The New Zealand Olympic Committee wants to continue its work promoting women in sport by bringing more female coaches into high profile positions.

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The NZOC has become the first national organisation to win the IOC's women in sport award.

Top BMX rider Sarah Walker has been part of the delegation in Lausanne and said the award is recognition of the lack of barriers in New Zealand sport.

"Its a very male dominated sport but I never felt like I couldn't do it or I wasn't allowed, New Zealand has done really well in that sense - if you're feeling like you want to go and do something then just go and do it."

Sarah Walker said having two degrees of separation in New Zealand means top athletes are accessible to kids.

About the IOC Women in Sport Trophies

• The IOC Women and Sport trophies are awarded annually to promote the advancement of women in sport. They recognise outstanding achievement and contributions made to develop, encourage and strengthen the participation of women and girls at all levels in the sports world.
• The IOC Women and Sport Awards were first introduced in 2000. 

• National Olympic Committees, International Federations and Continental Associations are invited make nominations.

• Every year, six trophies (one per continent, and one at world level) are awarded to a woman or man (former athlete, coach, administrator or journalist) or to an organisation that has worked to develop, encourage and strengthen the participation of women and girls in physical and sports activities, in coaching or in administrative and decision-making structures, and promote female journalists and women's sport in the media.
• In 2014 the World Trophy was awarded to Meriem Cherni Mizouni of Tunisia, a pioneer of women’s and girls’ sport in her country. 

• The jury consists of five members of the IOC Women in Sport Commission, representing each continent.

• New Zealanders Susie Simcock, Barbara Kendall and the Hillary Commission (former Sport NZ) have been former New Zealand winners of a Continental Award for Oceania.