Hamish Bond named New Zealand team flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics 2021. Video / Jed BradleyNew Zealand athletics veteran Nick Willis will compete in a record fifth Olympic Games after making the cut for his event by the slimmest possible margin. However, with a little help from those abstaining competitors, Willis will now become the first male New Zealand track and field athlete to compete in five Olympic Games. Dame Valerie Adams will also be attending her fifth Olympics, competing in the shot put. Nick Willis can breath a sigh of relief after qualifying for his fifth Olympic Games.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 01, 2021 21:01 UTC