New Zealand’s team for the Olympics has been finalised.
221 athletes have been chosen to represent us in Tokyo, our largest ever Olympic team.
But what about some key players behind the scenes?
There is a three-person psychology team travelling to the Games, a more important role than at any other Olympic games for obvious reasons.
One of those three is counsellor Jason McKenzie who told Mike Hosking the athletes all have different reasons for using the support his team offers.
“It’s like anything in this world; some of the young ones have grown up and are much better reaching out and doing that, but a lot of the more experienced athletes are looking for that performance edge.”
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