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Re: New Zealand launches new games for the new millennium

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From: Gene
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:00
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Hi,
Should be a good time to introduce tractionkite and other kite related
sports in which NZ had a major influence thus far.....

Ciao,

Fringe Games Media <media@fringegames.org> wrote in article
<media-0902991637200001@d181.tnt0.paradise.net.nz>...
> New Zealand launches new games for the new millennium
> 
> 9 February 1999
> 
> A major international sporting event focusing on new and experimental
> sports is to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, one week before the
> Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
> 
> Called the Fringe Games, it aims to move beyond traditional sport in an
> exploration of human potential.
> 
> �There is a hunger for new and exciting events,� says Fringe Games
creator
> and international best selling author, Burton Silver. �People are going
to
> be able to watch formation running, the 100m slalom and mechanized
running
> for the first time, plus a host of other dynamic sports that have never
> been staged on an athletic track before.�
....snip
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From: "Gene" <evisser@clear.co.nz>
Subject: Re: New Zealand launches new games for the new millennium
Date: 1999/02/15
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