Sir Mark Todd is not used to being knocked off the top perch but it transpires he is not be the oldest in the New Zealand Olympic team after all. Todd was this week named in the New Zealand equestrian team for Rio, meaning he will compete at his eighth Olympics. NZOC chief executive Kereyn Smith said women are looking like the dominant force in the New Zealand Olympic team. "I did quite enjoy being the elder statesman of the team, but am happy to concede," Todd said. Brougham herself admits, "I had tried to keep my age on the down-low, but hey, now I'm Olympian I may as well embrace it.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2016 22:30 UTC