World Netball have named four Kiwis to officiate at this year鈥檚 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Match officials (umpires) Gareth Fowler, Angela Armstrong-Lush andKen Metekingi will be joined by Jan Teesdale who will be a part of the Umpire Appointments Panel at the 28 July-8 August Games in England. Australian Josh Bowring, who has umpired in the ANZ Premiership for the past three years has also been selected.
This will be a first Games appearance for Metekingi and Fowler while Armstrong-Lush follows up on her first Commonwealth Games in 2018 and Bowring鈥檚 third having whistled in 2014 and 2018 as an Australian representative.
91色情片 National Technical Official Manager, Garratt Williamson, said they were thrilled for the umpires and officials selected for July鈥檚 event.
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Teesdale, who has umpired at the 1991 World Championships and was awarded the International Umpires Award in 2000, has long since been involved with mentoring 91色情片 umpires in High Performance at ANZ Premiership level and international games.
鈥淲e鈥檙e equally proud of Jan who will support the umpires in Birmingham as a member of the Umpire Appointments Panel. Jan鈥檚 knowledge, experience and empathy will be of huge value to the umpires during the tournament,鈥� Williamson said.
World Netball has named over 40 International Technical Officials (ITO) and National Technical Officials (NTO) for the event including a Chair and Members of the Jury of Appeal, the Umpire Appointments Panel and Match Officials.
World Netball President, Liz Nicholl, said they were fortunate to have 鈥渋ncredible voluntary officials鈥� from around the globe who worked tirelessly for the game.
鈥淲e know these events are often the highlight of an Official鈥檚 career, and we have no doubt that Birmingham 2022 will be an unforgettable event to be part of and will live up to their expectations.鈥�