Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion and Wiradjuri lady Evonne Goolagong Cawley has opened the fourth version of the Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival (NITC) in Darwin, on Larrakia Nation.
Darwin, Australia, 10 August 2023 | Tennis Australia
Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion and Wiradjuri lady Evonne Goolagong Cawley opened the fourth version of the Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival (NITC) in Darwin, on Larrakia Nation on Thursday.
Goolagong Cawley was joined by Tennis NT CEO Tania Tandora, Tennis Australia First Nations Lead and Yuin lady Kyah Jones together with members of the NITC as 160 First Nations aspiring tennis gamers made their method to the Northern Territory forward of the official opening ceremony.
Celebrating the cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander folks by means of tennis, the NITC was first launched in 2018 and is an annual four-day occasion centred round tradition, neighborhood, tennis, schooling, and wellbeing. This 12 months’s occasion will run from 10-13 August.
“Previous to this week, we had 11 occasions main into the Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival, from throughout Australia, together with distant communities,” Jones stated.
“With our sustainability technique at TA, we’re actually making an attempt to excel on this First Nations area. We’ve lately launched our Innovate, Reconciliation Motion Plan, so actually seeking to be extra inclusive and create extra alternatives for Indigenous tennis.”
Added Goolagong Cawley: “This occasion isn’t just about tennis; it’s about studying from one another’s nation and the place they arrive from. I needed to come all the way in which up right here (NT) to find out about tradition additionally, and have turn out to be very connected to my tradition, I’ve turn out to be a stronger individual due to it.”
Stated Tadora: “The match covers off all ranges of skill, so now we have children who’re fairly new to tennis, and children who’re seasoned gamers. This occasion is extra about the way in which that members work together with one another, the values that they present, and the way they make use of this occasion.”
2023 Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival schedule
| Thursday 10 August | |
| 1.00pm | Members start arriving from round nation for the NITC 2023 |
| 2.00pm | Media preview with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and NITC representatives |
| 2.30pm – 4.00pm | Australian Open First Nations Ballkid Trials |
| 5.00pm | Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival Opening Ceremony and Welcome to Nation |
| 7.00pm | Cultural change ceremony for members and communities at NITC |
| Friday 11 August | |
| 9.30am – 5.30pm | Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival commences (cultural actions and match play underway) |
| 7.00pm | BARKAA live performance for members |
| Saturday 12 August | |
| 9.00 am | Finals day for 2023 Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival |
| 11.00am | Sizzling Photographs Finals (purple ball groups competitors) |
| 3.00pm | Future Stars Finals (orange ball groups competitors) |
| 4.30 pm | 14/u and 18/u Showdown Finals Begin (particular person match) |
| Sunday 13 August | |
| 9.00am | Closing ceremony, trophy presentation, Ash Barty Cup (high performing state/territory), Evonne Goolagong Medal of Excellence and Lethal Award winners introduced |
Concerning the 2023 Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival
Launched in 2018, the Nationwide Indigenous Tennis Carnival was based by Tennis Australia with help from Tennis NT, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the Evonne Goolagong Cawley Basis and its CEO Roger Cawley.
The carnival options two streams – one for participation (groups competitors), and one other for efficiency (match), in each the 14/u and 18/u age teams. Gamers journey from each state and territory and be a part of fellow members from Northern Territory communities together with Utopia, Ngukurr, Warrumiyanga (Tiwi Islands), Jabiru, Palmerston, and Woolianna.
Particular trophies can be offered to successful groups and rivals, with the Evonne Goolagong Medal of Excellence and the Ash Barty Cup awarded on the conclusion of the carnival.
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