The allegations are similar to many made around the world of gymnastics.
Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. It is no different in sport. But for those who dedicate their childhoods to just one sport, amateur athletes suffer the grief of loss of identity just badly as professional and elite level counterparts. But there is a big difference – professional sports are far more likely to recognise their former athletes need help in their time of transition, compared to the financially strapped lower profile amateur sports. Gymnasts, for example, as young as nine are being put onto elite pathways, dedicating at times upwards of 30 hours a week training. Some athletes have to choose between sport and education.
NZOC preparing team for vastly different Olympic Games 01/22/21
With Saturday January 23rd marking six months to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is ramping up its preparations for a vastly different Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Organising Committee have reiterated their commitment to the Games taking place in Tokyo from July 23rd to August 8th, 2021.
NZOC CEO Kereyn Smith says the global situation is incredibly challenging and the New Zealand Team is preparing to work within strict countermeasures on which the Games will be based.
“The Olympic Games will be a vastly different event from what we re used to,” said Smith.
For the first time ever, a New Zealand under-19 women s cricket side has been named
For the first time ever, a New Zealand under-19 women s cricket side has been named 21 January 2021
The 18 players will play a New Zealand Police women s XI and a New Zealand provincial women s XI in February, March and April.
The team will be coached by High Performance Sport New Zealand residency coach, Kari Carswell.