other
overseas tournament is expected to arrive on Tuesday before the
swimming competition starts.
Mrs Navuru said hockey womenís team left on Tuesday while their
menís team left on Wednesday while the rest of the sports
yesterday.
PNG Sports Foundation and VIP guest at the Arafura Games include
John Kambuou, Mrs Daera Bowskill, Edris Kumbruwah and Kambuouís
executive officer, and Martin Tabel.
Mrs Navuru said the chairman of the Arafura Games Committee is
currently in Darwin to welcome the PNG teams.
 
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