SECOND BOX !
Earlier this month (October), we received our SECOND box of promtional items from IAAF for World Athletics Day (held in May !) - but that's another story ! As the WAD participants had already received their souvenirs, we decided to give this second tranche to the best athletes in the Primary Schools' Finals which were held last Saturday (Oct. 21). The pins and posters were distributed, along with the sports prizes, on Monday.
CENTRE OF ATTRACTION.
One of the schools (Dai Nippon - who won the Junior Girls' category) decided to have a presentation this morning (Friday). The photo was taken this afternoon. It shows one of the Dai Nippon girls (Geraldine = "Seretin" in Kiribati) with a group of admiring school-friends and neighbours. If a simple pin can produce this interest for each of our athletes, we have given out 200 pins. So how much impact could Athletics (or "te Biri") be making in Kiribati, partly as a result of such promotions ? That is difficult to gauge - but we should continue to see increasing numbers keeping the base of our competitive pyramid really broad !!
Last Modified on 27/10/2006 15:25