Canterbury and New Zealand cyclist Olivia Podmore. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Sporting chiefs respond to the findings of a damning independent report into athlete welfare and the code's culture. The inquiry review panel suggest the high performance model is broken and needs to be reimagined.
It was commissioned after the suspected suicide of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore in August last year.
So what exactly needs to change, and what are the ramifications for other elite sporting competitors in a range of fields?
Kathryn talks to Cycling NZ Board Chairman Phil Holden and High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) Chief Executive Raelene Castle, also Olivia Podmore's close friend, Olympic rower Eric Murray.
