Speaking the day after two 16-year-old won bronze medals at the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, she is well qualified to talk about what it takes to make a young Olympian. GRANT MATTHEW/FAIRFAX NZ Terina Te Tamaki fends off Sounthland's Amy duPlessis at the National Secondary Schools Top4 Rugby Final in 2015. Te Tamaki still gets emotional recalling the moment her daughter found out she was going to Rio. "Top young athletes now see the 'top two inches' as crucial to peak performance. Having the structure of school and friends - even if they travel often - is also helpful for young athletes, Nimmo says.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 03:33 UTC