2011 News Update
Welcome to the Sport and Adventure for 2011! It's been an exciting year to date, with an addtion of some fantastic new staff members, a great bunch of students and ongoing stories about our graduates achieving some amazing things out in the world!
Institute staff member and student to train Tongan Rugby World Cup Team
Otago Institute of Sport and Adventure Programme Manager, Matt Blair, along with Graduate Diploma in Physical Conditioning student, Simon Body and University A trainer, Scott Puckett are currently in Tonga helping the Tongan national rugby team train for the Rugby World Cup. Read more here.
Entity to help athletes mix sport and study
High-performance athletes in Dunedin will find it easier to continue their academic studies while pursuing their sporting ambitions thanks to the formation of a new crown entity, High Performance Sport New Zealand.
Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker signed an agreement yesterday with HPSNZ, formerly the New Zealand Academy of Sport.
Read the full ODT article here.