Maccabi International Games launched
THE Maccabi Australia International Games have been launched in Sydney with a special function and a fireworks display over Darling Harbour.
DAVID WEINER
THE Maccabi Australia International Games (MAIGs) have been launched in Sydney with a special function and a fireworks display over Darling Harbour.
The games will be held from December 26 to January 2, 2011 in Sydney.
At the function on February 14 there were speeches from Maccabi Australia president Harry Procel, 2010 MAIGs chairman Jeff Houseman and 2006 MAIGs chief executive Karen Grega.
The 170-strong crowd, which was well supported by Maccabi NSW’s clubs, and included the president of US Maccabi Ron Carter and his wife Talia, was entertained throughout the night.
“It was about getting out to the community, letting them know we’ve got the games, the venues, the social,” Houseman told The AJN.
“The thrust now is to get the Australian team together and it’s extremely important we [also] work with the countries very closely so that they’ll compete in the majority of the sports that are up there. I’m reasonably confident we’ll have 800-1000 ¬≠athletes [both] internationally and Australian.”
Houseman hopes to have a firmer indication of numbers by the end of March, with a March 31 deadline for countries to get their first entry forms in signalling priority sports.
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