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The following criteria was amended at the North Queensland Sports Foundation Board Meeting held on 12 March 2005.

 

Definition of Sport

‘Sport’ is defined as: ‘A human activity capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill which, by its nature and organisation, is competitive and is generally accepted as being a sport’. (As per the Australian Sports Commission).

 

Criteria

Athletes can only qualify by having competed, as an individual (or as part of a team) and meeting the following criteria:

(a) Birthplace in North Queensland as defined by the Foundation master plan or spent a significant part of their life in North Queensland.

(b) Represented Australia, in one of the sports listed below, at open level at either an Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games or a sanctioned World Titles or Championships at the discretion of the Board of the North Queensland Sports Foundation.

OR

Athletes who have performed outstanding feats who do not fit the above categories and who are recommend by the Operations Committee and approved by the Board of the Foundation. These athletes may not necessarily be from one of the sports listed.

SPORTS

Air Sports, Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Biathlon, Billiard Sports, Bobsleigh, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cricket, Curling, Cycling, DanceSport, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Ice Hockey, Judo, Karate, Lacrosse, Lawn Bowls, Life Saving, Luge, Modern Pentathlon, Motorcycle Racing, Netball, Polo, Rowing, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sailing, Shooting, Skating, Skiing, Softball, Squash, Surfing, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Skiing, Weightlifting, Wrestling.

School Projects in the planning. Following the success of a presentation of Burdekin athletes who have represented Australia by a class of Year 7 students from East Ayr State School, the North Queensland Sports Foundation is exploring ways of introducing similar projects into other North Queensland Schools.