BOP triathlete earns Olympic selection Whakatane’s Hayden Wilde is on his way to Tokyo. File Image. Supplied. '); } else { // } A triathlete from Whakatane has been selected to represent New Zealand at this year’s Olympic Games. Hayden Wilde of Eastern Bay Multisport & Triathlon Club is currently coached by Craig Kirkwood and will participate in the Men’s Individual Triathlon & Mixed Team Relay events in Tokyo. Four stars of New Zealand’s elite triathlon team have been selected. The other athletes heading to Japan are Taupo’s Nicole van der Kaay, Women’s Individual Triathlon & Mixed Team Relay, Gisborne’s Tayler Reid, Men’s Individual Triathlon & Mixed Team Relay and Cambridge’s Ainsley Thorpe, Women’s Individual Triathlon & Mixed Team Relay.