Naru boxers to visit Mayors Parlour

1 July 2011

The Mayor of Kendal, Cllr Jonathan Brook and the Chairman of South Lakeland District Council, Councillor Sylvia Emmott will be welcoming the national boxing team of Naru to South Lakeland.  On Monday 4 July at 6.00pm in Kendal Town Hall the international visitors will have an opportunity to view the Mayors Parlour and the historical items on display. 

From 2 July, Kendal Judo Club will be hosting a five-week training camp for the Nauru Boxing Federation and four boxers along with their National Coach will be using the boxing facilities to develop their boxing skills.  Kendal Judo Club has been prepared as a boxing training venue and has been identified as an Olympic Training Centre in the build up to the London 2012 Olympics. 

Nauru is the smallest Republic in the world and is situated in the South Pacific approximately twenty-five miles south of the equator with a population of around 12,000 inhabitants. Boxing is fairly new on the island but they have competed in the Oceania Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.  One boxer won a Silver medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.  They have ambitions to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games but they must first qualify through the Oceania Continent and are using the training camp to develop further in the sport of boxing. 

Chair of SLDC, Councillor Sylvia Emmott, said: “I am looking forward to meeting the young athletes from Naru and will offer them a warm welcome from the people of South Lakeland.  This training camp offers young boxers from our area a wonderful opportunity to train with the Naru team and both sides will gain valuable experience and friendship.”