Whanganui speed skater Renee Teers leaves for Namwon in South Korea on Saturday to compete in the Asian Roller Skating Championships on September 4-14.
Teers, who turned 16 yesterday, has been selected as one of four New Zealand skaters to compete in the Junior Women's grade (Under 19) with the others being from the South Canterbury Club.
New Zealand and Australia have been invited as guest nations and are the only countries competing from outside the Asia Region.
The championships are at the highest level of the sport with the Asian nations, in particular the hosts South Korea, China and China Taipei being amongst the best in the world.
Only two skaters from each nation will be allowed to compete in each event.