Athlete Q & As
Check out some of the questions posed by some of our country's primary school students to our panel of eight Olympic and Paralympic athletes, along with the athlete responses.
Students aged 11 and 12 from St Francis de Sales School, Wellington, posed some questions to Olympic kayaker, Steven Ferguson.
Students aged 9 – 10 from St Francis Primary School posed some questions to Paralympian cyclist, Paula Tesoriero who will be competing at the Beijing Paralympics.
Students aged 8 - 9 from Hebron Christian College posed some questions to Paralympian, Michael Johnson.
Students aged 7- 8 from Riverview School, Keri Keri posed some questions to Paralympian, Daniel Buckingham.
Students aged 9-10 from Coran School in Auckland posed some questions to Valerie Vili who will be competing at the Beijing Olympics in the shotput.
Students aged 9-10 from St Francis Primary School in Auckland posed some questions to Caroline Evers-Swindell who will be competing at the Olympics in the rowing.
Students aged 7- 8 from Riverview School, Keri Keri posed some questions to swimmer, Moss Burmester.
Students aged 8-9 from Hebron Christian College posed some questions Stuart Farquhar who will be competing at the Beijing Olympics in the javelin.
Updated | 17 Jul 2009.
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