The Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel is a surprise omission from the finalists for the Halberg Sports Awards, which include several Olympians and Commonwealth Games winners. Patel became just the.
Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has become
the first winter sport athlete to win the Lonsdale Cup, the New
Zealand Olympic Committee's top accolade for annual sporting
achievements.
Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won the New Zealand Olympic Committee's athlete of the year award, after becoming the country's first Winter Olympic gold medallist.