New Zealander on Olympic team
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HAWKES BAY, New Zealand — Paora Winitana of the Takapuna Ward, Auckland New Zealand Harbour Stake, is competing in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens as a member of the New Zealand Olympic basketball team called the "Tall Blacks."
Brother Winitana served as a Young Men adviser in his ward before being selected for the team. He was also part of the Tall Black team that made the 2002 World Championship semifinals.
He just completed a pre-Olympic tour in the United States and other countries; the Tall Blacks secured a 93-90 win in their final pre-Olympic tour match Aug. 10, playing against Bulgaria in Yambol, Bulgaria.
Brother Winitana lives in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, with his wife and 2-year-old son.
