Athletics: Top official dies

Leading New Zealand athletics official Brian McEwan died last night in Invercargill after a short illness.

McEwan, in his late 50s, was a technical official at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and was in his third term as chairman of the New Zealand Athletics Officials Association.

He was also a member of Athletics New Zealand's technical officials committee.

He will leave a huge gap at local, national and international level.

His knowledge of the sport of athletics was widely sought and he was regularly invited to officiate in Australia at international meetings such as the Australian championships and at Oceania championships.

He was the first New Zealander to be invited to officiate at the Commonwealth Games.

- NZPA