Eliza Mccartney competes at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo / Getty Images
Global insurance broker Aon has become the latest corporate signing by Athletics New Zealand announcing a sponsorship of the national sporting organisation today.
After exceeding expectations on the track at the Rio Olympics and Paralympics in August 2016, with stellar performances by a range of athletes including Eliza McCartney, Dame
Val Adams, Nick Willis, Tom Walsh, Liam Malone and Anna Grimaldi, the rising star of athletics continues off the track.
Aon join a growing stable of commercial partners keen to align with the sport as it enters into a new era of success. Partners such as Air New Zealand, Hertz, New Zealand Red Cross and others has seen the value in supporting the sport, which has nearly 200 affiliated clubs across the country and a growing grassroots membership.
Athletics New Zealand Chief Executive, Linda Hamersley, welcomes the insurance brokers decision to support athletics, "Were thrilled to have Aon New Zealand join our family of sponsors. Aon are a global leader in their field of business and partner with a range of sports, so we are very pleased to be a part of their stable".
A major investor in New Zealand sport sponsorship, Aon already throws its weight behind a range of sports from the elite professional level with the Chiefs, through to other NSO's like Yachting and Rowing, and major secondary schools events such as its long standing partnership with the Maadi Cup rowing regatta.
