More on the Penguin Olympics in NZ

New Zealand hosts penguin Olympics

By Matt Glazebrook

New Zealand's commitment to great sports that are considered weird by the rest of the world (cricket, rugby) is undoubted. But now the island nation is finally set to claim a new sport of its own with the Penguin Olympics.

The amphibious birds have been competing in a variety of sports -- Frisbee, soccer, swing ball, surfing and waddle races -- at a nature center near Auckland this month.

Gentoo and King penguin varieties are participating in the games, and from the look of the video footage, the flightless fowl could hold their own in game of tennis-ball cricket at least.

Source:
http://www.asylum.com.au/2009/05/17/new-zealand-hosts-penguin-olympics/