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NEWSLETTER
AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION LTD.
Editor: Brad Coles (editor@abf.com.au) No. 228 August 2024
Approved for Print Post S65001/00163 ABN 70 053 651 666
Zara Chowdhury, Diya Shah, Lauren Morgan, Jasmine Skeate, Anne Davey, Kate Macdonald and npc Lauren Travis
The 8th World Youth Team Championships
Lauren Travis
This year’s Australian Under 26 Women’s team comprised six young women aged 16 to 25 with bridge ca- reers between one and eight years long, all competing in their first international event. Only one player had participated in any sort of ‘high-pressure’ bridge, having played two Youth ANC finals. What better way to complete the team than with a first-time non-playing captain?
Although the team was ratified by the ABF, our team was not subsidised to attend the World Youth Trans- national Championships in Wroclaw, Poland in July. So began several months of fundraising. The level of support from the Australian bridge community was incredible, with events in Queensland, South Australia and ACT, as well as generous donations from across the country, helping to cover our costs. Words cannot express our gratitude for the financial assistance, words of encouragement and belief from everyone.
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