Richmond Sports Wall of Fame News Release

News Release 6911 No Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 November 8, 2017 For Immediate Release New inductees added to Richmond Sports Wall of Fame Richmond, BC – Nine outstanding individuals in the categories of athletes, builders, coaches and officials are among the local sports heroes who will be permanently inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame on Saturday, November 18 at Richmond City Hall “Sport is an important part of our community’s heritage, as well as providing lifelong benefits to its participants and inspiration for us all,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie “It is an honour to recognize each of this year’s inductees for their achievements and dedication to their sport by having them inducted into the Richmond Sport Wall of Fame.” This is the third year of inductions into the Richmond Sport Wall of Fame, which was launched in 2015 There are presently 34 individuals and teams that have been inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame The Wall honours individuals and teams who have played significant roles in building Richmond’s sports community and/or excelled at their sport Induction categories include: Pioneer, Builder, Coach, Official, Athlete, Masters Athlete, Team and Special Achievement This year’s inductees include: Athletes Arjan Singh Bhullar – 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Darcy Marquardt– 2012 Olympic Silver Medallist and 2006 World Champion Brian Johns – Most decorated swimmer in Canadian University History Jennifer Joyce – 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist Andrew Mavis – 2000 Olympic Athlete Builder Nancy Carey – 30 years of service as a Volunteer, Administrator and Coach of Girls Field Hockey Official Kanwal Singh Neel – Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Sport as an International Athletics Official Coaches Glenn Kishi – Two-Time Junior Football Provincial Champion Coach Dr Doug Nielsen – Fastpitch Girls Softball Coach 5648866 The Richmond Sports Wall of Fame is located at the Richmond Olympic Oval and is part of the Olympic Experience (ROX) Access to the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame and the accompanying History of Sport in Richmond exhibit is free This year’s induction ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m on Saturday, November 18 in Council Chambers at Richmond City Hall The induction ceremony is open to the public Members of the public are now being encouraged to submit nominations for 2018 inductees to the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame Nominations will be accepted up to December 31, 2017 The Richmond Sports Hall of Fame nomination form is posted on the City of Richmond website or www.richmond.ca/sports Applications can be sent to sportswalloffame@richmond.ca - 30 Media Contact: Ted Townsend Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing Tel: 604-276-4399 Cell: 604-516-9585 Email: TTownsend@richmond.ca Your email address has been recorded in our media contact database In the future, you will receive news releases and media advisories To unsubscribe at any point, please email us at communications@richmond.ca with “Unsubscribe to media list” in the subject line 5648866 ...The Richmond Sports Wall of Fame is located at the Richmond Olympic Oval and is part of the Olympic Experience (ROX) Access to the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame and the accompanying History of. .. 2017 The Richmond Sports Hall of Fame nomination form is posted on the City of Richmond website or www .richmond. ca /sports Applications can be sent to sportswalloffame @richmond. ca - 30 Media Contact:... Members of the public are now being encouraged to submit nominations for 2018 inductees to the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame Nominations will be accepted up to December 31, 2017 The Richmond Sports