Kelly Schischka: AIMS Games Tournament Director ahead of this year's competition

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 9:18 p.m.

Intermediate aged kids from all over the Pacific are set to compete in this year's AIMS Games.

Around 20,000 visitors are expected to flood into Tauranga over the next week for the 20th anniversary of the Year seven and eight sporting competition.\xa0\xa0\xa0

Athletes from almost 400 schools across New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and the Cook Islands will compete in 25 different codes. \xa0

Tournament Director, Kelly Schischka, told Mike Hosking for the kids it's a week-long sleepover while playing sports with friends. \xa0\xa0

She says they want them to make good memories, new friends and have a great time. \xa0

The competition gets underway tomorrow.\xa0

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