To contact UBC students, staff or experts who can comment on the Commonwealth Games, please refer to the list below.
Experts who can comment on the Games
Sanjeev Routray
PhD candidate in Sociology and Liu Scholar with the Liu Institute for Global Issues
Email: sanjeevkroutray@gmail.com
Tel: +9650157986
• In Delhi doing research on urban restructuring and the politics of poverty
David Anderson
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
Tel: 604.822.2086
Email: david.anderson@ubc.ca
•Expert on long-term memories of mega-events
Students and staff participating in the Games
- Field Hockey: 22 current or former UBC students named to the Canadian squads for the Commonwealth Games
Shiaz Virjee
Head Coach, UBC Men’s Field Hockey
Tel: 604.376.2185
Email: shiazvirjee@telus.net
• In Vancouver but can comment on field hockey and connect media to:
•11 current UBC students on team: Abigail Raye, Robyn Pendleton, Kate Gillis, Diana Roemer, Katie Baker, Thea Culley, Antoni Kindler, Keegan Pereira, Jessie Watson, Richard Hildreth and Hudson Stewart
•11 former UBC players: Stephanie Nesbitt (Team Captain), Stephanie Jameson, Tyla Flexman, Samantha Smith, David Carter, Mark Pearson, David Jameson, Scott Tupper, Philip Wright, Matthew Guest and Iain Smythe.
•Three other former students participating: Sheena Scott (team manager), Andrew Schouten (team manager) and Inderpal Shembi (video technician) - Swimming: Five current or former UBC swimmers competing at the upcoming Games
Martin Richard
Communications Director, Swimming Canada
Email: mrichard@swimming.ca
Tel: #7838503724
• In Delhi and able to connect media with:
•UBC swimmer Martha McCabe, named the 2010 CIS Swimmer of the Year
•Four former UBC swimmers: Brian Johns, Scott Dickens, Brent Hayden and Annamay Pierse
•Assistant coach at UBC, Janice Hanan will be the team manager for Canada’s swimming team
•Former UBC coaches Tom Johnson is also participating at the Games - Track: Three students to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games
• Inaki Gomez
UBC student, Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Spanish Literature; Former UBC athlete, competing in 20-kilometer racewalk
Email: inaki2002@hotmail.com
• Other UBC track athletes: Mike Mason (high jump) and Evan Dunfee (20-kilometer racewalk)
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