Three-time Olympic gold medallist Peter Snell is as perplexed as anyone amid the revelation that his 1964 Tokyo Olympics singlet, bought by Te Papa, may not be the real deal. Snell was not sure what Te Papa had done to establish the veracity of the singlet, compared to other clothing. "The amount of money that the museum was prepared to pay, that was very surprising," Snell said. In one sense, I am disappointed that a piece of my apparel is not going to be in Te Papa. Snell admitted that most of his Olympic apparel was now gone, either donated to charity or given up at auction.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 30, 2016 02:33 UTC