On Friday ,23 July New Zealand is sending 211 , 101 female and 110 males to Tokyo for the Olympics from the 23 of July until Sunday ,8th of August. The youngest athlete in the team is 17-year-old swimmer Erika Fairweather who is in her final year of High School at Dunedin’s Kavanagh College. The oldest is equestrian jumping athlete Bruce Goodin who is 51. There are gonna be a lot of sports that are gonna be played like. Track racing, High jump, Long jump, Fencing, Swimming And other different sports Auckland has produced the largest percentage of the Tokyo Olympians with 52 of the team hailing from the region. The Bay of Plenty comes in second with 25 athletes, and Canterbury third with 23. 118 of the athletes will be first time Olympians, while the other 93 have already been to one or more Games.
Dame Valerie Adams will create history, becoming the second ever New Zealand female to attend five Olympic Games.
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Hi Brendan. That is some very useful information you have posted about the Olympics. I'm really looking forward to when it all starts! What events are you looking forward to watching? I'm looking forward to watching Rugby Sevens, Basketball, Swimming, Boxing and athletics - especially the 100 meters. It will be interesting to see who is the fastest man in the world now that Usain Bolt has retired. Keep up the great writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely comment, I am really looking forward for the sevens rugby. And I am also looking forward to be seeing the new fastest man in the world.
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