Eight junior badminton players from the Cook Islands have travelled to New Zealand.
Photo: Badminton Cook Islands
The eight teenagers arrived in Auckland last night and will be out on court over the next three days at the North Island/Bay of Plenty U15 and U19 Championships in Tauranga.
The group will take part in a four-day training programme next week before competing in the Waikato Under 17 Open next weekend.
Badminton Oceania s Coaching and Development Manager, Robbie Thackham, was excited to welcome their first international visitors in two years. I guess we haven t had anybody competing in New Zealand since 2019 and it s been over a year since we last saw these players at Oceania Champs in Melbourne last year, right before lockdown.