Former Future Champions program recipient becomes Australia's youngest ever Olympian.
The Elmore Oil Company conducts a scholarship program for young Australian Athletes in conjunction with the Smith Family, known as The Future Champions Program. Each year The Elmore Oil Company provides cash scholarships to individuals who are shown to have a strong desire and a need to progress in their chosen sport.
Britteny Cox is one of those recipients of funds from the Future Champions Program and has now gone on to make the Olympics at just 15 years of age. She joins Australian Track & Field Olympian, Joel Milburn, as the 2nd recipient of funds from the program to go on and become an Olympian.
A star may not have been born when 15-year-old Britteny Cox plunged down the moguls course at Cypress Mountain to become Australia's youngest winter Olympic competitor in 50 years, but she is definitely a star in the making.
Wearing kneebands decorated with the Australian flag, the schoolgirl showed the poise of a skier a decade older. She ignored the high hoopla of the Olympic event and put together a seamless performance, to prove that she belongs in the ultimate arena.
The youngest competitor in the field, she was not overawed by the occasion or the company of the world's best moguls specialists, finishing 23rd (19.87 points) in a field of 27. US skier Hannah Kearney, 24, won the gold medal (26.63) from Canadian favourite Jennifer Heil (25.69).
Cox later declared that this was just the beginning of what Australian Olympic officials believe will be a glittering career.
"I did everything that I had visualised," Cox said.
"I have learned that the Olympic course is just like every other competition. There's just more crowd and music and lights."
Australia head moguls coach Steve Desovich, who guides Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith, said his team was "very enamoured" of the young skier.
"She did very well. That was the best she could do tonight," Desovich said.
"In typical Brit fashion, she puts down consistent run after run after run. She will have to learn how to pick up speed and jump bigger, but there's no reason why she can't be a top competitor.
"Something like this is a life-changing experience. This will inspire her and make her even more committed for the future. She's so smart and committed and she will work as hard as she needs to."
Canada's freestyle skiing supremo and former Australia aerials coach Peter Judge has compared Cox to Begg-Smith at the same age.
"You can tell the difference between people who have an artistic touch and people who have a mechanical touch," Judge said.
"The great ones like Dale and Jean-Luc Brassard (the 1994 gold medallist) have that artistic touch -- and I can see it in Britteny as well. It's very rare."
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The Elmore Oil Company has enlisted the aid of international super bantam weight champion, Balweg Bangoyan, to endorse their new program to raise money for children in poverty in the Philippines.
The company’s flagship product, Elmore Oil, which is used for pain relief for people suffering from arthritis and muscular aches and pains, has been Australias fastest selling topical pain reliever over the last 3 years and is now available in 12 countries around the world, including the Philippines.
And now the makers of the fastest selling topical pain reliever have teamed with a man who is considered by some as one of the most promising new boxers, to help children who may not otherwise have a chance to make it in life. Davao del sur Vice Governor Simplico “Fely” Latasa described Bangoyan as “one of the brightest Filipino prospects in years to hold a world championship” and a future champion of the people.
It all started when the companies managing director, Mark Linford, made his first business trip to the Philippines in November 2007 and was struck by the number of young children on the streets of Manila, forced to beg for a living. “It’s a hard thing to witness”, says Mr. Linford, “and I knew from the first time I visited the country we needed to do something to help. It took a little over a year to get something in place but we now have a trust fund which provides financial help for the children of the Philippines.”
“Initially we set up a pilot program which is being trialed in Ozamiz City, in the southern region of Mindanao, before we launch it around the Philippines. The program is funded from proceeds from the sale of our Elmore Oil in the Philippines, with 10 pesos from the sale of every 50ml bottle going into the fund which is then distributed by the Ozamiz City treasury department to needy street kids to provide education programs.”
While it is still in the trial stage at the moment, it has been quite successful, with the personal endorsement of the Mayor of Ozamiz City, Reynaldo Parojinog. But now with the backing of the Philippines latest emerging champion, Balweg Bangoyan, the fund is set to be promoted rapidly around the whole country, working with each of the country’s 14 major regionsThe company's managing director, Mark Linford, believes Balweg Banyogan is a perfect fit for his company. “This young boxer seems to be a fine ambassador for his country and a great role model for the young people of The Philippines. This is exactly the type of person we like to support and assist in any way we can to progress their career. We will help Balweg progress and support him whenever we can because he is a good role model for kids and a future champion of the Philippine people.”
Mr. Linford flew to Davao City to meet with Bangoyan and his manager, Mayor Zander Khan, on the 1st of March to sign off the deal, one day before the title defence Bangoyan was scheduled to fight, but the Bangoyan fight was cancelled due to the offer of a chance to take on the WBC Senior World title holder in Tokyo at the end of April
Bangoyan will now fight the Japanese title holder, Toshiaki Nishioka, on the 30th of April in Tokyo to determine the WBC World Superbantam Weight crown and will carry the Elmore Oil logo into the fight on his robe, his shorts and in the form of a temporary tattoo on his back, to show his support for the product and the trust fund that will help the children from his home country.
The f ull media release can be viewed at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3714434.htm
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