Plus, 20 per cent of competitors were from outside Taranaki. Wood said a real draw was the “great range” sports, which range from athletics and equestrian to dog agility, pistol shooting, dance and wine appreciation. “It s not just sport, it’s a social gathering,” she said.
GLENN JEFFREY/Stuff Their oldest competitor was an 89-year-old man from Fielding, who competed in nine swimming events. Wood said their youngest competitor would have been 20, and also a swimmer. She said the Games gave school teams the opportunity to play more experienced teams in sports such as volley ball. New Plymouth Boys’ High School students Anton Lamprecht and Caleb Murray and their team had that opportunity on Sunday, playing against the Beesfriends team, from Hāwera, at Stratford s TET Multi sport Centre.