Ten ladies from Pacific nations are attending Australian Open 2024 as a part of the Pacific Ladies Leaders in Tennis program.
Melbourne, Australia , 24 January 2024 | Tennis Australia
Ten ladies from Pacific nations – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu – are attending the Australian Open this week as a part of the Pacific Ladies Leaders in Tennis program.
The management program is a part of Tennis Australia’s Pacific Ladies and Ladies in Tennis – Rising on to the World Stage program. Funded by the Australian Authorities’s elite sports activities pathways program, PacificAus Sports activities, this system goals to help and empower Pacific ladies to take up management positions each on and off the courtroom by way of skilled improvement and networking alternatives.
The ladies had been welcomed on the Asia-Pacific Dinner on Tuesday, and can take part in a commencement ceremony on Wednesday.
Assistant Minister for Overseas Affairs, Tim Watts, attended the Asia-Pacific Dinner even and gave a keynote speech.
“I congratulate these 10 outstanding Pacific ladies on their upcoming commencement,” Assistant Minister Watts stated.
“I’m sure they’ll all make precious contributions as leaders of their communities and in tennis organisations all through the area.
“The Australian Authorities is dedicated to supporting extra Pacific ladies to take up management positions on the highest stage.”
Ladies coaches and gifted junior ladies from throughout the Pacific have additional had the chance to compete in regional Victorian tennis tournaments. They’ve additionally attended participant improvement camps focussed on constructing technical abilities and ways in addition to their confidence and future aspirations.
This has supplied a useful mentoring alternative with a few of Australia’s main coaches and the chance to take part in skilled improvement workshops reminiscent of Coach Join and Nationwide Tutor Improvement course.
“Tennis Australia is pleased with our ongoing relationship with the Pacific and our partnership with nationwide federations to construct the capability of girls leaders in tennis,” Director of Authorities, Social Impression and Stakeholder Relations Vicki Reid stated.
“These ladies are superb, they’ve coronary heart and a dedication to rising tennis and seeing it thrive inside the communities they play, coach and lead in. We’re extremely excited to welcome our individuals to Australia to take pleasure in an incredible AO expertise.
“It’s so necessary for ladies to tackle management roles of their communities, so ladies and ladies have an equal voice and the flexibility to affect resolution making. Having extra ladies in management positions helps to create a welcoming, protected, and inclusive setting for all.”
The ten graduates may also attend probably the most prestigious off-court occasions, the AO Inspirational Sequence on Thursday, headlined by Elle Macpherson. Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley will open the occasion, carrying within the magnificent Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy 50 years after successful her first Australian Open title.
Celebrating the achievement of girls in all fields of endeavour, the AO Inspirational Sequence can also be the prelude to a spectacular night time of tennis for the Pacific ladies leaders, as they watch the world’s prime ladies battle by way of the semifinals to win a coveted spot within the AO 2024 singles last.
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