The Olympics are over and it gives all of us involved with the Peter SNell Institute of Sport a great deal of pleasure to see that all he hard work and sacrifice of the athletes we have supported has been rewarded.

Nineteen of the athletes who represented New Zealand in Beijing have been supported by the Institute. We hope that you enjoyed watching them compete and join us in congratulating them on their performances.

Athletics

Valerie Vili - GOLD Shot put

Nick Willis - BRONZE 1500m

James Dolphin

Cycling

Sam Bewley - BRONZE 4000m Team Pursuit

Sarah Walker, Timothy Gudsell, Peter Latham

Rowing

Emma Twigg

Nathan Cohen

Sailing

Tom Ashley - GOLD Mens Sailboard

Jo Aleh, Peter Burling, Carl Evans

Swimming

Lauren Boyle, Mark Herring, Melissa Ingram, Glenn Snyders, Corney Swanepoel

Tennis

Marina Erakovic

A return back to Peter Snell's old school to look for a new champion became a reality last week. Stage 2 testing at Mount Albert Grammar (MAGS), a school with a strong tradition in the Talent Search Programme, was conducted to identify future sport stars. A well motivated and behaved group completed the testing with some fantastic results. Well done to all that took part and thank you to all of the staff that took part in collating the results.

Long Bay College held their first Stage 2 Testing at the school. With the inclusion of their junior sports academy class there was a wealth of talent on display across many sports. The teacher in charge of the academy Pete Williams and principal Russell Brooke were present during the testing and delighted to see the students engaging in this form of Talent ID.

There were some terriffic results at Howick College Stage 2 Talent Search Testing. The most exciting of which was the smashing of the  girls Beep Test record. The record now stands at Level 13.7. Congratulations on some great work.